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Copying my chromium profile from my backup location(which i was running it on while i was restoring data) no longer works.It presents this error message.I checked for any lock files in the profile, and there are none.However if i point via command line to my backup profile, it works as expected.How do i restore my profile? There are no zombie or background chromium processes.
Failed to create a ProcessSinzgleton for your profile directory. This means that running multiple instances would start multiple browser processes rather than opening a new window in the existing process. Aborting now to avoid profile corruption.
Logan Evans
why the fuck is Devuan a 16gb iso ????... i dont have any big spare sticks
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Nicholas Baker
Install GuixSD.
Chase Garcia
install Source Mage
Lincoln Jenkins
don't they have netinstall?
Jose Ramirez
>Devuan a 16gb iso
Jack Hughes
this
Grayson Hughes
Install Linux
Hudson Hall
Wizards Assemble!
Advanced users of GNU/Linux (and I mean advanced), remember to try Source Mage GNU/Linux. True source-based distribution, and (in contrast with Gentoo and Arch) is: Free from obfuscated and pre-configured code. Fully committed to GPL, uses only free software (as in freedom) in their main package. With even the documentation licensed as FDL. Without 3rd party patches, sensible defaults or masked packages. Doesn't need obfuscated python libraries, only bash. No systemd (they've implemented their own init scripts system sourcemage.org/Init). Uses clean dependencies as they came from upstream developers, which by the same provides instant updates. Can heal broken installs. Can also use flags.
Do you like Arch Linux's AUR? Do you like Gentoo's portage (or ports-like) package manager? With SMGL's "sorcery" you get all that. Making new spells (package build files) not found in the grimoire (repository of spells) is easy sourcemage.org/Spell/Book
Installing SMGL is easy, here's the simplified process: >boot a live Ubuntu (or whatever) USB drive >go to SMGL website and download compressed archive of the base system >partition and mount partition(s) >extract the archive onto the new partition(s) >chroot, set root passwd, hostname, configure network and locale, write fstab, install grub/lilo >reboot >compile a kernel (preferably the newest stable one from kernel.org) >update sorcery, grimoires and the build toolchain >rebuild the system (hold spells you've already built, so you don't build them twice) The install guide will hold your hand through the whole process sourcemage.org/Install/Chroot Do the chroot method, since the regular live ISO method guide is out of date currently.
doing it right now. Found two bugs in the testing chroot image so far and am currently configuring the kernel
Eli Thompson
I don't know why but I like installing this distro, it may be easy but there is something about the virgin state and knowing what goes step by step is kinda soothing.
Leo Gutierrez
So what's the deal with systemd?
Ethan Ward
please stop turning these threads into a 200 post systemd flamewar
Dominic Thompson
by "option", I meant, as I understood, a command switch/flag
Isaac Roberts
There wouldn't be any flamewars if the people who disagreed with me realized how silly they are
Dominic Ortiz
this
Aaron Allen
i need a secure botnet free OS that can be live booted and used by someone with little Linux experience for my mom what does Sup Forums recommend?
Jack Hill
I wouldn't know. I'm on Void Linux
Brandon Fisher
I'm shutting down this post
Henry Thomas
Parabola GNU/Linux
Jacob Garcia
maybe puppy linux, never tried tho
Ryder Ross
good work user
Jacob Young
gentoo she doesn't have to be a linux expert to use gentoo she can use the genkernel method instead of configuring the kernel herself
Liam Thomas
>learning linux >can type whatis in terminal to learn about a command >'whatis man' doesn't return a snarky quip about secrets
lame
I thought linux was supposed to be fun
Bentley Jones
where to get a windows7 image that install without a license? I need to to run a vm
Charles Long
thepiratebay.se
Noah Rodriguez
What's a better cloud service than google drive for syncing your documents in real time?
Leo Barnes
I am also interested in this.
My mom's a macfag and is starting to hate apple after paying out the ass for apple care and having it expire on her. She's tech illiterate. Should I just give her kubuntu?
Isaiah Carter
(checked) Sorry I meant which version of window 7 installs without needing a license?
Parker Adams
Microsoft 365, not even trolling
Landon Harris
as long as you have the iso you can isntall windows7 wihtout a license
Ayden Jackson
oh ok thanks.
Carter Martin
>using botnet """cloud""" "services"
Liam Butler
the one on your own server
Zachary Reed
I installed void just now to get away from systemd, bit of a bumpy install but I think I'm getting used to it. It's pretty good honestly.
Thomas Lopez
when i use sed to remove the a's from "Hello aaaaaaaaa world", i have to use sed 's/a*//g'. without the g, nothing is done. why is that?
Kevin Lee
rsync.net Tahoe-LAFS with any proprietary backend
Luis Hughes
g means "global", or something like that. It means "don't stop at the first match on a line" which is the default due to historical convention.
Landon Stewart
How to get ubuntu to recognize magnet links?
Blake Cruz
i understand. a* also matches the empty string, so it matches the start of the string unless i do aa* or g
A peng saved Linux's life once and he vowed to name his first born after the peng. But he never had any children and he considered Linux to be the son he never had so he made peng the mascot
Kevin Morales
i cri evry tiem :'(
Logan Williams
50gb should be enough for a windows 7 vm right?
Carson Foster
...
Luis Gonzalez
What's a good program to use to customise mouse buttons, do i even need a program to this with xfce? My logitech mouse has 3 extra buttons on the side and the scroll wheel can be tilted for more clicks but right now they all do nothing. I was also wondering if I can maybe hold a button on the keyboard, then use the scroller on the mouse to simulate left mouse clicks so I can click really fast.
Jace Watson
how old is this pic? 10 years?
Jonathan Scott
>using a mouse
Adrian Ramirez
50gb won't even get you ms office lol
Jace Smith
Someone explain to me why Ubuntu runs silky smooth out of the box and LITERALLY every other distro has massive screen tearing until I fuck with video configs for an hour?
Is Canonical that much better than the rest of the Linux desktop world or is a gtx 950 just a card nobody else cares to support?
Adam Jenkins
one more smart comment like that and you will regret ever setting foot in this thread
Canonical puts in an effort to incorporate proprietary drivers.
Luke Rogers
beause you didn't install/configured properly your drivers except when noobungo did it for you
Charles Kelly
Go away shill.
Joseph Lewis
>things working as they should is bad
No proprietary drivers are installed.
Jaxon Edwards
What sort of customization are you talking about? If you just want to map them to different mouse-type inputs (e.g. change which buttons act as middle-click, scroll wheel, etc..) then you can do that with xinput Or are you talking about completely customizing their actions, like a mouse button to open your webbrowser or something, or a game macro, then you'd need to use the software that comes with your mouse which is most likely windows only
Benjamin Torres
Why are you posting inane pictures?
Ryder Powell
Some distros expect the user to install their own software, that's a feature not a bug
Bentley Butler
show some respect t. ubundu user
Jaxson Martinez
>install your own noveau drivers What are you even talking about? Most distros do this for you. Apparently Ubuntu is the only one that bothers to do it correctly.
Liam Jackson
We got it, Ubuntu is the best.
Aaron Collins
If you can figure out which inputs the custom buttons correspond to you could also make mouse buttons do things like macros with xbindkeys probably
What did they do though? I need this magic so I can help other distros improve.
Jace Roberts
>installs distros for real men >can't handle them >installs beginner distro for babbies >just works >needs to tell everyone
Christopher Williams
how do I uninstall ubuntu from my computer? i can't log in to windows, i think i got a virus on it. i restarted and all internet software are gone like chromium and firefox. my background also turned blue.
Cameron Gonzalez
>can't answer a simply question about open source display drivers >spergs out about his superior autism
Justin Gray
>Most distros do this for you No they don't, not even Debian that it's what ununtu is based on, some users don't even need a graphical interface, stop blaming the devs work for your own ignorance
William Kelly
lol
Jose Allen
Solus actually looking good. too bad the installer is shit
Charles Lee
...
Nolan Mitchell
...
Henry Lopez
>debian >default installation >doesn't include foss display drivers
Lincoln Green
I didn't said that
Nathaniel Carter
>we're pretending to be retarded now
Josiah Wright
mostly just assigning the buttons to things like resresh the page in my web browser, go to the next track in my media player and so on, assuming I can custom the shortcuts for each program I'm using at the time.
thanks
Daniel White
>Hey dude can I watch your stream for the fight? Acestream doesn't work on Linux.
Alexander Bell
>paying a hundred buckaroos to watch a black gentleman and a horrible potatonigger fight
Benjamin Ramirez
Terry is irish you CIA nigger
Andrew Parker
Gentoo or Arch Linux for an inexperienced user?
Samuel Powell
...
Grayson Parker
Arch
Jace Gray
...
Caleb Smith
>tfw everytime I see someone with a librebooted thinkpad some day I'll learn how it works
Isaiah Perry
noice
Julian Ross
>can't properly configure his own drivers and it's config files >calling anyone retarded
