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What do you even mean by that? The net-iso allows you to install the system from the internet, it comes with the whole content of debians quite large repository.
And if you're talking about that it doesn't get automagically installed, that's still wrong since installation of sudo happens automagically if you don't set a root password during setup.
Asher Long
Posting from the other thread, using i3, set my unfocused as #3e3e3e. But comes off as a much lighter grey.
Luis Hill
Guys, how do I get those cool as fuck desktops I see in ricing threads?
Christopher Gonzalez
the easy way would be to install the fonts through your package manager manually, you can put the font files in ~/.fonts then run `xset +fp $HOME/.fonts` and put it in a startup script do the same for subdirectories of ~/.fonts see the arch wiki for more details if you're using xterm or rxvt, you can define settings for them (including fonts) in ~/.Xresources, again, see the arch wiki
Nolan Anderson
it doesn't come with sudo installed
Anthony Phillips
It does
Cooper Hill
don't know about debian 9, but jessie sure as hell doesn't
Charles Myers
It doesn't. I'm on 9.2, had to install it myself
Leo Harris
If you don't set a root password in the installer it will install sudo and let your first user use sudo to run things as root. it's written right there and works too (I know, nobody ready that wall of text).
Josiah King
And I'm pretty sure it does. see Since you set a root password. Take responsibility for your actions. I'm pretty sure the installer tells you that even.
Ethan Martin
Sorry, didn't meant to quote.
Hunter Long
i am fucking around for 2 days now with distros for my thinkpad. first reply i install and stick to it. inb4 gentoo meme
Connor Lopez
debian xfce. Just update the repos
Adam Wood
nixOS
Parker Baker
So I've been messing around with CAE Linux for a while now and decided that nah, I want to go back to Windows 7, it fits my needs better.
Question: Is there a good way to burn a Windows 7 .iso onto a USB with CEA Linux? It's Debian based and I'm just not well versed enough to figure out how to operate WoeUSB.
> $ sudo gdebi ../woeusb__.deb
The fuck is architecture?
Tyler Nelson
>I want to go back to Windows 7, Then kindly fuck off from the GNU/Linux thread and ask fglt. Nobody wants your kind here.
Austin Adams
Ignoring the security issues, I like sudo because the password prompt gives you a moment to think before you (accidentally) do something stupid.
Christ it's like you spergs are actively trying to chase away anyone interested in linux.
Bentley Richardson
install gentoo
no you don't
Lucas Richardson
>he mindlessly enters sudo commands and needs a password prompt to realize what he's actually doing
Xavier Lee
>Christ it's like you spergs are actively trying to chase away anyone interested in linux. That's no concern for us when you want to ditch it for Windows 7 anyway. And even if that weren't the case you just don't make me want to spoonfeed you.
Parker Brown
1. Is USB 3.0 fast enough to run a KDE distro from? I was thinking maybe run Fedora KDE from a 16gb. Is the bandwidth enough? What's it like compared to running Fedora from SSD (which is my current setup)?
2. Why does OpenSuse not set up an ext4/btrfs LVM to use up the full space on the drive, instead it just uses up a bit? Especially as this is a desktop system which I don't really want to fuck around with it have to resize partitions. It feels like they made this only for servers.
Joshua Stewart
1. Shit gets loaded to RAM anyway, but startup times may be slower.
2. Probably becasue it's an iso, if they make it larger it won't fit on smaller devices. Just resize the partitions.
Aaron Young
Running a command with su also gives you a password prompt.
Grayson Ross
Start with a minimal install of your favorite distribution. Find what display manager you want to use, install it Launch it Get customizing
Angel Gray
I'll take 'What is dualboot?' for $50 please.
Actually, no, don't, keep the dualboot. When your first response to a newcomer having trouble is insults, then this ain't a community I want any part of.
Chase Gutierrez
is bspwm better than i3?
Ian Perry
>2 Why would the ISO matter? I can resize the partitions but all other distros do the logical thing of using the entire drive space from the start. Only Opensuse does this weird shit. It's a really fucking excellent distro otherwise which makes it even more annoying that they do dumb crap like this.
Jose Thomas
Not him but why did you think it was going to go well in asking to install Winshit? We are friendly, but notice the friendly part is attached to the Linux part. And even then the friendliness is autismo friendliness, which is unpredictable at best.
Robert Powell
While we're talking about OpenSuse, is there any way to change Abort to Cancel? It's so jarring, why do germans have to be different and edgelords?
Ryder Parker
It's not so much doing things "mindlessly" as it is accidentally entering typos. Having an extra opportunity to C-c and correct a mistake is really nice.
James Watson
>he doesn't "murder" his processes instead of killing them >he doesn't "centipede" the output of a program to another's input instead of piping >he doesn't "kill the Jewish influence over the internet" instead of blocking ads
Umm sweetie.....SUSE might not be for you. :(
John Myers
yes
Nathaniel Rogers
>display manager
Adrian Russell
I realize this is a stupid question but how can I increase the scroll speed. I am on Xfce using a generic wired optical mouse. (Insignia NS-PNM8013 if it matters)
Easton Russell
My four year old Arch system is getting kernel panics on boot. Something about elevator. Anyone got a clue as to what's causing it? I'd rather not have to bust out my Arch live CD
Daniel Watson
Is there an option in the mouse settings?
Zachary Turner
This is all I see. Also, when I increase the sensitivity slider there is no effect. So this leads me to believe that the Mouse and Touchpad settings don't even do anything to begin with.
Angel Richardson
>realize openssl does not come with zlib on Linux mint >compile it with zlib >Which openssl, everything seems good >meh I don't need the other openssl now right? I'll just remove it >sudo apt-get remove openssl >proceeds to remove 65 packages If I reboot I am facked right?
Hudson Watson
Mind to share polybar dotfiles?
Jason Roberts
trying to install league of legends on a zorin OS but the whole process is being a bitch and Im an amateur. Web searches just got my hands filled with bunch of different things to enter into terminal and I dont know whats wrong .-.
Jackson Parker
>ZorinOS There is your problem. Linux Mint or *ubuntu are easier/have more support
Camden Jones
Guys, I can't install nothing from AUR, I keep getting this error: ==> WARNING: Failed to install built package(s). I've searched for it but everything I got was removing cw, which is something I apparently don't even have. Any idea on how to fix it?
I've installed Arch with Gnome. Disabling it is enough to start using other WMs?
Your probably should have read what it planned on removing and said no.
Nathaniel Morris
I'm on Devuan unstable and I haven't gotten xfce4-power-manager to work properly, as in not suspending and showing proper battery levels. Can someone with a SystemD-free system walk me through?
Noah Thomas
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Julian Howard
imagine actually caring about a stupid symbol
Chase Smith
That feel after you've installed Gentoo it is literally just like all the other distros.
Camden King
>1. Acquire gentoo iso >2. Install gentoo
Nolan Perry
Sometimes it will just start removing automatically, like this time.
Also, checked.
Jonathan Torres
Stop using Devuan, it's shit, go back to debian. Also xfce is gay and bloat. Use i3 or dwm
Andrew Hernandez
>not caring
Logan Gonzalez
==> ERROR: Running makepkg as root is not allowed as it can cause permanent, catastrophic damage to your system.
I can't
Henry Robinson
Post gentoo desktop, also how many hours did it take you to install it?
Jose Baker
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Asher Anderson
It just works on my systemd-free laptop running Gentoo. Devuan still has problems as they use debian packages which often depend on systemd.
Robert Campbell
Wouldn't go well on my Atom N550. >Stop using Devuan, it's shit, go back to debian. Also xfce is gay and bloat. Use i3 or dwm I'm actually using i3 with lxpanel, I just don't have any alternatives for the power manager. Xfce is actually on par with i3 on terms of bloat.
Nathaniel Scott
>Devuan still has problems as they use debian packages which often depend on systemd. Shit, what distro should I use on my Toaster Atom N550 laptop then? Artix?
Michael Jones
That's not the feal I got. I switched all my systems to Gentoo because of the amazing power of USE flags.
Jack Wilson
oh yeah they even got rid of the --as-root switch for makepkg. not sure what the problem is then, never had a problem using makepkg before. maybe it's that specific PKGBUILD? have you read it?
Connor Jackson
3 hours. I didn't install a desktop environment
Brayden Kelly
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Christian Sullivan
what did you expect? >literally just like all the other distros that's literally wrong though, you're unique USE flags define your unique system also, do you have portage + openrc on other distros? I think not
Robert Baker
You can try checking apts log to see what it removed, I don't know where it is specifically but look in /var/log.
