General Linux Chat and Small Questions v. Install Arch
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[QUOTE=kaukassus;38034643]Archlinux is now using systemd on new installations by default.
Sweet.[/QUOTE]
fuck
now I'm gonna have the urge to make the transition then fuck even more shit up
[QUOTE=Generic.Monk;38051850]fuck
now I'm gonna have the urge to make the transition then fuck even more shit up[/QUOTE]
The transition isn't difficult, really. You just gotta enable all the services.
(Oh god I've spent so many hours in vim tonight I tried to post by <esc>:wq)
[QUOTE=esalaka;38051974]The transition isn't difficult, really. You just gotta enable all the services.
(Oh god I've spent so many hours in vim tonight I tried to post by <esc>:wq)[/QUOTE]
You can use :x in place of :wq
[QUOTE=esalaka;38051974]The transition isn't difficult, really. You just gotta enable all the services.
[/QUOTE]
oh wow that was remarkably painless actually
and it's so fucking fast holy shit
and I don't have to fiddle with fucking rc.conf anymore, this is amazing
[QUOTE=T3hGamerDK;38057153]You can use :x in place of :wq[/QUOTE]
I didn't know this.
But I think I'll keep my :wq
[editline]16th October 2012[/editline]
[QUOTE=Generic.Monk;38059435]oh wow that was remarkably painless actually
and it's so fucking fast holy shit
and I don't have to fiddle with fucking rc.conf anymore, this is amazing[/QUOTE]
Run systemd-analyze to see just [I]how[/I] fast exactly
systemd-analyze plot > file.svg also generates a boot chart visualising how much time each service took to fire up properly.
anyone here have any experience with emacs? I'm trying to install the ocaml addon (tuareg) for syntax highlighting etc but I can't for the life of me get it to work :smith:
[quote=http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/TuaregMode]To install, put the Tuareg files in ~/.elisp/tuareg-mode and add the following to your ~/.emacs file:
(add-to-list 'load-path "~/.elisp/tuareg-mode")
(autoload 'tuareg-mode "tuareg" "Major mode for editing Caml code" t)
(autoload 'camldebug "camldebug" "Run the Caml debugger" t)
(autoload 'tuareg-imenu-set-imenu "tuareg-imenu"
"Configuration of imenu for tuareg" t)
(add-hook 'tuareg-mode-hook 'tuareg-imenu-set-imenu)
(setq auto-mode-alist
(append '(("\\.ml[ily]?$" . tuareg-mode)
("\\.topml$" . tuareg-mode))
auto-mode-alist))
[/quote]
That help?
[QUOTE=esalaka;38060144]I didn't know this.
But I think I'll keep my :wq
[editline]16th October 2012[/editline]
Run systemd-analyze to see just [I]how[/I] fast exactly
systemd-analyze plot > file.svg also generates a boot chart visualising how much time each service took to fire up properly.[/QUOTE]
ah yeah I heard about these when I was looking up the documentation for it; really useful for analyzing boot since even with the old initscripts the verbose boot messages just fly by on any modern pc
also 5 seconds jesus christ
[img]http://i.cubeupload.com/sfNtOR.png[/img]
[editline]16th October 2012[/editline]
[QUOTE=esalaka;38060182]That help?[/QUOTE]
Yep! It works now, the instructions at the end of the install were pretty shite but that did it, thanks :)
[QUOTE=Generic.Monk;38060222]ah yeah I heard about these when I was looking up the documentation for it; really useful for analyzing boot since even with the old initscripts the verbose boot messages just fly by on any modern pc
also 5 seconds jesus christ
[img_thumb]http://i.cubeupload.com/sfNtOR.png[/img_thumb]
[editline]16th October 2012[/editline]
Yep! It works now, the instructions at the end of the install were pretty shite but that did it, thanks :)[/QUOTE]
Resize your terminal! >=(
[QUOTE=IpHa;38062252]Resize your terminal! >=([/QUOTE]
[t]http://i.cubeupload.com/Sh2K0b.png[/t]
I would like to start using linux. Is archlinux a good distro to start with?
[QUOTE=Strikebango;38067478]I would like to start using linux. Is archlinux a good distro to start with?[/QUOTE]
No, plain and simply put.
Arch is designed for people that have a clue about what they're doing. But sure, you can always try. But I would definitely recommend a more user friendly distribution like an Ubuntu derivative etc.
[QUOTE=FlubberNugget;38067509]No, plain and simply put.
Arch is designed for people that have a clue about what they're doing. But sure, you can always try. But I would definitely recommend a more user friendly distribution like an Ubuntu derivative etc.[/QUOTE]
Ive heard ubuntu sucks because of unity or what ever its called again.
[QUOTE=FlubberNugget;38067509]No, plain and simply put.
Arch is designed for people that have a clue about what they're doing. But sure, you can always try. But I would definitely recommend a more user friendly distribution like an Ubuntu derivative etc.[/QUOTE]
I agree, but I started with Arch and have never had reason to change. My desktop, laptop and Rapsberry Pi all run it and it is foreign to use much else. Hell, I use Deli(cate) linux on an old gateway solo because it is the only distro for older computers which uses pacman and abs.
Bottom line is you will be more comfortable in Ubuntu or Mint no matter what, but it doesn't mean you can't start somewhere else.
[editline]16th October 2012[/editline]
You say you want to use Linux, so don't automatically jump to the distro which is most akin to windows and Mac OSx, is all I mean to say.
[QUOTE=Strikebango;38067591]Ive heard ubuntu sucks because of unity or what ever its called again.[/QUOTE]
Unity does suck, yes.
But it's piss easy to remove Unity and use some other desktop environment instead (hell, some flavors exist that already don't use Unity by default).
Debian is pretty easy.
[QUOTE=Strikebango;38067591]Ive heard ubuntu sucks because of unity or what ever its called again.[/QUOTE]
Try Mint, it's a pretty good alternative. Despite the annoying stuff it does to my browser which makes every google page look like complete ass with their giant obnoxious logo...
I like Lubuntu.
I like xubuntu
[QUOTE=Strikebango;38067478]I would like to start using linux. Is archlinux a good distro to start with?[/QUOTE]
If you like to know a bit about how Linux works and you're not afraid to try, sure. There's a [url=https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beginners%27_Guide]Beginners' Guide[/url] over at the ArchWiki. It's not really all that hard, and though you might fuck up a few times, you'll learn a lot about it.
However, if you don't really care and just want to use Linux, probably not. It's mostly a matter of preference. Ubuntu, Linux Mint and Fedora are a few popular ones, from the top of my head.
Hey guys, I was just wondering: what is the state of 64bit Linux distributions? Can I easily run 32bit executables in Linux, like I can in Windows? Is there any distro that recommends the 64bit flavor over the 32bit one?
[QUOTE=zugu;38072573]Hey guys, I was just wondering: what is the state of 64bit Linux distributions? Can I easily run 32bit executables in Linux, like I can in Windows? Is there any distro that recommends the 64bit flavor over the 32bit one?[/QUOTE]
Always run the 64bit version if your processor supports it. That goes without saying, regardless of operating system.
And yes, you can easily run 32bit stuff in Linux, but you'll need to install the 32bit libraries as well.
In Arch Linux you can just enable multilib support I believe, and in gentoo there's a series of virtual meta-packages that help you out (emul-linux)
[QUOTE=zugu;38072573]Hey guys, I was just wondering: what is the state of 64bit Linux distributions? Can I easily run 32bit executables in Linux, like I can in Windows? Is there any distro that recommends the 64bit flavor over the 32bit one?[/QUOTE]
Most binaries come in a 64bit flavor now anyway. If you find any that don't you just have to install the proper libraries like GamerDK said.
[QUOTE=superstepa;38071329]I like xubuntu[/QUOTE]
It's gone a lil' bit downhill the later versions, but those niggles are something that's easily fixed in less than 15 minutes for a complete Linux rookie.
I always go for the one that's easier to customize, but all distros are more or less the same in this.
Eh
My sound borked (again). I can hear login sounds and all that perfectly but as soon as I go to play any music or whatever it just stops working. Sound panel in mint just shows 'Dummy Output' and selecting the right card etc. fixes nothing.
[editline]17th October 2012[/editline]
Never mind. A billion updates and a bit of fiddling with ALSA fixed it.
[QUOTE=FlubberNugget;38076773]Eh
My sound borked (again). I can hear login sounds and all that perfectly but as soon as I go to play any music or whatever it just stops working. Sound panel in mint just shows 'Dummy Output' and selecting the right card etc. fixes nothing.
[editline]17th October 2012[/editline]
Never mind. A billion updates and a bit of fiddling with ALSA fixed it.[/QUOTE]
same, alsa's been nothing but trouble for me, I got it working but it's very rickety
[QUOTE=Ehmmett;38080196]how would i go about appending something to the end of a file without using cat or >>[/QUOTE]
Why can't you use cat or >>
[QUOTE=Ehmmett;38080196]how would i go about appending something to the end of a file without using cat or >>[/QUOTE]
Why not >> ?
> = Output stream to new file and remove old if exists.
>> = Append output to the end of specified file.
Without cat or >>...
nano or vim
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