General Linux Chat and Small Questions v. Install Arch
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[QUOTE=FlamingSpaz;38175997]Not sure if this has been posted here yet, but there's an official Steam Linux group called [url=http://steamcommunity.com/games/221410]Linux Beta Access[/url][/QUOTE]
How is it official? I mean I know it says so, but what does it take to become an "official group"?
I'm signed in for the group though, regardless.
[QUOTE=T3hGamerDK;38176971]How is it official? I mean I know it says so, but what does it take to become an "official group"?
I'm signed in for the group though, regardless.[/QUOTE]
Official groups can only be created for games, and it's linked to the AppID for the Linux Beta
[editline]25th October 2012[/editline]
Which by the way now has TF2 beta in it.
[QUOTE=FlamingSpaz;38177014]Official groups can only be created for games, and it's linked to the AppID for the Linux Beta
[editline]25th October 2012[/editline]
Which by the way now has TF2 beta in it.[/QUOTE]
So this is pretty much it. I'm still wondering how will the invites manage...
[QUOTE=Ol' Pie;38177439]So this is pretty much it. I'm still wondering how will the invites manage...[/QUOTE]
Getting an invite and being a member of the group itself are unrelated.
[QUOTE=Marlamin;38177924]Getting an invite and being a member of the group itself are unrelated.[/QUOTE]
Ya, I know, what I meant is how were they going to release the Steam Beta.
Welp, just installed Linux Mint to a flash drive with persistence and so far so good.
I get the occasional stutter if I try to do too much at once occasionally, but hey it's a flash drive, I can't complain :v:
Currently installing arch on a flash drive. so I have a lightweight emergency system when my PC crashes. or Im forced to use a public PC.
[QUOTE=kaukassus;38188989]Currently installing arch on a flash drive. so I have a lightweight emergency system when my PC crashes. or Im forced to use a public PC.[/QUOTE]
make sure you use UDID for GRUB
[QUOTE=Lyoko774;38189103]make sure you use UDID for GRUB[/QUOTE]
I did.
Does anyone know what this means in crontab?
*/10 * * * * someCommand
its the */ at the beggining thats confused me
I'm using Ubuntu on my netbook and it allows me to use two-finger scrolling with my trackpad. Some of the built in Ubuntu apps like the file browser and text editor allow me to scroll really smoothly like the scrolling on a Mac trackpad. However, all the rest of the apps use classic line based scrolling which is really over sensitive and ugly. Can I use the smooth trackpad scrolling in all apps somehow?
[QUOTE=Richy19;38191672]Does anyone know what this means in crontab?
*/10 * * * * someCommand
its the */ at the beggining thats confused me[/QUOTE]
Run a command every 10 minutes.
"* * * * * command" : run every minute
"10 * * * * command" : run at minute 10 every hour(ie. 1:10, 2:10, 3:10)
"*/10 * * * * command" : run every minute divisible by 10(ie. 1:10, 1:20, 1:30)
Then you have hour, day, week, month, year for the other *'s.
I haven't been using my arch linux workstation for a few weeks.
Before I am gonna 'pacman -Syu', tell me: What have I missed?
[QUOTE=Foxconn;38195169]I haven't been using my arch linux workstation for a few weeks.
Before I am gonna 'pacman -Syu', tell me: What have I missed?[/QUOTE]
many updates :v:
Uhm.. Guys, did you notice that the Steam for Linux Beta Survey is up?
[url]http://steamcommunity.com/games/221410/announcements/detail/1783684043532816475[/url]
[QUOTE=T3hGamerDK;38200729]Uhm.. Guys, did you notice that the Steam for Linux Beta Survey is up?
[url]http://steamcommunity.com/games/221410/announcements/detail/1783684043532816475[/url][/QUOTE]
God damnit, I can't do the survey now because I don't have access to my notebook at the moent.
[QUOTE=Confuzzed Otto;38200848]God damnit, I can't do the survey now because I don't have access to my notebook at the moent.[/QUOTE]
It's an online survey.
[editline]27th October 2012[/editline]
Browser based. No need for an actual steam connection.
[QUOTE=T3hGamerDK;38200895]It's an online survey.
[editline]27th October 2012[/editline]
Browser based. No need for an actual steam connection.[/QUOTE]
I know, but I can't remember the specs and stuff for it
I'm using CentOS 6.3 and have just a few questions,
How do I make myself a super user?
How do change the selected user name in console(terminal) to root?.
If you're going to say "use Google" don't bother replying because I have.
My face when I answer other for Distro, WM and GPU. Maybe they will want a few outliers in their beta? :downs:
"Other", "KDE", "nVidia", "proprietary installed through Ubuntu package manager".
I wonder if they'll see "other" and "Ubuntu package manager" and think I'm running Kubuntu or something.
[QUOTE=Rayjingstorm;38201325]My face when I answer other for Distro, WM and GPU. Maybe they will want a few outliers in their beta? :downs:[/QUOTE]
That's probably going to kill your chances of getting in to the beta because they are developing with Ubuntu in mind :v:
There were enough options for me luckily, Mint x64;cinnamon
[QUOTE=RoboChimp;38201305]I'm using CentOS 6.3 and have just a few questions,
How do I make myself a super user?
How do change the selected user name in console(terminal) to root?.
If you're going to say "use Google" don't bother replying because I have.[/QUOTE]
The su (sub-user) command will assume root and ask you for a password, letting you step in as a "super user" for a bit. If you only want to execute one command you can use sudo (sub-user do) followed by the command. The two questions you pose are basically the same: the root is the only true "super user" and you step in as root to do certain tasks outside of the usually user scope. Most WMs and whatnot prefer that you don't launch applications as root (and a number of them won't even allow it), instead you should either login as root at a VT, or more easily, just use su(do) with care.
[editline]26th October 2012[/editline]
Not sure what CentOS does, but you may have to use visudo to add yourself as a sudoer before you do any sudoing... this sounds so ridiculous in writing.
Ugh. I've been trying all night to get a laptop with a hard-drive booting off a flash drive with working wireless. It seems nigh impossible. This is annoying me quite a lot. Fucking Broadcom wireless drivers.
It needs the bcm43xx fwcutter and firmware, which I install. They seem to randomly choose when they want to work. On one boot they'll work fine, on the next they refuse to work. And it seems that they don't work more often than they do. Fucks sake.
Maybe I should just install a distro directly to this drive instead of using an Ubuntu LiveUSB w/ persistence enabled
[editline]27th October 2012[/editline]
now it kernel panics :v:
[QUOTE=Lyoko774;38207217]Ugh. I've been trying all night to get a laptop with a hard-drive booting off a flash drive with working wireless. It seems nigh impossible. This is annoying me quite a lot. Fucking Broadcom wireless drivers.
It needs the bcm43xx fwcutter and firmware, which I install. They seem to randomly choose when they want to work. On one boot they'll work fine, on the next they refuse to work. And it seems that they don't work more often than they do. Fucks sake.
Maybe I should just install a distro directly to this drive instead of using an Ubuntu LiveUSB w/ persistence enabled
[editline]27th October 2012[/editline]
now it kernel panics :v:[/QUOTE]
I had this problem too with my Broadcom wireless chip, but in Sabayon I could just install "broadcom-sta" package, and all my troubles silently went away!
[QUOTE=Lyoko774;38207217]Ugh. I've been trying all night to get a laptop with a hard-drive booting off a flash drive with working wireless. It seems nigh impossible. This is annoying me quite a lot. Fucking Broadcom wireless drivers.
It needs the bcm43xx fwcutter and firmware, which I install. They seem to randomly choose when they want to work. On one boot they'll work fine, on the next they refuse to work. And it seems that they don't work more often than they do. Fucks sake.
Maybe I should just install a distro directly to this drive instead of using an Ubuntu LiveUSB w/ persistence enabled
[editline]27th October 2012[/editline]
now it kernel panics :v:[/QUOTE]
Just install compat-wireless.
[QUOTE=T3hGamerDK;38208042]I had this problem too with my Broadcom wireless chip, but in Sabayon I could just install "broadcom-sta" package, and all my troubles silently went away![/QUOTE]
doesn't use the sta driver, it needs the proprietary b43 firmware or something.
[editline]27th October 2012[/editline]
[QUOTE=VistaPOWA;38208668]Just install compat-wireless.[/QUOTE]
I'll give that a shot
I am being curious about one little thing.
Does Linux still support Matrox graphics cards?
Guys, I have a problem with covergloobus. You can manage the songs (Play, Next Track, etc.) but the cover is not displayed. I'm using 12.10 and GNOME-Fallback with effectes. Tried with Clementine and Rhythmbox, none worked.
[QUOTE=Ol' Pie;38212772]Guys, I have a problem with covergloobus. You can manage the songs (Play, Next Track, etc.) but the cover is not displayed. I'm using 12.10 and GNOME-Fallback with effectes. Tried with Clementine and Rhythmbox, none worked.[/QUOTE]
It may be that the way you have your cover images set up is not the way covergloobus supports it. Which would normally be fine because:
[quote=The site]When no cover is found, Covergloobus tries to fetch it from Amazon[/quote]
If you still have no cover, try seeing if you can get to albums on Amazon.
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