General Linux Chat and Small Questions v. Install Arch
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Is it possible to change to the GNOME 3 activities button to something like the Arch icon? Ive tryed following the GNOME Tips page on the Arch wiki however I realized it was for GNOME 2.
[QUOTE=Tucan Sam;35849627]yeah because they totally aren't building on RHEL 6 kernel or anything, oh wait they are... Last time I checked RHEL is a pretty popular distro among most all enterprises[/QUOTE]
Last time I checked, nobody here is in charge of IT for a large enterprise, which means we really don't care.
[QUOTE=nikomo;35855203]Last time I checked, nobody here is in charge of IT for a large enterprise, which means we really don't care.[/QUOTE]
* cough*
Why are you condescending in your replies?
[QUOTE=Foxconn;35848758]If he wants to sacrifice stability for being always up-to-date with the latest shitware that Ubuntu is, then OK, it's his choice, but I don't wanna later be like "I knew it was going to happen" when he is going to realize, that his shiny, epic and awesome Dumbuntu installed on his Netbook is slowing and limiting it the bloody fuck down, when it comes to ABSOLUTELY typical tasks.
And about the desktop environments... it practically does not matter, because the processes running in the background are anyway going to render normal use of the Netbook practically impossible without waiting damn long time to finish themselves off.[/QUOTE]
Brb, installing ubuntu now, just for this. Thanks guys! UBUNTU FTW LOL FUCK DEBIAN!
[QUOTE=TheCreeper;35853768]Is it possible to change to the GNOME 3 activities button to something like the Arch icon? Ive tryed following the GNOME Tips page on the Arch wiki however I realized it was for GNOME 2.[/QUOTE]
You'd have to change it in your theme. Honestly, I have no idea where to start there, but you could always install [url=https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/19/user-themes/]the user theme addon[/url] then use a theme with a picture there instead of the words ([url=http://lassekongo83.deviantart.com/art/Zukini-272660042]like Zukini[/url]) and replace the picture in the folder with a similarly-sized Arch logo.
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Actually, I just did that myself.
[img]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/21918572/Screenshot%20from%202012-05-06%2022%3A21%3A37.png[/img]
OMFG how can i open compiz, says it's installed but it's not showing up anywhere on the comp. What's the terminal command to open compiz... So frustrated.
[QUOTE=Relaxation;35858221]OMFG how can i open compiz, says it's installed but it's not showing up anywhere on the comp. What's the terminal command to open compiz... So frustrated.[/QUOTE]
compiz --replace
Didn't work.
[QUOTE=Relaxation;35858710]Didn't work.[/QUOTE]
Uh
Is there any error?
Let me retry, should have posted it.
So I updated my Arch install after a few months, 700mb. After a restart Slim isn't working, and on top of that due to a bug in my laptop after the nVidia drivers have been loaded I can't drop into any terminal sessions...
[QUOTE=Lyoko774;35852293]I think I said this already..
You're using enlightenment which is NOT E17, you're using Enlightenment 16. Install e-svn and e-modules-extra-svn from pacman, that'll give you e17.[/QUOTE]
I successfully installed those two packages, restarted Enlightenment, but lo and behold, it still isn't E17.
Pardon me, I used exec e16 instead of exec enlightenment_start in .xinitrc. Thank you anyway!
[QUOTE=supervoltage;35861751]I successfully installed those two packages, restarted Enlightenment, but lo and behold, it still isn't E17.
Pardon me, I used exec e16 instead of exec enlightenment_start in .xinitrc. Thank you anyway![/QUOTE]
Also, if you want a less dreadful e17 theme go take a look at the SVN repo..the THEMES directory has a couple nice ones, especially detourious
(I hope you know how to use SVN)
[url]http://trac.enlightenment.org/e/browser/trunk[/url]
[QUOTE=FlamingSpaz;35859823]So I updated my Arch install after a few months, 700mb. After a restart Slim isn't working, and on top of that due to a bug in my laptop after the nVidia drivers have been loaded I can't drop into any terminal sessions...[/QUOTE]
Did you read all of the news on archlinux.org to see if there were any updates that require manual steps since the last time you did a full upgrade?
[QUOTE=nikomo;35855203]Last time I checked, nobody here is in charge of IT for a large enterprise, which means we really don't care.[/QUOTE]
I run CentOS on my personal VPS because I don't want to dick around with updates that break things on something like Arch.
I don't want to update Apache one day then find out my website isn't working any more. (as an example)
After a Wizard of Oz moment a few days ago and waking my computer up to see it somehow have crashed in windows and rebooted into Linux, I'm starting understand how to use it for everyday things.
Can someone tell mé what LTS stands for?
Because i want to upgrade my Ubuntu. But will it break anything if i go to 12.04 LTS?
[QUOTE=Moofy;35870467]Can someone tell mé what LTS stands for?
Because i want to upgrade my Ubuntu. But will it break anything if i go to 12.04 LTS?[/QUOTE]
Long Term Support, it might not break anything but you never know. Had to fix some stuff when I upgraded my server to 12.04
[QUOTE=Wolfyhound;35870643]Long Term Support, it might not break anything but you never know. Had to fix some stuff when I upgraded my server to 12.04[/QUOTE]
But is 12.04 LTS good?
[QUOTE=Moofy;35870677]But is 12.04 LTS good?[/QUOTE]
I'm using the server edition, so isn't much of a difference however it is supported til 2017 with security updates etc
[QUOTE=Wolfyhound;35870711]I'm using the server edition, so isn't much of a difference however it is supported til 2017 with security updates etc[/QUOTE]
What's the diffrence between server and desktop?
[QUOTE=Moofy;35870753]What's the diffrence between server and desktop?[/QUOTE]
The main difference is that by default, the server edition doesn't have a GUI installed so instead need to use SSH
[QUOTE=Wolfyhound;35870795]The main difference is that by default, the server edition doesn't have a GUI installed so instead need to use SSH[/QUOTE]
Da' what now?
God i must be a pain in the butt here.
Please explain.
[QUOTE=Moofy;35870816]Da' what now?
God i must be a pain in the butt here.
Please explain.[/QUOTE]
It doesn't have a graphical interface (the thing you're looking at right now) so instead need to use this
[IMG]http://s.stylee32.net/serverks352728_-2012-05-08_07.46.09.png[/IMG]
[QUOTE=Wolfyhound;35870830]It doesn't have a graphical interface (the thing you're looking at right now) so instead need to use this
[IMG]http://s.stylee32.net/serverks352728_-2012-05-08_07.46.09.png[/IMG][/QUOTE]
Oh hell no.
I like my GUI.
Going for the desktop version instead.
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Or is it like Arch so you can set up manually a GUI?
[QUOTE=Moofy;35870834]Oh hell no.
I like my GUI.
Going for the desktop version instead.[/QUOTE]
If you go to the update manager, it will tell you there's an dist upgrade. It will then download all the packages (can be over 1000). Once its done that, it'll install them and you'll need to restart your computer
[QUOTE=Wolfyhound;35870849]If you go to the update manager, it will tell you there's an dist upgrade. It will then download all the packages (can be over 1000). Once its done that, it'll install them and you'll need to restart your computer[/QUOTE]
And that is very bad?
[QUOTE=Moofy;35870858]And that is very bad?[/QUOTE]
It's pretty standard since you'll switching from one version to another. You don't have to upgrade yet...
[QUOTE=Wolfyhound;35870865]It's pretty standard since you'll switching from one version to another. You don't have to upgrade yet...[/QUOTE]
Since i am running Xubuntu and wan't to go back to Unity (because i am used to it) i kinda need to "upgrade".
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Oooop, [b]UNetBootIn[/b] is done. Cya, later.
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