• General Linux Chat and Small Questions v. Install Arch
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[QUOTE=Moofy;35870885]Since i am running Xubuntu and wan't to go back to Unity (because i am used to it) i kinda need to "upgrade". [editline]edited[/editline] Oooop, [b]UNetBootIn[/b] is done. Cya, later.[/QUOTE] Good luck :)
[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] Are those stats on Ubuntu only or could I somehow get them on CentOS?
[QUOTE=FlamingSpaz;35870910]Are those stats on Ubuntu only or could I somehow get them on CentOS?[/QUOTE] It came with ubuntu server to advertise 'landscape', however it should be possible to edit the motd to show the stats [code] #!/bin/sh cores=$(grep -c ^processor /proc/cpuinfo 2>/dev/null) [ "$cores" -eq "0" ] && cores=1 threshold="${cores:-1}.0" if [ $(echo "`cut -f1 -d ' ' /proc/loadavg` < $threshold" | bc) -eq 1 ]; then echo echo -n " System information as of " /bin/date echo /usr/bin/landscape-sysinfo else echo echo " System information disabled due to load higher than $threshold" fi[/code] That's what I found digging around my motd
[QUOTE=Moofy;35870885]Since i am running Xubuntu and wan't to go back to Unity (because i am used to it) i kinda need to "upgrade". [editline]edited[/editline] Oooop, [b]UNetBootIn[/b] is done. Cya, later.[/QUOTE] I'm back, looking as expected. [editline]edited[/editline] [QUOTE=Wolfyhound;35870906]Good luck :)[/QUOTE] Anything you recommend i do? Also, i installed compiz and enabled wobbly windows. When i move windows, the "title" of the window and the showing window itself get's "seperated" so there comes this white line when moving it around?
[QUOTE=FlamingSpaz;35870910]Are those stats on Ubuntu only or could I somehow get them on CentOS?[/QUOTE] You might want to look up MOTD 101 [url]http://linux.about.com/library/cmd/blcmdl5_motd.htm[/url]
Looking at Fedora for my main PC. Look's very good. But ugly GNOME 3 in the way :suicide:
Silly me, installed mpg123 and made it play a song.. Needless to say, I had to listen to the whole Jazz song :v: What would be the tiniest audio player out there for Arch?
[QUOTE=supervoltage;35875265]Silly me, installed mpg123 and made it play a song.. Needless to say, I had to listen to the whole Jazz song :v: What would be the tiniest audio player out there for Arch?[/QUOTE] mpd + ncmpcpp or cmus, and if you want something that isn't terminal based I guess deadbeef is pretty good.
[QUOTE=hpqoeu;35875275]mpd + ncmpcpp or cmus, and if you want something that isn't terminal based I guess deadbeef is pretty good.[/QUOTE] Deadbeef is indeed very sexy, thank you very much!
[QUOTE=Moofy;35875218]Looking at Fedora for my main PC. Look's very good. But ugly GNOME 3 in the way :suicide:[/QUOTE] you know you can uninstall gnome and install any other Desktop enviroment with only 2 simple commands.
[QUOTE=kaukassus;35875377]you know you can uninstall gnome and install any other Desktop enviroment with only 2 simple commands.[/QUOTE] Yea i know, but i dont know if I would like Fedora.
[QUOTE=Moofy;35877344]Yea i know, but i dont know if I would like Fedora.[/QUOTE] well, it would be pretty much the same as any other distro, difference being packages and the package manager
[QUOTE=hpqoeu;35877732]well, it would be pretty much the same as any other distro, difference being packages and the package manager[/QUOTE] This is what i mean.. People are like: "arch, arch, arch", but isn't arch just a distro with aur and such? Because i am used to Ubuntu, and i wan't it on my main PC. But i also care about the customization and looks.
You can do any costumization on any distro. Basically distros are just a pack of default programs with linux kernel. You can always install anything if you have most of the basic build tools (gcc make perl etc) or if you have a package manager, you can install kde, xfce on Ubuntu/Fedora, and you can costumize all the inner workings of the kernel. Most people prefer Arch and Gentoo because they come with a nice package manager/ports-like system and they come with no DE/WM so people can install a clean environment of their own with no bloat. First decide what you want, a stable distro, a distro with fast access for the latest binary releases, or a completely costum and fast distro with latest apps. Then do a little research what each distro comes with and what it features.
[QUOTE=Moofy;35878898]This is what i mean.. People are like: "arch, arch, arch", but isn't arch just a distro with aur and such? Because i am used to Ubuntu, and i wan't it on my main PC. But i also care about the customization and looks.[/QUOTE] Because with most people here it is Customizations > productivity
[QUOTE=Tucan Sam;35880351]Because with most people here it is Customizations > productivity[/QUOTE] ..And who cares? Not everyone here works in an enterprise environment and needs a perfectly stable and 100% productive system...
speed and stability are number one for me, then productivity. Customization is barely on the list at all. This usually leaves me using a cutting (not bleeding, never bleeding) edge debian build.
[QUOTE=ButtsexV3;35880909]speed and stability are number one for me, then productivity. Customization is barely on the list at all. This usually leaves me using a cutting (not bleeding, never bleeding) edge debian build.[/QUOTE] I've been wondering how viable a continuous Debian testing environment is.
[QUOTE=ASmellyOgre;35880976]I've been wondering how viable a continuous Debian testing environment is.[/QUOTE] I ran sid for years, it's pretty good
Customization comes into play solely because there is no need to be productive :v: When you have something to get done you (I) rarely mind how something looks so long as it doesn't physically do damage to my eyes.
Fuck I really need a alternative to vSphere on linux. Its literally the only thing I can't get on my work laptop. I know there is a web based thing they put out but it has barely any features that you need.
if you can't use the cli version you should probably just use Windows what's the web interface missing that you need?
[QUOTE=ichiman94;35879327]You can do any costumization on any distro. Basically distros are just a pack of default programs with linux kernel. You can always install anything if you have most of the basic build tools (gcc make perl etc) or if you have a package manager, you can install kde, xfce on Ubuntu/Fedora, and you can costumize all the inner workings of the kernel. Most people prefer Arch and Gentoo because they come with a nice package manager/ports-like system and they come with no DE/WM so people can install a clean environment of their own with no bloat. First decide what you want, a stable distro, a distro with fast access for the latest binary releases, or a completely costum and fast distro with latest apps. Then do a little research what each distro comes with and what it features.[/QUOTE] I care about the looks a lot. I dont understand the kernel all the way around. I want i distro that i can customize the looks. But since you can customize any distro to a new DE it does not matter what you choose? Thinking about Ubuntu.
[QUOTE=Moofy;35884445]I care about the looks a lot. I dont understand the kernel all the way around. I want i distro that i can customize the looks. But since you can customize any distro to a new DE it does not matter what you choose? Thinking about Ubuntu.[/QUOTE] Just get ubuntu 12.04, and install the DE you want. If you have no idea, on how to install a new DE, just tell me wich DE you want, and I'll write you a small guide.
Why doesnt this scp work?: [code] joeri@joeri-VirtualBox:~$ scp client2 user@10.33.4.203:home\user\Desktop user@10.33.4.203's password: client2 100% 7649 7.5KB/s 00:00 joeri@joeri-VirtualBox:~$ scp client2 user@10.33.4.203: [/code] It shows its copying but it doesnt. And the time of 00:00 seconds also doesnt seem right. Pinging it does work, so does ssh. [code] joeri@joeri-VirtualBox:~$ ping 10.33.4.203 PING 10.33.4.203 (10.33.4.203) 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from 10.33.4.203: icmp_req=1 ttl=64 time=4.01 ms 64 bytes from 10.33.4.203: icmp_req=2 ttl=64 time=0.786 ms ^C --- 10.33.4.203 ping statistics --- 2 packets transmitted, 2 received, 0% packet loss, time 1000ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.786/2.400/4.014/1.614 ms [/code]
[QUOTE=kaukassus;35884636]Just get ubuntu 12.04, and install the DE you want. If you have no idea, on how to install a new DE, just tell me wich DE you want, and I'll write you a small guide.[/QUOTE] Can you just send me a PM with the terminal commands to execute the DE installs? Because I might try a couple out before i stick to one. [editline]ninja[/editline] Was wondering about getting [b]Elegant Gnome[/b] for Ubuntu. But I can always set it back, can't I?
[QUOTE=Moofy;35884670]Can you just send me a PM with the terminal commands to execute the DE installs? Because I might try a couple out before i stick to one. [editline]ninja[/editline] Was wondering about getting [b]Elegant Gnome[/b] for Ubuntu. But I can always set it back, can't I?[/QUOTE] Sent you a PM and yes Elegant Gnome is a theme, that means you can always change to another theme, or uninstall it without any problems.
[QUOTE=kaukassus;35885035]Sent you a PM and yes Elegant Gnome is a theme, that means you can always change to another theme, or uninstall it without any problems.[/QUOTE] It looks pretty cool, might try it out later. [editline]ninja[/editline] And thanks for the PM. Do you know how to change the icon set on Ubuntu 12.04 too?
[QUOTE=Moofy;35885142]It looks pretty cool, might try it out later. [editline]ninja[/editline] And thanks for the PM. Do you know how to change the icon set on Ubuntu 12.04 too?[/QUOTE] Install Gnome Tweak Tool and use that. [editline]9th May 2012[/editline] As an alternative, you could use lxappearance instead.
Aha! Also, when i bought my desktop PC it had Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit installed. Should i install x64bit Ubuntu on it?
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