• General Linux Chat and Small Questions v. Install Arch
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[QUOTE=amazer97;36042733]Sorry if this is a stupid question, but anyone want to help me out? After building a new computer, I'm having problems setting up dual-boot with Fedora / Windows. On my last computer I was able to setup Windows / Arch and Windows / Fedora, but here it seems to be working incorrectly (or I'm doing something wrong?) First I install Windows and leave around 50 gigs of unallocated space for Linux, then I install either Arch or Fedora into the unallocated space with GRUB. However, afterwards it can't find Windows or boot to it. My computer has UEFI if it matters?[/QUOTE] My guess is that GRUB either didn't detect windows or doesn't have a menu entry for it. IDK what version of GRUB fedora uses, but arch uses GRUB 1 by default. You should be able to add an entry manually.
[QUOTE=Boris-B;36044837]My guess is that GRUB either didn't detect windows or doesn't have a menu entry for it. IDK what version of GRUB fedora uses, but arch uses GRUB 1 by default. You should be able to add an entry manually.[/QUOTE] Does UEFI have an effect on how I should add the entry? I'm pretty sure that I didn't install Windows using GPT (I think the hard drive is partitioned with an MBR), but I'm not 100% sure. Can you help me out with figuring out how to install both without screwing everything up?
Completely redoing my ubuntu box into a minimal debian + awesome box. I grew tired of how much crap ubuntu came preinstalled with and I really want to make the jump to only using awesome 24/7.
Most UEFI systems have a BIOS legacy mode. My guess it is what it's using to load GRUB. I'm not sure if you need anything special. You could try to setup the entry like you would with a normal BIOS and see what happens. Worse case, Windows still doesn't boot...
-snip- fixed, just forgot to edit the grub file, silly me
I kind of like Unity now. It lacks a lot of the features that I've grown used to in GNOME Shell, but I'll give it a try.
Fuck it, I'll just go back to ubuntu and strip it down than add awesome. I don't feel like spending time tinkering with my wireless drivers and video drivers.
[QUOTE=Takkun10;36046838]Fuck it, I'll just go back to ubuntu and strip it down than add awesome. I don't feel like spending time tinkering with my wireless drivers and video drivers.[/QUOTE] With the latest X.Org versions, you really shouldn't have to either. [editline]22nd May 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=Lyoko774;36038978]You can always install GRUB2 during the Arch Linux installation, you know. [url]https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GRUB2#During_Arch_Linux_installation[/url][/QUOTE] Thanks! This solves EVERYTHING!
[del]Okay can someone help me. How do i check the version of my DE in Fedora 16? And my touchpads right scroll thing wont work. :suicide: Help?[/del] [editline]ahah[/editline] [del]Fuck me, can't get XFCE to look good no matter what i try.[/del] Okay heres my own solution. Going back to Mint after a long time, I miss it. Mint with Debian. XFCE as my DE, even tho' MATE/Cinnamon looks cool. I wont give up trying to make it look good! Any tips for the looks with XFCE?
[QUOTE=Moofy;36049748][del]Okay can someone help me. How do i check the version of my DE in Fedora 16? And my touchpads right scroll thing wont work. :suicide: Help?[/del] [editline]ahah[/editline] [del]Fuck me, can't get XFCE to look good no matter what i try.[/del] Okay heres my own solution. Going back to Mint after a long time, I miss it. Mint with Debian. XFCE as my DE, even tho' MATE/Cinnamon looks cool. I wont give up trying to make it look good! Any tips for the looks with XFCE?[/QUOTE] get a good theme from Deviantart/other
[QUOTE=kaukassus;36050050]get a good theme from Deviantart/other[/QUOTE] Been trying to find one. And oh god noes! For some reason i couldn't install the fucking XFCE mint debian. Why god? When i selected my drive it gave me an error saying something like: "[B]Select root -insert something here- (/)[/B]". Going to try with MATE now i think, unless someone know how to fix this problem. [editline]asdf[/editline] Got Linux with default GNOME running. Looks good, but the GNOME annoys me. Would still love to keep experimenting with XFCE. But GNOME is not so bad anyways, think I might just keep it. [editline]asdf[/editline] Oh boy, how many [B]disagrees[/B] do I get for saying the new GNOME isn't that bad :v:
Actually, Gnome is pretty great. It delivers a complete, well-integrated, and simple-to-use desktop without being overly power hungry. There's a reason that it's the default of every major distro (heck, it even spawned competing shells what with Unity and Cinnamon). I use it myself.
Yeah, I've been using GNOME 3 for the last week or so myself. Despite some performance issues due to having a (really shitty) integrated ATI GPU, its pretty great.
[QUOTE=T3hGamerDK;36037990]Alright, so is there any rolling release distribution like Arch Linux or Sabayon, but with a DE version (such as XFCE or GNOME)? I've been looking for a while (perhaps in the wrong places) and couldn't really find anything. [editline]21st May 2012[/editline] Oh, and it's a MUST that most packages are top-notch almost bleeding edge.[/QUOTE] Debian Sid.
What are good Linux IDEs for Java programming and web development?
[QUOTE=Sir Whoopsalot;36052221]What are good Linux IDEs for Java programming and web development?[/QUOTE] emacs, best os always
[QUOTE=Sir Whoopsalot;36052221]What are good Linux IDEs for Java programming and web development?[/QUOTE] Eclipse is the go-to IDE for Java.
Linux Mint is harsh, I feel it is loaded with more than needed and it's very harsh on my battery.
[QUOTE=Moofy;36062983]Linux Mint is harsh, I feel it is loaded with more than needed and it's very harsh on my battery.[/QUOTE] Linux mint is very bloated, or maybe it just feels like it. Same with ubuntu.
[QUOTE=kaukassus;36063200]Linux mint is very bloated, or maybe it just feels like it. Same with ubuntu.[/QUOTE] Been taking a look at [B]openSUSE[/B]. Looks very good, specially for working with web dev and just plain office style. [del]Problem is that it run's with KDE or GNOME 3. I do like GNOME 3, but i rather wan't a more simple dekstop. I know I can download from the terminal but i rather have it from the start, but I might just need to settle with this.[/del] Also how does it terminal work? Like in Ubuntu, Mint etc. it is: "[B]sudo apt-get install ??[/B] Fedora (redhat): [B]yum install ??[/B] Still looking for a distro that I enjoy using. [editline]oops[/editline] [URL="http://en.opensuse.org/Derivatives#Xfce"]Seems like I can get the XFCE from here?[/URL]
[QUOTE=Moofy;36063220]Been taking a look at [B]openSUSE[/B]. Looks very good, specially for working with web dev and just plain office style. Problem is that it run's with KDE or GNOME 3. I do like GNOME 3, but i rather wan't a more simple dekstop. I know I can download from the terminal but i rather have it from the start, but I might just need to settle with this. Also how does it terminal work? Like in Ubuntu, Mint etc. it is: "[B]sudo apt-get install ??[/B] Fedora (redhat): [B]yum install ??[/B] Still looking for a distro that I enjoy using.[/QUOTE] I believe openSUSE used YaST, but I don't remember the command line switches. I think it actually might have had graphical command-line interface.
zypper install
I edited my post. Looks like I can actually get XFCE pre installed with openSUSE, it's just unoffical. [URL="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=opensuse%20zypper&source=web&cd=3&ved=0CF8QFjAC&url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.opensuse.org%2Fimages%2F1%2F17%2FZypper-cheat-sheet-1.pdf&ei=Xoy8T8aFJM7A8QOE_-lH&usg=AFQjCNEz5oEyR5-SzTXOcuybWlcuc0U8Rg&cad=rja"] A fucking cheat sheet[/URL], do people actually recommend openSUSE?
I like openSUSE very much. I also like Yast, it makes administration much easier.
[QUOTE=kaukassus;36063288]I like openSUSE very much. I also like Yast, it makes administration much easier.[/QUOTE] YaST is exactly what? [URL="http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/X11:/xfce/images/iso/"]And is this trustable or do you recommend using terminal to get my DE?[/URL]
[QUOTE=Moofy;36063301]YaST is exactly what? [URL="http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/X11:/xfce/images/iso/"]And is this trustable or do you recommend using terminal to get my DE?[/URL][/QUOTE] I don't see why it wouldn't be trustable, since it's provided by openSuse themselves. Although if you're in a working openSUSE system already, it would probably be faster to just install the DE from your current system, rather than reinstall your system with the XFCE iso.
[QUOTE=horsedrowner;36063306]I don't see why it wouldn't be trustable, since it's provided by openSuse themselves. Although if you're in a working openSUSE system already, it would probably be faster to just install the DE from your current system, rather than reinstall your system with the XFCE iso.[/QUOTE] Running Mint atm. Just asking if the ISO would be the obvious choice, it's unoffical and runs openSUSE 11. Well atleast it does, if not I need to go to pre-school again.
Why does it have to be so hard to find the POP and SMTP settings for Windows Live mail?
Because it doesn't use pop
When I go to openSUSE and click download, i can choose KDE, 4.7 GB DVD, GNOME etc. I choose GNOME and put it on USB stick using UNETBOOTIN. Do we agree it will install GNOME and openSUSE? Because it says there are no kernel image for gtfx_boot?
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