• General Linux Chat and Small Questions v. Install Arch
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[QUOTE=Big Dumb American;34811067]Just wiped my netbook's hard drive clean of Windows 7 forever, and I'm feeling dumb for not making the switch sooner. I don't think my little machine's ever chugged this fast. It's like somebody gave it wheels. Hello, Linux! Putting it on my other laptop, now. [editline]21st February 2012[/editline] There anything I can do to further optimize Ubuntu? I'm trying to make it as minimal as possible. My netbook is a bit tired, and my laptop originally ran Windows XP.[/QUOTE] If you like IT minimalisric, then id recommend Arch Linux with openbox/awesome, because Ubuntu can feel a Bit bloated.Ort you could just change The DE of your Installation.
[QUOTE=Big Dumb American;34811067] There anything I can do to further optimize Ubuntu? I'm trying to make it as minimal as possible. My netbook is a bit tired, and my laptop originally ran Windows XP.[/QUOTE] I advise you get familiar with Linux and generally how it works, then move on to a more minimalistic distro like Arch Linux, then you get to build your system from scratch*. You'll love the feeling of [url=https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/The_Arch_Way#Freedom]having only what you want on your system.[/url] *Arch Linux comes equipped with things like alsa, pacman and other essential/necessary tools out of the box.
Anybody knows how to install Awesome on openSUSE? that thing is a bitch to install on openSUSE
[QUOTE=kaukassus;34813971]Anybody knows how to install Awesome on openSUSE? that thing is a bitch to install on openSUSE[/QUOTE] just build it and install it.
[QUOTE=q0q;34815158]just build it and install it.[/QUOTE] I managed to install it, but now when I switch to awesome, there's an error, that it can't change the background, and now the screen is blank. fuck Edit: [t]http://i.imgur.com/Cpo5W.jpg[/t] and when I click the message away, its just blank.
Are the differences between the distros limited to UI and prepackaged apps? Meaning, can I all the same things and run all the same commands on, say, Ubuntu, that I could on Damn Small Linux? I'm trying to set up a virtual machine on my netbook, but it gets very upset whenever I try to install Ubuntu or Lubuntu in it. I think the culprit might be a simple lack of resources. I'd have no qualms about switching to a smaller client, as long as I've got all the same web functionality.
[QUOTE=Big Dumb American;34817501]Are the differences between the distros limited to UI and prepackaged apps? Meaning, can I all the same things and run all the same commands on, say, Ubuntu, that I could on Damn Small Linux? [/QUOTE] Yes, pretty much.
The only real difference between distributions: - Prepackaged crap - Package manager - Design philosophy (everyone should use Unity hurrrr vs here's some source code go fucking compile it)
Holy fucking shit [video=3pZUCKt0RKc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pZUCKt0RKc[/video] As far as I can tell, it's running right off the phone. [B]holy fuck[/B]
When I log in to Ubuntu 12.04 (Alpha 2), I get this glitch before the desktop shows up. I was fast enough to screen cap it. My question is, why does it show things from my Windows 8 desktop in Ubuntu? Is my Video RAM storing images, even after the PC is shutdown completely? (Scroll to the right) [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/GJZx6.jpg[/IMG] My Windows gadgets are clearly visible in this image. What the hell is Linux up to?
mine did that when I was using fedora 6 back in the day
Yeah, it's probably just some old shit in VRAM getting displayed when the GPU is initialized.
[QUOTE=nikomo;34827773]Yeah, it's probably just some old shit in VRAM getting displayed when the GPU is initialized.[/QUOTE] I'm using a GeForce GTS 450 1GB engineering unit. It has engineering firmware on it too. When my PC POSTs, it says "Engineering Release - Not for production use" :v: (Step-dad works at nVidia, and gets free cards he tests.) Not sure if being an engineering unit has anything to do with the issue or not though.
[QUOTE=P320;34827843]I'm using a GeForce GTS 450 1GB engineering unit. It has engineering firmware on it too. When my PC POSTs, it says "Engineering Release - Not for production use" :v: (Step-dad works at nVidia, and gets free cards he tests.) Not sure if being an engineering unit has anything to do with the issue or not though.[/QUOTE] it doesn't have anything to do with it at all. I was rocking a standard production model ATI Rage at the time
[QUOTE=ButtsexV3;34827895]it doesn't have anything to do with it at all. I was rocking a standard production model ATI Rage at the time[/QUOTE] Hmm. I was unaware volatile GDDR5 VRAM could hold a "memory charge" like that. Very strange.
[QUOTE=P320;34827935]Hmm. I was unaware volatile GDDR5 VRAM could hold a "memory charge" like that. Very strange.[/QUOTE] Did you do a full power off or just a reboot? If you reboot, it probably doesn't lose power so it can hang on to the old data.
[QUOTE=PvtCupcakes;34828163]Did you do a full power off or just a reboot? If you reboot, it probably doesn't lose power so it can hang on to the old data.[/QUOTE] I power off each night because my motherboard won't ever Sleep correctly. It might stop if I unplug and drain the excess power out though.
It takes 15 minutes for normal DDR3 RAM to fade enough that the data is unrecoverable, don't know about GDDR5. Heck, you can extend the 15 minutes to 3 hours with proper temperatures.
[QUOTE=nikomo;34828393]It takes 15 minutes for normal DDR3 RAM to fade enough that the data is unrecoverable, don't know about GDDR5. Heck, you can extend the 15 minutes to 3 hours with proper temperatures.[/QUOTE] That's pretty cool. My house is anywhere between 55F and 90F, because we have a woodstove. Not sure how that would affect things. :S
[QUOTE=P320;34828825]That's pretty cool. My house is anywhere between 55F and 90F, because we have a woodstove. Not sure how that would affect things. :S[/QUOTE] I would think the RAM wants it colder? I'm only guessing here.
Yeah, you need to basically freeze it. There's a video of it, the technique was used in attacking encryption keys stored in RAM, they sprayed something (but it was upside down so only the propellant was coming out due to design of the spray can). That froze the RAM nicely.
[QUOTE=Rayjingstorm;34831295]I would think the RAM wants it colder? I'm only guessing here.[/QUOTE] I'm really not trying to cause it to hold information. I just want my regular desktop back. Right now, 12.04 is a buggy piece of shit. and goes beta in a few days? Boy howdy, they better hurry... Also, my particular graphics card isn't 100% supported under Linux. It's one of the few in the GeForce series. Just my luck...
[QUOTE=Lyoko774;34824491]Holy fucking shit [video=3pZUCKt0RKc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pZUCKt0RKc[/video] As far as I can tell, it's running right off the phone. [B]holy fuck[/B][/QUOTE] Saw a sneeky 'Superuser' app on the Applications list on that video. Rooted!
[QUOTE=BBgamer720;34834047]Saw a sneeky 'Superuser' app on the Applications list on that video. Rooted![/QUOTE] I'm confused, how is being rooted "sneaky" as a super-user?
[QUOTE=BBgamer720;34834047]Saw a sneeky 'Superuser' app on the Applications list on that video. Rooted![/QUOTE] It would be kinda difficult for them to develop this on an existing smart phone without it being rooted.
[QUOTE=Lyoko774;34824491]Holy fucking shit [video=3pZUCKt0RKc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pZUCKt0RKc[/video] As far as I can tell, it's running right off the phone. [B]holy fuck[/B][/QUOTE] Honestly, it really isn't that shocking. You're running linux on a computer with a 1.2ghz dual core processor and 1gb of memory. Not really super innovative or anything, I did the same back in 2004.
[QUOTE=q0q;34845498]Honestly, it really isn't that shocking. You're running linux on a computer with a 1.2ghz dual core processor and 1gb of memory. Not really super innovative or anything, I did the same back in 2004.[/QUOTE] Alongside another Linux based OS on the same device. All things considered, it's pretty impressive given the limitations. (a 1.2 GHz dual core ARM processor is still much less powerful than an x86 dual core at the same speed)
The really interesting part is that it's sharing the kernel with Android during runtime.
[QUOTE=Lyoko774;34851472]Alongside another Linux based OS on the same device. All things considered, it's pretty impressive given the limitations. (a 1.2 GHz dual core ARM processor is still much less powerful than an x86 dual core at the same speed)[/QUOTE] It's simply another ARM device, there are already specific images for ARM devices in almost every distro.
Anyone know how well Linux works with the latest games? I'm trying to make a new build and I don't wanna pay for an operating system.
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