General Linux Chat and Small Questions v. Install Arch
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Okay then, thanks everybody. Does anyone know some nice games that will run on Linux, specifically Raspberry Pi?
[QUOTE=Niven;36755524]Okay then, thanks everybody. Does anyone know some nice games that will run on Linux, specifically Raspberry Pi?[/QUOTE]
Well there's a version/variant of Quake 3
[QUOTE=Niven;36755524]Okay then, thanks everybody. Does anyone know some nice games that will run on Linux, specifically Raspberry Pi?[/QUOTE]
I would recommend Warsow if there is an Arm version in the debian package manager, or you can compile it yourself.
Long time lurker, first time poster, etc.
I've been using Arch on my Laptop and Desktop for a while now, and I recently decided to try out systemd. It's rad, but by default it keeps storing and restoring my ALSA settings on boot, exactly like the ALSA daemon with sysV. I'd rather have it load the same ALSA settings on each boot like it did with sysV by default, especially on the laptop, which I had set to muted when booted. I've tried editing alsa-store.service and alsa-restore.service to disable or repurpose them, but to no avail. I can't seem to disable it with systemctl either. Despite intensive googling I can't seem to find any advice on what to do. Any help would be appreciated.
I wonder how well Doom 3 would run on the Pi. :v:
[QUOTE=CapellanCitizen;36758788]Long time lurker, first time poster, etc.
I've been using Arch on my Laptop and Desktop for a while now, and I recently decided to try out systemd. It's rad, but by default it keeps storing and restoring my ALSA settings on boot, exactly like the ALSA daemon with sysV. I'd rather have it load the same ALSA settings on each boot like it did with sysV by default, especially on the laptop, which I had set to muted when booted. I've tried editing alsa-store.service and alsa-restore.service to disable or repurpose them, but to no avail. I can't seem to disable it with systemctl either. Despite intensive googling I can't seem to find any advice on what to do. Any help would be appreciated.[/QUOTE]
Mute everything, reboot, then when it finishes booting up see if you can disable the storing of ALSA settings. It would restore it's stored settings still but those settings will never have changed from "muted on boot".
So my computer is taking a shit, lag all over the place and slow boot and errors here and there.
I feel Linux is coming up soon! :v:
[editline]14th July 2012[/editline]
And a [del]bunch[/del] of questions that I feel like never got answered(?)
[I]1. Is there a picture guide with plain text for just basic setup of Arch? Like the [URL="http://archvortex.blogspot.dk/2011/09/simple-archbang-installation-guide.html"]ArchBang one[/URL].
2. Partitions in Arch, should i just leave it for the default ones if i have no idea what i am doing?[/I]
I got other questions too, but theese are the most important ones right now.
[QUOTE=Moofy;36761294]So my computer is taking a shit, lag all over the place and slow boot and errors here and there.
I feel Linux is coming up soon! :v:
[editline]14th July 2012[/editline]
And a [del]bunch[/del] of questions that I feel like never got answered(?)
[I]1. Is there a picture guide with plain text for just basic setup of Arch? Like the [URL="http://archvortex.blogspot.dk/2011/09/simple-archbang-installation-guide.html"]ArchBang one[/URL].
2. Partitions in Arch, should i just leave it for the default ones if i have no idea what i am doing?[/I]
I got other questions too, but theese are the most important ones right now.[/QUOTE]
1. [url]https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beginners%27_Guide[/url]
2. Yes
I really, really wish you would just learn to read sometimes.
It's on the front page of the wiki, come on.
[QUOTE=neos300;36761545]1. [url]https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beginners%27_Guide[/url]
2. Yes
[B]I really, really wish you would just learn to read sometimes.
It's on the front page of the wiki, come on.[/B][/QUOTE]
Believe it or not but I've had bad experiences with my computer, plus i got my parents nagging on me if stuff dosen't work.
I keep telling them it will work sooner or later but they won't believe it.
I also had a crash on my computer that took me 5 days to fix almost. (i ended up re-installing Windows).
I am good at reading, I got an A in english too, so shouldn't be my biggest problem.
I just like to have things organized and easy to follow, sometimes i come across something that isn't the best information to get, but i can still get along with it. it's just a slower process.
[QUOTE=Moofy;36761615]Believe it or not but I've had bad experiences with my computer, plus i got my parents nagging on me if stuff dosen't work.
I keep telling them it will work sooner or later but they won't believe it.
I also had a crash on my computer that took me 5 days to fix almost. (i ended up re-installing Windows).
I am good at reading, I got an A in english too, so shouldn't be my biggest problem.
I just like to have things organized and easy to follow, sometimes i come across something that isn't the best information to get, but i can still get along with it. it's just a slower process.[/QUOTE]
If you want a nice, easy installation, you might try reinstalling arch a few times... It may sound odd but if you install it a few times you tend to be more comfortable and you should get closer to your "ideal" install each time. Also the wiki is your best friend.
[QUOTE=Jookia;36742391]Where'd the Steam for Linux thread go? IIRC somebody said that Steam would be out for Linux on the holiday sale.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, trust some random guy in a forum to tell you a release date for [URL="https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Valve_Time"]Valve product[/URL], unless he had some reputable source.
[QUOTE=Rayjingstorm;36761737]If you want a nice, easy installation, you might try reinstalling arch a few times... It may sound odd but if you install it a few times you tend to be more comfortable and you should get closer to your "ideal" install each time. Also the wiki is your best friend.[/QUOTE]
Sure.
[QUOTE=Rayjingstorm;36761737]If you want a nice, easy installation, you might try reinstalling arch a few times... It may sound odd but if you install it a few times you tend to be more comfortable and you should get closer to your "ideal" install each time. Also the wiki is your best friend.[/QUOTE]
I fucking agree with this and I support that idea by 400% percent. I have had a bloody lot of problems after installing arch - no signal for the monitor, but then I have discovered, that the open-source graphics drivers for the newest Linux kernel do not work with my GPU, so after the 5th time I tried to install arch, I added the official Nvidia drivers to the DL list. Shit worked this time.
[QUOTE=Foxconn;36767644]I fucking agree with this and I support that idea by 400% percent. I have had a bloody lot of problems after installing arch - no signal for the monitor, but then I have discovered, that the open-source graphics drivers for the newest Linux kernel do not work with my GPU, so after the 5th time I tried to install arch, I added the official Nvidia drivers to the DL list. Shit worked this time.[/QUOTE]
The problem with Arch is it expects you to tell it exactly what you want it to do; windows tells you exactly what you want it to do. I prefer the former and sometimes I find it hard to tolerate the latter. Many people are put off by having "too much choice" but once you know what you want it is nice to have the option to do it your way.
[editline]14th July 2012[/editline]
Just booted back into WinXP. 25 updates :v:
[QUOTE=Rayjingstorm;36768475]The problem with Arch is it expects you to tell it exactly what you want it to do; windows tells you exactly what you want it to do. I prefer the former and sometimes I find it hard to tolerate the latter. Many people are put off by having "too much choice" but once you know what you want it is nice to have the option to do it your way.[editline]14th July 2012[/editline]Just booted back into WinXP. 25 updates :v:[/QUOTE]Linux does what you tell it, for better or worse. Windows just says "Fuck you, I'm doing updates for the next 4 hours." EDIT: Why is it removing my linebreaks?
[QUOTE=IpHa;36768716]Linux does what you tell it[/QUOTE]
Even if it would be a "sudo rm -rf /" - it just does not give a fuck and is [i]obedient[/i] to you at all costs.
But so long as you set it up in a secure manner you only have to worry about your own incompetence :v:
[editline]14th July 2012[/editline]
Also, I want to clean up my XP partition so that I have reasonable boot speeds without a fresh install. If anyone has any tips I would appreciate them.
[QUOTE=Foxconn;36768891]Even if it would be a "sudo rm -rf /" - it just does not give a fuck and is [i]obedient[/i] to you at all costs.[/QUOTE]
That's what I like about Linux. Linux is your bitch. With Windows, you're the bitch.
I got rid of Windows and installed Linux permanently.
[QUOTE=Foxconn;36768891]Even if it would be a "sudo rm -rf /" - it just does not give a fuck and is [i]obedient[/i] to you at all costs.[/QUOTE]
That throws an error nowadays.
You need --no-preserve-root, though the old way still works on OS X since the standard tools switched to GPL3 (from I believe GPL2), so Apple could no longer use them, so they're using an older version that's still on GPL2.
[QUOTE=supervoltage;36769006]That's what I like about Linux. Linux is your bitch. With Windows, you're the bitch.
I got rid of Windows and installed Linux permanently.[/QUOTE]
And I can't stand the Microsoft reps talking about "What their users want". They act as if they know what's best, and that every decision they make will be appreciated.
[QUOTE=Rayjingstorm;36769078]And I can't stand the Microsoft reps talking about "What their users want". They act as if they know what's best, and that every decision they make will be appreciated.[/QUOTE]
To be honest, Microsoft can do what they want now - it doesn't affect me, so I don't care. Maybe if they release an OS which is worth checking out now - I got bored of Windows 7, and Windows 8 is definitely something not worth checking unless I make a tablet out of an old LCD panel from a broken laptop.
Just installed Ubuntu/linux for the first time, already fucked up. I'm trying to install video drivers but when I run the .run file, it just stops responding. I have no clue what to do.
[QUOTE=Soleeedus;36769647]Just installed Ubuntu/linux for the first time, already fucked up. I'm trying to install video drivers but when I run the .run file, it just stops responding. I have no clue what to do.[/QUOTE]
Ditch Ubuntu.
I heard it's the most user-friendly distro out there. I'm completely new to linux itself, so I'd rather not throw myself at fedora/debian/etc
Nah, but seriously try
[code]
lspci | grep -i vga
[/code]
to find out your card model.
I don't know much about apt-get so I can't help you find the correct drivers though.
I know my GPU/drivers, but when I execute the .run file for the drivers, it opens in text editor and stops responding.
I don't know much about .run, but you might check the file permissions and make sure you have execute permissions. I also don't know how Gnome handles default applications but are you sure you are executing it? Or are you just double clicking it?
[editline]14th July 2012[/editline]
easiest way to make sure you are running it is to open a terminal in the directory and run it with ./executable_name.run
Just got Portal 2 from the steam sale yesterday and it works flawlessly with wine (although, you may need to turn off multi-core rendering if there's flickering issues).
If you want a very userfriendly distribution, then go for Linux Mint
Its even more user Friendly than ubuntu
[QUOTE=kaukassus;36770008]If you want a very userfriendly distribution, then go for Linux Mint
Its even more user Friendly than ubuntu[/QUOTE]
This pretty much. Back some years ago Mint used to be Ubuntu with some extra bloat but nowadays it's pretty much [B]the[/B] user-friendly distro.
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