• General Linux Chat and Small Questions v. Install Arch
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[QUOTE=K3inMitl3id;34855705]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.[/QUOTE] It works perfectly well with games... so long as they were made for Linux. You can also run Windows programs through a compatibility layer like WINE, but it's pretty hit-and-miss. You'll find a good number of Linux games on [url=desura.com]Desura[/url] (this is a competitor to Steam which has a Linux version; ran by the same guys as ModDB) and [url=penguspy.com]here[/url] (just a good website). Check the rest against [url=http://appdb.winehq.org/]WINE's app database[/url]. On the whole, you're best off with a Windows partition and a Linux partition.
[QUOTE=K3inMitl3id;34855705]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.[/QUOTE] Define "well", "works" and "latest" (aka not very well) [editline]24th February 2012[/editline] Ninjad
Decided to give Ubuntu a test, went to a youtube video, and noticed that the sound is incredible. I mean it's like nothing I've ever heard. How is this so?
Better drivers, perhaps?
Just installed the Gnome version of Fedora 16. Loving it so far. Is there any way to customize the layout and the top bar + the widgets on it?
[QUOTE=Hookerbot9000;34859912]Just installed the Gnome version of Fedora 16. Loving it so far. Is there any way to customize the layout and the top bar + the widgets on it?[/QUOTE] Yeah, use gnome2.
I don't like the activities stuff...
[QUOTE=Hookerbot9000;34859912]Just installed the Gnome version of Fedora 16. Loving it so far. Is there any way to customize the layout and the top bar + the widgets on it?[/QUOTE] Yeah. Install the gnome-shell-extension-user-theme (allows you to load other themes) and gnome-tweak-tool (advanced settings; for some strange reason not installed by default) packages (the command is: sudo yum install gnome-shell-extension-user-theme gnome-tweak-tool) then go to [url]http://gnome-look.org/[/url] or the [url=http://gnome-shell.deviantart.com/]deviantArt page[/url] to download themes. As for changing the actual layout, you'll need different extensions. For those you go to [url]extensions.gnome.org[/url] (which is maintained by the makers of GNOME) and browse around. [editline]25th February 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=Number-41;34860953]I don't like the activities stuff...[/QUOTE] There are several "GNOME 2 menu" extensions. Try them out.
[QUOTE=ASmellyOgre;34861872]Yeah. Install the gnome-shell-extension-user-theme (allows you to load other themes) and gnome-tweak-tool (advanced settings; for some strange reason not installed by default) packages (the command is: sudo yum install gnome-shell-extension-user-theme gnome-tweak-tool) then go to [url]http://gnome-look.org/[/url] or the [url=http://gnome-shell.deviantart.com/]deviantArt page[/url] to download themes. As for changing the actual layout, you'll need different extensions. For those you go to [url]extensions.gnome.org[/url] (which is maintained by the makers of GNOME) and browse around. [editline]25th February 2012[/editline] There are several "GNOME 2 menu" extensions. Try them out.[/QUOTE] Thanks!
Get music integration, shit is awesome. Even works with Spotify, which is great for me since that's all I use anymore.
Gonna set up an Arch linux server soon, have a question. I want to make an arch server for virtualizations, and now i'm looking for a good way to virtualize windows systems. preferably text only(or full management trough terminal), and with inbuilt VNC support. wich virtualization software should I take?
virtualbox, duh.
I wouldn't recommend arch for a server. I'm not sure that virtualbox is a good idea either. I am not very familiar with visualization solutions for linux tho.
Qemu with KVM [editline]25th February 2012[/editline] [URL="http://vrit-manager"]vrit-manager[/URL] is a good management tool for KVM instances. It's written by Red Hat so you know it's serious shit.
I've run into some very annoying shit in archbang, I have no /lib/modules/3.0-ARCH/build or I get this Makefile:36: *** Cannot find kernel version in /lib/modules/3.0-ARCH/build, is it configured?. Stop. so whenever I try and make shit it just says I don't have that dir, and also when trying to download ANY package with pacman I get this error: failed to commit transaction (invalid or corrupted package (PGP signature)) Any help with those two problems?
Im trying to install arch again but im getting a no address record and i cant ping google with both a direct connection to my modem and my router even though i can connect to my router with my phone. I dont think i had this problem the last time i installed arch on this laptop, so im not really sure what to do.
[QUOTE=C:\;34878903]I've run into some very annoying shit in archbang, I have no /lib/modules/3.0-ARCH/build or I get this Makefile:36: *** Cannot find kernel version in /lib/modules/3.0-ARCH/build, is it configured?. Stop. so whenever I try and make shit it just says I don't have that dir, and also when trying to download ANY package with pacman I get this error: failed to commit transaction (invalid or corrupted package (PGP signature)) Any help with those two problems?[/QUOTE] For your first problem, it seems like you're missing the linux-headers package which should own those files. For your second problem, that's a side effect of blindly updating to pacman 4. You should probably have the file /etc/pacman.conf.pacnew You'll need to merge this file with /etc/pacman.conf. If you haven't edited /etc/pacman.conf then just swap the files. [editline]26th February 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=muslim obama;34879466]Im trying to install arch again but im getting a no address record and i cant ping google with both a direct connection to my modem and my router even though i can connect to my router with my phone. I dont think i had this problem the last time i installed arch on this laptop, so im not really sure what to do.[/QUOTE] It sounds like you either didn't get an ip, or you didn't get a dns server. Post the results to the following: [code] ifconfig -a cat /etc/resolv.conf [/code]
Fixed the pacman problem (disabled package signing) Still got the make problem, I definitely have linux-headers.
For ifconfig -a i get a command not found, i tried looking on google for a bit but couldnt find a solution to that. The cat /etc/resolv.conf gave me # # /etc/resolv.conf # #search <yourdomain.tld> #nameserver <ip> #end of file
Yes, ifconfig is hilariously outdated and not included in Arch. Paste the output of "ip a" instead.
[QUOTE=C:\;34880107]Fixed the pacman problem (disabled package signing) Still got the make problem, I definitely have linux-headers.[/QUOTE] I can only think of 2 things that could cause this. 1. the linux-headers package is broken 2. You just installed a new kernel version and didn't reboot If it's the second option all you have to do is reboot. The new kernel will be loaded and the make compiling process will figure out the right kernel. You can find out whether or not it's #1 by running this (as root, or it'll give you more packages that it should) [code]pacman -Qkq | cut -d ' ' -f 1 | uniq[/code] This should give you a list of broken packages, reinstall them.
[QUOTE=Boris-B;34880527]I can only think of 2 things that could cause this. 1. the linux-headers package is broken 2. You just installed a new kernel version and didn't reboot If it's the second option all you have to do is reboot. The new kernel will be loaded and the make compiling process will figure out the right kernel. You can find out whether or not it's #1 by running this (as root, or it'll give you more packages that it should) [code]pacman -Qkq | cut -d ' ' -f 1 | uniq[/code] This should give you a list of broken packages, reinstall them.[/QUOTE] You're a very big help, thank you. (I'm new to arch as well)
][QUOTE=thelinx;34880410]Yes, ifconfig is hilariously outdated and not included in Arch. Paste the output of "ip a" instead.[/QUOTE] [IMG]Http://i.imgur.com/vfeqa.png[/IMG]
You don't have an ip address nor do you have a dns server. Run [code]dhcpcd[/code] and it should do the magic for you. You might have to start the interface first. [code] ip link set eth0 up [/code]
It worked, thank you. [editline]26th February 2012[/editline] It seems everytime i reboot i need to enter dhcpcd, is there any way to change that?
Add it into /etc/rc.local
[QUOTE=C:\;34883058]Add it into /etc/rc.local[/QUOTE] He's using Arch right? He should add it to the SERVICES in /etc/rc.conf or whatever it is. I haven't used Arch in a few years, so excuse me if I got the file name wrong.
You're probably right, I just googled that :v: In other news, anyone got any packages that I can actually disable mouse acceleration and change mouse speed on?
Here's the better/proper solution: [url]https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Rc.conf#Networking[/url] In /etc/rc.conf there's a networking section. All you have to do is set your eth0 interface to use dhcp. (It should all be in the wiki article above)
Does anyone feel afraid of how much Linux relies on repositories? I preferred installing software through going on the author's site, and downloading a binary like on Windows. AFAIK on Linux Distros, you enter in some command in the terminal, hook up to a repository usually hosted by the distro, and download it. A lot of the times, software ends up being outdated. Another problem is how nearly all of the software is hosted on the distro's servers. Wouldn't it be a pain in the ass to upload your software to the repository when it has to go through a server admin? What the hell happens if the servers fall down?
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