[QUOTE=darksoul69;27560821][img_thumb]http://i51.tinypic.com/29ustjb.png[/img_thumb]
Sigh.[/QUOTE]
Logrotate. Use it.
@the format discussion
exFAT really needs to be popularized and spread. Right now, I'm forced to store all my media on an NTFS formatted drive, simply because I don't want to lose compatibility. Maybe someday M$ will wise up and support the extended file system format...
[QUOTE=darksoul69;27560821][img_thumb]http://i51.tinypic.com/29ustjb.png[/img_thumb]
Sigh.[/QUOTE]
Use ls in place of dir, it's depreciated / symlinked :cop:
[QUOTE=leach139;27569196]Use ls in place of dir, it's depreciated / symlinked :cop:[/QUOTE]
I just assumed that he's used to a Windows cmd vs a unix(like) terminal. Lots people that work between the two have brainmelts where that happens.
[QUOTE=ricchan;27569573]I just assumed that he's used to a Windows cmd vs a unix(like) terminal. Lots people that work between the two have brainmelts where that happens.[/QUOTE]
I avoid this by remaking all the unix/linux standard commands I use (in Python) and adding their folder to %PATH% :v:
[QUOTE=ricchan;27569060]@the format discussion
exFAT really needs to be popularized and spread. Right now, I'm forced to store all my media on an NTFS formatted drive, simply because I don't want to lose compatibility. Maybe someday M$ will wise up and support the extended file system format...[/QUOTE]
It is too closed by Microsoft.
So I tried to install Arch today into a VM. My god it's been a fucking nightmare so far.
Installed Arch from the core iso, everything worked, installed sudo, made me a user (which I haven't used yet).
Time to set up the desktop environment. Installed kdebase-workspace and kdebase-konsole because I wanted a minimal install of just KDE.
Waited about 30 minutes for it to download. Installed, set up using instructions from the KDE page on the Arch wiki, and then I rebooted. Didn't work.
Tried to start KDE using /etc/rc.d/dbus start && /etc/rc.d/hal start, nothing happens.
Tried to download xorg since I thought I might have needed it instead. Pacman said it was missing liblzvm or something.
wget'd xz or whatever and unzipped it. Pacman worked, but now everything it downloads is corrupted. Can't install anything. I'd completely start over but I don't want to wait forever for KDE to download again - took longer than setup itself. Need some help here.
And the funny part is, I walked a friend through the Arch Linux install (who was pretty new to Linux) and he had XFCE set up just fine, and here I am with a pile o' problems.
[QUOTE=PvtCupcakes;27568073]Logrotate. Use it.[/QUOTE]
That log file reached that size in around eight hours - I don't see how log rotate would help.
Anyway, the problem was fixed so it's not needed. :)
[editline]22nd January 2011[/editline]
[QUOTE=leach139;27569196]Use ls in place of dir, it's depreciated / symlinked :cop:[/QUOTE]
Yup, I use ls regularly. I'm just used to dir as that's what I used when I started using Linux years ago.
[QUOTE=Sonicfan574;27579336]So I tried to install Arch today into a VM. My god it's been a fucking nightmare so far.
Installed Arch from the core iso, everything worked, installed sudo, made me a user (which I haven't used yet).
Time to set up the desktop environment. Installed kdebase-workspace and kdebase-konsole because I wanted a minimal install of just KDE.
Waited about 30 minutes for it to download. Installed, set up using instructions from the KDE page on the Arch wiki, and then I rebooted. Didn't work.
Tried to start KDE using /etc/rc.d/dbus start && /etc/rc.d/hal start, nothing happens.
Tried to download xorg since I thought I might have needed it instead. Pacman said it was missing liblzvm or something.
wget'd xz or whatever and unzipped it. Pacman worked, but now everything it downloads is corrupted. Can't install anything. I'd completely start over but I don't want to wait forever for KDE to download again - took longer than setup itself. Need some help here.
And the funny part is, I walked a friend through the Arch Linux install (who was pretty new to Linux) and he had XFCE set up just fine, and here I am with a pile o' problems.[/QUOTE]
Have you even tried startx? Also, you will need xorg, but you should have gotten that prior to KDE. If pacman is corrupted, try changing your mirror or executing pacman -Syy
So I got my first VPS a few days ago and wondered where to start.
I basically want it to host my website just for now, so give a beginner some hints please :v:
Get nginx and drop your content into /var/www. Works for me.
[QUOTE=leach139;27580145]Have you even tried startx? Also, you will need xorg, but you should have gotten that prior to KDE. If pacman is corrupted, try changing your mirror or executing pacman -Syy[/QUOTE]
Didn't recognize startx, and no, I didn't install xorg because the last time I asked for help installing Arch here I was told to just install KDE.
I've tried -Syy, -Sc, and have switched mirrors about 20 times now, and Pacman keeps downloading corrupted shit.
[QUOTE=Sonicfan574;27580591]Didn't recognize startx, and no, I didn't install xorg because the last time I asked for help installing Arch here I was told to just install KDE.
I've tried -Syy, -Sc, and have switched mirrors about 20 times now, and Pacman keeps downloading corrupted shit.[/QUOTE]
You probably majorly fucked shit up in pacman then. Might be a good idea to reinstall (and FOLLOW THE BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO THE LETTER, INSTALL XORG FIRST)
Just upgraded to Debian 6 Squeeze!
DEPENDENCY ERRORS, [b]DEPENDENCY ERRORS EVERYWHEREEEEE[/b] :gonk:
Thats why I'm sticking to the good old Lenny.
Reinstalled Arch last night with xorg and KDE and everything worked fine, but all the text looked like it was in some disgusting Serif font, from a really old version of Netscape or something (still did after changing everything in KDE's font settings), and Firefox's appearance made it look like was running on a Windows 95. This isn't how KDE was supposed to look. KDE also gave me this error on startup that complains about being unable to connect to dbus or something, and the crash reporter ironically crashes right after the desktop starts.
Turned Arch on today to do some more tinkering and KDE doesn't even start automatically. Logged in and used the startkde command which worked before and it said "$DISPLAY is not set or cannot connect to the X server." I tried startx and "Fatal server error: no screens found" - then it sleeps a bit and says "giving up, xinit: no such file or directory (errorno 2): unable to connect to X server; xinit: no such process (errorno3): Server error."
Yesterday, when I installed XFCE before installing KDE again because I didn't want to screw it up, it also had the ugly font problem. And I used a full install for XFCE.
Did I miss something here? I installed both DE's according to the wiki and both of them gave me problems.
What guide are you using? You should be using the Beginner's Guide ([url]https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beginners'_Guide[/url]) - follow it to the letter and don't skip anything unless it tells you to.
Considering you didn't even bother doing /etc/rc.d/dbus start yesterday (and adding it to daemons in rc.conf), it sounds like you didn't bother RTFMing.
If you're still at [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlPjxz4LGak]dire straits[/url], hit me up on Steam or something and I'll guide you through.
[QUOTE=leach139;27589296]What guide are you using? You should be using the Beginner's Guide ([url]https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beginners'_Guide[/url]) - follow it to the letter and don't skip anything unless it tells you to.
Considering you didn't even bother doing /etc/rc.d/dbus start yesterday (and adding it to daemons in rc.conf), it sounds like you didn't bother RTFMing.
If you're still at [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlPjxz4LGak]dire straits[/url], hit me up on Steam or something and I'll guide you through.[/QUOTE]
K, following the beginner's guide word-for-word - turns out KDE's wiki article is missing a lot.
Since Arch installed, I've:
- installed xorg
- installed mesa
- installed graphics driver
- tested xorg
- installed dbus
- added dbus daemon to rc.conf
- am downloading KDE
am I doing it right so far?
[editline]22nd January 2011[/editline]
It works, thanks for the help.
[QUOTE=Sonicfan574;27592094]K
- am downloading KDE
am I doing it right so far?
.[/QUOTE]
Right except that.
Make sure you get something that font-smooths properly. This is a step that most people miss, and it can ruin their impressions; grab freetype2-infinality from the AUR and its corresponding local.conf (I think it's linked in the AUR page) and install it. It should fix your crap fonts problem, and if it doesn't, you need to install the MS fonts (ttf-ms-fonts, ttf-vista-fonts, ttf-tahoma? not sure)
[QUOTE=Ca5bah;27592988]Right except that.[/QUOTE]
Why? I don't have a problem with KDE. In fact, I like it better than everything else I've seen.
[QUOTE=Nipa;27595655]Make sure you get something that font-smooths properly. This is a step that most people miss, and it can ruin their impressions; grab freetype2-infinality from the AUR and its corresponding local.conf (I think it's linked in the AUR page) and install it. It should fix your crap fonts problem, and if it doesn't, you need to install the MS fonts (ttf-ms-fonts, ttf-vista-fonts, ttf-tahoma? not sure)[/QUOTE]
Forgot to mention that my font looks alright now - beginner's guide had a step that had you grab a font pack from the official Arch repositories before you installed the DE.
Still, the font smoothing helps a fair bit.
[QUOTE=Rocket;27622009]Here's something that's happening as I speak. I'm running from my Wubi installed Kubuntu, which I installed yesterday. Now, this is a small thing, but today I got a virus. I can't even launch windows.
Good thing I have Kubuntu to remove this virus for me :)[/QUOTE]
Maybe the virus is wubi?
i think its about time i went back into using linux again after a year away
whats a fun os to use besides ubuntu
[editline]24th January 2011[/editline]
actually i think im gonna use ubuntu
I've been through the linux user evolution, I think.
I progressed through ubuntu, arch, gentoo, and now I think I might use ubuntu again.
Ubuntu has polished up quite a bit over the years anyway.
Can anyone convince me otherwise?
[QUOTE=snuwoods;27637725]I've been through the linux user evolution, I think.
I progressed through ubuntu, arch, gentoo, and now I think I might use ubuntu again.
Ubuntu has polished up quite a bit over the years anyway.
Can anyone convince me otherwise?[/QUOTE]
Ubuntu doesn't even feel like Linux when compared to Arch or Gentoo, imo.
[editline]24th January 2011[/editline]
Question: does [url=http://www.facepunch.com/threads/1047743-Broadcom-Joins-the-Linux-Foundation]this[/url] mean I can finally install Arch onto my Dell laptop? I would really like wireless on it.
[QUOTE=snuwoods;27637725]I've been through the linux user evolution, I think.
I progressed through ubuntu, arch, gentoo, and now I think I might use ubuntu again.
Ubuntu has polished up quite a bit over the years anyway.
Can anyone convince me otherwise?[/QUOTE]
go for it
arch and gentoo occupy way too much time imo, event though the benefits are good, but you still can have your cake in ubuntu if you know what you're doing
[QUOTE=Rocket;27642600]Linux, without the GUI, and any programs. Just a compiler and Emacs.[/QUOTE]
fuck emacs use ed
Right, question time:
My NAS is currently burning a 1TB drive in AHCI mode. However, I'm running out of space at an alarming rate (and I'd also quite like to backup my main computer to it). I've got critical data on there already, and I'd like to try to preserve that. What should I do? I know I'll probably have to pull everything over to another drive and reformat, but what should I do in the future to make it easier (filesystem wise, I heard something about JFS being able to do striping)?
LVM can extend partitions over separate drives.
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