General Linux Chat and Small Questions v.2 - Hardware & Software

[QUOTE=FPtje;31325484]Not as long as this works fine.[/QUOTE] But it doesn't work fine. It just broke. This wouldn't of happened if you used UUIDs as they don't change, while due to kernel/grub or anything else updating, your /dev/sXX could change.

[QUOTE=nikomo;31320052]I tried compiling the kernel once. Was running CentOS on that rig. In the end, the clock was showing 5am, the kernel wouldn't boot and I booted into the old kernel, ran rm -rf /* as root and went to bed.[/QUOTE] You're an idiot.

[QUOTE=sim642;31327089] For some reason pacman fucked up and I had to run "pacman-db-upgrade" too.[/QUOTE] You almost always have to do this.

I have a Minecraft server running on Ubuntu Server 11.04. It's using the first shell. I set up SSH hoping to be able to use the server's console from anywhere, but it looks like SSH can only create a new shell. Is there anyway to control an existing shell/the server's console from SSH?

Install screen. Start screen then start the server in the screen session. When you want to disconnect just detach the screen session and disconnect. When you come back, you just reattach the session with the minecraft server running.

[QUOTE=fuckthapolice;31338640]I have a Minecraft server running on Ubuntu Server 11.04. It's using the first shell. I set up SSH hoping to be able to use the server's console from anywhere, but it looks like SSH can only create a new shell. Is there anyway to control an existing shell/the server's console from SSH?[/QUOTE] Here you go: [url]http://oscarhjelm.com/blag/?p=482[/url] It explains how to run a minecraft server with screen, which I believe will solve your problem. [editline]Come here, garry[/editline] Well, rate me late.

You guys are awesome.

when I enter "uname -r" into terminal it says that I have 2.6.33-ARCH installed, when I try to update with pacman -Syy nothing updates, how do I get a newer version of the kernel?

[code]pacman -Syy[/code]will only refresh your current package database. To update your system you must run [code]pacman -Syu[/code]

[QUOTE=Gaza Pen Pal;31349380]when I enter "uname -r" into terminal it says that I have 2.6.33-ARCH installed, when I try to update with pacman -Syy nothing updates, how do I get a newer version of the kernel?[/QUOTE] It's pacman -Syu. The u means update. [editline]27th July 2011[/editline] Oh jeesush.

[code]pacman -Syyuu[/code] on the other hand both force-updates your database and forces update.

In PCManFM the "Applications" menu is empty, besides I've installed Thunar now which seems better. Where can I find a good applications menu? I'm using Awesome WM. And I'm not into making an xdg-menu list and then changing the syntax to match awesome every time I install a program.

It seems to me like dzen2 might help. Otherwise I think us tiling WM users are left without decent application menus.

I know it's not exactly a /menu/ but dmenu is a very nice little app for launching things, as long as you know the binary name.

Welp my mom's complaining that Ubuntu isn't good enough, and since she broke the Windows which is dual booted on this computer with Ubuntu, I'll have to fix that. Also the [i]other[/i] family computer's monitor has been acting seriously funky. Either monitor, or software, or hardware to blame.

[QUOTE=esalaka;31351527][code]pacman -Syyuu[/code] on the other hand both force-updates your database and forces update.[/QUOTE] When I try to update it wants to bring my kernel to a newer version which, isn't all that new, and attempts to downgrade everything else, which it can't do because there's a conflict with pixman and something else. [thumb]http://i.imgur.com/9yNUy.png[/thumb]

[QUOTE=Gaza Pen Pal;31367221]When I try to update it wants to bring my kernel to a newer version which, isn't all that new, and attempts to downgrade everything else, which it can't do because there's a conflict with pixman and something else. [thumb]http://i.imgur.com/9yNUy.png[/thumb][/QUOTE] You selected an outdated mirror. Please change it to another one, and report it.

[QUOTE=snuwoods;31324645]Someone needs to learn how to boot via UUIDs.[/QUOTE] It turns out not to work fine. Now installing UUID in fstab.

Why weren't they uuids in the first place? o_O

[QUOTE=esalaka;31368282]Why weren't they uuids in the first place? o_O[/QUOTE] Wrong button during install I guess.

Why does everyone hate [del]GNOME 3[/del] Unity again? I installed Ubuntu on a friends laptop because the six year old XP install was slow as shit and I kinda like it, although it does look quite a bit like a dark OSX. Also he's having this weird sound issue where the if he sets the master sound level to anything but the lowest, it gets loud enough to audibly strain the laptop's speakers (and everyone's ears), and I've no clue what to do about it.

Ubuntu uses Unity, not gnome-shell

If you want proper GNOME 3 then your best bet is Fedora. I actually quite like it.

[QUOTE=esalaka;31373193]Ubuntu uses Unity, not gnome-shell[/QUOTE] My bad, thanks. So what's with the hate on Unity then?

[QUOTE=Phyxius;31377526]My bad, thanks. So what's with the hate on Unity then?[/QUOTE] I don't like the bar at all. It's a cumbersome way to navigate your programs, and the scrolling feels strange. Plus I think it looks ugly. [editline]27th July 2011[/editline] But if you like it then by all means use it.

I'm setting up an Ubuntu partition specifically for Blender and GIMP. May as well do it in a native environment, seeing as Ubuntu was built for and runs better in Linux than Windows. Wish me luck.

Huh? Ubuntu only runs on Linux, do you mean... you're settng it up virtualized? In that case Blender and GIMP are both available for OSX and Windows.

Can anyone here help me with some init.d scripts (centos)? I am tired of having these services not start when the machine is rebooted. Should I create start up scripts in init.d or just use rc.local? If I should do start up scripts, is there a nice template which is easy to change for programs that use their own start/stop/restart script and programs that don't?

What are the uses for a 256mb Ubuntu 11.04 VPS? Currently I'm using it as a VPN, but thats not taxing on anything. Any suggestions?

No matter what X11 cursor I install, it often reverts to the default X11 cursor. Even when using "Whiteglass", which supposedly is not missing any cursors. I'm running Arch with AwesomeWM. When I set the cursor theme with LXappearance, it stays the same until I reload the window manager. Once I reload the window manager, the default X11 icons will be reset, except when I hover my mouse over a link or selectable text. None of these methods work: [url]https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/X11_Cursors[/url]