[QUOTE=superstepa;32701278]Guys I'm an idiot but I couldn't find such thing
I'm not really familiar with linux filesystems, what is ~?[/QUOTE]
"~" is, in most systems, the home directory (/home/[username])
[QUOTE=T3hGamerDK;32688279]Xubuntu just is Ubuntu with XFCE DE instead of GNOME.
That's all the difference.[/QUOTE]
for liveusb, use lubuntu, its cool lxde desktop that should run perfect in most computers
[QUOTE=Lyoko2;32701723]for liveusb, use lubuntu, its cool lxde desktop that should run perfect in most computers[/QUOTE]
+1 for LXDE, even though I don't particularly like Ubuntu
Decided to say goodbye to Windows for real, now asking for a good distro. I already tried Fedora 15, Ubuntu 11.04, Linux Mint, Arch Linux and didn't feel quite happy with them. Not sure if it helps, but I mostly use my PC to surf the web, edit photos/videos from time to time, play some games.
Crunchbang, I guess. You've really gotten all of the popular ones.
[QUOTE=Torekk;32720485]Decided to say goodbye to Windows for real, now asking for a good distro. I already tried Fedora 15, Ubuntu 11.04, Linux Mint, Arch Linux and didn't feel quite happy with them. Not sure if it helps, but I mostly use my PC to surf the web, edit photos/videos from time to time, play some games.[/QUOTE]
What didn't you like about those? The UI? Package management? Software selection?
someone knows how to setup backround image for my lxterminal?
i know its possible, debian's lxterminal gets some default backround image..
I got an old computer from my dad recently and I wanted to install Linux on it mostly as a fun project. I have never used Linux before. Which distro would be best for this computer? I've only really looked at Ubuntu but dunno how well it works on older computers.
Specs:
Pentium 4 CPU 3.20 GHZ
Nvidia GeForce FX 5950 Ultra
1GB DDR RAM
It's using a 250GB HDD but I'm gonna put that into my main computer and put a 40GB in it instead.
[QUOTE=Folstream;32727503]I got an old computer from my dad recently and I wanted to install Linux on it mostly as a fun project. I have never used Linux before. Which distro would be best for this computer? I've only really looked at Ubuntu but dunno how well it works on older computers.
Specs:
Pentium 4 CPU 3.20 GHZ
Nvidia GeForce FX 5950 Ultra
1GB DDR RAM
It's using a 250GB HDD but I'm gonna put that into my main computer and put a 40GB in it instead.[/QUOTE]
I can't think of a Linux distro that won't run on your computer without any problems. I have a very old PC standing next to me with less power than yours (I can't remember the specs exactly) and 128MB RAM which used to run Ubuntu 10.04 without a hitch.
Right now I'm not using it though, planning to smack some server on it whenever I feel like it.
[QUOTE=Folstream;32727503]I got an old computer from my dad recently and I wanted to install Linux on it mostly as a fun project. I have never used Linux before. Which distro would be best for this computer? I've only really looked at Ubuntu but dunno how well it works on older computers.
Specs:
Pentium 4 CPU 3.20 GHZ
Nvidia GeForce FX 5950 Ultra
1GB DDR RAM
It's using a 250GB HDD but I'm gonna put that into my main computer and put a 40GB in it instead.[/QUOTE]
Have the same computer as you, Anything will work from a technical perspective. If it's just for fun I suggest playing with Ubuntu for a few days, then installing Arch.
I notice people get a cool screenshot and linux info when they type archey in the terminal. How does one acquire this? I'm running Linux Mint 11 and it doesn't have that.
[editline]11th October 2011[/editline]
I think this is it: [url]https://github.com/djmelik/archey[/url]
But not sure how to run it or anything
[QUOTE=TehWhale;32730165]I notice people get a cool screenshot and linux info when they type archey in the terminal. How does one acquire this? I'm running Linux Mint 11 and it doesn't have that.
[editline]11th October 2011[/editline]
I think this is it: [url]https://github.com/djmelik/archey[/url]
But not sure how to run it or anything[/QUOTE]
You run it in a terminal. It's a Python script.
python archey
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "archey", line 95 in <module>
'--no-headers')), encoding='utf8').rstrip('\n').split('\n')
TypeError: str() takes at most 1 argument (2 given)
[editline]11th October 2011[/editline]
i'm new to this whole linux thing forgive me
[QUOTE=TehWhale;32730234]python archey
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "archey", line 95 in <module>
'--no-headers')), encoding='utf8').rstrip('\n').split('\n')
TypeError: str() takes at most 1 argument (2 given)
[editline]11th October 2011[/editline]
i'm new to this whole linux thing forgive me[/QUOTE]
Which version of python are you using?
You can follow [URL="http://www.fettesps.com/installing-archey-on-ubuntu/"]this[/URL], since mint and ubuntu are essentially the same, a tutorial for one should work for the other.
-snip- wrong thread.
God damn that's sexy
So I got the computer ready for installation. It got stuck at preparing to install Ubuntu so I googled it and it seems to have to do with some swap partition not being clean. How do i fix this? I don't know how to use parted properly. The 40gb hdd is empty so I could just have it all wiped if it matters.
Fixed it.
STARTING mkinitcpio . Executing chroot /mnt /sbin/mkinitcpio -p linux >>/var/log/aif/mkinitcpio.log 2>&1\n/sbin/mkinitcpio: line 160: 3666 Segmentation fault mountpoint -q /proc ==> ERROR: /proc must be mounted! happens when I try to configure system in arch installation framework
[QUOTE=IpHa;32724608]What didn't you like about those? The UI? Package management? Software selection?[/QUOTE]
Well what bugged me the most was the font rendering, seems like I got too much used to the Win XP style of font rendering.
Are applications using gtk+ cross-distro or only on systems with gnome?
[QUOTE=TehWhale;32734541]STARTING mkinitcpio . Executing chroot /mnt /sbin/mkinitcpio -p linux >>/var/log/aif/mkinitcpio.log 2>&1\n/sbin/mkinitcpio: line 160: 3666 Segmentation fault mountpoint -q /proc ==> ERROR: /proc must be mounted! happens when I try to configure system in arch installation framework[/QUOTE]In response to this while installing packages I see a similar error where it says /proc must be mounted
huh
So I got Ubuntu up and running, I installed the Nvidia drivers that Ubuntu suggested for me and after rebooting the desktop is completely empty (except background picture) with occasional flickering from some notification or something.
If I do Ctrl-Alt-F1 I get the terminal but it's background is grey instead of black, the characters are weird and it looks generally glitched out.
Any help?
[QUOTE=Octave;32734680]Are applications using gtk+ cross-distro or only on systems with gnome?[/QUOTE]
GTK+ is not specific to any DE or even operating system. You can even use GTK+ in Windows. It's just a graphics library, iirc.
Snippidy. Resolved.
Sphinxa279 <3
I'm attempting to use dwm on Linux Mint 11, but I'm a retard and can't figure out how to get it running instead of gnome.
Apparently putting "exec dwm" into my ~/.xinitrc file is enough to make it start, that'd be great except I don't [I]have[/I] an ~/.xinitrc file. Can I just make one?
[QUOTE=Chris220;32742333]I'm attempting to use dwm on Linux Mint 11, but I'm a retard and can't figure out how to get it running instead of gnome.
Apparently putting "exec dwm" into my ~/.xinitrc file is enough to make it start, that'd be great except I don't [I]have[/I] an ~/.xinitrc file. Can I just make one?[/QUOTE]
Yep you can just make one.
[QUOTE=Chris220;32742333]I'm attempting to use dwm on Linux Mint 11, but I'm a retard and can't figure out how to get it running instead of gnome.
Apparently putting "exec dwm" into my ~/.xinitrc file is enough to make it start, that'd be great except I don't [I]have[/I] an ~/.xinitrc file. Can I just make one?[/QUOTE]
My .xinitrc holders:
[code]
setxkbmap -layout dk &
exec awesome
[/code]
The .xinitrc file is just a shell script executed by your X window system when it starts.
[editline]12th October 2011[/editline]
Additionally, your "login manager" (such as SLiM or GDM) may pass the session name when you login, to the .xinitrc file as $1, so you can do
[code]
if [[ "$1" == "awesome" ]]; then
exec awesome
fi
[/code]
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