I tried archbang. Booted it, and my screen looked like static. :v:
[QUOTE=TehWhale;32843838]I'm fairly new as well and Arch isn't too hard to install[/QUOTE]
It wasn't the installation, it's more the stuff afterwards. I pretty much installed most things Ubuntu already comes with, so it kinda destroys the purpose for me. Then most of the stuff was only available in the community repository, that's nice, but the compiling process wasn't that easy.
[QUOTE=Torekk;32848951]It wasn't the installation, it's more the stuff afterwards. I pretty much installed most things Ubuntu already comes with, so it kinda destroys the purpose for me. Then most of the stuff was only available in the community repository, that's nice, but the compiling process wasn't that easy.[/QUOTE]
Yaourt?
[QUOTE=FlamingSpaz;32848243]Probably sounds dumb, but Archbang is Arch with essential packages installed right?[/QUOTE]
It contains some non-essential packages too, such as Openbox (which TehWhale mentioned), but overall, it's just an average completed install of most Arch Linux users box.
[QUOTE=T3hGamerDK;32850070]It contains some non-essential packages too, such as Openbox (which T3hWhale mentioned), but overall, it's just an average completed install of most Arch Linux users box.[/QUOTE]Just because you're t3hgamer doesn't mean he's t3hwhale
[QUOTE=Octave;32850325]Just because you're t3hgamer doesn't mean he's t3hwhale[/QUOTE]
Wow, I'm sorry TehWhale, I didn't mean to misspell your name :v:
It's too late to post now. I'm off to bed!
Anyone have any experience with setting up a screen to be able to be hotplugged?
[QUOTE=Bonzai11;32853125]Anyone have any experience with setting up a screen to be able to be hotplugged?[/QUOTE]
Doesn't this happen automatically with a second Monitor setting in 10-display.conf?
I set up the profile in 10-display, but when I boot with the external connected it just mirrors.
Using xrandr I've now set the external's native resolution, but it is still just a mirror. Also using Arch & the intel drivers. The second I plug it in the monitor will sync up and connect, it's just I can't seem to find info to set it up as a separate screen.
I've been spoiled by nvidia-settings on my desktop.
Found a page on the thinkpadwiki for the intel gma 950's. I just needed to do # xrandr --output X --left-of Y
[QUOTE=T3hGamerDK;32850070]It contains some non-essential packages too, such as Openbox (which TehWhale mentioned), but overall, it's just an average completed install of most Arch Linux users box.[/QUOTE]
Thanks. Gonna try it in a VM and if I like it I'll install :v:
Gonna format and reinstall openSuSE tomorrow, partly to try something new, partly because I managed to move /tmp into a folder that was in /tmp and now they've both disappeared off the face of the earth. I am not good at computer.
[QUOTE=Andaeeee;32864147]Gonna format and reinstall openSuSE tomorrow, partly to try something new, partly because I managed to move /tmp into a folder that was in /tmp and now they've both disappeared off the face of the earth. I am not good at computer.[/QUOTE]
How did you manage that? I get an error saying
[code]
mv: cannot move `folder1' to a subdirectory of itself, `folder1/folder2/folder1'
[/code]
[QUOTE=Niteshifter;32865503]How did you manage that? I get an error saying
[code]
mv: cannot move `folder1' to a subdirectory of itself, `folder1/folder2/folder1'
[/code][/QUOTE]
The fact that you tried something which another user claims forced a reinstall says something about linux users :v:
[QUOTE=Rayjingstorm;32866702]The fact that you tried something which another user claims forced a reinstall says something about linux users :v:[/QUOTE]
I'd try it too, just because I know it [i]should[/i] be prevented by the system.
[QUOTE=Andaeeee;32864147]Gonna format and reinstall openSuSE tomorrow, partly to try something new, partly because I managed to move /tmp into a folder that was in /tmp and now they've both disappeared off the face of the earth. I am not good at computer.[/QUOTE]
fsck should fix that, by moving the folder into /lost+found. You don't have to reinstall the whole system.
[QUOTE=Wyzard;32868129]fsck should fix that, by moving the folder into /lost+found. You don't have to reinstall the whole system.[/QUOTE]
I'd try that but I'm not able to log in to my Ubuntu both properly or with that recovery console option, if I fiddle around with the console anymore I'll probably set everything on fire too.
[QUOTE=Andaeeee;32872062]I'd try that but I'm not able to log in to my Ubuntu both properly or with that recovery console option, if I fiddle around with the console anymore I'll probably set everything on fire too.[/QUOTE]
Use a live CD. You're not supposed to use fsck while the partition is mounted anyway.
Or use the GRUB prompt to put "init=/bin/bash" on the kernel's options line, and boot the system that way. That gives you just the kernel and a shell, nothing else, with the root filesystem mounted read-only so it's safe to fsck.
If I'm using GDM as my login manager (and dwm as my window manager, if that makes any difference) what script(s) does it run on startup? I want to make it run my network manager to auto connect to my university's WiFi network.
[editline]20th October 2011[/editline]
On that note, are there any decent wifi managers I can use under DWM?
There's nothing special about the tmp folder. You can just create a new one.
Well regardless of whether or not it can be fixed Ima install OpenSuse, should I replace Windows 98 with Puppy Linux on my (very) old laptop while I'm at it?
[QUOTE=Chris220;32875352]If I'm using GDM as my login manager (and dwm as my window manager, if that makes any difference) what script(s) does it run on startup? I want to make it run my network manager to auto connect to my university's WiFi network.
[editline]20th October 2011[/editline]
On that note, are there any decent wifi managers I can use under DWM?[/QUOTE]
Use wicd, it runs as a daemon and has a neat curses interface (it looks just like any other wifi select menu)
sorry but what the hell, I've been installing arch linux 3 times, never got the xorg working properly..
now i gave up virtual machines and installed arch, i selected kde and xorg packages at installation,
created user.. trying to type "startx", and it doesn't find this command..
anyone can tell me what is wrong?
You are still missing some vital xorg packages, try
pacman -S xorg-server xorg-xinit xorg-utils xorg-server-utils
Follow the tutorial here and it should help you out:
[url]https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beginners%27_Guide#Install_X[/url]
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Also, add me on steam if you have any questions; that particular part of the wiki is rather confusing and I'd be glad to help you.
[QUOTE=Lyoko2;32878560]sorry but what the hell, I've been installing arch linux 3 times, never got the xorg working properly..
now i gave up virtual machines and installed arch, i selected kde and xorg packages at installation,
created user.. trying to type "startx", and it doesn't find this command..
anyone can tell me what is wrong?[/QUOTE]
You'll need 3 things: xorg-server, video drivers, and a way to start X.
[B]xorg-server:[/B]
"pacman -S xorg-server"
[B]video drivers:[/B]
If you have an intel card(most laptops): "pacman -S xf86-video-intel"
If you have an nvidia card: "pacman -S nvidia"
If you have an ati/radeon card: "pacman -S xf86-video-ati"
In virtualbox: "pacman -S xf86-video-vesa"
Else look at the xf86-video-* packages, there are a lot of less common ones there as well
[B]Starting X[/B]
To use a login manager:
Open up /etc/initab, comment out "id:3:initdefault:" and uncomment "id:5:initdefault:"
Down farther uncomment your login manager of choice; gdm for Gnome and kdm for KDE
To use startx:
"pacman -S xorg-xinit"
Edit ~/.xinitrc and enter "ck-launch-session dbus-launch x"
where x is "startkde" for KDE "gnome-session" for Gnome
Installed LightDM + the Unity greeter in Arch, but I don't know how to get the Unity greeter working. I just get the generic gtk login window.
Also, is there a central site where all of you guys download good Xfce themes?
[QUOTE=nERVEcenter;32886371]Installed LightDM + the Unity greeter in Arch, but I don't know how to get the Unity greeter working. I just get the generic gtk login window.
Also, is there a central site where all of you guys download good Xfce themes?[/QUOTE]
Open up /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf and under the [SeatDefaults] section change greeter-session to unity-greeter.
Also: [url]http://xfce-look.org/[/url]
[QUOTE=BrainDeath;32878464]Use wicd, it runs as a daemon and has a neat curses interface (it looks just like any other wifi select menu)[/QUOTE]
Thank you!
I'll try it later on today when I get back on the netbook, is it trivial to use?
Has anyone got any experience with Debian 6.0? Is it any good in your opinion if so?
Just installed Ubuntu 11.10. It's so different from the Ubuntu I tried a few years back.
[QUOTE=Andaeeee;32888577]Has anyone got any experience with Debian 6.0? Is it any good in your opinion if so?[/QUOTE]
Debian has a fairly slow release cycle (generally about 2 years between releases) because it's aimed at users who want tried-and-true more than latest-and-greatest. So a common complaint is that the stable release doesn't have the latest shiny stuff.
If you're OK with that, though, it's good. Similar to Ubuntu (since Ubuntu is based on it), but with more rigorous quality control.
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