General Linux Chat and Small Questions v. I broke my Arch Install - Hardware & Software

Best and easiest FTP server for an RaspberryPi? It will only be accessed locally, I just need something really easy to setup (Directory and access). I've been troubled a lot with vsftpd before, I can of course do it again. I just want to hear the alternatives.

Do people still use FTP? I've not used anything but SFTP and SCP for the longest time.

[QUOTE=danharibo;43738365]Do people still use FTP? I've not used anything but SFTP and SCP for the longest time.[/QUOTE] It's for some external devices which only supports FTP. I normally use SFTP.

[QUOTE=danharibo;43738365]Do people still use FTP? I've not used anything but SFTP and SCP for the longest time.[/QUOTE] I use SFTP because you just install openssh-server, and then shit works.

Third times the charm on making a bootable usb drive? Lets find out... [editline]1st February 2014[/editline] Yay I win.

So, I installed Ubuntu ( Dual-Boot ), but the sound quality is total crap compared to what I have on Win 7, this may be somehow related to Dolby Home Theater and Virtual SurroundSound, anybody got any ideas? The laptop got 2 speakers, but the sound is so bad it gives me headace. Googling led me to a bunch of unanswered threads. alsumixer doesn't seem to have any effect. And Steam just throws "Invalid password/username" when it is 100% correct.

[QUOTE=Robotboy655;43747164]So, I installed Ubuntu ( Dual-Boot ), but the sound quality is total crap compared to what I have on Win 7, this may be somehow related to Dolby Home Theater and Virtual SurroundSound, anybody got any ideas? The laptop got 2 speakers, but the sound is so bad it gives me headace. Googling led me to a bunch of unanswered threads. alsumixer doesn't seem to have any effect. And Steam just throws "Invalid password/username" when it is 100% correct.[/QUOTE] have you tried looking in pavucontrol?

[QUOTE=Robotboy655;43747164]So, I installed Ubuntu ( Dual-Boot ), but the sound quality is total crap compared to what I have on Win 7, this may be somehow related to Dolby Home Theater and Virtual SurroundSound, anybody got any ideas? The laptop got 2 speakers, but the sound is so bad it gives me headace. Googling led me to a bunch of unanswered threads. alsumixer doesn't seem to have any effect. And Steam just throws "Invalid password/username" when it is 100% correct.[/QUOTE] I'd be able to help you if you were using a RHEL based distro :/ I still don't get why ubuntu is recommended for new users even though it's a mess.

[QUOTE=FPtje;43747276]have you tried looking in pavucontrol?[/QUOTE] Well, using Analog Surround 5.1 does some changes, but it's still flat. This is the magical switch I have in Win 7: [t]http://i.imgur.com/1Jjpu7L.png[/t] I assume Dolby Home Theater isn't available for Linux?

[QUOTE=Mega1mpact;43747454] I still don't get why ubuntu is recommended for new users even though it's a mess.[/QUOTE] It's basically the simplest to install in my experience. Plus a lot of support.

[QUOTE=Stonecycle;43748882]It's basically the simplest to install in my experience. Plus a lot of support.[/QUOTE] The support is terrible because the community consists mostly of people who are new to linux and there are distros that are just as easy or even easier to install (Fedora, SUSE, Debian, etc)

what's a good distro where i can whack on sublime text and a web browser and a open office suite thing for working? i want it quite lightweight since its an old laptop but it would be cool if steam worked on it so i could play counter-strike :-) i'm pretty familiar with some of the cli based distros like centos and debian but i never looked at other home system sort of distros!

[QUOTE=Kwaq;43749021]what's a good distro where i can whack on sublime text and a web browser and a open office suite thing for working? i want it quite lightweight since its an old laptop but it would be cool if steam worked on it so i could play counter-strike :-) i'm pretty familiar with some of the cli based distros like centos and debian but i never looked at other home system sort of distros![/QUOTE] Manjaro works fine for me with those things.

[QUOTE=Mega1mpact;43747454]I'd be able to help you if you were using a RHEL based distro :/ I still don't get why ubuntu is recommended for new users even though it's a mess.[/QUOTE] Because it was fine a couple of years ago.

[QUOTE=Robotboy655;43747478]Well, using Analog Surround 5.1 does some changes, but it's still flat. This is the magical switch I have in Win 7: [t]http://i.imgur.com/1Jjpu7L.png[/t] I assume Dolby Home Theater isn't available for Linux?[/QUOTE] That "Audio Enhancer" option is probleary just an systemwide EQ setting. So, no that exact setting does not exsist on Linux. You do have systemwide EQ though, and you could try messing around with it untill you get the sound you want. [code]sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8 sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install pulseaudio-equalizer[/code] [QUOTE=Kwaq;43749021]what's a good distro where i can whack on sublime text and a web browser and a open office suite thing for working? i want it quite lightweight since its an old laptop but it would be cool if steam worked on it so i could play counter-strike :-) i'm pretty familiar with some of the cli based distros like centos and debian but i never looked at other home system sort of distros![/QUOTE] More or less any distro would work for that. If Steam has high priority for you I would recommend an Ubuntu or Debian based distro though, as steam only officialy supports Ubuntu (Debian-based). Most, if not all distros can run Steam, but you may hit small issues that may require some working around. This is no issue if you are familiar to CLI though. Since its an old laptop I would look after an DE which has low requirements. I use KDE for exactly the same things as you listed and it works great, but KDE is not that good for low performance computers. Some DE's which I know works great for low performance computers are: Enlightenment (E17), xfce, lxde, Gnome 2/Classic, i3 [Tiling], awesome [Tiling]. There are probleary lots of other DE's which work great with low-performance computers, but those are the ones I've tried. [QUOTE=lavacano;43749639]Because it was fine a couple of years ago.[/QUOTE] I do not really get the dislike against Ubuntu. Why is it so much worse now than before? Is it because of Unity? I use KDE on Ubuntu as I find myself more effective in it, but I cannot see whats wrong with Unity, except that it's not an traditional desktop. I still recommend Ubuntu, or any of its variants to new users because its the distro where you would be most likely to get an easy tutorial for if you search for something online.

[QUOTE=Anderen2;43754023]More or less any distro would work for that. If Steam has high priority for you I would recommend an Ubuntu or Debian based distro though, as steam only officialy supports Ubuntu (Debian-based). Most, if not all distros can run Steam, but you may hit small issues that may require some working around. This is no issue if you are familiar to CLI though. Since its an old laptop I would look after an DE which has low requirements. I use KDE for exactly the same things as you listed and it works great, but KDE is not that good for low performance computers. Some DE's which I know works great for low performance computers are: Enlightenment (E17), xfce, lxde, Gnome 2/Classic, i3 [Tiling], awesome [Tiling]. There are probleary lots of other DE's which work great with low-performance computers, but those are the ones I've tried. I do not really get the dislike against Ubuntu. Why is it so much worse now than before? Is it because of Unity? I use KDE on Ubuntu as I find myself more effective in it, but I cannot see whats wrong with Unity, except that it's not an traditional desktop. I still recommend Ubuntu, or any of its variants to new users because its the distro where you would be most likely to get an easy tutorial for if you search for something online.[/QUOTE] Ubuntu sucks because it's done by Canonical. Unity is fine, mostly, but Mir is fucking retarded when Wayland exists, and Upstart sucks dicks compared to Systemd.

how would I go about installing windows alongside Arch when Arch was the first installed OS?

[QUOTE=PredGD;43754759]how would I go about installing windows alongside Arch when Arch was the first installed OS?[/QUOTE] Resize partitions Install windows and hope it doesn't complain about anything Fix bootloader

on another topic, decided to check out Metro: Last Light since it was available for Linux. it lagged a bit as I started it so figured I'd lower the video settings buuuut [t]http://cloud-3.steampowered.com/ugc/597027342470622096/705A5213CED921C7E8FAA4CF1E8EB050E9B8B249/[/t] ... :v:

[QUOTE=PredGD;43755114]on another topic, decided to check out Metro: Last Light since it was available for Linux. it lagged a bit as I started it so figured I'd lower the video settings buuuut ... :v:[/QUOTE] You're using linux. We don't need GUIs for things like that, open up that config file in ed or something and get to the _real_ settings. Oh, and you might want to create a GIT repo for that incase you want to track changes.

[QUOTE=IpHa;43755260]You're using linux. We don't need GUIs for things like that, open up that config file in ed or something and get to the _real_ settings. Oh, and you might want to create a GIT repo for that incase you want to track changes.[/QUOTE] This, especially when the GUI hardcodes resolutions when the underlying renderer will actually support more than what they list. I prefer editing config files directly, so long as they aren't in some unreadable format (like binary, or XML). [editline]1st February 2014[/editline] Also ed is the standard editor.

[url]http://www.gnu.org/fun/jokes/ed-msg.html[/url]

[code]% cat /bin/ed #!/bin/sh while true; do read echo "?" done[/code]

Ed is actually really simple and useful, if you RTFM. I don't [I]actually[/I] use it, but it is still useful in some contexts (for example in scripts). One reason its difficult to use is that the actual documentation isn't in the man page, its only maintained in GNU info pages (the horror).

Steam streaming beta works flawlessly on linux. [t]http://i.imgur.com/y7iVQNQ.jpg[/t]

[QUOTE=diwako;43771908]Steam streaming beta works flawlessly on linux.[/QUOTE] I have also been getting mixed results. I haven't gotten sound working yet, but I've been really impressed with it in a few cases. When it works, it's pretty magical playing games on max settings on my laptop with integrated graphics.

I am streaming from a windows machine to linux, the results can be viewed above. However windows to windows works without any problem. I guess the linux support is currently a bit wonky and will hopefully be sorted out in the future. [B]Edit:[/B] Apparently those lines only appear if the stream has to be downscaled to an "unknown" size. 1600x900 is larger then 720p, while 720p apparently works.

ughh, I get so worked up over linux support. I love how linux flows, but the compability is awful. really want to move back to windows so I can use most of my adobe programs again, but I honestly can't imagine going back to using stuff like putty to connect to my server. I can't live without the terminal

[QUOTE=PredGD;43776047]ughh, I get so worked up over linux support. I love how linux flows, but the compability is awful. really want to move back to windows so I can use most of my adobe programs again, but I honestly can't imagine going back to using stuff like putty to connect to my server. I can't live without the terminal[/QUOTE] You could always dual boot.

[QUOTE=Will Wright;43777859]You could always dual boot.[/QUOTE] yeah of course, but that's the part that annoys me. I want to use linux 24/7, and can't be bothered to reboot the computer everytime I need to use some windows software.