General Linux Chat and Small Questions v. I broke my Arch Install

[esalaka]

Debian is pretty good.

By it not being light, what do you mean? If you're running some default DM - GNOME, probably? - that might be the cause. You can run LXDE in Debian, as well.

[shodan]

Soooo appearantly my main shell on all my servers has been comprimised...
[url]https://forums.linuxassist.net/industry-news/%28lwn%29-security-advisories-for-monday-1309/new/?PHPSESSID=60556ee1f47bac8a3947c55f26241963[/url]

I'm too tired to go yell at the package maintainer for fish on fedora. I guess I'll do that tomorrow.

[vlad]

how come the time in linux is off by two hours, and when I correct it, the time on Windows is instead two hours off? linux is two hours ahead of my time, and changing that will make Windows two hours too late. it's not a huge issue for me, but it's a little annoying since I want both systems to display the right time

[naelstrof]

[QUOTE=PredGD;45801351]how come the time in linux is off by two hours, and when I correct it, the time on Windows is instead two hours off? linux is two hours ahead of my time, and changing that will make Windows two hours too late. it's not a huge issue for me, but it's a little annoying since I want both systems to display the right time[/QUOTE]

Make sure your timezone is correct on both systems. Sounds like one thinks its in a timezone 2 hours ahead or behind your correct one.

[editline]asf[/editline]

I had the same problem when I realized I don't actually live in the America/Phoenix timezone...

[vlad]

[QUOTE=Naelstrom;45801559]Make sure your timezone is correct on both systems. Sounds like one thinks its in a timezone 2 hours ahead or behind your correct one.

[editline]asf[/editline]

I had the same problem when I realized I don't actually live in the America/Phoenix timezone...[/QUOTE]

both are in the same timezone which boggles my mind. unless I've somehow set Windows to some other timezone, but I doubt it

also, is there an informative guide on maximizing KVM performance? I've switched to that instead and it almost feels like I'm using Windows and not a VM. there are still a few small issues though, like hiccups which freezes the guestOS for some seconds. also slightly unresponsive at times.

my line

qemu-system-x86_64 -m 2048 -cpu host -smp 2 -soundhw hda -machine type=pc,accel=kvm -vga qxl -spice port=5930,disable-ticketing -usbdevice tablet -drive file=win,cache=none -balloon virtio

[Anderen2]

[QUOTE=PredGD;45801883]both are in the same timezone which boggles my mind. unless I've somehow set Windows to some other timezone, but I doubt it[/QUOTE]

It is because both systems are trying to set your RTC to their time-system. Windows uses localtime and Linux uses UTC. To fix it use regedit in Windows and set:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\TimeZoneInformation\RealTimeIsUniversal
To 1

[vlad]

[QUOTE=Anderen2;45802072]It is because both systems are trying to set your RTC to their time-system. Windows uses localtime and Linux uses UTC. To fix it use regedit in Windows and set:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\TimeZoneInformation\RealTimeIsUniversal
To 1[/QUOTE]

[IMG]http://i.cubeupload.com/0aPenb.png[/IMG]

there doesn't seem to be an entry for that unfortunately

[shodan]

[QUOTE=Anderen2;45802072]It is because both systems are trying to set your RTC to their time-system. Windows uses localtime and Linux uses UTC. To fix it use regedit in Windows and set:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\TimeZoneInformation\RealTimeIsUniversal
To 1[/QUOTE]

It saves it in UTC or else it gets the hose again.

[larikang]

[QUOTE=PredGD;45803466]there doesn't seem to be an entry for that unfortunately[/QUOTE]
Then make a new entry for it.

[FPtje]

[QUOTE=PredGD;45803466][t]http://i.cubeupload.com/0aPenb.png[/t]

there doesn't seem to be an entry for that unfortunately[/QUOTE]
[url]http://lifehacker.com/5742148/fix-windows-clock-issues-when-dual-booting-with-os-x[/url]
Yeah, make it. I have this in my bookmarks for when I install Linux ^
Fucking Windows

[Demache]

[QUOTE=FPtje;45804625][url]http://lifehacker.com/5742148/fix-windows-clock-issues-when-dual-booting-with-os-x[/url]
Yeah, make it. I have this in my bookmarks for when I install Linux ^
Fucking Windows[/QUOTE]

Supposedly, I heard its technically not a supported feature so it can actually break things that literally read the system clock without taking into account the time zone adjustment.

So yeah, fucking Windows.

[neos300]

[QUOTE=Demache;45804751]Supposedly, I heard its technically not a supported feature so it can actually break things that literally read the system clock without taking into account the time zone adjustment.

So yeah, fucking Windows.[/QUOTE]

I've been using this registry fix for many years, no problems so far.

[Demache]

[QUOTE=neos300;45804837]I've been using this registry fix for many years, no problems so far.[/QUOTE]

I'm assuming that its better than it used to be, as I'm sure most modern programs read time correctly. Its still worth noting that if your programs are reporting fucked up times, that's why. Not like there is a good alternative though, unless you do the reverse in Linux and have it use local time.

[ben1066]

Does anyone here run a KVM VGA passthrough setup, and if so, how do you switch your monitors input. I can connect it to different inputs but the time it takes to cycle through is really damn annoying.

[esalaka]

[QUOTE=Mega1mpact;45798598]Soooo appearantly my main shell on all my servers has been comprimised...
[url]https://forums.linuxassist.net/industry-news/%28lwn%29-security-advisories-for-monday-1309/new/?PHPSESSID=60556ee1f47bac8a3947c55f26241963[/url]

I'm too tired to go yell at the package maintainer for fish on fedora. I guess I'll do that tomorrow.[/QUOTE]

It looks like it requires local credential access for the elevation, though, so as long as you don't have unauthorised accesses until the update you're going to be okay.

And you could of course disable fish temporarily.

[shodan]

[QUOTE=esalaka;45806859]It looks like it requires local credential access for the elevation, though, so as long as you don't have unauthorised accesses until the update you're going to be okay.

[B]And you could of course disable fish temporarily[/B].[/QUOTE]

NEVER!

[nikomo]

Security vulnerabilities in phpMyAdmin, why am I not surprised.
The main problem with phpMyAdmin is that the Russians are having a hard time writing exploits for all the vulnerabilities, too damn many.

[Comfy]

[QUOTE=nikomo;45808349]Security vulnerabilities in phpMyAdmin, why am I not surprised.
The main problem with phpMyAdmin is that the Russians are having a hard time writing exploits for all the vulnerabilities, too damn many.[/QUOTE]

When I use phpmyadmin, I edit my sites-config to only allow my current IP. So I can be sure that only I can access the phpmyadmin.

Edit:

Or you know. Don't use phpmyadmin and use the good ol console.

[FPtje]

MySQL workbench. Wasn't that cross platform?

[shodan]

[QUOTE=FPtje;45812758]MySQL workbench. Wasn't that cross platform?[/QUOTE]

What's wrong with using the terminal?

[FPtje]

[QUOTE=Mega1mpact;45814342]What's wrong with using the terminal?[/QUOTE]

There is nothing wrong with the cli. MySQL workbench however has nice representations of output, easily have several tabs open, browsing the database without having to type a lot, syntax highlighting, separation of functionalities in subwindows (errors not showing where you enter your queries).

The MySQL command line client works great, but so does MySQL workbench. MySQL workbench workflow resembles phpmyadmin, which is why I offered it as an alternative.

[editline]27th August 2014[/editline]

Besides, the cli was already mentioned.

[nikomo]

[QUOTE=FPtje;45812758]MySQL workbench. Wasn't that cross platform?[/QUOTE]

I've used that under both Linux and Windows, no idea about other platforms.

[lavacano]

[QUOTE=Excalibuurr;45788545]Can't seem to get Civ5 to start, CSS and Team Fortress 2 works fine though, using nouveau drivers. On the other hand ubuntu looks really nice.[/QUOTE]

Try disabling the Steam overlay, that causes problems for a lot of people for some reason

[editline]27th August 2014[/editline]

[QUOTE=Demache;45805170]I'm assuming that its better than it used to be, as I'm sure most modern programs read time correctly. Its still worth noting that if your programs are reporting fucked up times, that's why. Not like there is a good alternative though, unless you do the reverse in Linux and have it use local time.[/QUOTE]

I make Linux use local time because Linux is capable of being changed at the core functional level without disintegrating completely.

[mastersrp]

[QUOTE=FPtje;45814593]There is nothing wrong with the cli. MySQL workbench however has nice representations of output, easily have several tabs open, browsing the database without having to type a lot, syntax highlighting, separation of functionalities in subwindows (errors not showing where you enter your queries).

The MySQL command line client works great, but so does MySQL workbench. MySQL workbench workflow resembles phpmyadmin, which is why I offered it as an alternative.

[editline]27th August 2014[/editline]

Besides, the cli was already mentioned.[/QUOTE]

Does the MySQL workbench implement features such as outputting diagrams with private key / foreign key relationships, triggers and how they affect tables, and relationships between views, indices, and their respective tables?
I thought not.
Neither does the cli :(

[vlad]

I finally got around to do the registry trick to fix the time between linux and Windows, but now both are 2 hours off in the right timezone? [IMG]http://fi.somethingawful.com/images/smilies/confused.gif[/IMG]

I suppose I could change the timezone to two hours before my own

[mastersrp]

[QUOTE=PredGD;45833341]I finally got around to do the registry trick to fix the time between linux and Windows, but now both are 2 hours off in the right timezone? [IMG]http://fi.somethingawful.com/images/smilies/confused.gif[/IMG]

I suppose I could change the timezone to two hours before my own[/QUOTE]

Just undo the trick, and set Linux to use localtime. Done, both synced.

[Abaddon-ext4]

I need some help with this script:

[QUOTE]#!/bin/bash
x=$(date +%H)
if [[ $x == [7-17] ]]; then
pcmanfm --set-wallpaper=/home/asdf/Downloads/3185517-3419036088-dyfk0.jpg --wallpaper-mode=fit
else
pcmanfm --set-wallpaper=/home/asdf/Downloads/tumblr_m2a0yzojLD1rogcuio1_1280.jpg --wallpaper-mode=fit
fi[/QUOTE]

This script is supposed to change my wallpaper based on the current time in Lubuntu

If I run it manually it works normally. However I wanted this script to run every reboot and every hour. I've added it to the crontab with the @reboot and @hourly, and the cron log shows that the script is executed. However, when I changes the wallpaper to something else and restart the computer, the wallpaper is still there, not the wallpaper in this script

[Dilbert]

I'm thinking of switching my mom to Linux since all she does is surf the internet but I can't think of a way to convince her without sounding like a neckbeard! Her old laptop is going out and since I already have a spare motherboard and hard drive available for her, I'd like to build her a desktop. I can probably build her a desktop at the cost of a laptop, and since fixing a desktop is cheaper than fixing a laptop, it would be cheaper in the long run. She's already convinced of this, but I could save her another hundred bucks if she uses Linux instead.

I mentioned Linux one time in the past when she was getting viruses on her computer but I couldn't explain Linux's advantages to her or why it even exists very well. She was reluctant to start using it because it was a new thing and that it would be too complicated for her to use. Perhaps I could burn a Live CD and let her try it out, but that still doesn't solve the problem of me explaining Linux to her. She's also always been worried about security, so maybe I could use that to give Linux some leverage.

[naelstrof]

[QUOTE=elevate;45836691]I'm thinking of switching my mom to Linux since all she does is surf the internet but I can't think of a way to do so without sounding like a neckbeard! Her old laptop is going out and since I already have a spare motherboard and hard drive available for her, I'd like to build her a desktop.

I can probably build her a desktop at the cost of a laptop, and since fixing a desktop is cheaper than fixing a laptop, it would be cheaper in the long run. She's already convinced of this, but I could save her another hundred bucks if she uses Linux instead.

I mentioned Linux one time in the past when she was getting viruses on her computer but I couldn't explain myself about Linux's advantages or why it even exists very well. She was mainly reluctant to start using it because it was a new thing and that it would be too complicated for her to use. Perhaps I could burn a Live CD and let her try it out, but that doesn't solve the problem of me explaining Linux to her.[/QUOTE]

Just tell her it literally costs nothing to try it, and if she doesn't like it you can get her windows.

[sp]and then secretly just run Windows in a VM[/sp]

[larikang]

[QUOTE=elevate;45836691]I mentioned Linux one time in the past when she was getting viruses on her computer but I couldn't explain Linux's advantages to her or why it even exists very well.[/QUOTE]
I recently set my parents up with Arch on an old desktop that they refuse to get rid of. The thing ran Windows like crap and was full of viruses (thanks to my dad), so all I had to say is that it would be virus free and run a little faster. I set up Chrome Remote Desktop before leaving so that it's really easy to help them if they have a problem with it.