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

On Windows and Unity, whenever you press Super+1, you activate the first program in your launcher/taskbar. When you press Super+2, you activate the second one, etc. Is there any way to get the same behaviour in Gnome?

[QUOTE=Darkwater124;40762869]On Windows and Unity, whenever you press Super+1, you activate the first program in your launcher/taskbar. When you press Super+2, you activate the second one, etc. Is there any way to get the same behaviour in Gnome?[/QUOTE] In Unity its the same thing (Super+#) but I'm not sure in terms of Gnome.

[QUOTE=Darkwater124;40762869]On Windows and Unity, whenever you press Super+1, you activate the first program in your launcher/taskbar. When you press Super+2, you activate the second one, etc. Is there any way to get the same behaviour in Gnome?[/QUOTE] [del]Poke around in the icon's settings, see if you can't set a hotkey. [editline]24th May 2013[/editline] it's not ideal but it works as long as you don't rearrange your icons[/del] i'm stupid that only applies to launching programs disregard this

Is Elementary OS far enough to actually install and use long-term? And is there something like Unity's HUD?

[QUOTE=Stonecycle;40768611]Is Elementary OS far enough to actually install and use long-term?[/QUOTE] last time I tried it it was pretty stable (beta 2) it's probably gonna depend on your system but it should be fine. I was considering keeping it on my netbook until I decided on something else

[QUOTE=Darkwater124;40762869]On Windows and Unity, whenever you press Super+1, you activate the first program in your launcher/taskbar. When you press Super+2, you activate the second one, etc. Is there any way to get the same behaviour in Gnome?[/QUOTE] Search for keyboard and click on the "Shortcuts" tab. Create some custom ones to launch the applications you desire. [img]http://bit.ly/12T2VM3[/img]

[QUOTE=Stonecycle;40768611]Is Elementary OS far enough to actually install and use long-term? And is there something like Unity's HUD?[/QUOTE] Consensus: Nope. Thing doesn't even have wireless drivers and feels even slower than vanilla Ubuntu. Next time I'll try Pinguy.

[QUOTE=Stonecycle;40770498]Consensus: Nope. Thing doesn't even have wireless drivers and feels even slower than vanilla Ubuntu. Next time I'll try Pinguy.[/QUOTE] I guess you didn't actually use it. It ran on an old Acer netbook like a charm. And it consumed even less RAM in comparision with Ubuntu.

[QUOTE=Naelstrom;40769163]Search for keyboard and click on the "Shortcuts" tab. Create some custom ones to launch the applications you desire. [img]http://bit.ly/12T2VM3[/img][/QUOTE] Somehow this doesn't work with Super+#. Anyone every heard of [URL="http://awesome.naquadah.org/"]Awesome[/URL]? It looks promising but I can't get it to work. (on Ubuntu 13.04)

[QUOTE=Darkwater124;40770563]Anyone every heard of [URL="http://awesome.naquadah.org/"]Awesome[/URL]? It looks promising but I can't get it to work. (on Ubuntu 13.04)[/QUOTE] Awesome takes a good amount of time to be configured properly and requires basic understanding of Lua. If you are a total newcomer to doing things like these, you probably should try Openbox first. Its configuration is pretty straightforward. If you feel motivated enough to use Awesome instead, then just look up some guides around the Internet.

[QUOTE=Amiga OS;40770640]Give i3WM a go, its requires so much less fucking around and the config file is really easy to understand.[/QUOTE] Uhm okay I think I'm in love right now.

[QUOTE=Amiga OS;40770640]Give i3WM a go, its requires so much less fucking around and the config file is really easy to understand.[/QUOTE] I'm running i3 now, will completely switch from Xfce by tomorrow.

Dunno about you guys, but for me, tiling window managers are more suited for laptop users than desktop users such as myself. I'd find i3 practical with the smaller keyboard layouts on laptops, though. When I get a laptop, I promise I'll install i3 on it, though!

So I'm installing Arch for the first time and I just finished by editing the mirrorslist. So I went ahead to install the base and this happened. [code]error: failed retrieving file 'community.db' from mirrors.mithril.org.ua : Could not resolve host: mirrors.mithril.org.ua[/code] Same error goes for every mirror. I tried to ping google.com (it worked before I went through the configuring network part) and now it doesn't work. [code]ping: unknown host google.com[/code] How can I undo everything I've done so I can start over? [editline]25th May 2013[/editline] Oh wow I'm stupid. I just read that I had to do it the manual way if it didn't work, but it did work so I just messed it up. :v: [editline]25th May 2013[/editline] I've come as far as setting my timezone now and I'm having a little problem. I'm trying to set my timezone to where Oslo is with this command. [code]ls -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Oslo /etc/localtime ls: cannot access /etc/localtime: No such file or directory[/code]

[QUOTE=PredGD;40781127]I've come as far as setting my timezone now and I'm having a little problem. I'm trying to set my timezone to where Oslo is with this command. [code]ls -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Oslo /etc/localtime ls: cannot access /etc/localtime: No such file or directory[/code][/QUOTE] ls lists directories. You either want "ln -s" or "cp".

Just following the beginners guide, but will try that instead. [editline]26th May 2013[/editline] Did "ln -s" and didn't get any response so will assume that it worked out correctly. Thanks! [editline]26th May 2013[/editline] Another question about the Arch install. Getting Grub to work and when creating the grub.cfg this happens. [code]grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg Generating grub.cfg ... Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-linux Found initrd image: /boot/initramfs-linux.img WARNING: Failed to connect to lvmetad: No such file or directory. Falling back to internal scanning. No volume groups found. done[/code] Can the WARNING be disregarded? [editline]26th May 2013[/editline] Figured it out on my own and booted into Arch after finishing the installation. Problem is that it wants me to log in. I set a root password, but I never set a login name. How can I set that or what do I have to type to log in? [editline]26th May 2013[/editline] Fixed that on my own as well, should probably google more before asking questions. :v: [editline]26th May 2013[/editline] Can't figure this one out though. After finishing the Arch install, booting into Arch, logging in via root and when I try to install something, it doesn't let me. I try to ping google.com, unknown host. So apparently I lost internet connection after install.

[QUOTE=PredGD;40781491]Just following the beginners guide, but will try that instead. [editline]26th May 2013[/editline] Did "ln -s" and didn't get any response so will assume that it worked out correctly. Thanks! [editline]26th May 2013[/editline] Another question about the Arch install. Getting Grub to work and when creating the grub.cfg this happens. [code]grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg Generating grub.cfg ... Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-linux Found initrd image: /boot/initramfs-linux.img WARNING: Failed to connect to lvmetad: No such file or directory. Falling back to internal scanning. No volume groups found. done[/code] Can the WARNING be disregarded? [editline]26th May 2013[/editline] Figured it out on my own and booted into Arch after finishing the installation. Problem is that it wants me to log in. I set a root password, but I never set a login name. How can I set that or what do I have to type to log in? [editline]26th May 2013[/editline] Fixed that on my own as well, should probably google more before asking questions. :v: [editline]26th May 2013[/editline] Can't figure this one out though. After finishing the Arch install, booting into Arch, logging in via root and when I try to install something, it doesn't let me. I try to ping google.com, unknown host. So apparently I lost internet connection after install.[/QUOTE] What network manager are you using? You probably just need to create a profile for whatever network setup you want and then tell systemd to start it at boot.

I haven't begun installing DE's, drivers or anything yet. It's a bare bones finished Arch install which can only access the terminal.

Wireless or wired?

[code]Arch Linux 3.9.3-1-ARCH (tty1) ArchAcerLaptop login: root Password: Last login: Sun May 26 03:00:34 on tty1 [root@ArchAcerLaptop ~]# ping -c 3 google.com ping: unknown host google.com [root@ArchAcerLaptop ~]# ping -c 3 8.8.8.8 connect: Network is unreachable [root@ArchAcerLaptop ~]# [/code] Pretty much as far as I can get. [editline]26th May 2013[/editline] Wired

Look in "/sys/class/net/" to find the name of your interface then run [code]dhcpcd <name>[/code] To bring it up at boot look at netctl: [url]https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Netctl[/url]

Oh wow, was it really that simple? Thanks! Finally I can continue installing what I need on my Arch. [editline]yesyes[/editline] So I got GNOME up and running on my Arch install and I'm trying to install the Xcompmgr. Problem is, another composite manager is already running. I haven't installed any earlier so it must be something with gnome, correct? How can I possibly locate the manager and disable the service?

Compiz, if i'm not correct.

Thanks, got things sorted out. Feel like I'm cluttering the thread up but I'm having a minor problem. I'm trying to create a transparent terminal since the current one is ugly as hell. Installed Devil's Pie, did as the wiki says but when it comes to part 3 I'm lost. I don't have the option to "Show menubar by default in new terminals", "Transparent background", and scrolling disabled.

...using GNOME 3, by any chance? There was something of a major brouhaha in the bugtracker over that.

Yeah, GNOME 3. Considering to just delete GNOME and switch to Xfce.

I pulled the plug after they finally extracted the last of the gnome-panel from the Legacy mode. I'm still feeling a little cast-away; I'll be sticking with GNOME 2 derivatives for a bit yet. It's sentimental, really.

Hey guys I'm new to linux. Is there anything important I should know?

[QUOTE=smileykiller447;40790982]Hey guys I'm new to linux. Is there anything important I should know?[/QUOTE] Use Mint instead of Ubuntu (Though this is obviously a personal opinion)

[QUOTE=smileykiller447;40790982]Hey guys I'm new to linux. Is there anything important I should know?[/QUOTE] Depends on what you want to do.