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

[QUOTE=kaukassus;40901940] yes it has.[/QUOTE] That's why /boot isn't mounting by default. /etc/fstab is being read fine.

Something I noticed on my gentoo Installation: I don't have a /run/openrc folder, and get many errors like: [code]mkdir: '/run/openrc/starting' No such file or directory.[/code] Probably related to this: [url]http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-945490-start-0.html[/url] A Picture about the missing files/directories: [t]http://i.imgur.com/P7tXGUy.jpg[/t] Probably forgot to add/change something in my Kernel config. When I get home I have to check if I really did forgot to add the following option in my kernel config: [code]-*- Tmpfs virtual memory file system support (former shm fs)[/code] [editline]5th June 2013[/editline] I think openrc should be Installed if I was able to execute the rc-update command.

Did those happen before you booted into a rw root (i.e. not remounted rw, but starting out that way?) If so then you're probably missing tmpfs (somehow).

There it is. I compiled a kernel without tmpfs support. brb recompiling [editline]5th June 2013[/editline] I knew I was gonna miss something. damn that kernel config is huge. [editline]5th June 2013[/editline] Done. Holy fuck this did the trick, and everything works now! System is RW now, OpenRC works, no (none) everywhere! Its... beautiful!

Does anyone else find that they can't stick with one os? I keep getting bored every few months and hop to a diffrent distro or DE/WM, which is somewhat of a problem cause I never get to fully customize/configure what i have.

[QUOTE=sabreman;40916134]Does anyone else find that they can't stick with one os? I keep getting bored every few months and hop to a diffrent distro or DE/WM, which is somewhat of a problem cause I never get to fully customize/configure what i have.[/QUOTE] Just get Virtualbox, so you can run new OSs and get bored with them without the hassle of redoing anything.

[QUOTE=kaukassus;40911616]There it is. I compiled a kernel without tmpfs support. brb recompiling[/QUOTE] I gotta wonder how the fuck you pulled that off. I mean if it was something like the "root fs on NFS" being ticked on by default, I'd understand, that one gets me every time, but tmpfs being missing? How do you even

Arch update was smooth sailing, considering I don't have any unofficial packages with binaries outside of /usr/bin, I don't use any unofficial repos and my IgnorePkg lists are all empty :v: Glad the filesystem is being consolidated, I've never once understood why there was more than one location for binaries to nominally reside.

Facepunch, help me decide my next distro hop: [t]http://www.facepunch.com/fp/ratings/funny2.png[/t]: Ubuntu 13.04 [t]http://www.facepunch.com/fp/ratings/box.png[/t]: CrunchBang [t]http://www.facepunch.com/fp/ratings/rainbow.png[/t]: Arch (Yes I know this is a stupid question, but I can't decide)

[QUOTE=sabreman;40928502]Facepunch, help me decide my next distro hop: [t]http://www.facepunch.com/fp/ratings/funny2.png[/t]: Ubuntu 13.04 [t]http://www.facepunch.com/fp/ratings/box.png[/t]: CrunchBang [t]http://www.facepunch.com/fp/ratings/rainbow.png[/t]: Arch (Yes I know this is a stupid question, but I can't decide)[/QUOTE] I would say, instead of Ubuntu - try UbuntuGnome. (It's Gnome remix but just 'official')

GNOME might be a good DE, but the politics behind it are scaring me.

[QUOTE=false prophet;40847617]A friend of mine asked for help with installing a vnc server on his Debian 6.0.7 amd64 vps and we're having some issues with it. I installed tightvncserver, configured it and created a new user to try it out in. I installed LXDE to keep it as light as possible, but when I start it up and login over vnc I can't run terminal emulators and google chrome fails to launch. The default terminal emulator says something about input/output error. No errors on anything else, it seems. Am I missing some awful user perms or what? Cans someone help me out with this?[/QUOTE] Still ISO answers on this. Anyone willing to take a gander?

[QUOTE=Rayjingstorm;40927589]Arch update was smooth sailing, considering I don't have any unofficial packages with binaries outside of /usr/bin, I don't use any unofficial repos and my IgnorePkg lists are all empty :v: Glad the filesystem is being consolidated, I've never once understood why there was more than one location for binaries to nominally reside.[/QUOTE] /usr/local is for binaries/scripts installed independently of the package manager. Usually used for wrapper scripts for a command (I have one for firefox-bin, basically forces a reset to default GTK settings because the colors I have screw everything up in FF for some reason) [editline]6th June 2013[/editline] as for /bin, no idea

[QUOTE=false prophet;40929721]Still ISO answers on this. Anyone willing to take a gander?[/QUOTE] What's the specific error?

Has anyone gotten Counter-Strike to mount at all on Linux, either client or server? I've seen vague reports of "yeah I got it to work" but I'm not sure if that's on Windows or Linux.

Facepunch has spoken! [t]http://i.imgur.com/rKen4YC.png[/t] Windows 98 it is! [sub][sub][sub][sub][sub][sub]j/k[/sub][/sub][/sub][/sub][/sub][/sub]

[QUOTE=Terin7;40931949]Has anyone gotten Counter-Strike to mount at all on Linux, either client or server? I've seen vague reports of "yeah I got it to work" but I'm not sure if that's on Windows or Linux.[/QUOTE] Nope.

[QUOTE=lavacano;40931505]/usr/local is for binaries/scripts installed independently of the package manager. Usually used for wrapper scripts for a command (I have one for firefox-bin, basically forces a reset to default GTK settings because the colors I have screw everything up in FF for some reason) [editline]6th June 2013[/editline] as for /bin, no idea[/QUOTE] [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filesystem_Hierarchy_Standard[/url] [url]https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_filesystem_hierarchy[/url]

I'm tired of having to format Windows every 6 months, I wanted to get Windows 8 until I tried Ubuntu, love the design, everything's so smooth and from what I understand it doesn't work like Windows and doesn't freeze like hell as soon as you start installing buttload of stuff on it. I need a few questions answered tho if you guys don't mind! [B]-How's Ubuntu battery management when compared to Windows 7 / 8?[/B] [I]Right now, my battery lasts 4 hours straight on Win 7 with LibreOffice running[/I] [B]-Will I still be able to play vidya games which do not support natively Linux (LA Noire, Dota 2, Red Orchestra 2 etc...)?[/B] [I]Heard it was possible using Wine, altho I'm still unsure if it can run everything and how it works [/I] [B]-I'm on a Dell Vostro 3560, does anyone know if Linux has drivers for Intel / AMD Hybrid Graphics?[/B] [I]Wondering if every manufacturer releases drivers for Linux[/I] [B]-Web browsing wise : nothing bothering to say?[/B] [I]Seen Google Chrome had a beta version running for GNU/Linux, I like not having to update Flash, Java etc.[/I] [B]-Does it work like Windows when it comes to apps? Download exe (or whatever the extension is for GNU/Linux) and install?[/B] [I]The package system has me lost[/I] [B]-Do you still have to type a few command lines every once in a while or is this a thing of the past for Ubuntu?[/B] [I]Tried Linux a while back, figured it wasn't for me when I had to modify files to get 1920*1200[/I] Thank you very much to whoever takes the time to help a potential Linux user who knows nothing but the basics!

Installation does not work like that. Though steam does work like on Windows. For Ubuntu, it has a fancy Ubuntu Software Center that will do some of the stuff for you. Most stuff is downloaded (in ubuntu) using aptitude (apt-get install blabla). Chrome does work, but it has a scrolling issue. Can however be solved by a plugin or a change in how it launches - just google it. And about the resolution, that is completely dependent on your drivers if they feel like finding it by themselves. And yes for a lot of games you have to end up using wine. [editline]7th June 2013[/editline] Shit, I do it every time I'm on Linux. Any way to default the audio or make it save last time?

[QUOTE=bubbagamer;40936692][B]-How's Ubuntu battery management when compared to Windows 7 / 8?[/B] [I]Right now, my battery lasts 4 hours straight on Win 7 with LibreOffice running[/I][/quote] Depends on the computer, the battery, what you're doing, etc etc. Linux tends to use less overhead than Windows though (at least in my experience) so the battery life should improve a bit. [quote][B]-Will I still be able to play vidya games which do not support natively Linux (LA Noire, Dota 2, Red Orchestra 2 etc...)?[/B] [I]Heard it was possible using Wine, altho I'm still unsure if it can run everything and how it works [/I][/quote] Wine is a strange beast. In theory it should just work, however in practice who the fuck knows. [url=http://appdb.winehq.org/]Check the AppDB, they're usually somewhat accurate[/url] [quote][B]-I'm on a Dell Vostro 3560, does anyone know if Linux has drivers for Intel / AMD Hybrid Graphics?[/B] [I]Wondering if every manufacturer releases drivers for Linux[/I][/quote] Intel makes their own drivers and they're amazing. AMD drivers exist from both AMD and the open source community, last I was aware they weren't so great. I'm sure there's a way to use those two drivers in a hybrid graphics setting. [quote][B]-Web browsing wise : nothing bothering to say?[/B] [I]Seen Google Chrome had a beta version running for GNU/Linux, I like not having to update Flash, Java etc.[/I][/quote] Google Chrome stable channel works fine in Linux. [quote][B]-Does it work like Windows when it comes to apps? Download exe (or whatever the extension is for GNU/Linux) and install?[/B] [I]The package system has me lost[/I][/quote] Better! If you see a program you want, chances are you can just open the software center and double click it, and it will actually [b]download[/b] it for you and install it. If it's not in the software center, and you find a .deb, you can probably just double click it. [quote][B]-Do you still have to type a few command lines every once in a while or is this a thing of the past for Ubuntu?[/B] [I]Tried Linux a while back, figured it wasn't for me when I had to modify files to get 1920*1200[/I][/quote] In Ubuntu you shouldn't [b]have[/b] to. However, I really recommend learning how to, because the Linux CLI is an extremely powerful tool. [quote]Thank you very much to whoever takes the time to help a potential Linux user who knows nothing but the basics![/QUOTE] You're welcome!

[QUOTE=lavacano;40936935]Depends on the computer, the battery, what you're doing, etc etc. Linux tends to use less overhead than Windows though (at least in my experience) so the battery life should improve a bit.[/QUOTE] I've generally had battery life decrease when switching to Linux.

Thanks guys! Lavacano your answer was crystal clear, will be of great help when I'll have to decide. I could still dual-boot Linux and Win 8 anyways, would it be stable or is that still russian-roulette?

[QUOTE=bubbagamer;40937071]Thanks guys! Lavacano your answer was crystal clear, will be of great help when I'll have to decide. I could still dual-boot Linux and Win 8 anyways, would it be stable or is that still russian-roulette?[/QUOTE]I've never had issues with dual-booting affecting Windows in any way. It'll be on a separate partition so it usually can't touch it.

I tried once, worked fine then all of a sudden it broke and I had to format my hdd, it was a while ago tho that's why I'm wondering how things are now

[QUOTE=bubbagamer;40936692][B]-I'm on a Dell Vostro 3560, does anyone know if Linux has drivers for Intel / AMD Hybrid Graphics?[/B] [I]Wondering if every manufacturer releases drivers for Linux[/I][/QUOTE] As said before, Intel provides [I]open source[/I] drivers, essentially meaning Intel drivers are in many regards superior to other manufacturers' ones. AMD drivers are another matter, though. How well they works largely depends on the GPU you have, in my experience at least. [QUOTE=bubbagamer;40936692] [B]-Web browsing wise : nothing bothering to say?[/B] [I]Seen Google Chrome had a beta version running for GNU/Linux, I like not having to update Flash, Java etc.[/I][/QUOTE] Chrome has worked on Linux for ages. No issues there. If Chrome doesn't work, you can always get a build of Chromium which is essentially the same thing without Google branding. [QUOTE=bubbagamer;40936692] [B]-Does it work like Windows when it comes to apps? Download exe (or whatever the extension is for GNU/Linux) and install?[/B] [I]The package system has me lost[/I][/quote] You should never have to install programs from anywhere but the repositories. (For several reasons: Programs from elsewhere are likely to be incompatible with your library versions, for instance. Building from source is possible (And often quite easy), though.) (No extension is used for binaries or text files in general, by the way. Text files are often, however, named in ALL-CAPS whereas binaries have names in all lower-case letters.) Ubuntu also supports additional PPA repositories in case you want cutting-edge developments straight from Launchpad development repositories. [QUOTE=bubbagamer;40936692] [B]-Do you still have to type a few command lines every once in a while or is this a thing of the past for Ubuntu?[/B] [I]Tried Linux a while back, figured it wasn't for me when I had to modify files to get 1920*1200[/I] [/quote] There are simple tools to change your resolution, and I'm fairly certain Ubuntu not only ships with one but also autodetects your resolution. However, not knowing your way around basic shell commands is really not good, seeing as it's often not only easier but also faster to do various things on the command line. Learning to use it is not particularly difficult, either. And when you have issues, you can pretty much just use man <program> to see how to use it. I mean, I guess you could use linux distro like Ubuntu without using a CLI once, but that just kinda seems pointless to me as much of the power at your disposal is in the command-line.

[QUOTE=bubbagamer;40937071]Thanks guys! Lavacano your answer was crystal clear, will be of great help when I'll have to decide. I could still dual-boot Linux and Win 8 anyways, would it be stable or is that still russian-roulette?[/QUOTE] If you do it correctly, dual booting should always be stable. There's really no way for it to break unless you do one of three things 1. Fuck with your Windows partition 2. Fuck with your MBR (or the whatever the UEFI equivalent is) 3. Fuck with your bootloader

[QUOTE=bubbagamer;40937071]Thanks guys! Lavacano your answer was crystal clear, will be of great help when I'll have to decide. I could still dual-boot Linux and Win 8 anyways, would it be stable or is that still russian-roulette?[/QUOTE] As I've found, it really depends. On my home custom built pc, I have no issues whatsoever. However my laptop it's one hell of a fight to get windows 8 and ubuntu to duel boot. In fact, I think I actually had to wipe my drive, install ubuntu, THEN install windows 8 to get it to work properly.

[QUOTE=bubbagamer;40936692][B]-Will I still be able to play vidya games which do not support natively Linux (LA Noire, Dota 2, Red Orchestra 2 etc...)?[/B] [I]Heard it was possible using Wine, altho I'm still unsure if it can run everything and how it works [/I][/quote] It's certainly possible, it can be a bit hit and miss sometimes if a game is new and Wine hasn't been patched to fix any issues, but for the most part games are playable. I played Mass Effect for a while the other day, no issues to report. [QUOTE=bubbagamer;40936692][B]-I'm on a Dell Vostro 3560, does anyone know if Linux has drivers for Intel / AMD Hybrid Graphics?[/B] [I]Wondering if every manufacturer releases drivers for Linux[/I][/quote] If you have a HD5000 series or up then the Hybrid graphics should work, just grab the latest AMD drivers and use the catalyst control center to set the GPU to use. You need to use the (Administrative) version, since the settings are written to the Xorg.conf file (AMD pls). [QUOTE=bubbagamer;40936692][B]-Web browsing wise : nothing bothering to say?[/B] [I]Seen Google Chrome had a beta version running for GNU/Linux, I like not having to update Flash, Java etc.[/I][/quote]Chromium is packaged for Ubuntu, which for the most part is exactly the same as Chrome, you can sync your profile etc. Never tried the official Chrome releases. [QUOTE=bubbagamer;40936692][B]-Does it work like Windows when it comes to apps? Download exe (or whatever the extension is for GNU/Linux) and install?[/B] [I]The package system has me lost[/I][/quote] For a lot of things, a .deb is provided which is a package the system can install for you. There are a few odd things like a few games in the humble indie bundles that provide things like .run files but they are also fairly straightforward. [QUOTE=bubbagamer;40936692][B]-Do you still have to type a few command lines every once in a while or is this a thing of the past for Ubuntu?[/B] [I]Tried Linux a while back, figured it wasn't for me when I had to modify files to get 1920*1200[/I][/quote]There should be a UI for just about anything you'd want to do, but if you Google for instructions you'll usually find them in command form since they're easier to spread around compared to images of what you're meant to click on.

[url]http://www.webupd8.org/2013/06/better-font-rendering-in-linux-with.html[/url] Anyone else fond of using Infinality?