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

[QUOTE=Barbarian887;40067687]do they have file navigation kind of like windows explorer?[/QUOTE] Yep, I suggest you just try it out and see for yourself. You can run it direct from the CD or USB drive without installing.

Should I go for 12.10 or 12.04LTS? and what's the difference? [editline]28th March 2013[/editline] i went for the 12.04 version, but how does this hash thing work? says I should verify the hash or some shit on the web site, but I don't know how to do it even after reading the instructions...

[QUOTE=Barbarian887;40077423]Should I go for 12.10 or 12.04LTS? and what's the difference? [editline]28th March 2013[/editline] i went for the 12.04 version, but how does this hash thing work? says I should verify the hash or some shit on the web site, but I don't know how to do it even after reading the instructions...[/QUOTE] Hash? Do you mean 'dash' by chance? Because I have no idea what you're talking about son.

[QUOTE=Ol' Pie;40078108]Hash? Do you mean 'dash' by chance? Because I have no idea what you're talking about son.[/QUOTE] he's talking about the md5 hash @barb no you're good bro

[QUOTE=Ol' Pie;40078108]Hash? Do you mean 'dash' by chance? Because I have no idea what you're talking about son.[/QUOTE] I figured it out, but this is what I was talking about: [quote=Ubuntu website]Verifying the ISO integrity Before burning a DVD, it is highly recommended that you verify the md5 sum or sha256 sum (hash) of the .iso file. For instructions, please see HowToMD5SUM and HowToSHA256SUM. For the current list of Official Ubuntu SHA256 hashes, see the SHA256SUMS file for the release you're using under [url]http://releases.ubuntu.com[/url] (and optionally the PGP signatures in the SHA256SUMS.gpg file); hashes for the older MD5 algorithm are in the same directory. UbuntuHashes currently has only md5sums. Checking the hash ensures that the file was not damaged during the download process and is 100% intact. [/quote]

[QUOTE=Barbarian887;40077423]Should I go for 12.10 or 12.04LTS?and what's the difference?[editline]28th March 2013[/editline]i went for the 12.04 version, but how does this hash thing work?says I should verify the hash or some shit on the web site, but I don't know how to do it even after reading the instructions...[/QUOTE] Unless you have a shit internet connection you don't need to do that. It just checks that the download didn't get corrupted.

[QUOTE=Barbarian887;40077423]Should I go for 12.10 or 12.04LTS? and what's the difference?[/QUOTE] In general, LTS releases are more stable, and they continue to get security updates for longer than regular releases (LTS for 5 years, regular for 9 months). So if you don't like upgrading all the time, and you don't need to have the latest feature updates, LTS is good. Specifically with 12.10 vs. 12.04 LTS, 12.10 introduced Amazon search in Unity (which some people think of as adware), and they got rid of Unity2D. 12.04 LTS should suit all your needs if you don't do any bleeding-edge stuff, like developing software with the latest GCC. And the Unity that comes with it is better IMO, although I personally like other window manager packages like Xubuntu.

Posting from Ubuntu now.... So do I need to install all of my drivers like chipset, gpu, etc??

[QUOTE=Barbarian887;40079275]Posting from Ubuntu now.... So do I need to install all of my drivers like chipset, gpu, etc??[/QUOTE] Just the GPU if you're unlucky enough to have an Nvidia or ATI card. Everything else should be fine.

[QUOTE=Jookia;40079662]Just the GPU if you're unlucky enough to have an Nvidia or ATI card. Everything else should be fine.[/QUOTE] I'm using an old ATI card are there linux drivers for the hd4650?

Drivers are built-in to the kernel, unlike in Windows, so the only thing you really need is the proprietary GPU drivers from the manufacturer if you need the 3D performance.

[QUOTE=nikomo;40079789]Drivers are built-in to the kernel, unlike in Windows, so the only thing you really need is the proprietary GPU drivers from the manufacturer if you need the 3D performance.[/QUOTE] Will the windows installers from the official sites work with linux? [editline]29th March 2013[/editline] Unless there's linux gpu drivers that i'm unaware of [editline]29th March 2013[/editline] also how do I make it not ask for a password every time i do something? Can i just be rid of the computer password altogether? [editline]29th March 2013[/editline] and how do i view my install directories? this all feels way too streamlined and dumbed-down for my taste... [editline]29th March 2013[/editline] is there a linux distro that resembles windows XP?

[QUOTE=Barbarian887;40079866]Will the windows installers from the official sites work with linux? [editline]29th March 2013[/editline] Unless there's linux gpu drivers that i'm unaware of [/QUOTE] Windows drivers will not work on linux, you must install the drivers from a repository. If I were you I would stick with the open source AMD driver because the proprietary one is absolute shit and barely works, at least in my experience.

[QUOTE=Bumrang;40079984] If I were you I would stick with the open source AMD driver because the proprietary one is absolute shit and barely works, at least in my experience.[/QUOTE] Where can I find it and what does it do?

[QUOTE=Barbarian887;40080006]Where can I find it and what does it do?[/QUOTE] I don't use Ubuntu so I don't know the answer to that but I'm assuming Ubuntu installs with the driver pre-installed. [url=https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InstallingSoftware]Info on installing packages on Ubuntu[/url] and [url=https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RadeonDriver]info on the AMD driver.[/url]

Ubuntu ships with all the open-source drivers pre-installed, so you're already using them. If you want, you can download and install the proprietary drivers from the manufacturer's website, just select Linux as the OS instead of Windows and they'll give you the Linux files instead.

Didn't AMD get better with Linux in recent years? I know NVidia is retarded with drivers.

[QUOTE=FPtje;40080476]Didn't AMD get better with Linux in recent years? I know NVidia is retarded with drivers.[/QUOTE] In the past year, the open GPU drivers have become waaay better, or at least that's what it feels like. [editline]29th March 2013[/editline] In all technicality, they've gotten more OpenGL versions fully supported.

Hey guys, I've got a DV camera and I want to use it as a webcam on my 64 bit Arch installation. I connect it to my PC using a Firewire cable. dvgrab recognizes the camera no problem, but if I try to use something such as xawtv or cheese, it complains that it's not a proper ioctl video device. Thanks in advance!

[QUOTE=supervoltage;40082382]Hey guys, I've got a DV camera and I want to use it as a webcam on my 64 bit Arch installation. I connect it to my PC using a Firewire cable. dvgrab recognizes the camera no problem, but if I try to use something such as xawtv or cheese, it complains that it's not a proper ioctl video device. Thanks in advance![/QUOTE] Okay...but what's your question?

[QUOTE=Leestons;40082750]Okay...but what's your question?[/QUOTE] I want to use it as a webcam, but xawtv or cheese are complaining that it's not a proper ioctl video device. The following question is deducted: how do I go on to get around the error and use my cam as a webcam?

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What are some good icon sets and GTK 3.x themes? Using Myhumanity icons with Numix and it looks nice, but wondering if there are other good themes to be recommended.

[QUOTE=IpHa;40078150]Unless you have a shit internet connection you don't need to do that. It just checks that the download didn't get corrupted.[/QUOTE] Actually, you should do it every single time, because even the best internet connection can mess up once in a while, and various other factors can affect the ISO download that are not even network related.

rmssay?

I don't see the point of cowsay. I remember when Linux mint executed cowsay on every newly opened terminal. What's the point?

It's amusing

I've got a fortune file of Arrested Development quotes and I've been meaning to compile a personal fortune file of quotes from like Steam and shit but lazy.

Is there a way to transfer files between windows 7 and Lubuntu?

[QUOTE=Barbarian887;40096494]Is there a way to transfer files between windows 7 and Lubuntu?[/QUOTE] No. [editline]30th March 2013[/editline] Wait what exactly do you mean? You can just mount a NTFS partition from Lubuntu and copy everything over. If you set up permissions correctly you shouldn't have too much trouble, but there is probably some utility designed for this.