General Linux Chat and Small Questions v. Year of the Linux Desktop! - Hardware & Software

[QUOTE=J0SEPH;52762843]Welp, I love GNOME now.[/QUOTE] I used to hate GNOME, but the more I use it the more I like it. I'm a big fan of the extensions system. [t]https://i.imgur.com/Dbnynfb.png[/t] Check out Dash to Panel, Arc Menu, and Arc Theme. I basically turned my GNOME into KDE but I dig it. If I had a higher res I'd probably use Dash to Dock. Even the activities overview is growing on me.

So, say I have near no experience with Linux and I'm trying to set up a Linux PC for hosting servers and shit. What distro would you Linux-knowledge-havers recommend for something like that?

If you're not willing to dig into the glory that is the CLI you could simply use Ubuntu Server or any other server distro with a pre-installed graphical interface. Otherwise, Debian is a good choice commonly for stability. If you're mad, Arch Linux.

I'm excited to announce my newest Linux application called i3DConverter. It is a powerful 3D polygon model converter, and also an interactive 3D model viewer tool. The program supports 762 file formats. I have tested it on the following Linux systems: CentOS 7 Debian 9.1 Fedora 26 Gentoo Linux 2016.07.04 Kali Linux 2017.2 Linux Mint 18.1 Lubuntu 17.10 Manjaro Linux 17.0 OpenMandriva Lx 3.0 openSUSE Leap 42.2 Parrot Studio 3.8 PCLinuxOS 2017.07 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Ubuntu 16.10 Zorin OS 12.1 Core I have uploaded sample 3d models (textured, textured with bone, DDM): [url]http://www.i3dconverter.com/downloads/i3DConverter_samples.tar.gz[/url] [url]http://www.i3dconverter.com[/url]

[QUOTE=supervoltage;52836205]If you're not willing to dig into the glory that is the CLI you could simply use Ubuntu Server or any other server distro with a pre-installed graphical interface. Otherwise, Debian is a good choice commonly for stability. If you're mad, Arch Linux.[/QUOTE] Ubuntu Server does not have a preinstalled GUI though, it's more or less Debian but with Ubuntu repositories (and Landscape). However, you can easily install a GUI frontend onto Ubuntu Server (see eg. [url]https://askubuntu.com/questions/943750/how-to-install-gui-on-ubuntu-server-16-04[/url] ) Other than that, the most popular Linux distributions for servers (which are free) are Debian, CentOS and Ubuntu Server (And maybe SLES?). I would recommend either Ubuntu Server or Debian (leaning more towards Ubuntu Server) due to the sheer amount of community documentation which exists due to Ubuntu though. If you later want to learn something more RHEL-like (Which is heavily used by businesses) then CentOS is great.

[QUOTE=KZ_3D;52837907]I'm excited to announce my newest Linux application called i3DConverter. It is a powerful 3D polygon model converter, and also an interactive 3D model viewer tool. The program supports 762 file formats. I have tested it on the following Linux systems: CentOS 7 Debian 9.1 Fedora 26 Gentoo Linux 2016.07.04 Kali Linux 2017.2 Linux Mint 18.1 Lubuntu 17.10 Manjaro Linux 17.0 OpenMandriva Lx 3.0 openSUSE Leap 42.2 Parrot Studio 3.8 PCLinuxOS 2017.07 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Ubuntu 16.10 Zorin OS 12.1 Core I have uploaded sample 3d models (textured, textured with bone, DDM): [url]http://www.i3dconverter.com/downloads/i3DConverter_samples.tar.gz[/url] [url]http://www.i3dconverter.com[/url][/QUOTE] This looks really good. Will it be available on the AUR?

[QUOTE=J0SEPH;52841554]This looks really good. Will it be available on the AUR?[/QUOTE] Could be an opportunity to make your first pkgbuild. It'd be pretty easy though he doesn't seem to indicate what dependencies are needed.

[QUOTE=KZ_3D;52837907]I'm excited to announce my newest Linux application called i3DConverter. It is a powerful 3D polygon model converter, and also an interactive 3D model viewer tool. The program supports 762 file formats. I have tested it on the following Linux systems: CentOS 7 Debian 9.1 Fedora 26 Gentoo Linux 2016.07.04 Kali Linux 2017.2 Linux Mint 18.1 Lubuntu 17.10 Manjaro Linux 17.0 OpenMandriva Lx 3.0 openSUSE Leap 42.2 Parrot Studio 3.8 PCLinuxOS 2017.07 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Ubuntu 16.10 Zorin OS 12.1 Core I have uploaded sample 3d models (textured, textured with bone, DDM): [URL]http://www.i3dconverter.com/downloads/i3DConverter_samples.tar.gz[/URL] [URL]http://www.i3dconverter.com[/URL][/QUOTE] If you are selling it and if you don't mention any dependencies, consider using appimage / flatpak to ensure that it will work even years from now. Proprietry Software on linux like vmware workstation are not always fun to install, appimage/flatpak may solve that.

Anyone have usb c dongle linux experience? I really want the xps 13 with that quad core i7 for work but they are worried about usb c and loonix [editline]2nd November 2017[/editline] It also has 2 usb 3.1 type As so dongels for these would work too We really just need 2 hdmi/dp, gbit ethernet and then 3 usb As for mouse/keyboard and usb stick

I think I finally got GNOME looking exactly how I want it. [t]https://i.imgur.com/n7lsOCG.png[/t] Also using the following GNOME extensions: Dash to Panel, Arc Menu, OpenWeather, and TopIcons Plus.

[QUOTE=SGTNAPALM;52849597]I think I finally got GNOME looking exactly how I want it. [t]https://i.imgur.com/n7lsOCG.png[/t] Also using the following GNOME extensions: Dash to Panel, Arc Menu, OpenWeather, and TopIcons Plus.[/QUOTE] This looks great! What's that icon pack?

[url]https://snwh.org/paper[/url] (It also tells you on the screenfetch, next to "Icon Theme")

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Just got linked to this thread by Daemon White. [QUOTE=Daemon White;52901514]Here's the Linux thread: [url]https://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1446397[/url][/QUOTE] I'm here, (hoping this is the right place to ask) to ask about getting Hammer Editor on Linux. Hammer never came with any Source game I installed, not even TF2. I know about "using Windows Steam" to install Hammer but I don't want to do that, I just need Hammer, and then my life is complete.

[QUOTE=JuiceJuicy;52901575]Just got linked to this thread by Daemon White. I'm here, (hoping this is the right place to ask) to ask about getting Hammer Editor on Linux. Hammer never came with any Source game I installed, not even TF2. I know about "using Windows Steam" to install Hammer but I don't want to do that, I just need Hammer, and then my life is complete.[/QUOTE] Not sure if you looked at alternatives but [url=http://sledge-editor.com/]this[/url] looks pretty good to me.

[QUOTE=supervoltage;52902564]Not sure if you looked at alternatives but [url=http://sledge-editor.com/]this[/url] looks pretty good to me.[/QUOTE] I don't think that works with Source yet.

[QUOTE=LennyPenny;52848799]Anyone have usb c dongle linux experience? I really want the xps 13 with that quad core i7 for work but they are worried about usb c and loonix [editline]2nd November 2017[/editline] It also has 2 usb 3.1 type As so dongels for these would work too We really just need 2 hdmi/dp, gbit ethernet and then 3 usb As for mouse/keyboard and usb stick[/QUOTE] I have the Dell Precision 5520 at work, using USB C towards a docking station daily, which then connects to two screens, network and some USB 2.0 devices. I've tried Ubuntu 17.04 and 17.10, both worked out of the box with no issues. Also tried out a ethernet dongle, no issues there either. Only issue i have is that when using the ethernet through the USB C docking, I have a lot of package corruption. However disabling RX checksum offloading fixes that for now, likely not a USB 3 issue though.

I've got a USB stick that is encrypted by LUKS and it isn't showing up in my system. Last time I used it, I hadn't reinstalled Arch yet. The stick is detected by lsusb but it's missing from lsblk so I'm not sure how I'm supposed to mount it. [code]lsusb Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 002 Device 005: ID 0951:1666 Kingston Technology DataTraveler 100 G3/G4/SE9 G2 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub Bus 001 Device 002: ID 16d0:075c MCS AB-1.x UAC1 [Audio Widget] Bus 001 Device 004: ID 1b1c:1b12 Corsair Bus 001 Device 003: ID 1b1c:1b11 Corsair K95 RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub[/code] [code]lsblk NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT sda 8:0 0 931.5G 0 disk ├─sda1 8:1 0 736.2G 0 part └─sda2 8:2 0 195.3G 0 part /home sdb 8:16 0 232.9G 0 disk ├─sdb1 8:17 0 450M 0 part ├─sdb2 8:18 0 100M 0 part /boot ├─sdb3 8:19 0 16M 0 part ├─sdb4 8:20 0 212.8G 0 part └─sdb5 8:21 0 19.5G 0 part / [/code] [code]dmesg | grep -i usb [ 558.670013] usb 2-4: new SuperSpeed USB device number 2 using xhci_hcd [ 573.915547] usb 2-4: USB disconnect, device number 2 [ 574.283354] usb 2-4: new SuperSpeed USB device number 3 using xhci_hcd [ 574.592303] usb 2-4: USB disconnect, device number 3 [ 579.000017] usb 2-3: new SuperSpeed USB device number 4 using xhci_hcd [ 735.949750] usb 2-3: USB disconnect, device number 4 [ 751.643318] usb 2-4: new SuperSpeed USB device number 5 using xhci_hcd[/code] Any ideas?

Could be xhci_hd has a problem and causes your USB stick to disconnect as soon as you put it in. Try to 'rmmod xhci_hcd' then 'modprobe xhci_hcd' and retry. It might work. I'm certain that rmmod and modprobe need root access/sudo to be used.

My laptop's speakers are very quiet, but of pretty decent quality. I found that in PulseAudio Volume Control, I can boost the volume above 100%, to 153%. The speakers are totally fine with this, they were about this loud on Windows and were designed to push a lot of volume so I'm not gonna blow them out or anything. [t]https://i.imgur.com/LKnNWB2.png[/t] But, when I use the laptop's hardware keys, it will snap back to 100%, being unable to go above. I need to open the application again to boost it past. Is there any way to make Gnome or Fedora or whatever treat the volume range in the standard volume control as the entire range from 0 to 153% instead of 0 to 100%?

[QUOTE=supervoltage;52907953]Could be xhci_hd has a problem and causes your USB stick to disconnect as soon as you put it in. Try to 'rmmod xhci_hcd' then 'modprobe xhci_hcd' and retry. It might work. I'm certain that rmmod and modprobe need root access/sudo to be used.[/QUOTE] A few restarts later, its suddenly there again. Weird. [editline]21st November 2017[/editline] By the way, is there a tool out there that stores private SSH keys in a way that you don't have to enter the passphrase for the key every time you want to connect to whatever server you want to connect to? Currently I'm using scp to push screenshots I take to my web server but the problem with this is that it won't work until I connect remotely at least once via SSH due to the private key passphrase. Ideally I want to be able to take screenshots and upload them without having to manually connect once

[QUOTE=PredGD;52911175] By the way, is there a tool out there that stores private SSH keys in a way that you don't have to enter the passphrase for the key every time you want to connect to whatever server you want to connect to? Currently I'm using scp to push screenshots I take to my web server but the problem with this is that it won't work until I connect remotely at least once via SSH due to the private key passphrase. Ideally I want to be able to take screenshots and upload them without having to manually connect once[/QUOTE] The ssh-agent tool allows you to type your passphrase once, and then it stores the key for the remainder of the session (or until a certain time, depends on how you want it). Some links: - [url]https://help.github.com/articles/generating-a-new-ssh-key-and-adding-it-to-the-ssh-agent/[/url] - [url]http://rabexc.org/posts/using-ssh-agent[/url] - [url]http://mah.everybody.org/docs/ssh[/url]

[QUOTE=PredGD;52911175]A few restarts later, its suddenly there again. Weird. [editline]21st November 2017[/editline] By the way, is there a tool out there that stores private SSH keys in a way that you don't have to enter the passphrase for the key every time you want to connect to whatever server you want to connect to? Currently I'm using scp to push screenshots I take to my web server but the problem with this is that it won't work until I connect remotely at least once via SSH due to the private key passphrase. Ideally I want to be able to take screenshots and upload them without having to manually connect once[/QUOTE] Passwordless key is the way if you don't want ssh-agent. Of course you have to be very careful with passwordless keys.

[QUOTE=Anderen2;52911401]The ssh-agent tool allows you to type your passphrase once, and then it stores the key for the remainder of the session (or until a certain time, depends on how you want it). Some links: - [url]https://help.github.com/articles/generating-a-new-ssh-key-and-adding-it-to-the-ssh-agent/[/url] - [url]http://rabexc.org/posts/using-ssh-agent[/url] - [url]http://mah.everybody.org/docs/ssh[/url][/QUOTE] I think this is what I used last time but it's still not exactly what I want. I want to be able to push my screenshots without any manual steps like unlocking the private key every time I restart. [QUOTE=Flapadar;52911837]Passwordless key is the way if you don't want ssh-agent. Of course you have to be very careful with passwordless keys.[/QUOTE] I think this is the best option yeah. I think what I originally had in mind is more complicated than it needs to be. Using a very limited user on the remote system dedicated to receiving screenshots with no passphrase is probably going to be a lot more secure and practical than my initial idea

[QUOTE=SGTNAPALM;52910247]My laptop's speakers are very quiet, but of pretty decent quality.[/QUOTE] If, as you say, it's quieter than it was on Windows, I had a similar issue with my USB headphones, which I solved by going to the Configuration tab in pavucontrol, and changing the profile for the device. There may or may not be such an option for the Built-in audio. If that doesn't work, I can't seem to find any way to increase Gnome's max allowed volume. [QUOTE=PredGD;52911175]By the way, is there a tool out there that stores private SSH keys in a way that you don't have to enter the passphrase for the key every time you want to connect to whatever server you want to connect to?[/QUOTE] I'm using [URL="https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GnuPG#gpg-agent"]gpg-agent[/URL] with [URL="https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GNOME/Keyring"]gnome-keyring[/URL] to achieve this. In my ~/.gnupg/gpg-agent.conf: [code]pinentry-program /usr/bin/pinentry-gtk-2 enable-ssh-support[/code] A bit of environment variable wizardry and the next time you ssh-add you'll get a GTK prompt - and your SSH passphrases can be saved persistently in your keyring. Not sure if without the pinentry program (if you're restricted to cli) you'll be given the option to save the passphrases.

What's the way to debug soft lockup/watchdog errors (on arch)? Not really finding any useful info with google journalctl doesn't help at all, just gives a gist when the server crashed.

Had probably the worst crash I've ever had on Linux a couple days ago. As far as I can tell a cosmic ray struck my hard drive in the middle of a full system update and the console started to spew errors about bad blocks until the whole thing locked up after a few seconds. Hard reboot, "sudo: command not found". Uh oh. Booted into live media, mounted, no fsck errors (odd), so I just finished the upgrade with the live media's pacman. Still got shitloads of errors about 0 length files and files unowned by any package. I decided to get creative and try an in-place reinstall with pacman -S $(pacman -Qqn). That failed due to file conflicts with about six packages. None of them were system-critical (a bunch of Qt5 libs). Fuck it, did pacman -S --force on those six and then resumed the in-place reinstall. And it works again! Only took about an hour. I love Linux. Sometimes shit happens, Linux gets out of your way and lets you fix it.

Heya, running Mint 18.2 on a TP T420. Got a little issue with reported battery life after installing a new 8400mAh 9-cell, it charges and discharges fine but the percentage reported is a little glitchy and definitely inaccurate. I've recalibrated it through TLP, but nothing has really changed apart from the capacity going down by 5%. Issues: - Battery seems to stop charging at a reported 98%, or 99%. Currently at 98% with "fully charged" on the power manager. - Closing the lid and charging for a while seems to freeze the percentage. If I charge it from 15%, it'll stay at 15% for the rest of the day until unplugged when it'll jump up to the actual percentage. I'm not sure how bad this is, it might not stop charging and I'm worried about it potentially overcharging the cells. - Time remaining jumps around constantly and is completely unreliable, it can start at 33 hours and go down to 4, but then back up to 10 hours. Are there any ways I can try to fix this?

[QUOTE=Lord Xenoyia;52919370]Heya, running Mint 18.2 on a TP T420. Got a little issue with reported battery life after installing a new 8400mAh 9-cell, it charges and discharges fine but the percentage reported is a little glitchy and definitely inaccurate. I've recalibrated it through TLP, but nothing has really changed apart from the capacity going down by 5%. Issues: - Battery seems to stop charging at a reported 98%, or 99%. Currently at 98% with "fully charged" on the power manager. - Closing the lid and charging for a while seems to freeze the percentage. If I charge it from 15%, it'll stay at 15% for the rest of the day until unplugged when it'll jump up to the actual percentage. I'm not sure how bad this is, it might not stop charging and I'm worried about it potentially overcharging the cells. - Time remaining jumps around constantly and is completely unreliable, it can start at 33 hours and go down to 4, but then back up to 10 hours. Are there any ways I can try to fix this?[/QUOTE] - Batteries tend to stop reporting that they're charged at approximately 98 or 99. It's some sort of quick solution to a potential issue where a battery won't report that it's full at 100%. If you dart around some config files (I'm afraid I'm not sure where to look in this regard as it varies from system to system.) and change at what percentage it reports it's full, that may fix it. Try looking up your battery model and laptop model to see where the config files would be stored in a linux environment. - I can't offer a solution so much as I can offer some peace of mind with this one: This is probably an issue where making the laptop sleep and then reawakening it refuses to update the display percentage from where you made it sleep. If it jumps to the correct percentage when it's forced to update, there's a good chance that it recognises it internally and won't overcharge the cells. It's still something to look into. - Time remaining has never been reliable, at least in my experience. This isn't a large issue to worry about, IMO.

I don't know if it has been posted before but this is pretty awesome: [url]https://github.com/Swordfish90/cool-retro-term[/url] [t]https://i.imgur.com/6HJNIPJ.png[/t]