Arch Linux is a simple, lightweight Linux distribution aimed at keeping things simple.
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How do I configure the GNOME gdm login screen?
I recently installed Arch Linux and have it mostly set up. With many other Linux distributions, there is a tool that is used to configure the look and feel of the login screen. I would like to change ...
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No core-dumps after recent upgrades: How to analyze it?
When I execute a program that I work on, it fails with the following message:
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Aborted (core dumped)
However, no core dump is created. Core dumps were written previously, and I don't remember ...
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Udev rule is not being used?
I'm setting up udev to handle my external USB hard drive when it gets plugged in and removed (no mounting yet). So far, I've made two new rules in /etc/udev/rules.d/10-local.rules to log ...
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How can I test whether connection to the given host/port is established in Bash?
Currently I'm using netstat for this:
if netstat -an | grep ESTABLISHED | grep $address:$port > /dev/null; then
# command
fi
Is there a more elegant solution?
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Arch Linux not booting after system update
After running a system update pacman -Syu with the testing repo not commented, my computer no longer boots. It shows the udev loading, then shows a black screen with a cursor blinking in upper left. I ...
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mounting problem during installation of archlinux on dell xps one
I've been trying to install archlinux on xps one.
the screen doesn't work because it has intel g45/g43 express chipset.
I had to use nomodeset option as mentioned in the installation guide.
Arch ...
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How to properly and easy configure `xdg-open` without any enviroment?
I'm using OpenBox window manager without any desktop enviroment.
xdg-open behaves strangely. It opens everything with firefox.
$ xdg-settings --list
Known properties:
default-web-browser ...
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Internet(ADSL) connection doesn't seem to be working on Arch
I've already set up ADSL and used it already for a system update, so I'm sure the set up is ok but pacman suddenly stopped working and when I checked ping wasn't working too. How can I find out what ...
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Why does rsync fail to copy files from /sys in Linux?
I have a bash script which uses rsync to backup files in Archlinux. I noticed that rsync failed to copy a file from /sys, while cp worked just fine:
# rsync /sys/class/net/enp3s1/address /tmp
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How does systemd-tmpfiles work?
I'm trying to change the value of /sys/bus/usb/devices/4-3/power/wakeup at every boot (4-3 according to my lsusb, it's the keyboard ID).
The default value is:
# cat ...
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dns queries not using nscd for caching
I'm trying to use nscd (Nameservices Cache Daemon) to cache dns locally so I can stop using bind to do it. I've gotten it started and ntpd seems to attempt to use it. But everything else for hosts ...
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Turn NumLock on on startup?
I usually edit in Vim,and when pressing +, I'd rather move my hand to the right part of the keyboard where + resides rather than doing shift + =.
But when NumLock is not on, in Vim it just opens a ...
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Redirecting output to file
I am looking forward to run commands and log their output in a temporary log file to be read later on by different processes.
So, for example: rc.d start ntpd > progress.txt
Returns:
::Daemon ...
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using sudo on GUI applications
When I was using kubuntu, I could always open X applications with sudo, sudo kate for example. Now that I've switched to arch that doesn't work. I know I've always been told to use kdesu, but what ...
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How do I set up an encrypted swap file in Linux?
How do I set up an encrypted swap file (not partition) in Linux? Is it even possible? All the guides I've found talk about encrypted swap partitions, but I don't have a swap partition, and I'd ...
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Command line join of password protected wireless networks in Ubuntu, Arch Linux, or other distros?
Is there a way to join a password protected wireless network via the command line in installations of Ubuntu or Arch Linux with no desktop environment or any GUI installed?
Also, could this be done ...
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Make package explicitly installed in pacman
I have a package that's installed on my PC as an dependency to another package.
I would like to have the package explicitly installed, but without actually re-installing it, or downloading any files.
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NetworkManager issues in Arch Linux
Have had WiFi working fine via wifi-menu on command line for a while, but would much prefer the gnome icon, so i switched to NetworkManager, and now nothing will connect.
I enabled my dhcp daemon in ...
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Convert .bdf/.pcf font to .psf(u) for using as consolefont?
I am using Arch Linux.
Is it possible to convert a BDF or PCF font to a PSF font for use in console/CONSOLEFONT in rc.conf?
I haven't found anything that can do it,except bdf2psf which I got the ...
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system wide SOCKS5 Proxy
I connect to my Server on the internet using ssh -D 3128 user@rootserver.com. If I am right I thereby open a SOCKS v5 Proxy to my Server. Using firefox and FoxyProxy I can now add this to my proxys ...
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How do I start the fan manually in Linux?
My fan doesn't run in Linux. I'm worried that the laptop might turn off if the temperature gets critically high.
I ran the following command:
dmesg | grep -I fan
This gave me:
ACPI: Fan [FAN0] ...
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Got a black screen while booting archlinux installation program
While booting the installation program (via USB), the screen goes black, it looks just like the screen has been switched off.
The laptop is a Lenovo Ideapad z475 and, as per the "Beginners' Guide", ...
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Arch installs but GRUB does not load
I installed Arch Linux from a USB flash drive. Everything went well, no errors at all. When I rebooted, however, I got only a blank screen with a blinking cursor. No GRUB. I cannot input anything. I'm ...
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Cannot Compile Apache: “Error, SSL/TLS libraries were missing or unusable”
Arch Linux 2011.08.19 (Linux 3.4.2 i686)
Apache 2.2.22 → 2.2.22 (recompile & reinstall)
OpenSSL 1.0.1.c-1
These details are likely irrelevant, but: I’m using yaourt with customizepkg to build ...
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Is it possible to use a lamp server for serving files from a nas?
In my current home-network setup, i am running freenas 8 on a mini-itx box (on which i store all my files). I'm thinking about building an extra l.a.m.p. server with some spare parts (for use in my ...
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ArchLinux failed to install libproxy for invalid signature
The following message is from my terminal :
resolving dependencies...
looking for inter-conflicts...
Targets (1): libproxy-0.4.7-2
Total Installed Size: 0.29 MiB
Proceed with installation? [Y/n] ...
