Arch Linux is a simple, lightweight Linux distribution aimed at keeping things simple.
2
votes
0answers
26 views
dhcpcd can't startup at boot
when I run dhcpcd after boot everything works fine but when I try to add it to auto start systemctl enable dhcpcd@eth0.service, after each boot it's inactive
dhcpcd@eth0.service loaded ...
5
votes
1answer
181 views
How would one permanently set names for network interface (wifi/ethernet) in arch
Seems every reboot the names reverse different nics ( wifi/ethernet )…
4
votes
1answer
935 views
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 ...
4
votes
2answers
43 views
How to Save X Session — ArchLinux+Openbox
I use Arch Linux and Openbox. How can I save the state of my current openbox/X session and later restart them?
The scenario is like this: I've several browsers windows open, terminals, file ...
6
votes
2answers
2k views
In Arch Linux how can I find out which package to install that will contain file X?
I'm looking for a package that provides a specific binary, so I can install it. how can I search to find out what packages provide this binary? (note: I know there's at least one tool that does this, ...
0
votes
2answers
29 views
Recommended way of installing python packages on Arch
What's the recommended way of installing python packages on Arch? Searching for them on the AUR and installing them from there (or create a PKGBUILD file to make a package yourself) or using pip?
I ...
1
vote
1answer
51 views
Acpid and Startup Brightness
On Arch Linux on my laptop, I have acpid control the brightness level based on AC plug events. Plugging in gives me max brightness and running on battery sets it at the minimum.
My problem is that ...
1
vote
1answer
125 views
Suspending laptop fails ~50% of the time
Running ArchLinux and GNOME 3 on a Thinkpad X220.
When I suspend my laptop it goes into sleep mode and the LED ring around the power button fades in and out.
When a suspend fails, the LED ring and ...
3
votes
1answer
195 views
Terminal not displaying correctly after quitting Xorg
I am running a fresh arch-linux install (as of 17/07/12) with the ATI catalyst drivers (as mentioned on the wiki page).
When I run xinit, everything works fine and looks great but when I exit the ...
2
votes
2answers
59 views
How to install Ruby 1.9.3 on Arch?
The wiki suggests using $sudo pacman -S ruby1.9 but the package isn't there... I'd rather not compile it from source but I can if no one knows.
3
votes
1answer
39 views
Trouble with dbus and systemd/user
I have systemd set up so that using systemctl start user@me will start my user services as I expect, but my dbus one just won't go (which I need for PulseAudio).
Is there some way I can check dbus or ...
1
vote
1answer
370 views
Cannot connect with 3g modem during Arch installation
I was trying to install Arch Linux with 3g modem. I had previously downloaded usb_modswitch and wvdial and their dependencies. I booted Arch and installed them. Then I copied my Ubuntu's ...
26
votes
10answers
9k views
How can I get my external IP address in bash?
I need to find my external IP address from a bash script. At the moment I use this function:
myip () {
lwp-request -o text checkip.dyndns.org | awk '{ print $NF }'
}
But it depends on ...
6
votes
1answer
485 views
chroot fails with --userspec when chroot is i686
I'm experencing a problem with chroot...
I'm running on Arch Linux x86_64.
I have a 64 bit chroot and a 32 bit chroot. They are identical except that one is 32 bit and one is 64 bit.
I can enter ...
0
votes
1answer
44 views
Which is has higher performance? Nvidia proprietary or Nouveau open source?
System: Manjaro 0.8.5.2 x64
Core 2 Duo P8700 @ 2.53Ghz
Nvidia GT 240M
0
votes
2answers
159 views
Mounting /dev/sda3 but /etc/fstab not found?
I am currently trying to install Arch Linux and have run into a multitude of problems but my latest has really stumped me. I am currently trying to mount /dev/sda3 using the command:
$ mount ...
0
votes
1answer
38 views
How to set default console keyboard layout in Arch Linux?
Whenever I reboot my computer I have to set the keyboard layout in a console again with loadkeys.
Is there a way to change the default keyboard layout that is loaded everytime the computer boots?
4
votes
1answer
33 views
Should I restart after a pacman upgrade?
after running
sudo pacman -Syyu
or
sudo pacman -S [something to install]
should I restart just to be safe?
2
votes
2answers
2k views
Installing Arch Linux with UEFI Boot and GPT Layout
I'm trying to set up a dual UEFI boot Windows/Arch Linux, and have already installed Windows on a GPT layout through UEFI boot. I now want to fresh install Arch Linux using GPT layout as well, and was ...
0
votes
1answer
101 views
network manager in gnome 3.6.2 in Arch Linux
Every network manager I've tried is "incompatible with this version" in gnome's settings panel... I can still connect from command line fine, but that's just kind of a pain.
solutions I have tried:
...
3
votes
1answer
57 views
User systemd PulseAudio service
Not much else to this question: I would like to know what I need to create a PulseAudio systemd service to be run with systemd --user.
I've tried a few different things, including various user ...
1
vote
1answer
145 views
No shutdown or reboot option in KDE4's menu
I obviously have the privilege to shutdown through dbus, cuz it works in XFCE4, but in KDE4, I only have an option to logout.
Any thoughts?
I start kde4 with dbus-launch --exit-with-session startkde
...
2
votes
1answer
35 views
Adding a user to a group by default
I have a group that all users on the system share. The group name is common and it is to allow for a universal fileshare for everyone on the machine. How would I make it so that all new users are ...
3
votes
1answer
247 views
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 ...
1
vote
1answer
23 views
Mplayer2 stuck when I press XF86Audio keys
When mplayer2 got focused, if I press XF86 audio keys, e.g. volume up, it gets stuck for one second then continues to play the video.
If mplayer is not focused, that won't happen.
Is there any way ...
0
votes
2answers
98 views
Install Arch Linux to external hard disk using a Virtual Machine?
I have an external hard disk and I want to install Arch Linux on it. Since I'm a complete beginner I want to have access to the online the documentation. As the title states, it is possible to install ...
3
votes
2answers
2k views
Accidentally set screen resolution too high, it won't change back
I'm using VMware with Arch and XFCE. The default screen resolution was too small for me so I wanted to change it to something higher. I accidentally selected a screen size that was too big and I ...
3
votes
1answer
181 views
Arch linux : pacman does not work when chrooting
I have Ubuntu installed on my computer. I decided to install Arch linux, but I skipped the part about Grub installation as it is already installed. Seeing that Arch does not show up in Grub's menu ...
0
votes
1answer
63 views
Arclinux running xfce4 fails to start
I run archlinux xfce4 with auto-login and auto start. After upgrading today 07-MAY-13 the X fails without leaving a error message in Xorg.0.log.
2
votes
1answer
56 views
ArchLinux pacman updates on Arm
I have ArchLinux embedded in userspace on my Samsung Series 3 Chromebook. The version of GCC I have installed via pacman is 4.7.2. I'd like a newer version, and the package database here shows that ...
1
vote
2answers
1k views
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 ...
2
votes
0answers
31 views
Setting same gtk/openbox theme in both 64 bit native and 32 bit chroot environment
I'm running Arch Linux and have setup a 32bit chroot environment inside a 64bit native install per their wiki instructions.
I've installed the Zukitwo and Zukitwo-Openbox themes via the Arch Linux ...
0
votes
1answer
49 views
how to gpio interrupt registering/handling and accessing them from user space in linux [closed]
I am newbie for the linux device drivers please guide me how to do this..
suppose I have connected a switch to one of the controller pin and whenever the switched is press the LED connected to other ...
2
votes
1answer
626 views
Linux on Hard Drive Partition, Bootloader on USB Flash Drive
How can I use a USB flash drive to boot Linux from a partition on (another) hard drive?
I'm trying to install Linux on an encrypted partition on the hard drive (using LVM on LUKS).
Since /boot must ...
4
votes
1answer
294 views
How to enable on screen keyboard with lxdm?
I use a touch screen PC (archlinux + lxde).
I want to login with lxdm and enter password with florence. I tried to add /usr/bin/florence in /etc/lxdm/LoginReady but it didn't work.
Any suggestions?
0
votes
1answer
373 views
Canon Pixma MG4150 not working on Arch Linux
I’m trying to install a Canon Pixma MG4150 multifunction printer on Arch Linux 3.5.4-1-ARCH x86_64. The device is not working out of the box, I didn’t find anything about this printer on Google for a ...
4
votes
1answer
407 views
How to use a 64-bit CPU in KVM?
According to tests the Mac Mini 3,1 CPU is 64-bit (grep -q "^flags.*\blm\b" /proc/cpuinfo) and supports Intel virtualization extensions (grep -q "^flags.*\bvmx\b" /proc/cpuinfo). However, after ...
2
votes
2answers
76 views
Fix keyboard chattering/bouncing on the software side
I have a mechanical keyboard (Noppoo Choc Mini with Cherry MX Blue switches) and after a few weeks, some key presses are getting sent two times even though I press a single time. I found out that this ...
0
votes
1answer
404 views
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] ...
1
vote
2answers
2k views
Gnome 3.6.1 doesn't work with startx anymore, only with gdm
I normally prefer my system to boot in text mode and manually start Gnome with startx but if I do that with Gnome 3.6.1, I get many errors and a basically unusable operating system. After installing ...
1
vote
1answer
236 views
Arch linux booting into rescue shell by default
I just installed Arch in my PC alongside windows 7 but for some reason it boots directly into the rescue shell, this is how it looks
It doesn't show any errors though, and if I press Ctrl+D it just ...
90
votes
16answers
15k views
Any reason NOT to run Linux in a VM all the time?
I've switched to using Arch Linux for most of my day to day work and don't need Windows for anything but gaming and the couple of apps that aren't ported to Linux like OneNote. My Linux distro is ...
2
votes
2answers
63 views
Why is scdaemon ballooning out of control?
My system keeps getting wedged because an scdaemon process has been spawned that has grown to consume all free memory on the computer. (I do not use, and have never used, smart cards in the vicinity ...
4
votes
2answers
166 views
Grub 'incompatible license' error
The other day, I was using a laptop for general desktop use when its keyboard began to act up. Most of the keys on the keyboard's right side stopped working entirely and key combinations such as Ctrlu ...
6
votes
2answers
215 views
Display problem - Random grid appears on screen
I have recently started using Arch with nvidia driver (I had a lot of problems getting nouveau to even work so I decided to try nvidia) and I started experiencing rather odd problems. Every now and ...
2
votes
1answer
70 views
Creating eth0 with consistent network device naming
From my understanding, Arch Linux uses Consistent Network Device Naming where the network devices are no longer named eth0, eth1, etc. I use the proprietary MATLAB software which requires a device ...
0
votes
1answer
90 views
Bad wifi with MacBook Air mid 2012
I have a MacBook Air mid 2012 with i7 CPU. The one with Ivy Bridge.
I have connectivity problems with wifi running Arch Linux which I keep updated regularily. Throughput and response time performance ...
1
vote
2answers
36 views
Arch Linux: I get 500 error when trying to open PHP file
I get the HTTP Error 500 (Internal Server Error) error with Chrome when trying to open a simple PHP file.
I have installed Apache and PHP correctly as instructed in this article. Including the PHP ...
2
votes
1answer
2k views
Arch Linux and xfce4 working strange after system upgrade
I'm having a hard time trying to figure this out. I've been running Arch Linux and Xfce4 smoothly for several months but suddenly after a full system upgrade in which the system asked me to replace ...
4
votes
3answers
98 views
See end-nodes of dependency graphs
I'm using Arch Linux, with its Pacman package manager. I want to keep my system as clean as possible, and that includes not having any unused packages installed. But, because of dependencies, it's not ...
