Questions tagged [arch-linux]
Arch Linux is a simple, lightweight, rolling Linux distribution aimed at keeping things simple. Use this tag for questions specific to Arch Linux. Do NOT use this tag for derivatives, such as Manjaro.
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How to restore /etc/X11 folder
I use Arch, btw.
Accidentally, I removed the entire X11 folder while setting up my Wayland configuration, which is why Sway won't start.
How can I restore the folder?
P.S.: pacman -R xorg && ...
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Configuring grub on Arch stopped my pc from booting
When trying to enable hibernate on arch, I followed all the instructions about swap file, mkinitcpio and grub-mkconfig.
After all that, my system refused to boot, it doesn’t even get to the grub ...
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How to fix unresponsive keyboard on Lenovo 82AS Yoga Duet 7 13IML05
Issue: Built in detachable keyboard and touchpad stop working moment system starts loading .(Keyboard work in bios, Windows and GRUB/Systemd-boot).
Device: 82AS Yoga Duet 7 13IML05, CPU: Intel i7-...
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couldn't find RGB GLX visual or fbconfig with Intel Graphics
I'm running Endeavouros 6.6.48-1-lts. After updating the aur yesterday (around 10 pm), I kept having an issue with opening kitty, which, after doing further reading, got me to this command: glxinfo, ...
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Windows 11 disappeared from BIOS after installing Arch with GRUB
I've been using NixOS with a dual boot setup for Windows 11, with each OS installed on its own drive. To switch between them, I've been using the BIOS boot priority.
However, last week I reverted to ...
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Where to store shareable application data for home user?
I'm working on a project that uses ags (with gtk-layer-shell) to provide a top bar similar to waybar. I'm also building a gui app with pyGtk that'll be used to change that bar's appearance and ...
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pipewire microphone is detected but not working
I'm using linux-lts, kde plasma, pipewire. In settings in-build microphone is shown as active but has no sound input. My laptop is msi bravo 17 d7ve.
wpctl status
PipeWire 'pipewire-0' [1.2.3, sasha@...
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CD problem in linux
I burned some images, python files and PDFs to CD in Win 10 but now I'm using Arch Linux and it won't read the CD. The CD is not damaged (that is, it is good) and when I look at it with lsblk, it ...
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Arch linux: Cannot install R package "ragg"
After 10+ years using debian-based linux, I am now using Arch.
I use R for data science analysis and development. I am facing difficulties to install the R package ragg (r-ragg), which is a dependency ...
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Ctrl + fn + l shutdown system in arch + i3wm?
i'm using arch + i3wm.
When I press ctrl+fn+l, my system shuts down and I have to press the power button to restart it.
How do I know what process is involved with this combination and is it possible ...
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Problems partitioning HDD for windows 11 dualboot
I'm trying to set up a dualboot of windows 11 (currently installed) and archlinux. I've done this before on a machine running windows 10 and I had no problems, however with this machine I run into ...
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Script Run as systemd Service won't Read CSV Properly [closed]
I have a script to backup game saves from the Steam Deck to a network drive. It works perfectly when I run it on its own. However, when I configure it to run as systemd service at startup, for ...
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Hotkey deamon that can deal with single presses of cntrl/super/alt?
I have been using the sxhkd hotkey deamon together with bspwm. But unfortunately, sxhkd doesn' seem to be able to deal with the setup where the cntrl/super/alt keys are used as both modifiers and ...
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OpenVPN works on Android mobile but doesn't work on Arch Linux
I have OpenVPN with username/password on my Android mobile which works perfectly. I installed OpenVPN on my Arch Linux and created a username/password file in home directory and wrote it terminal:
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Arch Linux version & headers package don't line up
I'm trying to write a kernel module in C on ArchLinux. Installing the linux-headers package gives me the version 6.10.5-arch1-1 but running uname -r returns 6.10.5-arch2-1
How can I install the ones ...
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Newb in Linux needs help with partition and space
I'm a beginner in Arch Linux (I know it's not the best distro to start with but I think one learns more when everything is broken).
I think I've made a mistake in the installation of Arch - the ...
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"Failed to read display number from pipe" when running SDDM on Arch linux ARM (Virtual machine)
I wanted to try Arch and as I have an M1 Mac, I need to use the ARM version of arch or otherwise my Arch is slow as fuk because it's emulated.
I'm using UTM as my virtual machine (for those who don't ...
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Grub Splash/Background obscured by menu
I have just set up Grub to show a Background image but it appears obscured by another menu:
As you can see, the background is still showing along the edges but the main Grub menu obscures it.
Here ...
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MCLK locked to 1000MHz idle, resolution investigation
A few months ago, I became interested in Linux and decided to install it. I went with a dual boot setup (on a separate drive) using Arch Linux. Everything was going okay until I noticed my RX 6700 XT ...
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Can qpwgraph be used to control the volume of a sink interactively?
I'm using qpwgraph as a GUI to manage audio streams, but I don't see how to control the volume interactively through the GUI itself. Example: I can send audio from a browser to both my headphones and ...
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Understanding man pages: why is `iwd` not a command? (arch linux)
I am installing arch linux, and things are mostly going smoothly, including running iwctl from live USB. However:
When I installed arch and rebooted from disk, and tried to run iwctl again, it said: &...
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eGPU with Thunderbolt 3 to 2 Adapter on 2013 Mac Pro: HDMI 2.0 Issues
I am running Arch on a 2013 Mac Pro (6,1). Since the built in HDMI port only supports HDMI 1.4, I would like to use an eGPU (RTX 2070 super) with a Sonnet Egfx Breakaway Box 650 (using this as a HTPC ...
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archlinxu - xorg.conf for X11
I am using archlinux with kde and X11.
I have two monitors, one connected to nvidia and one connected to built-in intel gpu. The nvidia monitor has been recognized properly, while the intel monitor is ...
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Issue with 'Destination port unreachable" when installing linux
I'm currently trying to install Arch Linux on a new disk, but I'm encountering a networking issue that I can't seem to resolve. I'm getting a "Destination Port Unreachable" error when I try ...
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(Arch)Linux always going to sleep again after first resume
I'm using Arch Linux. I recently made some updates which I skipped for a while but that led to a strange behaviour. Sadly I have no idea what really causes this phenomenon.
When I put the computer ...
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Manjaro repo use inside Arch
I'm having issues with kernel 6.10.x with btrfs-cleaner and kswapd being 100% CPU each and the desktop freezing when it happens.
One bad thing about arch is that once a kernel is upgraded, I can't ...
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Microphones, both built-in and external not working
Im using a HP Laptop 14-em0033nf running Arch Linux on Hyprland.
No matter if i'm trying to use the built-in mic or an external one, i cant get any sound out of them. I know the hardware is not at ...
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Pacstrap can't install iptables, even thougn it's already installed
I am trying to install Arch Linux ARM on my Nintendo 3DS and I have a pacman.conf file that looks like this:
HoldPkg = pacman glibc
Architecture = armv6h
#SigLevel = Required DatabaseOptional
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Archlinux - pageflip timeout after update
I am using archlinux and after last update, when i have an heavy python script running via cli and some opened page in firefox, I get the GUI frozen and I have to reboot the system.
I don't know how/...
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How can I get newly inserted devices to get recognized by ls (directory listing)?
I use Arch Linux and I find that if I plug a USB drive into my computer then it does not show up in /run/media/user-name. However, if I use caja I can see the drive and view its contents. Then if I go ...
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Error: (null): cannot install "flutter": classic confinement requires snaps under /snap or symlink from
I am trying to install flutter on Manjaro but am receiving the following error from the pamac gui:
(null): cannot install "flutter": classic confinement requires snaps under /snap or symlink ...
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How to modify bluetooth read-only property device class in both bt-adapter and hciconfig
In my embedded linux device, I get the following outputs
# hciconfig -a hci0 | grep Class
Class: 0x022300
Service Classes: Networking
Device Class: LAN Access, Uncategorized
# bt-adapter -...
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Plymouth shows stacktrace for no apparent reason
I've got a beautiful seamless startup experience with Arch & KDE Plasma 6.1, thanks to Plymouth. But after recent updates (I believe to kernel 6.9.x), the splash screen is interrupted by a ...
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Why installing Arch linux on virtual box in Windows 11 OS shows boot error?
Installing Arch linux causes issues when trying to configure boot like this:
[root@archiso /]# mount -t efivarfs efivarfs /sys/firmware/efi/efivarfs/
mount: /sys/firmware/efi/efivarfs/: fsopen system ...
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WSL: Processing fstab with mount -a failed
When entering in my archlinux WSL with the command wsl -d Arch after a fresh install, (I completed a base install of arch linux in virtualbox. By exporting it as a compressed tar file, transferred it ...
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Cannot connect to home server via SSH on Arch Linux
I was trying to install Arch Linux on my home server but SSH cannot connect to host saying: ssh: connect to host 192.168.0.103 port 22: Connection timed out, also SSH cannot resolve archiso.local.
I ...
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XDG-MIME does not function properly
I'm encountering an error similar to xdg-mime-install-does-not-update-files-mime-type-association and why-does-xdg-mime-query-filetype-fail-to-find-a-new-added-file-type
But the solution to the first ...
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Arch Linux: GDM is defaulting to X11 instead of Wayland. What's up with my configuration?
I was under the impression that my Arch Linux box was running on Wayland, given that GDM supposedly defaults to it. However, after checking XDG_SESSION_TYPE this morning, it seems that I've been on ...
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driver installed but not available
I don't understand the problem here. The rtl8821cu is installed but I cannot modprobe it into place. Is there a problem with the install process or am I missing a step.
> pacman -Q | grep rtl
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USB WIFI adapter RTL8188GU drivers
I have a usb-wifi adapter that shows under lsusb as
Bus 001 Device 025: ID 0bda:1a2b Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL8188GU 802.11n WLAN Adapter (Driver CDROM Mode)
I built https://aur.archlinux.org/...
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Arch linux: Can not connect to Lenovo dock gen 2 using thunderbolt
I have this hardware:
Lenovo thinkpad x390 yoga
Lenovo thinkpad thunderbolt 3 dock gen 2/Workstation dock gen 2
and this software: Wayland + sway
I would like to be able to connect laptop to the ...
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One of the monitors is not working
I'm using a 4 monitor system and a couple of days ago everything was working great. After one of the computer reboots, the monitor on the DVI-D-0 output simply stopped displaying the image, displaying ...
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Dual boot Archcraft with Windows 10
So, i have windows 10 as main os and want to dual boot with Archcraft distro. Created bootable usb with Rufus and allocate 40GB of my ssd which is windows installed. The problem is Archcraft doesnt ...
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My USB ports stopped working in Linux. Both Mint and Arch. What is causing this and how do I fix it?
It was about half a year ago when after an update My USB ports while using Arch stopped working. They work in the UEFI settings so I know it's not a problem with the hardware. I tried turning off auto-...
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Arch KDE - Plasmashell crashes after locking screen and leaving a bit
I am relatively new to Arch and I'm experiencing a problem with KDE
I'm using
KDE Plasma 6.1.1
KDE Frameworks 6.3.0
Qt 6.7.2
Kernel: 6.9.7-zen1-1-zen (64bit) (I use linux-zen kernel)
Wayland
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Got this error while trying to patch -i alpha on dwm manjaro, can anyone please help im very new to dwm
Hunk #1 FAILED at 93.
1 out of 1 hunk FAILED -- saving rejects to file config.def.h.rej
patching file config.mk
Hunk #1 FAILED at 16.
1 out of 1 hunk FAILED -- saving rejects to file config.mk.rej
can'...
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SD card detected but no /dev entry created
Relevant dmesg:
[980875.386648] mmc0: new SD card at address cde5
lsblk doesn't see it. /dev content does not change on insertion. The reader is integrated but sits on the USB bus.
Anything beyond ...
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EFI variables are not supported and efibootmgr failed to register the boot entry
I'm trying to install grub as my bootloader for my arch linux installation. I am doing this on a virtual machine before I do it on my actual system. I have been following the Arch Installation guide ...
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Can't import or create keys in Kleopatra in Arch Linux using KDE (x11)
I'm still new to linux, so please give me time if you need something from me.
As the title says I cannot create new key pairs or import existing keys into Kleopatra 3.2.0.240501 (24.05.1). I've just ...
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Can you help me with playing "Spotify" in terminal?
I'm looking for some help with setting up Spotify on my terminal using a free Spotify account. Previously, there had been some configurations that worked, but it seems like they no longer do for free ...
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