Arch Linux is a rolling-release Linux distribution.
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How to swap Escape and Caps Lock?
I am using Archlinux. When I program , I like to swap the Escape and Caps Lock.
I know that gnome can do this job. But Gnome 3.6.2 in the Archlinux can not find this.
So i use the xmodmap and create ...
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Strange sound behavior
First of all, sorry for the tittle. English isn't my native language, and I can't find a word to describe the strange behavior I'm getting here.
In the most simple explanation, is like sound keeps ...
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Error installing Arch Linux
So, I am trying to install Arch Linux on my Acer Aspire 4830tg, but I keep running into problems. Some background knowledge, I am trying to install Arch off a usb stick and I got the iso image using ...
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What partitions do I need to install Arch Linux on my Macbook
I have a ~2006 Macbook (1,1) that I am trying to resurrect as a Linux machine. I no longer want nor need OS X, so I want to install Arch as the only OS on this machine. I have tried several times to ...
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rtl8111/8168b doesn't work after upgrade linux kernel
my computer has a ethernet controller: realtek semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 06)
my computer is installed archlinux. Before I upgrade kernel, it ...
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ArchLinux(Guest) Installation VMWare 8 (Windows 7 Host) - Accessing Gnome3 DE using VNC, How?
I have installed ArchLinux as guest OS on VMWare running on Windows 7 host.
I want to have a Gnome 3 GUI running.
I want to achieve that in a way that VMWare itself does not show the GUI.
Instead I ...
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How to get AMD Catalyst working on Arch x86_64
I've got a Dell Inspiron 15R 7520 with AMD's hybrid "PowerXpress" graphics. The integrated graphics card is (if I understand it correctly) integrated with the i7-3612QM processor, and the discrete ...
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Create a home virtual network
I can't seem to get answers to this question. I want to setup up 2-3 computers in my house to run Linux based virtual machines fed from my dedicated Arch Linux server. I need them to have full sound ...
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Archiso build failing due to dbus and dbus-core conflict
I am trying to build an ISO with archiso (releng), and even after running pacman -R dbus and pacman -Syu the build fails with the following error:
looking for inter-conflicts...
:: dbus and ...
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Return to KDE after starting new terminal
I've just installed Arch Linux with KDE as a desktop environment. However after some initial steps I need to login as root so I hit Ctrl-Alt-F2 and I was thrown into the terminal (black screen/white ...
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Trying to make a custom Arch-based Linux distro with larch
I'm all set up with a spiffy Arch installation in a virtual machine, and now I want to turn it into a live ISO. When I heard about larch, I thought it would be the perfect tool to turn my existing ...
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video tearing on intel ivy bridge
I am an archlinux user. my laptop's graphics is Intel integrated HD graphics with the driver "xf86-video-intel".
when I play video with VLC, the image shakes.
my friend tell me to add ...
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XFCE: strange mouse cursor issue
I'm using Arch linux with XFCE 4. I have a problem with mouse cursor: sometimes (when my cursor is in window of certain apps) everything is ok, cursor has theme i set. But sometimes, when cursor is ...
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Keeping a USB drive mounted in sleep mode
How can I make my computer sleep but not automatically change the state of the USB flash drive I am using? I have it mounted on / because my hard drive broke, and whenever my computer wakes up it ...
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Setting GRUB to boot one OS by default and another only when F11 is pressed
I've installed Ubuntu and Arch Linux on my laptop.
I am using Ubuntu. Arch Linux is on my recovery partition. In GRUB, I see Ubuntu and Arch Linux.
How can I set up my machine so that it ...
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Arch Linux Terminal (via ssh) + Dropbox but sync only 1 single selected folder
Sorry for the weird title...
I'm (still) quite new to linux and are doing shh commands to an Arch Linux device that has not screen output options. So everything has to be done in the terminal (not my ...
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Arch Linux: How to handle patches which only you will use?
I'm using freerdp together with xmonad and it has been giving me a lot of trouble.
The super key (or "windows key") is my mod key in xmonad and it has been interfering with my freerdp usage rather ...
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How to make NetworkManager work without ConsoleKit
I reinstalled Arch half a month ago. I found that the Consolekit is no longer available in newer versions.
Previously I use consolekit to configure my Networkmanger, but I didn't know how to solve ...
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ecryptfs home directory does not automatically mount
I recently updated my desktop Arch Linux install, which broke my auto-mounting ecryptfs encrypted home directory. I have been able to mount it manually, but it's a weird process. How can I restore the ...
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Strange speed jumps when downloading a torrent file
I've been experiencing strange download behavior in a torrent manager on archlinux.
Whenever I try to download a torrent my speed starts dropping and getting back to the same level again and again.
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Correctly configure Samba
I'm trying to set up samba on my arch arm box, for shares that I can access from various places but I can't seem to get it right;
What I'm after is the following:
Users:
Log-in with system user ...
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Where and How should a Kernel Panic be reported?
I've Archlinux installed on my laptop Fujitsu Amilo Pi 2*** and I cannot find any log at /var/log that has the StackTrace.
The Kernel panics ALWAYS when I try to modify screen brightness.
Where are ...
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Linux doesn't boot with hyperthreading enabled
I've had this problem since 2.6.39: my computer won't boot without disabling hyperthreading in the bios. I'm using 3.6.6 now and still have the same problem. The only thing I can add to the ...
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Vlc how to output the audio to a second sound card by ignoring the default sound card of motherboard?
While playing in Vlc any file/music/film. Using VLC configuration file, how to permanently tell VLC when-ever it plays audio use the second sound card or assign the name of sound card?
Example:
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Using a UUID to mount a swap volume causes startup to hang?
I have a mdadm RAID setup complete with a swap volume. I can use the volume for swap easy enough, but when I go to mark it as swap in the fstab, I get a system startup hang.
# /dev/md125
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GTK3 applications are ugly in XFCE
I am running Arch Linux with XFCE. GTK2 apps, like Thunar, look nice:
On the other hand, GTK3 apps, like Rhythmbox, look pretty messed up.
I get the same results with both the XFCE theme and the ...
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Console unreadable
I just installed a fresh copy of ArchLinux (2012-11-01) by following the installation guide.
When I boot into the new system, I am presented with a nice GRUB menu, then the loading messages. All this ...
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Preinstalled Windows 8 and Linux UEFI dual boot on a laptop
I am trying to set up Windows 8 and Arch Linux on a new Sony Vaio E14 with preinstalled windows 8.
So far:
installed W8 to my new SSD (switched for the original HDD) using Recovery Media
shrunk the ...
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Graphics failures on both linux and windows
On windows, if I allow the system turn the monitors off (due to being idle), about once a week, it will fail to resume. There does not seem to be a pattern to this.
On linux (Arch 64, fully updated ...
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How to unsquash and mount arch linux live CD
I am following this manual to install Arch Linux from within another Linux distro with the help of an Arch Linux live CD. Here is what I did:
sudo mount -o loop ...
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Why does a new terminal get automatically closed?
Every time I open a new terminal it gets automatically closed. I'm running Arch Linux, and Xforce4 terminal.
$ terminal --execute sudo arpspoof -i $(cat var.log|awk '{print $1}') \
-t ...
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Is it possible to put an ArchLinux .iso on an empty hard drive and then install it on that same drive?
I have an empty HDD. I would like to avoid using my USB flash as a bootable device. Can I use LinuxLive boot creator to make the HDD bootable and then install the OS on that same HDD? Wouldn't that ...
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How to install node-sqlite3 in Arch Linux?
I need install node-sqlite3 for usage with sqlite3 in JavaScript.
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Cannot Enter “Insert” mode in VI (not VIM)
Solved this problem in my Ubuntu box by installing Vim. I keep having this problem in
every linux box I use. But I keep installing vim (over the existing vi)
The problem is, I can't get ...
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Windows going over the edge of the screen
I'm running Arch Linux on my laptop with Fluxbox as my WM. Many times I open a window and part of it will go off the edge of the top of the screen making it impossible for me to see the top of it. How ...
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Parted has no 'resize' command available
I'm trying to resize a partition using parted, but it has no the 'resize' command available
gchain@archbogchain@archbook:~$ sudo parted /dev/sdb
GNU Parted 3.1
Using /dev/sdb
Welcome to GNU Parted! ...
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Arch Linux - Cannot start CUPS service with systemd
In order to get printing working in Arch Linux, I installed cups, cups-filters, and hplilp (ghostscript and gs-fonts were already installed). However, when I try and make the CUPS service run on ...
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Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook Brightness Control
I wasn't able to get the brightness working. So far I've tried:
Controlling via /sys/class/backlight/acpi_video0
max brightness was 15
does not respond to "echo 5 > ...
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Is there a distribution of linux that can be installed via a series of prewritten user configurable shell scripts [closed]
When choosing Linux distributions, it seems like there are two camps. Either choose a prebuilt like Ubuntu or Fedora where you get a complete obfuscation of the experience, or choose a by hand method ...
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Manually mount an external drive as user with full permissions
How can I mount an external drive with read/write permissions for my user name?
I have tried mounting the drive in both /mnt and ~/mnt through fstab, but neither gives wdkrnls write priviledge.
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How to extract the audo track from an m4a file?
I've got an m4a video file and would like to extract the sound. How can I do that? Running Arch Linux.
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Getting canon printers to work with Arch Linux
I am trying to setup a canon MF4412 printer on my Arch Linux desktop.
I followed the official guide in setting up a CUPS server/client as well as installing the cndrvcups-lb driver package.
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Why can I see two distinct /tmp dirs?
Problem
I am seeing two different /tmp directories. In a plain GNOME terminal ls -lia /tmp gives the following:
total 136
5797 drwxrwxrwt 36 root root 780 Oct 5 20:57 .
2 drwxr-xr-x 21 ...
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“make xconfig” with arch linux
I'm trying to compile a kernel for Arch. I'm using "arch method" - abs, edit PKGBUILD and then "makepkg".
Problem is, my Arch is using xfce 4 + gnome 2, but i want to edit my config file using ...
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Linux, Windows 7 boot removed
I was using linux for a while. Few days ago I made a fresh install of Windows 8 I deleted everything on disk (on purpose). Now I wanted to have dual boot with arch linux. So I installed linux, I ...
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From GRUB2, boot an ISO in an LVM2 logical volume
tl;dr - Is it possible to boot from a .iso file that is located in an unencrypted lmv2 logical volume? How?
I'm trying to set this up in a VirtualBox VM before I do it for real with my laptop. I have ...
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host own pacman repo with apache web server
I want to host my own ArchLinux pacman repository for my own packages. I already found out, I can simply create a repo by just using repo-add and if I upload the generated foo.db.tar.gz and its ...
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How do I setup a systemd service to be started by a non root user as a user daemon?
I just finished the install and setup process of systemd on my arch-linux system (2012.09.07). I uninstalled initscripts (and removed the configuration files).
What I want to do is create a service ...
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Formatted “boot” partition by accident
I have Arch Linux and Windows 7 on the same HDD (actually, it's SSD). During re installation of Windows 7 I have, by accident, formatted my /boot partition for Arch Linux. It's only 200 MBs, but as ...
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How install gem rails for all users in arch-linux
When install rails with
sudo gem install rails
or with root user, this install in $HOME/.gem and only works for actual user, how install for all users in the system ?
