Questions tagged [arch-linux]
Arch Linux is a rolling-release Linux distribution.
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arch install network configuration: dhcpcd no ipv6 routers available
I am new to arch and networking. After reading the doc and many posts, I am still unable to solve my problem.
I am running arch on virtualbox. The host machine uses a wireless connection. I installed ...
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x server fails to start after system updates
I rebooted my system after a few months (since april 2020).
Just before reboot, i had updated the whole system (kernel, nvidia drivers etc) and since then, the x server fails to start normally.
I use ...
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Makepkg: Run prepare() without extracting sources
I must admit that I do not fully understand why this topic is of so little interest that Google retrieves forum threads with their last responses dating back to 2017 (and thus, causing complaints ...
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Why Zsh terminal icons are not getting displayed in Atom Platformio Ide Terminal?
Screenshot of the faulty Atom Platformio Ide Terminal
I'm running Atom on Manjaro Linux. And I installed Platformio Ide Terminal. Everything is working fine, except the Zsh shell icons. None of the ...
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Bluetooth fails again. “No default controller available” even though Bluetooth is on. Previous solution stopped working
sudo bluetoothctl
Gets stuck on “Looking for ...”
To fix this I need to run
sudo modprobe btusb && sudo systemctl start bluetooth
Then I check this:
[privileged@arched ~]$ sudo systemctl ...
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OpenGL faulty rendering after Arch linux update
I am working on a Dell Optioplex 7010 with intel Core i5 vPro running Arch linux. I did a regular OS update to version 5.11.9-arch1-1 recently (April 2021) and noticed that anything that uses OpenGL ...
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Arch Linux prevent lock when running specific application
I'm currently running arch linux with i3. To lock my device, I use i3exit. Furthermore I have xfce4-power-manager installed to manage sleep timers ect.
My problem is, that I can't figure out how to ...
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Intel HD Graphics Error Code 43 when doing GVT-g “passthrough”
I've managed to setup Intel GVT-g on my machine using this guide: https://www.reddit.com/r/VFIO/comments/8h352p/guide_running_windows_via_qemukvm_and_intel_gvtg/
I was also able work to the point [...
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Trying to add Arch Linux to a UEFI hard drive with Ubuntu, Debian, and GRUB already installed
I downloaded Arch 64 bit ISO to a USB thumb drive and booted into it. The target system is a Gigabyte board with an Athlon CPU and 8GB RAM, 1 TB hard drive with UEFI.
Followed the built-in "...
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windows manager session is getting logged out automatically started from systemd
I am using Arch Linux and lightdm as a display manager.
In my machine, I have bspwm and exwm window manager.
I am trying to integrate systemd user-specific service to start all the auto-start service ...
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Arch Linux VPN + L2TP: connection established internet works but no access to internal network
I configured VPN according to this instruction (I have Linux), everything is fine, the connection is established, the IP address changes from mine to USA, but the resources that are should be ...
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Simultaneous output to HDMI and Analog
I've been trying to make pulseaudio output to my HDMI Monitor and my Headphones (plugged into the 3.5mm jcak on the back of my computer) output at the same thing at the same time. I found this article ...
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Arch Linux End of install Stuck
I have spent 24 hours gong back and forth on this install. I have made it furether than I ever have snd now it asks me for my /dev/sda3 passphrase...takes it and gets stuck at /dev/mapper/volgroup0-...
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configure key hold and key release of MODKEY in my case XK_Super_L
In my config.h file, I have this:
static Key keys[] = {
/* modifier key function argument */
{ 0, ...
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Using rsync to back up my Arch Linux distribution seems to have deleted my EUFI bootable drive. How can I fix this
I am operating the March 2021 version of Arch Linux on a Dell XPS 13 9310 laptop. I would list the Arch Linux kernel, unfortunately I cannot boot into my system to get it. The linux distribution was ...
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in manjaro xfce, how can I change my forgotten password? if I still have access to the system
I have a laptop that I have not used for many months, this laptop was for a friend and I only remember the encryption password that I put since the installation is the one that he asks me before grub.
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How to get my wireless card recognized in Arch Linux running on a Dell XPS 13 9310
I just completed an Arch Linux download with Linux Kernel 5.11.11-arch-1 on m Dell XPS 13 9310, which uses an AX1650 wireless card. During the install process, I was able to use the ip a command to ...
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left ctrl + left shift + z, x, c, or m not working
I'm not able to use the ctrl_L+shift_L+letter shortcut if "letter" is one of z, x, c, or m.
For instance: the shortcut ctrl+shift+c used for the terminal is set correctly (also because it's ...
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ssh: connect to host xx.xx.xx port 22: Operation timed out Arch linux
I am trying to connect my home machine over ssh.
openssh is installed and sshd serivice is enabled and running
➜ systemctl status sshd
● sshd.service - OpenSSH Daemon
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/...
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Pacman and Arch Linux - No longer booting due to package issues, glibc
After having some pacman issues, I am not longer able to boot into my arch linux systemafter grub. All I get is a black screen without the ability to input anything. I believe this is due to ...
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SSH 2FA on Arch Linux is not working: password prompt not recognizing password and different port not working
Recently I chose Arch Linux as my choice for my webserver and since this was my first time, it took me a couple of days.
I installed OpenSSH and it worked!
I followed an article on steps to secure SSH....
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Setting application boundaries in KDE (a.k.a. the Linux DisplayFusion alternative)
tl;dr
After all, is there a program/setting/script/tweak/voodoo to achieve a behaviour on Linux and KDE Plasma (or any other DE if not in KDE's case) similar to how DisplayFusion works on Windows, by ...
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Cannot update Linux with pacman
Trying to update my Artix (Arch derived) Linux from the command line with:
sudo pacman -Syu
I get the following error:
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Total Download Size: 3.15 MiB
Total Installed Size: 15628.07 MiB
Net ...
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Very slow pacman download speed in fresh Manjaro installation
After a system error, I had to reinstall my Linux distribution. The wifi was working fine before. After the reinstall, I had to run sudo pacman -Syu to get all the packages updated. At first, it was ...
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Only one side of my headphones works
The distro I'm using is Arch, and my headphones are Sony's WH-H910N model. These headphones are connected by a jack rather than using bluetooth, and they work properly with or without this jack on ...
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Fixing Firefox' window title to automatically detect window
I have the problem that I need to create a stream using OBS that is built from different scenes. One of these scenes is a (composite window recording of a browser/Firefox window. Here, OBS looks for a ...
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How to make gpg-agent to use socket activation for all gpg command request
I am using arch linux and using the gpg (GnuPG) 2.2.27
I configured gpg with
System service at /home/vipin/.local/share/systemd/user/ and using socket activation to start gpg-agent.service
gpg-agent-...
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gpg-agent ssh-support throwing sign_and_send_pubkey: signing failed for RSA “(none)” from agent: agent refused
I am using Arch Linux and gpg (GnuPG) 2.2.27. Trying to do a ssh-support with gpg, This i used along with git ssh public key authetication. For that i created a pubic key from gpg.
When the socket ...
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minimal initramfs (with root on LVM)
Is it possible to trim the initramfs by excluding the udev hook when root is on an LVM?
LVM2 installations guide(for LVM) from arch wiki sites udev and lvm2 as the the two hooks necessary.
I have ...
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How can I connect to my schools WiFi with Arch Linux?
To be more specific I need to use school certificates too logon. I can connect to the network but cannot browse the web because of the problems with the certificates can you please help!
I dual boot ...
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Booting stops with systemd-fstab-generator “but it is not a device”
Since a few my arch (upgraded to latest packages today) is not booting properly.
[ 0.658449] nvme nvme0: missing or invalid SUBNQN field.
[ 0.851921] nvme nvme0: 16/0/0 default/read/poll queues
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Can not decrypt my gpg file anymore.Any tips?
I have issues decrypting my gpg file. For no reason, i get the following message when I try to gpg -d my encrypted file:
gpg: uncompressing failed: Unknown compression algorithm
gpg: decrypt_message ...
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Clock separator renders incorrectly under GNOME 3.38 on Arch Linux with Ubuntu font
I recently switched to Arch Linux from Ubuntu, and so to ease the switch, I've installed the GTK themes used by Ubuntu and switched to the Ubuntu font family across the system. However, there is a ...
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dwm — numpad with modifiers key combinations don't work
I wanted to configure my dwm, so i could switch layouts with alt + numpad key or meta + numpad key. I added this to my config.h in keys array:
{ MODKEY, XK_KP_0, setlayout,...
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Freshly installed Manjaro linux doesn't show up wifi
I just installed Manjaro on my dell latitude 7389. Wifi worked just fine right after I installed. but after I did a full upgrade with "pacman -Syu" wifi stopped working. ethernet and ...
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How can I prevent my Nvidia GPU to malfunction whenever my Intel wireless card is not detected by Windows 10?
I'm running Windows 10 x64 version 1607 having the following hardware out of which of interest are my Intel wireless card and Nvidia GPU.
Device Manager View On My Windows PC
Intermittently my Intel ...
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Achieve rootless podman on ArchLinux x32
So i have an i686 laptop that i use for my experimentations and i'm encountering issues while trying to setup rootless podman using the documentation from the archlinux wiki.
I have made sure to setup ...
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Arch GLIBC_2.33 not found errors after updating one package
I ran
sudo pacman -Syu
...saw all the packages needing download and backed out. Then I ran
sudo pacman -S openssl
to update just that package, and it succeeded. Now, I can't do much of anything ...
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How to fix powerline fonts and symobols error in shell?
I've installed Arch about a week ago, and since then I been struggling with the powerline fonts. But after installing the pkg powerline-fonts, I configured the .zshrc file by adding these lines:
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Questions on ungoogled-chromium compile time
I started the ungoogled-chromium install from the aur last night, went to bed, and woke up and it's still only about 3/4 of the way complete. I was expecting it to take awhile, but I did not think it ...
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Arch: How to mount ntfs with fstab with write permission
I have two ntfs drives next to my arch drive. I have mounted them in fstab, I use ntfs-3g, but so far I had no luck with write permissions. My fstub mounts them thus:
UUID=321482F11482B6FF ...
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Dealing with old Python versions for Jupyter Notebook kernels
I have never bothered with venvs in Python because I never needed specific versions to work with and was content with having always the latest versions on my Arch Linux desktop.
Since the rolling ...
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Extra efi partition created in dual boot linux install
I made a partition on my hdd and used it for dual boot endeavorOS on Windows10. I created a EFI partition during the install, but it seems it is not being used. Below is my disk info. The efi parition ...
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What is the proper way to install Node.js with nvm on Manjaro?
I'm running Manjaro and need Node.js for various reasons, like installed applications and also for web-dev projects. I also need multiple versions, which is why I use nvm.
My current setup works but ...
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Google Chrome and some other application temporarily freeze Archlinux
Some application keep temporarily freezing.
This happens most of the times with Google Chrome, electron based app like discord teams, terminal like kitty and alacritty, robo3t.
It works fine with ...
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Unable to update package using pacman due to gnupg corruption
I managed to hose my system and now update to run pacman to update. When a package is attempted to update the system reports is corrupted (invalid or corrupted package (PGP signature)
It seems the ...
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TTY bog-slow , upto a minute of lag in output
I got done installing yesterday. Throughout configuring it , I've been noticing that it has terrible delays in the tty , right from first boot (so this has nothing to do with anything I might have ...
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Broadcom Wifi Driver Issues ; Can't Understand Errors, Confused
Macbook Air 2017 13", Broadcom bmc4360 rev03 (14e443a0) card
Read the Arch Wiki on Broadcom Wireless and found "broadcom-wl" would work. Would prefer to use DKMS version, but have tried ...
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How to encrypt a mail in Thunderbird?
I have been using PGP for a long time now but recently Thunderbird replaced the Enigmail encryption-plugin with a native PGP solution.
That's maybe good news, however, I cannot figure out how to ...
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ArcoLinux fails to boot from live usb
I am trying to install an arch based distribution, but it seem it doesn't find the device. This is the exact output:
::running early hook [udev]
Starting version 247.2-1-arch
::running early hook[...
