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Arch Linux is a rolling-release Linux distribution.

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windows 10 on virtualbox linux webcam not working

i am using arch Linux . i have installed virtual box and i ran windows on it but it seems i have a problem with my camera driver. i have installed the CD guest addition to enable the webcam. in my ...
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Do I really need an antivirus for my arch linux machine?

I have an arch Linux machine and I use it quite often. Moreover, I have a lot of applications even applications from aur, so my question is do I need an antivirus for it?
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How to configure a VPN tunnel using netctl?

In this question, "VPN" shall mean that a tunnel is established to some remote site and all (or most) traffic is routed through this tunnel. Establishing a tunnel using e.g. wireguard is ...
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SSH breaks up-line-or-beginning-search when the server has older version of zsh

I have # auto-complete autoload -U up-line-or-beginning-search autoload -U down-line-or-beginning-search zle -N up-line-or-beginning-search zle -N down-line-or-beginning-search bindkey "^[[A"...
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Is it possible to hybrid boot Debian 11?

I want to make a hybrid boot in Debian so that it runs in both uefi and bios, is it possible to do this and how?
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How to install firmware from the Arch wiki

I have Debian on my Acer Laptop with a Qualcomm Atheros QCA9377 wifi card and wifi does not work. Command System tray -> Wifi -> Wifi Technologies 1 Found, 0 Powered I think I have to install ...
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Attempting Format for ArchLinux, get the “is apparently in use by the system; will not make a filesystem here!” error

I've been searching and trying for a few hours on this one. The most common answer/ explanation I saw was that the drive in question was part of a raid array. However, I have no raid array setup on ...
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Accidentaly rm -rf / from different OS

I have 2 arch linux installed, one primary and the other secondary. I had mounted the primary onto the second at /mnt/sda2 (/dev/sda2 being my primary OS) and then did umount /mnt/sda2 but didn’t ...
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Arch Unable to get correct battery information

Edit: Everything works on Ubuntu, but on Arch, it does not update, either via restarting the daemon, acpi -V or using inxi. Also the AC Power adapter doesn't do anything (at least in arch) so no ...
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How to cross-compile REDIS for ppc_85xxDP?

When I try to compile redis source code for ppc_85xxDP , I'm getting the following errors. Can someone help me in solving this error ? export TNAME=ppx_85xxDP export ARCH=powerpc export ...
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Virsh doesn't list virtual machines

On arch, I set up a number of VMs using virt-manager. My user is part of the libvirt group, and I can access virsh, but virsh list without root access doesn't list the VMs I created: $ virsh list --...
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Newbie: forgotten root password for Arch and tried to use bash as init method but /bin/bash_ does not exist

I tried to follow these instructions https://www.tecmint.com/reset-forgotten-root-password-in-arch-linux/ but after I pressed ctrl+x to boot into single-user mode with the root filesystem mounted I ...
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Slowed/smoothed touch pad movement; 2022 dell xps 15; Arch linux

After using my computer for a while, the touch pad starts to become slow. It almost becomes smooth when moving slowly. Please tell me what resources you all would need to help me diagnose this issue.
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How to get back in arch-chroot after ssh lost connection

I was in an arch-chroot /mnt installing Arch following this tutorial and I close my terminal (connected with ssh to the machine) by mistake. How to get back in the chrooted env ? If I run again the ...
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How to Combine Two PipeWire Audio Sources/Monitors

So here's my issue. I'm on Linux, and I use the program ReplaySorcery for my Shadowplay program. It works pretty well; no complaints. But one minor issue is that I can only record either desktop audio ...
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Arch Processing Structure Raspberry Pi

Am attempting to run a node that reads through the ARM processing structure. That said my current arch is aarch64, code below: mypi@raspberrypi:~ $ arch ; uname -m aarch64 aarch64 An individual who ...
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No wireless networks shown in nmtui

I run Artix with both OpenBox and LXDE and i can connect to wifi normally with LXDE using the gui network manager in LXDE. But when logged in with OpenBox , nmtui shows no wireless networks. ...
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False disk usage report on a btrfs root partition

I checked my disk usage using btrfs filesystem df / and it shows high disk usage like so However I am 100% certain that I actually use 72.8GB as shown on filelight. I tried sudo btrfs balance start -...
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BSPWM creates false desktop when using multiple displays

I am currently trying to configure BSPWM for 2 of 3 displays in my system. I have two 1080p monitors. The left is rotated 90degrees to be vertical, and the right is typical 16:9. I also have a third ...
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How can I add text to a live video stream from USB webcam which is being transcoded on the fly with FFmpeg?

How can I add text to a live video stream from USB webcam which is being transcoded on the fly with FFmpeg? Here is the code which is being transcoded from two GPUs, I was not able to add texts using ...
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add endeavouros loading to other distro

I recently tried out EndeavourOS on my laptop and noticed it had a cool custom pacman animation. After it using for a bit I noticed it popping up in some apps that weren't made specifically for ...
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Using Kdocker on startup (Arch Linux, KDE)

I'm using KDocker on startup to autostart Spotify in the system tray (since Spotify on Linux doesn't have that feature). It works, however after startup the KDocker window selector (changing the ...
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SDDM not logging in, Garuda Linux(Arch Based), KDE plasma 5.25

SDDM accepts my password, starts a X11 session then crashes back to SDDM. before i got this problem, my pc booted to a SDDM black screen with a cursor, used tty2 to log in and reinstall SDDM. to ...
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Git mergetool vimdiff diff3 view changed showing only “LOCAL” files

When solving a merge conflict using Git and Vim as mergetool, I (suddenly) get a totally different view than I expected and am used to. In the past, I followed this blog post, where the result is a ...
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Nautilus "Not authorized to perform operation" with xorg on arch

When I try to mount a disk with nautilus on Arch by clicking on a drive under "Other Locations", I get the following error: "Unable to access location - Not authorized to perform ...
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How to solve mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda3 error /dev/sda3 is apparently in use by the system; will not make a filesystem here?

I am trying to install Arch Linux on a VM in my Windows pc The Installation guide on the arch website doesn't say how to make the partitions. So I used this tutorial to do so, But when I tried to ...
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Discover not working on Asashi Linux

Im currently running Asashi linux on an Apple M1 MacBook Air. However, when I try to access discover, it shows that it can't load the apps because "the app backend is not available." How do ...
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Arch Linux - Archiso - Implement custom commands after installation

I'm creating a new Arch Linux-based ISO by using Archiso. My purpose is to run commands as: pacman-key --init pacman-key --populate after the installation, so, in the Live Environment, because I need ...
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Grub failed to get canonical path of overlay

So, I've tried to install dwm lately on artix base on Qemu, but I cant get over the installation process. The errors start droppin after I try to install grub. Things I did: cfdisk /dev/vda I ve ...
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Arch install hangs on Windows 11 Hyper-V VM

I'm trying to install Arch Linux in a Windows 11 Hyper-V VM. The ISO I use is archlinux-2022.06.01-x86_64.iso. When starting the VM, it shows a menu where I can choose between Arch Linux install ...
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Arch Linux Booting issues

I just installed Arch Linux using https://archlinuxgui.in/ But, when I am booting normally nothing shows up but a black screen. I restarted my system multiple times and nothing happens and I am stuck ...
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EFI/boot partition no longer recognized by UEFI/BIOS

Context/Goal: I have my laptop that was dual-boot, one M.2 SSD for each machine (Windows and Arch Linux) and everything worked as it should. I bought a new higher capacity drive for my Windows machine,...
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Can't type ~ in linux terminal

A couple of days ago i stopped being able to type '~' in some linux terminal emulators (Konsole and kitty, it works in xterm though). Im using Arch linux so when it suddenly stopped I figured it was ...
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Locale Setting Issues on Arch Linux

I am running Arch Linux. My locale appears to be incorrectly set, but I don't know how to fix it. When I run locale, my system outputs the following: locale: Cannot set LC_MESSAGES to default locale: ...
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Cannot run apps with Vulkan

I'm on Arch Linux and after last update (I guess this related with new version of mesa when they remove old drivers) I cannot run apps with vulkan. I got next outputs when run vkcube command and UI ...
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High memory usage on Arch Linux based distro

Every so often, i notice my computer starts to become slow, and then before i know it, completely unusable. I (barely) open bashtop/htop to see whats going on and i see that (example) 59GB/62.8GB of ...
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Cannot start KVM machine on arch after update

I'm having trouble with a VM I was using yesterday. After using, I closed the guest and updated my host machine (arch linux). Today I turned on the host and tried to turn on my guest and this message ...
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Partition an existing partition for installing an OS?

I am trying to install multiple OS's as an experiment: my disk is already partitioned into 5 partitions as seen below: Partition 2 contains a Linux mint installation, while partition 3 contains a ...
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"Cannot initialize conversion" when formatting boot partition while installing arch linux

I'm trying to install arch linux but when I run mkfs.fat -F32 /dev/vda1 to format my boot partition, it returns: mkfs.fat 4.2 (2021-01-31) Cannot initialize conversion from codepage 850 to UTF-8: ...
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acceptable performance for new seagate 1T hdd?

Seagate Barracuda ST1000LM048 I recently wore out a SSD. The smartctl test showed that the drive on this system is exceptionally busy with small writes so I installed this new Seagate HDD that seems ...
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I'd like to make my terminal look like tempered glass

I'd like to make my terminal acrylic looking, like tempered glass. I installed hyper and installed hyper-acrylic. I followed the instructions and wrote acrylic: { blur: "acrylic", // &...
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grub unknown filesystem. dual booting windows and arch linux

Device: Dell xps-15 9510 running latest arch I dual boot windows and arch using grub bootloader I restarted my computer yesterday and was put into grub rescue due to unknown filesystem. 'ls' lists all ...
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Xorg: 800x600 resolution, can't use proprietary Nvidia driver, can't change keyboard layout

Everything has been working well initially, but after a usual reboot my screen resolution is now forced to 800x600 and, I'm not sure if it's related, but I can't switch my keyboard layout anymore (it ...
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how to fix my ipv6 arch linux

I've been having problems with NPM giving an error saying there's a problem with my connection. When I go to https://test-ipv6.com/index.html.en_US, it says No IPv6 address detected How would I go ...
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A hybrid boot for linux on external drive?

I have installed Arch on my external SSD working in UEFI mode. But I am not getting the very advantage of portability because of many systems running on legacy mode and hence not supporting my UEFI ...
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Grub: no such partition

I have dual boot (windows,arch linux) I've changed something in Windows disk manager and after rebooting and booting up in arch I get the following error: Grub: no such partition I've found a fix for ...
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Can I resize a partition that I am currently booted into?

I would like to increase the size of my root partition. I was thinking that I could run fdisk /dev/sdb delete the sdb2 partition and create a new one that is bigger. However, I have read that I need ...
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kernel panic affected after install another arch linux

I had new ssd, I install blackArch on it. what I mean by affected is "not tainted" logged to screen, on very initial stage. The old/ current linux is manjaro with : Linux adi-80e1 5.10.109-...
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How to properly expand /boot FAT partition (for Arch Linux)

This post is actually a continuation of this GParted answer. I was trying to update/upgrade my Arch dual-boot with Windows, but my /boot partition was too small (100MB). So I expanded it with 1GB via ...
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How do I install Windows 11 to last 100 GB of my HDD?

PC Setup: I have Arch Linux installed on the first 30 GB of my SSD. I have an HDD that I want to install Windows 11 on. Want: On start up, I would like to choose to either boot into Arch Linux or ...
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