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    Linux Which distros would you recommend for a long-term installation?

    October 29, 2018

    Linux Which distros would you recommend for a long-term installation?

    Which distros would you recommend for a long-term installation?

    Posted: 29 Oct 2018 07:13 AM PDT

    Hi,

    I'm struggling to find a distro lately, as I don't find the exact requisites I need on any community. I really don't care about distros as long as is *.rpm or *.deb, or if it's geared towards noobs or experts, rolling or point release... I'm just looking for a distro that works™ now and I can have some guarantee that it will do after lots of upgrades. I want to put that distro to work on a VM and I want to use that distro for a long time with updates on auto-pilot (just like Windows and macOS works). I don't want to reinstall every six months, or formatting my VM because the LTS upgrade broke all my configs. I had bad experiences with Ubuntu and Fedora (I would say only a few release upgrades went without issues), where the release upgrades broke some openVPN configs, conky, custom fonts and themes...

    So, the question is easy. I want to install only once and keep my system updated and working for a long time, and I don't like to fix things every time there is a new release. I don't need the OS to be 'stable' as I understand the meaning of stable as "APIs and major software versions will not change". I don't care, I just want a distro that don't break every time I upgrade.

    submitted by /u/midnight1247
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    How to create a Recovery usb disk

    Posted: 29 Oct 2018 05:22 AM PDT

    Hi, I'm searching a good guide in order to learn how to create a debian-based customized iso that I can use to recover other distros. Should I create one or there something better? Anyway could you suggest me some stuff to start learning?

    submitted by /u/fonduta
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    What does locking the screen do in ncmpcpp?

    Posted: 29 Oct 2018 08:43 AM PDT

    This looks like a stupid question, but I can't seem to find the answer after looking through the man page. Googling `ncmpcpp locked` directs me to online versions of the same man.

    ​

    Recently switched to mpd+ncmpcpp from cmus. I don't really have any issue, was simply wondering what that feature does?

    submitted by /u/zipstorm
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    [Mint] Is there any way to make windows' corners "drag-areas" larger? So it's easier/quicker to grab & move windows around the desktops?

    Posted: 29 Oct 2018 01:22 PM PDT

    The precision needed to change the size of some program's windows is bothersome, but was wondering if there's any general "widener" for the area of windows' corners that let you drag them to re-size the windows? Thanks!

    [edited-in: I have the XFCE DE, if that matters!]

    submitted by /u/neovngr
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    Android-like firewall for Linux?

    Posted: 29 Oct 2018 07:53 AM PDT

    On android, there is an app called NoRoot Firewall that list internet connections by apps, and can prevent a specific app from accessing the internet. Is there anything that looks samilar to it?

    for example, I can prevent all the packages from accessing the internet by default, and when I want to use Firefox, I can give it the permission.

    submitted by /u/iatemysoulforbrunch
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    Strange problem in Arch Linux Budgie

    Posted: 29 Oct 2018 10:22 AM PDT

    After updating my arch system i got this problem:

    Whenever click on the menu and hover over it in the budgie desktop a part of the menu becomes becomes translucent and is unclickable. Its like a rectangular glass pane over a part of the menu and that area is unresponsive.

    I think some packages got updated wrongly but how do I know what are the corrupted packages. Anyone with linux insight please help me overcome this issue.

    submitted by /u/AnakinVader1295
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    used mkfs.ext.4 on the wrong drive, did that do any harm?

    Posted: 29 Oct 2018 12:46 PM PDT

    I am installing linux on the same machine as windows and after formating and setting up the partitions on /dev/sde out of habit i used the mkfs.ext4 command on /dev/sda instead of /dev/sde. Did the same with swap partition and only when I ran pacstrap /mnt base and It gave me an error that there is not enough space I realized that I had messed up. After rebooting, my windows install seemed fine but I want to know if I did any damage to it

    submitted by /u/TROLlox78
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    Help? I somehow kinda broke the boot I think (Xubuntu)

    Posted: 29 Oct 2018 12:36 PM PDT

    So long story short, I wanted to install GIMP. Like the 2.10.4, but no matter how I tried to install it installed 2.8, so I decided to sudo apt-get upgrade andupdated everything... GRUB included. So I kept my journey and found out that the newer versions used Flatpak, followed the install process, and rebooted... And a black screen. "No big deal" I thought, so I forced a shutdown and boot again... And the GRUB screen apeared, So I selected Ubuntu (Though usually it says Xubuntu... weird)... and nothing. Reboot again and this time selected a Secure alternative, choose to resume the boot and booted normally... I looked for how to disable the GRUB text screen, but I am not sure if that will fix it or make it worse... So here I am...

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    Knoppix 8.2 on USB Stick partition

    Posted: 29 Oct 2018 12:17 PM PDT

    Hey guys

    I was just partitioning my USB stick to install on a 10GB partition Knoppix for on the road.

    As an installation help I used the software from pendrivelinux.com

    Well.. turns out it erases the partition and installs Knoppix on the USB as a whole.

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    So here is my question:

    Is it possible to install Knoppix (or any Linux distro for that matter) on just a partition of USB drive?

    submitted by /u/berserkergang217
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    Multiboot usb stick

    Posted: 29 Oct 2018 05:19 AM PDT

    Hi, what is the best open source software to burn an usb with multiple os iso in a user-friendly way? (linux/windows or osx too if it's possible)

    I discovered yumi but I'd like to use a software that I can find on a debian repository or unofficial repository, I don't want to update it manually via-web.

    submitted by /u/fonduta
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    What just happened? .bashrc?

    Posted: 28 Oct 2018 06:44 PM PDT

    I was reading this article about command line tricks, and you can put a time stamp on the 'history' command. The instructions say "f you want to permanently append this change, add the below line to ~/.bashrc." by typing: export HISTTIMEFORMAT="%d/%m/%y %T " and then: # source ~/.bashrc

    Before I did anything, I looked in .bashrc, and all that is there is 'export NVM="/home/user/.nvm" [-s "NVM DIR/nvm.sh" ] && . "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh"

    I don't know what any of that means, but I did what it told me to, and tried it. It worked. 'history' command now has time stamps. Cool. Then I looked at .bashrc again, expecting to see some changes, but it looks exactly the same? What happened?

    submitted by /u/BustedFlush
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    Caps Lock Delay Issue

    Posted: 29 Oct 2018 04:09 AM PDT

    SO THis HAppens WHever I NEed TO USe CAps LOck.

    This is an old problem. I used to have this problem in all the systems I have used on all the laptops and a work desktop. Except one desktop with Fedora, I have faced this problem everywhere. From Ubuntu to RHEL.

    Someone had given me instructions to fix it. I had to edit a file, make a script and auto-start it at each boot.

    I have switched laptops and I have lost all of those. I forgot the place where I asked for help.

    Also, I am not very comfortable with using 'Shift' on this laptop. That's why I am asking (several years ago when I 100% noob & I asked for help for this issue the first time I got pretty bad, almost insulting responses from people).

    Edit: Solution link

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    How to fix GNU GRUB install error of Debian? Need help!

    Posted: 29 Oct 2018 10:04 AM PDT

    The apps that make Linux work for me

    Posted: 28 Oct 2018 07:27 PM PDT

    Disclosure: I am a semi-retired IT professional. I've used linux as platform for server software and programming since the mid 1990s. I never felt that Linux was 'ready' to be my desktop until around 2016. There was always that one last problem that Linux just couldn't deal with that Windows could. Between late 2015 and 2016 I started making the painful journey of divorcing myself from Windows.

    First of all, I'd like to give MAD props to the Linux Mint and Cinnamon teams. They made a desktop environment that didn't make me want to hang myself for the authorities to find after I started to smell. I find that I can recommend Linux Mint to almost any person purchasing a computer, and that's something I've never been able to do with any Linux distro before.

    I have found that the following applications make my life a LOT easier on Linux. If you are here, perhaps coming from the Windows world, maybe they'll make life easier for you as well:

    • VirtualBox -- The reality of this world is that most people use Windows as a desktop OS. That's changing as the world drifts to using Android and iOS for things they would have, before, needed a desktop computer for. For all those have to use it once in a great freakin' while, but it only runs on Windows apps, VirtualBox has my back. I've only had to boot up a Windows VM about five times in the last 2 years, but when I did, I was saved from having to have a Windows partition.

    • gThumb -- It took me a long time to find an image browser that worked the way I did. Honestly, a lot of that is because I'm old and grew up using what most people would see as very basic image browsers. (My first image browser ran on MSDOS 5, thank you very much and get off my lawn.) ACDSee 2 ruled my collection of comics and photos for a very long time. gThumb gives me the simplicity I crave along with the power features I need.

    • Sublime Text -- For most users, gedit or kate will deal with all their text-editing needs, and if you didn't know already, you can start fights between Linux nerds by asking them if they prefer Vi(m) or Emacs. Try it! It's fun! However, most of my coding and prose work over the years has been on Textpad, Notepad++, and Textmate. gedit just didn't have everything I felt I needed, even with the fairly robust plugin ecosystem it comes with. Enter Sublime Text. Sublime does everything Textmate does and a bit better, IMO. It's cross platform, working on Windows, MacOS, and Linux. Unfortunately, Sublime is NOT Free, Open-source Software (FOSS). However, the licensing the Sublime team uses is very reasonable. Oh, and nerds, I use pico/nano if I have to edit something in a text-mode terminal. (/me munches popcorn)

    • Menulibre -- This is not going to be a popular opinion, but the Freedesktop.org standard (which is what most application menus the Linux world adhere to) is a horrid mess. Applications can be given multiple, sometimes conflicting categories and their desktop entry files can be all over the system. Alacarte, the default menu editor for Gnome and Cinnamon, tries to hide this awfulness. Menulibre at least presents the menu entries as they actually are, and doesn't hide where they're located so that you can find or delete conflicting entries if you have to. If you are new to Gnome or Cinnamon and your application menu is giving you grief, give Menulibre a try. It may help you.

    • OpenSSH -- I came at Linux from the opposite direction most people do. I'm comfortable at a command prompt, but could never quite find my way in a Gnome or KDE world. I also need my computers to connect to each other in the way I want them to, regardless of their hardware. OpenSSH is not for beginners, but if you're an advanced Windows user who's trying to figure out how to make your home network live in a Linux world, OpenSSH will make that work for you.

    • Startup Applications, xinput and libinput -- One of the things that always killed my Gnome or KDE experiences was how braindead mouse configuration was. I dug in my heels with Cinnamon and refused to let that beast drive me away. The result of my conflict was that I learned how to use xinput to configure mouse settings that the default control panel wouldn't. Unfortunately, this requires command-prompt work. For example, the following command: xinput --set-prop "Logitech USB Optical Mouse" "libinput Device Accel Constant Deceleration" 3.0 --type=float --format=32 slows the spastic cursor speed into something more reasonable. It runs with the aid of 'Startup Applications' control panel every time log into my machine. Again, this may be a little intimidating for beginners, but it's not an impossible thing to learn. I made heavy use of this reference: https://www.mankier.com/4/libinput (aka 'man libinput')

    I hope that these apps may help you, if by no other means that helping you to think about problems that you're having on Linux and ways to solve them. Don't hesitate to add your own in the comments if you find a particular app has saved you some grief.

    submitted by /u/azurill_used_splash
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    Touchpad issues on new Ideapad 330

    Posted: 29 Oct 2018 09:14 AM PDT

    I decided to install eOS Juno on my brand new Lenovo Ideapad 330 however the touchpad doesn't work, I had to do the installation using a external mouse. This laptop has an Elantech touchpad, which apparently don't play well with Linux.

    A little googling revealed the problem was likely the ACPI ids are not being recognized and the solution was to upgrade to a newer kernel. I used UKUU to upgrade the kernel to 4.19 and then 4.18, neither of which got the touchpad working.

    The terminal output for xinput didn't show a listing for the touchpad.

    Does anyone had any ideas on how to get the touchpad working?

    I'm dual booting with Windows 10, maybe this issue is stemming from there?

    The details of the device listed on windows are ELAN pointing device on I2C HID 061E &COL01.

    Thanks!

    submitted by /u/Dystopian_Satire
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    Best noob-friendly Linux Distro for 2018 (desktop) (TL;DR = Ubuntu, Mint, Manjaro, ElementaryOS.

    Posted: 29 Oct 2018 08:47 AM PDT

    Linux on Macbook Air 2017

    Posted: 28 Oct 2018 07:11 PM PDT

    I'm looking to dual boot linux on my macbook air however I have low experience with linux. I have messed around with it a few times and have an old laptop somewhere with arch. I was wondering what some easy-to-install distros would be for mac and if there's any good guides for them. Thanks a lot

    submitted by /u/Substantial_Mistake
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    Brightness control problems in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS?

    Posted: 29 Oct 2018 07:26 AM PDT

    Just a heads up I have pretty good general computer knowledge but when it comes to Linux and writing commands in the terminal I am pretty nooby. Anyways, as the title says I cannot control brightness using either my built-in laptop keys or the slider on the top right. Some google searches directed me to change the grub file to "vendor" and then update grub, no luck here. I ended up installing the Brightness Control app, and this seems to do the trick, however ideally I'd like increased support and stability. Any idea of the proper way to solve this issue and not just band aid it? Laptop is an HP Envy 17 from like 2011, should definitely have the hardware required to run ubuntu. Thanks in advance.

    submitted by /u/thebigman707
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    Clonezilla backup without live usb

    Posted: 29 Oct 2018 07:05 AM PDT

    Hi, I'd clone my full disk periodically without shutdown and boot clonezilla every time. Is there a smart and simple way to make a clonezilla backup of my full disk without shutdown pc? In order to restore this is iso with clonezilla live system (on a usb).

    submitted by /u/fonduta
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    How might I go about writing a script to change themes in KDE?

    Posted: 28 Oct 2018 10:18 PM PDT

    I am running Kubuntu 18.10 and I am trying to learn shell scripting. I thought a good place to start would be with a theme switcher, but I am not even sure where or how themes are located and used. When I look around .local or .kde I see some hints, but nothing really stands out as a simple option like "breeze = yes" or something that would indicate which theme is in use. What are some things to look for or do so I can get this done? My understanding is that a script basically is just a series of commands fed into the CL, so it should be pretty straightforward, right?

    submitted by /u/dabforamerica
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    When making a bootable USB drive using Rufus, should you choose FAT32 or NTFS as file system if you have Windows pre-installed with the hard-disk using GPT system and BIOS in UEFI mode?

    Posted: 29 Oct 2018 02:59 AM PDT

    So using diskpart told me I have GPT system of drives as opposed to MBR and my BIOS is also UEFI. Now I have to install Ubuntu to the USB, should I go for NTFS or FAT32 since all drives already use NTFS and are UEFI/GPT.

    submitted by /u/TheUltimateAntihero
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    PXE E53 - No Boot Filename Received

    Posted: 29 Oct 2018 02:50 AM PDT

    Hey everyone,

    I'm using an MSI DC100 as my first foray into Linux, and I've been experiencing some issues when it fully powers down, and I try to start it back up again.

    Hardware; MSI DC100

    OS: openmediavault 4.1.3

    Problem: Doesn't continue beyond error message

    Output:

    PXE-E53: No Boot Filename Received

    PXE-M0F: Exiting PXE ROM

    Reboot and Select proper Boot device etc etc

    This problem doesn't appear when I remove the power cable entirely for a few moments and then try to boot it up again. However, it does appear to go into some recovery mode afterwards, but it'll eventually boot up without any actions required.

    I tried to change the boot priority sequence, since I thought it might be incorrectly trying to get boot information over the ethernet adaptor, but that didn't make any difference.

    submitted by /u/LSky
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    Possible to see what’s on a Windows harddrive while using a Linux USB drive ?

    Posted: 28 Oct 2018 10:05 PM PDT

    We have a fisherman friend who passed away leaving a bunch of stuff to my uncle including a computer. One of the things on the hard drive is thought to have something to do with a boat license he left my uncle. I have a Linux USB live drive ( not sure the exact term). So I can power the computer on in Linux, is there a way I'm able to read any documents or recover any photos from that harddrive ?

    submitted by /u/bobbybdennis
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    Can't find correct header version for Debian testing

    Posted: 28 Oct 2018 11:10 PM PDT

    My current kernel is 4.17.0-1 and my current headers are linux-headers-4.18.0-2-amd64, linux-headers-4.18.0-2-common, and linux-headers-amd64.

    apt-cache search linux headers only shows headers for 4.9 and 4.18, so how do I get headers for my current version? I've already done apt-get update

    submitted by /u/NaturalTeacher3
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