Linux I really want to love Linux, but I'm getting sick of everything single thing I do turning into a huge ordeal. |
- I really want to love Linux, but I'm getting sick of everything single thing I do turning into a huge ordeal.
- What's your favorite Linux browser?
- Which distro has best egpu support?
- problem with apt
- So I go to Github, now what?
- Alternative to TeamViewer
- Removing Permissions by Package
- Moving Distros and Files
- Looking for VNC/Remote Desktop with integrated web server
- Having a hard time correctly installing codeblocks IDE on Linux Mint 19.3
- How can I get a manual hot corner?
- I would like some help regarding Linux Kodachi
- Dual boot on separate ssd issue (Windows 10, Mint)
- Laptop battery charging thresholds - still only available on Thinkpads?
- Install of qbittorrent on Raspbian tutorial?
- VLC subtitle sync doesn't work for me. Is there any other video player who provides subtitle sync functionality for Linux distros?
- Broken applications in Ubuntu
- YUMI alternative that is supported in Linux
- Looking to try Linux on USB drive with multiple pcs, anyone else tried this?
- Considering switching back to Windows
- What do you think of the xfce environment?
- Weird behaviour of mouse command from Easystroke
- Restarted while updating
- What is the best way to backup/manage an encrypted network share
- Hide "Applications" and "Places" text (already disabled in gnome tweaks but still not going away"
| Posted: 31 Dec 2019 12:26 AM PST First off, I love a lot of things about Linux. The speed, the customization, workspaces are awesome, and I actually love using the terminal. It's so fast and I actually find it fun to navigate using the keyboard, rsync is amazing, and I love writing scripts like my own little mini-programs. But it just seems like every single thing I try to do required an hour of Googling and trial & error. Right off the bat, WiFi didn't work. I scoured the internet and everntually found that if I installed a specific driver and a specific kernel and a specific header then it would all work. Luckily I could USB tether from my phone to get that all done and it worked! I better make a backup of my system and those drivers and stuff! Pop in a flash drive and nothing happens. Off to Google to learn how to mount it in the terminal. Then I wanted it to mount my NAS automatically on boot, but I had a lot of problems with it trying and failing to do that before being connected to the network. Again, a TON of searching and trying all kinds of variations in the fstab before I found the right combination of arguments to make it work. Then the computer would just randomly freeze sometimes. Completely unrecoverable. I couldn't really track this one down so I decided to try a different distro. Redo all of the stuff I did before on the new distro (which was pretty easy because I had backups) Then after doing all this work I restarted and just got a blaack screen after logging in. Back to Google and I eventually find that with this distro I need to add "nomodeset" to grub. Whew, we're back in. Then I constantly get some popup wanting to connect to an external display that doesn't exist? Back to Google, find some service to shut off to make that go away. Then I like having Remote Desktop software so that I can control my computer from other computers or my phone. So I install TeamViewer but most of the buttons in the app don't do anything when I click on them, I can't log in. Tried Googling that for a while but couldn't figure it out. So I tried Chrome Remote Desktop instead, get it installed fine but then I get an error message/crash when I connect. More searching and I find some obscure file that I need to create to get that working. And now the last straw is that the brightness controls don't work. I push the function keys on the laptop and the slider pops up on the display and moves but the brightness doesn't change. I've probably spent about 4 hours trying to find a solution to this one but nothing works. I've been through four distros now because I keep running into different unfixable issues and now this might be the end of this one too. Again, I absolutely love the things that work, when they work, but this is just exhausting, I spend all of my time fixing my computer instead of using it. TL;DR: Even single little thing I do requires and hour of Googling and trial & error to make work. Does it ever end!? EDIT: This subreddit is pretty great. I was honestly expecting to be absolutely crucified for this post; I was scared to check my inbox this morning. But the vast majority of the comments have been supportive/helpful! I might just keep plugging away at it, maybe I'll take a break and see if I hate going back to Windows. Ahhh who am I kidding? 99% chance I'll just try another distro :p [link] [comments]  |
| What's your favorite Linux browser? Posted: 31 Dec 2019 10:31 AM PST |
| Which distro has best egpu support? Posted: 31 Dec 2019 10:16 AM PST I had been running a dual boot of windows 10 and Ubuntu 19.04 on my xps 15 9570 using the gigabyte aorus gtx 1070. Hotplugging worked flawlessly in windows, but I could rarely get the egpu to work in Ubuntu. Now, I installed a new ssd in my laptop and reinstalled windows. This is my chance to switch to a better supported distro. Anyone have recommendations? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 31 Dec 2019 09:53 AM PST
any idea how to solve this and how can i use [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 31 Dec 2019 01:39 PM PST How do I install something from here? Clone? Download? No idea what I'm doing [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 31 Dec 2019 01:01 PM PST I have a Plex server and when I am not on the same network as it and need to do something that can't be done through ssh I use TeamViewer but recently it started to think I was using it too much and thought I was using it for business, I was not. So I uninstalled that installed AnyDesk and it works good enough except for a few things. The main thing is that after a restart, AnyDesk needs to be opened (TeamViewer did this too), like the GUI, on the actual machine which is hard when I'm not there...like if I am home for the holidays. How can I fix this so that it just auto opens after a restart? I am on Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS. [link] [comments]  |
| Removing Permissions by Package Posted: 31 Dec 2019 08:37 AM PST Is there an easy way to remove a user's read/write/execute access to a specific package? The man page for chmod assumes a significant amount of prior knowledge. For example, on my admin account, how can I stop a guest from opening a specific text editor or web browser? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 31 Dec 2019 12:03 PM PST Just a quick question. My friend wants to switch from fedora to Mint. The OS is installed on his SSD and has a hard drive with a bunch of games on. Will the games still be playable after the distro switch since it is still Linux? Or will he have to reinstall the games [link] [comments]  |
| Looking for VNC/Remote Desktop with integrated web server Posted: 31 Dec 2019 10:03 AM PST Hey guys. I'm not a total Linux noob, but I felt this was the best place to ask the question. I'm trying to transition for Win 7 to Linux Mint desktop. On my old Win 7 install, I had a VNC server installed. I used RealVNC (or maybe TightVNC) and could connect to that from a docker instance of noVNC running on my Debian file server via reverse proxy. I'm wanting to recreate that on my new Linux Mint desktop. I want to connect to the actual display and not spawn a virtual desktop instance. I've tried a few things and I'm not able to get noVNC to connect to tightvnc server or X11vnc server. I think it might be easiest if I can find a standalone vncserver that has it's own webserver so I can just set up my proxy server (Caddy) to point to that address and just cut noVNC altogether. [link] [comments]  |
| Having a hard time correctly installing codeblocks IDE on Linux Mint 19.3 Posted: 31 Dec 2019 09:56 AM PST So today i finally managed to dual-boot linux and windows for the first time and i tried downloading codeblocks 3 times from 3 different tutorials online using the terminal. Codeblocks runs normally, and has the gnu compiler already installed. When i create a new project and compile&run it i get the following: -------------- Build: Debug in get (compiler: GNU GCC Compiler)--------------- Target is up to date. Nothing to be done (all items are up-to-date). -------------- Run: Debug in get (compiler: GNU GCC Compiler)--------------- Checking for existence: /home/dk/Desktop/c files/get/bin/Debug/get Executing: xterm -T get -e /usr/bin/cb_console_runner LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:. /home/dk/Desktop/c\ files/get/bin/Debug/get (in /home/dk/Desktop/c files/get/.) Process terminated with status -1 (0 minute(s), 0 second(s)) how do i solve this?? the code is the default for a hello world program so its not the code 100% [link] [comments]  |
| How can I get a manual hot corner? Posted: 31 Dec 2019 05:58 AM PST You know the hot corner feature in KDE where u bring the mouse to the edge of the screen to perform an action? Is there a way to make it so that I need to bring the cursor to the corner and press left click for the action? [link] [comments]  |
| I would like some help regarding Linux Kodachi Posted: 31 Dec 2019 09:20 AM PST I have installed Linux kodachi and am having issues with the network connection. I know FA about linux, so if anyone could provide assistance, I would be very grateful. [link] [comments]  |
| Dual boot on separate ssd issue (Windows 10, Mint) Posted: 31 Dec 2019 08:45 AM PST Hi there, Using grub or refind I am able to boot into mint perfectly fine, but when I boot into windows it loads initially (Showing the little windows loading circle) but after a few moments my screens aren't receiving any input. When I boot directly into the disk with windows on it, it works flawlessly. Any help is appreciated! EDIT: FIXED! My gigabyte motherboard (GA-Z97X Gaming 3) had an option called "CSM" in the bios, disabling this allowed me to boot into windows from grub and refind without issue! [link] [comments]  |
| Laptop battery charging thresholds - still only available on Thinkpads? Posted: 31 Dec 2019 08:14 AM PST Currently using Ubuntu 19.10, I want to set limits on my batteries charging to extend its life. I've done some googling around and found TLP but most resources are saying the adjustable thresholds are only available for Thinkpads. Pretty much everything I looked at was from 1+ year ago though, so I'm wondering if there's been any progress with getting this utility on other laptops? [link] [comments]  |
| Install of qbittorrent on Raspbian tutorial? Posted: 31 Dec 2019 08:10 AM PST I apologize if this feels like a "could you google this for me?" question. I need to find a tutorial for installing a new version of qbittorrent onto Raspbian. I have been looking and have found so many different ones but none of the simple ones seem to work. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 30 Dec 2019 10:08 PM PST I used to use PotPlayer & MPHC player in Windows, but both are not available on Linux. I am trying to watch Mr. Robot but subtitle fluctuates most of the time. MPHC has the best subtitle syncing in comparison to Pot Player but Pot Player development was more modern and dynamic since Pot Player development still continues, unlike MPHC player. There are many software alternatives for Linux. Some are good and some are bad. VLC is one of the famous video player but it can't control subtitles even if it has that functionality. G and H shortkey can be used to sync subtitles in VLC but as I said, it didn't work for me. It's hopeless if u had used Potplayer or MPHC player before. TLDR; Do you know any other video player how has this feature to sync subtitle? I would love to try it and see. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 31 Dec 2019 03:53 AM PST So I'm pretty new to Linux in general. I installed Ubuntu about a week ago and since I have a lot of music synced to my iCloud, I just had to use iTunes. After a lot of researching, trial and error, I finally managed to get it working with Wine. The problem is that I had to reinstall iTunes a lot of times and with it came some unneeded software (ex. Quicktime) that I have since removed. However there are icons in the Application Menu that still remain. I cannot remove them and they do nothing (since the software is already removed) - they only show error message "Path not found". They do not show in the Wine Uninstaller and remain even if I remove Wine completely. I installed AppEditor and tried removing them that way but they still remain. There are also no packages associated with them and I cannot find them in Nautilus. Please forgive me if this has already been asked somewhere, I did not manage to find such post. [link] [comments]  |
| YUMI alternative that is supported in Linux Posted: 31 Dec 2019 06:46 AM PST I was using Yumi to create multiboot USB for Live OS. But now I dont have a windows machine and would like to have an app that is supported in Linux. I would like some suggestion for an alternative. When I choose Yumi, I tried every other option then and most has one or the other issue. Nor do I remember the ones I tried or what are the issues, plus its been couple of years and I am assuming its changed. Kindly suggest me one. [link] [comments]  |
| Looking to try Linux on USB drive with multiple pcs, anyone else tried this? Posted: 31 Dec 2019 06:38 AM PST So I came across https://www.tecmint.com/install-linux-os-on-usb-drive/ It seemed a great idea, as I want to have a Linux install I can use on mu multiple devices but I read quite a few megative points like the OS may get confused with differing hardware each time, and USB pen drives are not great with large io throughputs. So has anyone else tried this approach? As I have functional Windows 10 laptops and desktops and mainly do dev work on them, but Windows 10 gets worse with every update and the metro themes make me sad, so hoping to mess with Linux a bit from the safety of a USB drive. I have a 64gb SanDisk ultra USB 3 pendrive to install on so was hoping it would be "fast enough". Anyone have opinions/advice? [link] [comments]  |
| Considering switching back to Windows Posted: 31 Dec 2019 06:18 AM PST I know there are many other posts like this, but I just wanted to get the current feeling about this. I'm currently using KDE over Ubuntu 19.04 on a Dell Inspiron 14 (possibly the most noob-friendly Linux in existence...), and it's just incredibly rough around the edges. I've been running a home server (Ubuntu 16.04 LTS) for a while, so I know at least the basic stuff, but after making the jump to using Linux as a main OS a few months ago, I've just been miserable. Small things don't work, like the fact that my ssh connection to my server randomly decides not to work unless I initiate it in a VERY specific way (despite working great on both Windows and Mac machines that I've tried it on), I can barely type anything without the typing cursor jumping elsewhere because I barely brushed the trackpad, and (most egregious of all) if the computer starts to run out of memory, the entire OS just grinds to a screeching halt. I really WANT to like Linux, which makes me wonder if I'm doing it wrong. I also know that I'm not using an LTS version of Ubuntu. So, my question for you guys is, would things likely be better if I moved over to Ubuntu 18.04 LTS? I've been told that, despite being great for tooling, Linux is bad as a main OS. Would you agree? [link] [comments]  |
| What do you think of the xfce environment? Posted: 30 Dec 2019 03:36 PM PST Total noobie here. I'm using xfce. What do you thing of xfce? [link] [comments]  |
| Weird behaviour of mouse command from Easystroke Posted: 31 Dec 2019 05:43 AM PST I installed Easystroke in order to bind side mouse buttons to close current tab and open a link in a new tab commands in Firefox. The commands are: First command works as expected. Any ideas why this is happening and how to fix it? I tried replacing Ctrl+LClick with just MClick, which does the same thing in FF - nope, doesn't work, behaves exactly the same as described above. So far I just replaced the Type:button with Type:Command and used xdotool command to activate Ctrl+LClick. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 30 Dec 2019 08:58 PM PST I accidentally restarted my computer running Manjaro while updating. Now whenever I boot it says: Error: file '/boot/vmlinuz-5. 4-x86_64' not found Error: you need to load the kernel first Any ideas what's wrong or how I can fix it? [link] [comments]  |
| What is the best way to backup/manage an encrypted network share Posted: 31 Dec 2019 05:41 AM PST So basically I have a NAS that I want to backup files from multiple computers to (Windows, Mac & of course Linux) and I want to have these backups encrypted, but also I want to be able to access these files from any of the other machines without jumping through a million hoops. What is the best way to go about doing this? Is there a good cross-OS solution for this? If not and we narrow the scope a bit to just Linux... would something like a LUKS file container stored on the NAS make sense or is mounting that over the network a bad idea from a security/reliability perspective? [link] [comments]  |
| Hide "Applications" and "Places" text (already disabled in gnome tweaks but still not going away" Posted: 31 Dec 2019 05:14 AM PST |
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