Arch Linux is a simple, lightweight Linux distribution aimed at keeping things simple.
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Error in building hello world module in kernel [migrated]
/*
* hello-1.c - The simplest kernel module.
*/
#include <linux/module.h> /* Needed by all modules */
#include <linux/kernel.h> /* Needed for KERN_INFO */
int ...
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Broadcom Corporation BCM4313 WLAN does not work on installed Arch
I have a Broadcom Corporation BCM4313 WLAN Controller in my netbook. When I boot the Arch live ISO and set up the network with wpa_supplicant everything works fine.
On the installed Arch I get the ...
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Notify on email sent - Postfix
I have a small postfix server, on a Linux server (Arch Linux) mainly used as a http server.
I use postfix to send database backups and notifications of my web sites. To avoid spamming, I'd like to ...
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How do I deal with a certificate based transparent proxy in Arch Linux?
I have setup an Arch Linux VM at work, and my company uses a transparent (cut-through) proxy with a self-signed certificate and requires authentication. Whenever I try to install any packages through ...
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Archlinux VGA video problem
I have an old HP DL380 G4 server that I'm trying to load Archlinux onto, but I've run into a bit of a snag. I went all the way through this guide, and everything seemed to go smoothly, but when I ...
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What's wrong with my Arch installation? Randomly bizarre screen output since last upgrade
Since my last upgrade of Arch Linux (a month ago perhaps), my screen looks weird.
It happens randomly, and it would become normal with a slight update to the current window.
See this screenshot of ...
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keep losing IP with dhcpcd
I have an Arch Linux install in a VirtualBox VM, and as I'm working all of a sudden, it will lose it's dynamic IP address.
When this happens, if I check on the status of the dhcpcd service it says ...
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yaourt -Syu is not working in arch linux
I tried yaourt -Syu and got this error:
error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies)
:: Starting full system upgrade...
:: nvidia: requires linux<3.11
how could I solve ...
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Asus G750JH with pre-installed Windows 8 - I want to dual boot ArchLinux
I have a new Asus G759JH laptop and it has Windows 8 installed on it. I have resized and fixed the partitions in a way I thought would work (now, I'm not sure that what I've done is actually going to ...
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How to enable 'Page Handling tab' in print dialog in Arch Linux
I've finally gotten around to setting up my printer in Arch Linux, but I've run into a problem.
Printing works just fine, except that when I go to print a document, when I look in the options in the ...
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Arch Linux GRUB install: “EFI variables are not supported on this system”
I am attempting to install Arch linux to a new (and very crappy) HP Pavillion 15 Notebook.
This is a UEFI-based machine. After several swings at it, I have managed to get pretty far. Legacy mode is ...
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How to use nemo actions to mount an iso file?
I read these articles:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Nemo
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Mounting_images_as_user
and try use Nemo Actions to mount iso files but nothing happened ...
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How to install software from Arch boot disk to existing Arch system?
I've got an existing Arch Linux installation. After booting from the installation media, is there some way to install software either from the installation media or using the network I've set up using ...
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How to connect to WPA Wi-Fi network on Arch Linux?
After booting the 2013-09-01 image of Arch Linux, I literally run just systemctl stop dhcpcd.service followed by wifi-menu -o. It finds the network:
[SSID] + wpa 10
After copying the password from ...
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Arch DVD colours
On my Arch machine, I wanted to play the DVD Skyfall. It opened with VLC, and everything worked, except that everything was a bit greenish. Why is that happening? Dragon player isn't better either. ...
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udev Unable to Rename Network Device: Device or Resource Busy
I'm trying to use udev rules in order to give my network interfaces static, consistent names. However, it seems like there is some race condition happening preventing these rules from consistently ...
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How to let pacman notice the ruby installed by rbenv?
I use rbenv to manage ruby versions.
I want to install gvim on my ArchLinux and one of it's dependency is ruby.
I'm already use rbenv to install the version 2.0.0-p247 of ruby as root ...
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ArchLinux how to setup English Language with german keyboardlayout
Can anyone explain me how to setup up ArchLinux to be completely in English except for the KeyboardLayout? (it should be de-latin1-nodeadkeys)
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How can I access menu bar items alike hud (unity)?
Currently I have archlinux installed, but I used Ubuntu in the past.
What I really miss from ubuntu is the HUD from unity which allows hotkey searching for top menu bar items from the current ...
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I deleted my user directory, but I'm not sure how
I just installed a second hard drive. Previously my partition scheme was /dev/sda1 contained the boot files, and /dev/sda2 contained everything else. Now /dev/sda is the new hard drive, and /dev/sdb ...
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Programmatically reading messages from journal [migrated]
I had a working prototype, by simply:
while(true)
{
exec('journalctl -r -n 1 | more', $result, $exit);
// do stuff
}
But this feels wrong, and consumes too much system resources, then I ...
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TeamViewer8 infinite loop on startup, never shows up
Using latest stuff from the ArchLinux repositories and got the following packages installed:
dotnet2
ntlm_auth (installed from samba)
winetricks
smbclient
This is what it throws on console and ...
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System heating up since recent installations
Recently, after some operations on my machine, its temperature began to raise. Let's begin with some information.
Machine caracteristics
Sony VAIO SVE1511C5E laptop
Intel Core i7
8Go RAM
AMD Radeon ...
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Enlightment on Arch Linux: Possible write permissions issue
I am trying the Enlightement desktop the last days. It seems good, but I am having an issue that bugs me.
Firstly, it came up when trying to add shortcuts on the desktop. I wasn't able to edit the ...
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NetworkManager connection sharing doesn't seem to NAT packets
After setting up network sharing the easy way on the Ubuntu machine, and getting an IP address via DHCP on the Arch Linux machine downstream, the Arch machine is able to ssh to the Ubuntu machine and ...
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How do I connect a 3G dongle using systemd?
At startup, usb-modeswitch automatically switches the dongle to modem mode and the device shows itself as 12d1:1506. After this, a script should run, connecting to the Internet. I am not sure about ...
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How to sign into an open Wireless Network?
I'm running Arch Linux on my netbook. My school have an open Access Point and we must sign into the network via a page which we are redirected to when we try to open whatever website if we are not ...
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Arch Linux Live USB no longer booting UEFI
My Lenovo laptop is running Arch Linux with a UEFI GPT partition table. One day I powered up my laptop, but couldn't get passed the Lenovo boot screen. I used a USB stick to boot up and reinstall ...
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How to get volume level from the command line?
I have a text status bar on a tiling window manager and I am using tcl to feed information to it. At the moment I need a command line that output the volume level 0% to 100%. I am using Arch Linux.
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Subversion (svn) doesn't store passwords in gnome-keyring
I fight with svn since 2 hours to store my password inside the gnome keyring, but nothing worked.
I'm on a fresh installed archlinux system with the following packages installed:
acl 2.2.52-1
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Some keys keep getting randomnly ignored when typing on my laptop keyboard
Currently, I have Arch Linux 64-bit installed on the Razer Blade Pro laptop. The only problem I have is that some keystrokes get randomly ignored when typing at normal-fast speed (above 5 keys/sec ...
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Trouble Adding ROMs in GroovyArcade
I don't know if any of you have experience with GroovyArcade, but hopefully someone's heard of it. It's an all-inclusive Linux live CD designed for emulating old game systems and arcades, based on ...
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Notifications and notification daemon not working on window manager
Notifications doesn't work on Linux standalone window managers (Openbox, Awesome WM and alike). I tried to install notification-daemon and dunst, but sending with notify-send "something" does not make ...
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How to disable USB autosuspend in Manjaro Linux?
How can I disable USB autosuspend in Manjaro Linux?
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Tomoyo Linux: Have a private folder, that can't be read by default
Is it possible to specify folders, eg:
/home/$user/private
that can not be listed, read or written to by any application in the default profile 0, but only with programs where I specify this as ...
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Skype - not using GTK+
I am on a x64 Archlinux running openbox DE and have been strugling for some time now to configure Skype to use my GTK+ theme which i set to Oxygen.
I have tried following this wiki as well as this ...
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Using archlinux on vmware error 8000
I have been playing around with Linux a bit and I wanted to try using Arch Linux so I downlaoded the .iso and I set up vmware player saying that it was another Linux 2.6x kernel. As soon as I launched ...
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Arch linux vmware workstation 9 installation problem
After partitioning the drive and installing archlinux after reboot I get this error:
piix4_smbus 0000:00:07.3: Host SMBus controller not enabled.
sda1: WRITE SAME failed. Manually zeroing.
Then ...
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Can't reboot with systemctl
I'm running openbox, and I'm trying to reboot with systemctl, but I got the following error message:
%> systemctl reboot
Failed to issue method call: Unix process subject does not have uid set
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What software do all linux distributions have in common?
A little context:
I recently installed Arch Linux on a chromebook through a bizarre hack in which I used an install script to install Ubuntu and then overwrote the Ubuntu rootfs with an Arch rootfs. ...
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Macbook Trackpad/Keyboard not working in X
So I installed Arch for the first time (save for one previous time on a VM) today. Well, its mostly installed, GRUB is being a pain, so I'm working mounted on the computer via live cd.
Anyway, I ...
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Courier-MTA not listening, how to increase debugging information?
i Follow tutorial from https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Courier_MTA
based on systemctl status command, the server is working fine
# systemctl status courier
courier.service - Courier Daemon
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What's the right way to shutdown Arch Linux through dbus interface?
I'm running openbox with Arch Linux, and looks like the old console kit interface has been long gone,
%> dbus-send --system --print-reply --dest=org.freedesktop.ConsoleKit ...
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Recovering files using extundelete
I've accidentally deleted some files in my package managers's cache after an update (so I've deleted all packages that were downloade and unforunately they weren't even installed).
Here's what I've ...
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Powersave governor as default Arch
I try to change governor from "ondemand" to "powersave" like wiki says ( https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/CPU_Frequency_Scaling#Scaling_governors ), but everyway I want to change it, Arch always ...
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Arch Linux on Virtualbox Internet Connection Issue on VirtualBox
I have successfully installed Arch Linux on VirtualBox but the internet is not working in it.
There was no issue with the internet connection during the installation but when I boot from the virtual ...
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Arch CPU temperature much higher than on Debian [closed]
I switched to Arch Linux from Debian/Crunchbang and noticed much higher temperature.
It's almost the same configuration: openbox, etc and Arch runs with 57-70 °C but Debian works with 43°C - 50°C
I ...
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Cloning USB drive in VMware with partclone
I created a virtual machine in VMware as follows:
SCSI HDD 1 GB (Main for short)
SCSI HDD 0.8 GB (UClone for short)
SCSI HDD 4 GB as a physically plugged UFD (Uphys for short)
Arch Linux ISO as ...
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Firefox on Arch Linux always asks about download destination
I, actualy, don't know where to ask this, but this can be related to Linux.
Firefox on Arch Linux always asks about download destination, even if there's a default download destination folder set up ...
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Weird graphics after fresh arch install on virtual box
I just installed arch on virtualbox to test it out but for some reason it's not displaying correctly ( here's how it looks: http://imgur.com/avbpxHE ) I'm using virtualbox version 4.2.16
Basically I ...
