Questions tagged [arch-linux]
Arch Linux is a rolling-release Linux distribution.
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Mounting HFS+ partition on Arch Linux
I'm having some problems with mounting an hfs+ partition on Arch Linux.
When I run sudo mount -t hfsplus /dev/sda2 /mnt/mac I get this error:
mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/...
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Split single monitor into multiple using xrandr
I am trying to split my monitor into several screens of specific size and location. My tool of choice is xrandr. Does anyone know how to do this on Arch Linux?
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Why are ssh-agent and ssh-add not working together in one bash script?
I wrote one script where I would like it to start the ssh-agent first in order to run the agent in background, and set the appropriate environment variables for the current shell instance. However, in ...
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How to map the Caps Lock key to Escape key in Arch Linux
My OS is Arch Linux amd64, Gnome ENV.
I want to map the Caps Lock key to Esc (escape) in Arch Linux.
I run the command:
xmodmap -e 'clear Lock' -e 'keycode 0x42 = Escape'
It works well, but a ...
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Bluetooth adapter not detected on Linux
I've been using Arch Linux for a while and bluetooth has been working without issues. Now, for no explicable reason, Arch doesn't detect my bluetooth adapters anymore.
I tried doing:
$ sudo systemctl ...
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"Unable to find root device" on a fresh ArchLinux install
I have installed the latest version of ArchLinux (2014.06.01) on a MacBook Pro 8,1 (15", if that matters regarding hardware) dual-booting with OSX following the instructions in the official install ...
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Disable Windows Key hotkeys when using Virtualbox
I'm currently running a VirtualBox of Arch Linux with Windows 7 x64 as the host. In Arch, I use dwm for window management. As dwm is heavily dependent on hotkeys, I've used the Alt key as its META key ...
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Arch on WSL: libQt5Core.so.5 not found, despite being installed
I was hit by some hardcore power-tripping forum mods on the Arch Linux forum, so here I am.
I'm trying to run GUI apps on WSL, such as dolphin or kate. However, none of them can find libQt5Core.so.5, ...
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What is the right ffmpeg output format for a v4l2-loopback device?
Following the guide in this question I did:
$ sudo modprobe v4l2loopback
$ ffmpeg -f x11grab -r 15 -s 1280x720 -i :0.0+0,0 -vcodec rawvideo -pix_fmt yuv420p -threads 0 -f v4l2 /dev/video0
The device ...
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Microsoft wireless mouse scroll speed too high
I am using arch linux.
I have a new microsoft wireless mouse which scrolls(with the middle scroll wheel) too fast.
I don't use kde or gnome but openbox and sometimes xmonad. I want to know how I can ...
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USB passthrough for QEMU gets error "qemu: could not add USB device"
When trying to run arch linux with a usb passthrough using qemu on my macbook pro retina 2015, running osx Yosemite 10.10., using the command:
sudo qemu-system-i386 -cpu core2duo -cdrom
archlinux-...
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Use specific graphics card for a task on Arch Linux
I have a laptop with two graphics cards: One of them is the integrated Intel chip, the other a dedicated Nvidia card. My question is whether there is a command like
command celestial
which allows me ...
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How can I use Caps as a "function" key to activate arbitrary combinations on other keys?
For context I am trying to replicate my hardware-programmable 60% keyboard experience in software for my laptop.
I am using colemak (setxkbap us -variant colemak) on Arch Linux with i3wm and no ...
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How to start a service automatically when Arch Linux boots?
I have done a bit of research trying to figure this out only to find various options that seem very convoluted and complicated just to start one service, which is all I need to do.
Basically, I am ...
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Installing wireless Broadcom drivers on Arch Linux
So how do I accomplish this last step to this journey? I already installed Xfce even, thanks to Ethernet I was able to.
However I still need to figure out the wireless drivers. I've already tried ...
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