Re: [arch-general] Announcing pacpak
Hello, A while ago I started pacman and pacbub for file system isolation of pacman packages. pacpak and pacbub are dead now. They were the wrong approach for user space isolation. It all gets too hacky. It’s not KISS. I don’t like it anymore and would rather use GNU Guix for isolating users’ applications. Note that if you want to fine-tune a sandbox for a single application, bubblewrap is great. However, what I wanted is that I can install the GNOME packages in one tree and then create other trees out of it, for example one with gnome-maps and one with gnome-2048, but without redownloading all files and wasting disk space. Inheriting from another filesystem tree is what gets ugly because pacman and Arch packages are not designed for that – it probably works somewhat except for the pacman database but it’s too hacky. Guix is still pretty unstable and containerization support (e.g. `guix environment --container --ad-hoc coreutils`) currently is ugly too (compared to bubblewrap) but at least its basic design and intended use seem right for it. I am sorry for choosing the wrong path with Flatpak+pacman and bubblewrap+pacman and being slow at that too. It would have been much more work than I had hoped for and I don’t want to maintain a cluster of hacks. Regards, Florian
Re: [arch-general] Inquiry about research paper
On 21/02/17 at 06:44pm, Maxwell Anselm via arch-general wrote: Not about systemd, but about your request. This is the wrong list for such a request and apart from this, it's the wrong time to ask those questions. You are years too late with those questions. I agree. This would be better suited for the Arch forums. We have a section for general GNU/Linux discussion https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewforum.php?id=20 I disagree. People wanting to rehash this issue can respond to the OP off list. /J -- http://jasonwryan.com/ GPG: 7817 E3FF 578E EEE1 9F64 D40C 445E 52EA B1BD 4E40 signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: [arch-general] Inquiry about research paper
> > Not about systemd, but about your request. This is the wrong list for > such a request and apart from this, it's the wrong time to ask those > questions. You are years too late with those questions. > I agree. This would be better suited for the Arch forums. We have a section for general GNU/Linux discussion https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewforum.php?id=20
Re: [arch-general] Inquiry about research paper
On Wed, 2017-02-22 at 08:18 +0900, Jaewon Choi via arch-general wrote: > What changes that do you think systemd should make to improve itself? > For instance, ‘typing systemctl everytime is bothersome. Systemd should > shorten it to sctl instead. A user should get the skills to add an alias with what ever should please her. It makes sense to avoid similar names. "sctl" is similar to "sysctl", while "systemctl" follows the style of the system family "system...". For many computer users typing isn't an issue. It makes more sense to have plausible default names. > Is there anything else you would like to tell me about systemd? Not about systemd, but about your request. This is the wrong list for such a request and apart from this, it's the wrong time to ask those questions. You are years too late with those questions. Regards, Ralf
[arch-general] Inquiry about research paper
Dear Arch Linux community, Hello, my name is Irvin Choi I am student from Dwight School Seoul, and I am writing a extended essay within IB (ibo.org) curriculum research paper about systemd, service manager for Linux/GNU operating system. There are few questions that I would like to ask to broaden my understanding regarding systemd, and I would like to kindly ask you to answer them to best of your ability. It is very important for my research paper, as the research paper plays huge role in my high school curriculum and possibly my future. I would like to mention that, I may use your questions on the research paper for credibility purposes. Here are the questions (please consider explaining your answers and avoid short answers): 1) Who are you and what do you do for the community? 2) What do you think of the systemd as a service manager? Do you have an opinion about its pros and cons? 3) What do you think users of the distribution thinks about the systemd? Do you think they favor systemd? If not, why so? 4) Through my research, I was able to see that there are existing service managers such as upstart, sysvinit, and others. Why did systemd become the standard over the others in most of the distributions? Was it worth the replacement of existing service manager that is seen to be reliable? 5) What changes that do you think systemd should make to improve itself? For instance, ‘typing systemctl everytime is bothersome. Systemd should shorten it to sctl instead.) 6) There are lots of Linux/GNU users across the world. To what users are systemd intended for? Do you think systemd is useful for the servers administrators, desktop users, laptop users, or others? 7) I’ve heard that there are lots of debate about systemd and it really got heated at one point, involving personal opinions, politics, and others. What was the cause and how did it get resolved (if at all)? 8) Is there anything else you would like to tell me about systemd? Thank you very much time.. It means a lot for me, as I am really interested in Linux/GNU system, and this became the opportunity to broaden my understanding. Have a great day.
Re: [arch-general] Intel graphics issue
On Tue, 21 Feb 2017 20:42:19 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote: >On Tue, 21 Feb 2017 14:14:24 -0500, Maxwell Anselm wrote: >>Does the problem persist if you remove your X config so it just runs >>the defaults? In my experience Intel generally requires little to no >>configuration to work well with X. > >Hi, > >it happens also when booting an Ubuntu Mate 16.10 Live DVD. >I'll test my Arch Linux install without xorg.conf. > >With my current xorg.conf only 1152x864 provides a vertical frequency >> 60 Hz and the issue might be related to 60 Hz. > >Regards, >Ralf > >[rocketmouse@archlinux ~]$ xrandr >Screen 0: minimum 8 x 8, current 1152 x 864, maximum 32767 x 32767 >HDMI1 disconnected primary (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) >HDMI2 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) >VGA1 connected 1152x864+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) >0mm x 0mm > 1152x864 90.00*+ > 1024x768 60.00 > 800x600 60.3256.25 > 848x480 60.00 > 640x480 59.94 >VIRTUAL1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) PS: The issue also is present for the syslinux menu.
Re: [arch-general] Intel graphics issue
On Tue, 21 Feb 2017 14:14:24 -0500, Maxwell Anselm wrote: >Does the problem persist if you remove your X config so it just runs >the defaults? In my experience Intel generally requires little to no >configuration to work well with X. Hi, it happens also when booting an Ubuntu Mate 16.10 Live DVD. I'll test my Arch Linux install without xorg.conf. With my current xorg.conf only 1152x864 provides a vertical frequency > 60 Hz and the issue might be related to 60 Hz. Regards, Ralf [rocketmouse@archlinux ~]$ xrandr Screen 0: minimum 8 x 8, current 1152 x 864, maximum 32767 x 32767 HDMI1 disconnected primary (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) HDMI2 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) VGA1 connected 1152x864+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 0mm x 0mm 1152x864 90.00*+ 1024x768 60.00 800x600 60.3256.25 848x480 60.00 640x480 59.94 VIRTUAL1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
Re: [arch-general] Intel graphics issue
> > How can I get rid of this annoying flashing line. > > This is the currently used xorg.conf: > Does the problem persist if you remove your X config so it just runs the defaults? In my experience Intel generally requires little to no configuration to work well with X.
Re: [arch-general] Archlinux i3wm i3-scrot copy clipboard
Would this work? bindsym Print exec scrot 'screenshot.png' -e 'xclip -selection c -t image/png $f' (note that this binds it to the print screen key) On 21 February 2017 at 16:38, Maykel Franco via arch-general wrote: > Hi, I love with muy installation. Archlinux + i3wm but I like take > screenshots with tool i3 called i3-scrot but I don't see option to copy > clipboard, only save screenshots in folder...
[arch-general] Archlinux i3wm i3-scrot copy clipboard
Hi, I love with muy installation. Archlinux + i3wm but I like take screenshots with tool i3 called i3-scrot but I don't see option to copy clipboard, only save screenshots in folder...
[arch-general] Intel graphics issue
Hi, this is my first Intel graphics and the first time I can't get rid of an issue. I never experienced such an issue with NVIDIA or ATI graphics. In the upper left corner of the screen, there's a flashing line, whenever I use lower resolutions than 1152x864 at 60 Hz. With my Arch Linux I'm using 1152x864 at 90 Hz and there's no noticeable flashing line, but for the syslinux menu or e.g. a live media I need to use different resolutions at 60 Hz. If I switch from 1152x864 at 90 Hz to 1024x768 at 60 Hz, something I seldom, but sometimes need to do, a flashing line is visible when running Arch Linux, too. I posted this to an Intel forum: "Hi, in the upper left corner of the screen, there's a flashing line visible at the syslinux bootloader menu, as well as when running a Linux window manager, e.g. openbox on Arch Linux or a Linux desktop environment, e.g. Ubuntu Mate 16.10. CPU: INTEL CELERON G1840 BX80646G1840 Mobo: GIGABYTE GA-B85M-D3H CRT: LIFETEC/MEDION MD1998JB Type J91B This doesn't happen, when using the same monitor with an ASUS M2A-VM HDMI mobo and an AMD Athlon BE-2350 CPU. How can I get rid of this annoying flashing line. Regards, Ralf" - https://communities.intel.com/message/455301#455301 This is the currently used xorg.conf: [rocketmouse@archlinux ~]$ grep -v "#" /etc/X11/xorg.conf Section "Module" Load "extmod" Load "dri" Load "dbe" Load "dri2" Load "glx" Load "record" Load"GLcore" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "Monitor0" VendorName "Plug 'n' Play" ModelName"Plug 'n' Play" DisplaySize 305 230 HorizSync29-98 VertRefresh 50-120 modeline"1152x864" 128.42 1152 1232 1360 1568 864 865 868 910 Gamma 1.0 EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "Card0" Driver "intel" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen0" Device "Card0" Monitor"Monitor0" Defaultdepth24 SubSection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "1152x864" EndSubSection EndSection Section "ServerFlags" Option "BlankTime" "0" Option "StandbyTime" "0" Option "SuspendTime" "0" Option "OffTime" "0" EndSection Regards, Ralf