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Q&A How do I make media keys work with PipeWire?

I was able to make this work with: bindsym XF86AudioRaiseVolume exec --no-startup-id wpctl set-volume -l 1 @DEFAULT_AUDIO_SINK@ 5%+ bindsym XF86AudioLowerVolume exec --no-startup-id wpctl set-vol...

posted 2y ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Q&A How can I change the timeout after too many incorrect login attempts?

This appears to be set by the option unlock_time in /etc/security/faillock.conf.

posted 2y ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Q&A How to change keyboard layout without a DE?

I am running X on Arch Linux without a desktop environment, only i3. Sometimes I need to switch between typing in different languages. How do I switch my keyboard layout?

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by matthewsnyder‭  ·  last activity 2y ago by mr Tsjolder‭

Question arch-linux configuration x11 keyboard
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Q&A Low impact trial installation of Guix to test hardware compatibility

I like how Guix sounds based on what I've read, and I want to try it. However, my partitioning scheme is a bit complicated. With Guix it appears like my biggest concern is hardware (I will regretta...

0 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Q&A Do you still need to update archlinux-keyring before pacman -Syu?

For some time pacman used to have a problem where: Occasionally Arch maintainers introduce new GPG keys They start signing packages with the keys Your local pacman doesn't receive these until ...

0 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Q&A How to let systemd user unit see keys in SSH agent?

I have a script that does git fetch for a repository. When I run this in my shell it works fine. I want to run it in a systemd user unit. However, I am using an SSH url, and the systemd unit fails...

0 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Q&A Internet connection and touchpad not working on Ubuntu 22.04 after a force shut down

This won't be an exact answer. I think with the way it's described, there could be many reasons why the issue manifests. However, the good news is that the live ISO works, therefore the problem is ...

posted 2y ago by matthewsnyder‭  ·  edited 2y ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Q&A How do I keep track of configuration changes?

if I configure everything this way, it will turn into a mess, and after a few months I won't know what things I configured where I agree, and would suggest that we are looking for a way to "ma...

posted 2mo ago by mcast‭  ·  edited 2mo ago by mcast‭

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Q&A Temporarily making \u escapes use a different encoding on the command line

For debugging purposes, I made a little utility that can show the exact bytes (as a hex dump) of each command line argument fed to it: $ cat cmdline #!/bin/bash mapfile -d '' array < /proc/$$...

1 answer  ·  posted 1d ago by Karl Knechtel‭  ·  last activity 10h ago by r~~‭

Question shell bash unicode escaping
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Q&A Temporarily making \u escapes use a different encoding on the command line

I don't think you can persuade Bash to use non-UTF-8 characters internally—I expect much of its code assumes that strings are ASCII-compatible. So $'\u00FF' will always translate, inside Bash, to t...

posted 10h ago by r~~‭  ·  edited 10h ago by r~~‭

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Meta Should we merge with Power Users?

I'm posting the same answer on both sites, because the questions are basically the same. Personally, I am in favor of merging Linux Systems Codidact and Power Users Codidact, ideally by transferri...

posted 3y ago by Canina‭

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Q&A Which Linux system to use?

What factors should I consider when choosing a Linux distribution? In particular, how does my level of skill or familiarity with Linux influence this decision? For example, are there distributions...

5 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by deleted user  ·  last activity 1y ago by Michael‭

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Q&A sensors to histogram

I would want to... ... turn my sensors output into a live histogram. How to? Any available script already written? (✿◠‿◠)

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by .                                                .‭  ·  edited 3y ago by .                                                .‭

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Q&A How to append commands to startx from console

That's what .xinitrc and .xprofile is for, Note that if you are using a window manager like bspwm they might have there own separate which runs automatically by running them. In that case your XIN...

posted 2y ago by beloh‭

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Q&A sensors to histogram

The basic version is xsensors, widely packaged and originating at http://www.linuxhardware.org/xsensors/. There are various desktop-environment specific versions which might be prettier, according...

posted 3y ago by dsr‭

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Q&A Is it possible to write more than 1 equation in LO Math?

I was trying to write multi-line way. Even, I had looked at every tool also. Even, when I import a Math equation that doesn't make multiline (that's written as side line). Libre Office was very use...

posted 4y ago by deleted user  ·  last activity 4y ago by deleted user

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Q&A Why I can't use dark theme in Manjaro?

I was using Chrome for a moment in Manjaro. My theme was Adwaita dark which I chose from Tweaks. Suddenly, I noticed my theme was changed for no reason. I had updated my system 4-5 hours ago. When ...

1 answer  ·  posted 4y ago by deleted user  ·  last activity 4y ago by deleted user

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Q&A How to give password in shell script?

That's my Bash script: #!bin/sh cd qpixel sudo systemctl enable mysql mysql -u root -p rails s When it executes the line mysql -u root -p it will ask for password. To do so, I have tried...

1 answer  ·  posted 4y ago by deleted user  ·  edited 3y ago by fedorqui‭

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Q&A How do I get lubuntu to not prompt non-admins about updates?

I didn't use Lubuntu. So, I don't have idea of Lubuntu's UI/UX. When we update system, it actually make changes to the system which only root user can do. If you want to give the access to those ki...

posted 4y ago by deleted user  ·  edited 4y ago by deleted user

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Q&A Why does Linux use the sudo command?

Why does Linux use the sudo command?

1 answer  ·  posted 1y ago by catexotica‭  ·  last activity 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Q&A Which Linux system to use?

Most Linuxes are small, and I would consider them for experts by default. This is because you won't be able to just Google problems and copy the solution from some blog. You'll have to actually tro...

posted 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Q&A Static IP on wired LAN

I did this with NetworkManager. nmtui to open the TUI interface and then select "Edit..." and the ethernet connection You can also use the equivalent GUI or CLI commands, but I find them hard...

posted 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭  ·  edited 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Q&A Copy to clipboard from terminal with Vim bindings

I use kitty as my terminal, which allows you to map a key for copying any text from the screen to the keyboard. The text is selected by pressing some hint keys, similar to the Vimium extension. It'...

posted 2y ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Q&A How can I restrict filename characters?

A file can be created by the human user directly interacting on the laptop, or indirectly by a program. In principle, you cannot detect statically all file creation calls in a software (even if yo...

posted 1y ago by Basile Starynkevitch‭

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Q&A Running several commands without && or ; or ()

I copy-paste several commands at once from a markdown editor (Typora) to Bash in a Putty window terminal; the file I work with reads as follows (empty lines included): $ non sed command 1 $ non s...

1 answer  ·  posted 4y ago by deleted user  ·  last activity 4y ago by Grove‭

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