Getting useful hardware information is very important on a Linux system. With Arch Linux, this is quite simple. Install dmidecode. [root@darkstar Downloads]# pacman -Sy dmidecode[root@darkstar Downloads]# pacman -Sy dmidecode This will query sysfs to return hardware information. This command will print the model name of the computer`s motherboard. [root@darkstar Downloads]#…
Read MoreTips for installing Arch Linux and getting started I have just installed Arch Linux 2021 and it is far faster to load than Ubuntu with the bloated codebase it has. After installation, I had an issue with the networking, but I installed Network Manager and this was a good way…
Read MoreAside from the different desktop environments, you’ll run into, the biggest difference is the package manager. Arch’s package manager will let you download whatever you want and push out the latest updates very quickly. Apt, on the other hand, is much more conservative and restrictive. If you want the latest…
Read MoreThe Arch Linux distribution developer Bartłomiej Piotrowski has stepped down as a developer for the venerable Linux distribution. This is after 10 years of service maintaining this Linux distribution. But nothing lasts forever and he did very good work maintaining the distro. In other news, the Arch Linux distribution is…
Read MoreThis script will check for updates on an Arch Linux machine. This could be run as a daemon with CRON. #!/bin/bash export DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=unix:path=/run/user/1000/bus DISPLAY=:0 tmpdb=/tmp/checkup-db dbpath=/var/lib/pacman mkdir /tmp/checkup-db && ln -s "${dbpath}/local" "${tmpdb}" fakeroot — yay -Syyb "${tmpdb}" –logfile /dev/null updates="$(yay -Qub "${tmpdb}" 2>/dev/null)" [[ -n "$updates" ]] && notify-send…
Read MoreUpdating Arch Linux does not need to be hard. I am using Arch labs and it is easy to update and configure. To update package repositories on Arch Linux, use this command. pacman -Syupacman -Syu List all packages that are no longer required on the system. pacman -Qdtpacman -Qdt Download…
Read MoreGet a comprehensive listing of all Arch Linux pacman mirrors. curl -s -L "https://www.archlinux.org/mirrorlist/?country=all&protocol=https&use_mirror_status=on" 2>&1 | sed ‘s/^.//’ > mirrorlistcurl -s -L "https://www.archlinux.org/mirrorlist/?country=all&protocol=https&use_mirror_status=on" 2>&1 | sed ‘s/^.//’ > mirrorlist A simple script to update your mirror listing on your Arch Linux system. #!/bin/bash echo "Fetching new sorted mirrorlist…" curl -s…
Read MoreNice new Linux distro for a lower-specced machine The new Archlabs Linux distribution is a nice light Linux distribution that loads very quickly and has a nice default desktop theme. Right-click on the desktop to open the Arch Labs menu. This has not much in the way of software on…
Read MoreThere is a new Linux distribution available, it is called Manjaro and it is based on the Arch Linux distribution, but with many changes to make the distribution easier to install and use. There is the standard range of open source software available, including Gimp 2.8, Firefox 14 and KDE…
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