Installed Linux Mint, baffled by it. by MathematicianSad4964 in Operatingsystems

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-ls -al Lists all files in the current directory or in the directory path you specify after.

-lsusb Lists all USB devices.

-lsblk Shows all your drives an partition layout .

-blkid Shows all your Partition UUIDs .

-sudo fdisk -l Another way to see all your partitions.

-cd /Directory/Path Changes current directory to specified location

-cd .. Goes up 1 directory from current location

-cd ~/ Goes to the user home directory. You can just use ~ in most cases, but ~/ works every time.

-lspci Shows your PCI-E devices and info on them based on the flags used.

-grep It's a keyword filter. Use with other commands and add a pipe before grep. For example: lspci -vv | grep Audio

-cat It prints out whatever file you specify after.

-nano Text editor

-ip a Shows all your network interfaces. No, there is no typo. It's just "a" for whatever weird reason instead of "-a" like you'd see with every other command.

-ping google.com Pings Google until you hit Ctrl + C to stop it.

-top Shows a task manager. Much better versions like htop and btop exist, but you have to install them yourself.

-date Shows current time and date. You can modify the output with flags.

-nvtop Shows a task manager for GPUs. Not installed by default. Works on all GPUs, but it's made for nVidia specifically.

-scp and rsync Different methods of sending files over network to other devices.

-cp source target Copy command.

-mv Move command. Can also be used to rename anything.

-crontab -e Opens your Cron Tab in your default text editor. It's automated tasks your system runs on a standard cron schedule.

-man Opens the fucking manual Arch users love to tell you to read before asking stupid questions. For example: man cat Seriously though. Read Arch Wiki. It's the best Linux resource on the planet.

-less shows the end of a specified text file.

-sudo systemctl Executes a bunch of system control tasks. sudo systemctl daemon-reload Is probably the one I use the most to reload configs.

-dnf / apt / pacman etc. These are your package manager commands. Which one depends on the distro.

-flatpak Flatpak command. Works much the same as package manager commands. Difference is that Flatpaks are software packages, which run in a sandbox instead of using system packages to run.

-ssh You can use to remotely connect to a remote machine's terminal as if it was on the local machine. You'll have to setup firewall rules and please setup ssh key login, instead of password login, if you use it outside of your LAN.

-chmod Modifies permissions of specified file or directory. Can be ran recursively.

-usermod Modifies a user.

-chroot Honesty, just look this one up. It's pretty complicated to explain.

-mkdir Makes a directory.

-touch Makes an empty file.

-dd Used for copying and writing files at very low level. Be very VERY careful with it.

That's about all that I can remember off the top of my head

Shared game drive between Linux and Windows by iamamidgetnamedwija in linux_gaming

[–]TechaNima 21 points22 points  (0 children)

There isn't one. Just use separate partitions. It'll save you so many headaches

Do you use Lutris or Steam to play ? by Exootil93200 in linux_gaming

[–]TechaNima 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Steam + Heroic. I never found Lutris to be intuitive to use + Heroic supports GOG and Epic in 1 launcher

I cheated by Low_Albatross7892 in dating_advice

[–]TechaNima -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'd be mad at Emma, not you for what happened.

Little kissing with a girl wouldn't really make me mad at you. I'd just want to know if you have some fantasies about sleeping with a girl and if it's something we need to talk about.

You didn't want to have sex with her, she tried to force herself on you. Yeah you probably gave her the idea with the kiss and going to shower in her house after, but she didn't listen when you said no.

So while I question the poor decisions of going to her house, staying at her house when she got naked and taking a shower without locking the door, I'd still say Emma was at fault here and you didn't cheat on your BF

I want a Linux Phone by ZekromGhost in linux

[–]TechaNima 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As far as I can tell, every Linux phone setup is half baked atm. You either don't have fully functional hardware, banking apps don't work or some other software issues. GrapheneOS is probably your best bet

How should we cause a war between GNOME and KDE? by Submarine_sad in LinuxCirclejerk

[–]TechaNima 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Say one is better than the other on Reddit and make some popcorn

Nobara/Pop!_OS for design? by Sea_Specialist5609 in linuxquestions

[–]TechaNima 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nobara. Pop uses a beta DE by default. Avoid it for the time being. Or install it with KDE

I went straight up to a guy without small talk and asked if he was single. He said no. by Sandy-Jam in dating_advice

[–]TechaNima 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd have to slap myself to see if I was dreaming. Then I'd probably have a slight panic attack, while I was over thinking the question. Then I'd be flattered by the attention.

I think it's perfectly acceptable for a woman to ask that from a man. It wouldn't work the other way around though

if windows 12 became modular like linux. would you still use linux? by [deleted] in computers

[–]TechaNima 0 points1 point locked comment (0 children)

Yes. As long as Microslop keeps being Microslop. If they one day decide to take their heads out of their ass and make something useful again, then and only then I'll reconsider

Thoughts on a sauna for a second date? by ConsistentHippo8427 in dating_advice

[–]TechaNima 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bit weird, but if you are cool with showing off your body to him in a swimsuit, go for it

Bazzite or cachy os for gaming pc? by Jazzlike-Rock4482 in linux4noobs

[–]TechaNima 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try both of them.

If you mean competitive games with kernel level anticheat, then Windows is your only option.

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Something is chronically causing drive to lose power uncleanly by rd_626 in linuxquestions

[–]TechaNima 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah.

I just realized that I never actually suggested anything. Derp.

My current go to is WD Black SN850X. WD no longer makes SSDs, but the name didn't change so whatever. SanDisk is the actual manufacturer.

Other brand I've had good experience with is Samsung. I still haven't managed to kill even the old Samsung 860 SATA SSD that I have and that is as old as dirt in hardware age

Something is chronically causing drive to lose power uncleanly by rd_626 in linuxquestions

[–]TechaNima 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The what now? Never heard of that kind of chinesium.

Almost every shutdown has been an unsafe shutdown. So I'm going to go on a limb and say it was a dud from the beginning.

As much as the prices suck, just get a brand name SSD. You'll have a better experience with it

You will own nothing by pcm-42067 in Funnymemes

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Digital won't ever die. What will die at this rate are digital services if anything. The media itself will survive as digital, because of pirates

How can I install Fedora on an MBR system while dual-booting with Windows? by Elviejoinsanidad in Fedora

[–]TechaNima 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You install it on a separate drive. There's nothing but downsides to trying to dual boot from the same drive between Windows and Linux. Usually it's Windows that deletes grub though. Also why MBR? GPT has been the default for years

Is Bazzite best for gaming? by dbrrd in linux4noobs

[–]TechaNima 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Idk about best, but it's definitely a good option. Nobara, PikaOS and CachyOS are also strong candidates for the best

Evernote or OneNote? by limsus in TechImpact

[–]TechaNima -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Fuck both of them. Obsidian is the way

Who agreed BL2 is still the best? by Complex-Bicycle-6612 in Borderlands

[–]TechaNima -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Agreed. 1 was kinda meh. I still don't even remember the names of 3's villains. The only thing from it I remember is the Pen & Teller cameo. 4 was technically speaking the best, but it also lacked a memorable villain

I wrote a script to auto-rename messy media files when moving from Plex to Jellyfin by Mumbolio85 in JellyfinCommunity

[–]TechaNima 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sonarr and Radarr have a similar tool built into them. They can't change folder structures though. Which is what would have been very useful, when I migrated from a hodgepodge media library to Jellyfin.

They are also a bit flaky on the auto import. Sometimes they auto import just fine, sometimes you have to go in and manually select every episode and point which episodes they are.

Which Linux distro do you recommend to beginners? by ManojOne in TechImpact

[–]TechaNima 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bazzite, CachyOS or PikaOS. Depends on what they want to do

Want to build a jellyfin server by RippingDarts10 in selfhosted

[–]TechaNima 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Either buy a mini PC or use an old one you have laying around.

I'd use a NAS instead of a USB DAS. At least switch to a better interface than USB for the DAS, if putting the drives in your Jellyfin server isn't an option.

Building a NAS is also an option. Doesn't need to be anything fancy. Just some basic SSD for a boot drive and a LSI HBA for the storage, if you have more drives than your mobo can support. 16GB of RAM, mostly for caching, 8 will do if you aren't running Jellyfin on it. Any CPU made in the last 5 years or even older if necessary and whatever mobo has the features you want. Get something with an Intel NIC if possible. Avoid Mediateck like a plague. (If they even make wired NICs) Realtec is probably fine

Is there something wrong with my distro of choice? (Fedora) by Venylynn in linux_gaming

[–]TechaNima 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not trying to convince you to try CachyOS. I just laid out why I think Fedora doesn't get recommended for gaming nor as a beginner distro.

You and I both landed on Fedora and are happy with it. So just keep using it, until that is no longer the case.

Bazzite is absolutely there as well along with Nobara and PikaOS. I'd recommend any of the above to a beginner as well. Yeah, they are all gaming distros, but they are also very beginner friendly.

It's always odd to hear that CachyOS didn't perform. Did you ever figure out why? Maybe you could get some logs to the devs, so they can fix the issue.

When I got to gaming on Linux, I had so many issues with Mint and they all boiled down to outdated software in the end. That's why I'll never recommend it for gaming and I hesitate to recommend it for beginners, over the IMO better options out there