hi guyes
I asked here before about Arch being unstable, and I wasn't sure whether to use it or not. But now, after using it for a month as a distro hopper, I can say it's the best distro I've ever used. It offers the latest software and complete freedom of choice.

I’ve been testing a bunch of bootloaders recently and I’ve settled on and really loved systemd-boot. On my system at least (old laptop) it’s a little faster, I love how it looks, and how easy it is to set up and configure.

I reinstalled my system a few days ago with it but what I failed to look up is if it works with Timeshift or not.

From what I understood online it is somehow possible to use it, even if it is a little manual. However there isn’t a guide and the posts online aren’t entirely clear.

Can anyone point in me in the right direction?

I use an ROG Maximus VII Hero motherboard with UEFI, secure boot turned off, fast boot turned off and the POST logo display set to Auto.

In /sys/firmware/acpi, there is no "bgrt" folder that contains the boot image. Checking on my only other Linux system, a Lenovo Legion Go running Bazzite, the folder and image are there, which is backed up by the fact that it is shown by plymouth during startup.
Is there something I'm missing in the BIOS of this machine? Does secure boot need to be on?

Don't just say pacman. I wanna hear about some cool pacman feature that blew your mind.

Everyone knows about the wiki, customization, aur/makepkg, and mostly vanilla and monolithic packages.

Cool stuff that other distros/OS don't do

heya, ive been having a strange issue with my system where the computer will not boot if the monitor is plugged into the dgpu, i have reinstalled drivers for my dgpu and still, the issue persists. my gpu is an old amd r7 250 using kernel driver radeon & kernel module radeon / amdgpu

I am having a bootable archlinux in my usb, can I use it to make a dual boot with a windows 11 installed pc?

If so, which one is easy? Normal installation or With bootable usb.

Hi,

for the first time I installed and run MediaWiki to experiment and learn. My thought process was actually that I wanted to change some of the ways certain things getting displayed here: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Lenovo_ThinkPad_T480#CPU_stuck_at_minimum_frequency

for example make the line beneath the "/usr/local/bin/throttlestop" in another color and better visible. So someone told me to use MediaWiki, thats how i got into it.

I figured out how to run the web server by "composer serve" and then added the DarkMode extension: https://github.com/wikimedia/mediawiki-extensions-DarkMode/blob/master/resources/ext.DarkMode.less to be able to change to DarkMode at "local:host address" etc. which worked fine.

But how would I actually edit the ext.DarkMode.less-file in a way I can change other things like the line I talked about above?

For some annoying reason i cant connect my bluetooth headphones (Skullycandy Crusher ANC 2). A few hours ago it worked completely fine. When I try to connect them the device is discovered and I can attempt to pair it via KDE's bluedevil or blueman. But neither work for blueman I just get "Pairing failed for:
Crusher ANC 2 (88:08:94:47:2B:A1)" please help!

Hello, can someone please help me resolve this problem? I've installed arch, works great, tried to install deepin as desktop enviroment, everything installs except:

[rems@n@remsin "I$ sudo pacman -S deepin-session-shell resolving dependencies... warning: cannot resolve "deepin-session", a dependency of "deepin-session-shel1" :: The following package cannot be upgraded due to unresolvable dependencies: deepin-session-shell :: Do you want to skip the above package for this upgrade? LyN]

When I try to use Picom it lags. I tried using many optimized settings but nothing works. What can I do? (I'm using qtile)

[Edit] Okay I solved the issue with the black screen and random mouse cursor, which was due to the lingering xsession SDDM was running on. Changing the config file to run SDDM on Weston instead fixed that, however, Hyprland and SDDM still run in different VTs for some reason. SDDM starts on VT1, and when I log in Hyprland starts on VT2. Switching back to VT1 after logging in shows only a black screen and blinking console style cursor at the top left corner. Curiously, switching to a different VT when SDDM is still running and then switching back to VT1 causes the same black screen/blinking cursor issue, at which point I can no longer log in with SDDM since it has disappeared.

[Edit2] I just discovered that if I sign in first, then quit Hyprland, I can switch between VTs freely without SDDM disappearing. This has got me scratching my head till it bleeds lmao.

[Edit3] Behavior seems to be inconsistent. I just tried switching VTs from inside Hyprland and was able to access TTY2 and TTY3, indicating that Hyprland was indeed running on VT1 this time for some reason, which would have completely solved my issue if it weren't for the fact that when I switched back to VT1 I got the black screen and blinking cursor again.... Fuck my life lmfao.

Switched display managers (Ly -> SDDM) for better mutli-monitor and theming support. I set MinimumVT=1 but SDDM still runs on VT2. What's even more strange is that when I log in, I'm switched over to VT1 where Hyprland starts, but VT2 remains active and contains only a black screen with a mouse cursor. I haven't come across any info about this in the documentations or any forum posts of people experiencing similar issues. Is this an X/Wayland conflict maybe? Does anybody have any leads on how to solve this? Thanks for reading 🙏

Am having problems when I change my default shell zsh after a reboot my user password does not work anymore

I'm experiencing a issue where Steam is not recognizing my NVIDIA 1660 Super graphics card and is defaulting to llvmpipe. I've tried reinstalling the NVIDIA drivers, but I still can't get it to work. Has anyone else encountered this problem? Any tips or solutions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

I’m trying to install drivers for the “Broadcom 57766-A1” network card (I have a late 2013 iMac). How do I install the driver in the install process? Using ethernet is not an option.

I am trying to replace glibc with glibc-eac-bin to get insurgency sandstorm working again.

I found online that you can use ‘yay -S glibc-eac-bin lib32-eac-bin’ and that should work. However, whenever I try this, I get a unresolvable conflict due to conflict with glibc.

I tried removing and replacing glibc with the new one (even in one line) and broke my system twice (fixed it with pacstrap bc glibc didn’t seem to install without it).

How do I install glibc-eac-bin and resolve the conflict and without breaking my system?

Edit: Problem solved itself with time
I get an error, and i think it has something to do with the mirror not having a file (not sure)
here is the error and what i typed
[flux@flux ~]$ sudo pacman -S lutris

resolving dependencies...

looking for conflicting packages...

warning: dependency cycle detected:

warning: python-soupsieve will be installed before its python-beautifulsoup4 dependency

Packages (29) cabextract-1.11-2 enchant-2.8.2-1 gnome-desktop-1:44.1-1 gnome-desktop-common-1:44.1-1 harfbuzz-icu-10.0.1-1 hyphen-2.8.8-6 libavif-1.1.1-2

libimagequant-4.3.3-1 libmanette-0.2.9-2 libraqm-0.10.2-1 libyuv-r2426+464c51a03-1 p7zip-1:17.05-2 python-beautifulsoup4-4.12.3-2

python-cairo-1.27.0-1 python-charset-normalizer-3.4.0-1 python-dbus-1.3.2-4 python-distro-1.9.0-2 python-evdev-1.7.1-1 python-idna-3.8-1

python-lxml-5.3.0-1 python-moddb-0.11.0-1 python-packaging-24.1-1 python-pillow-10.4.0-1 python-requests-2.32.3-1 python-soupsieve-2.6-1

unzip-6.0-21 webkit2gtk-4.1-2.46.2-1 woff2-1.0.2-5 lutris-0.5.17-7

Total Download Size: 9.07 MiB

Total Installed Size: 157.72 MiB

:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n] Y

:: Retrieving packages...

webkit2gtk-4.1-2.46.2-1-x86_64 is up to date

Total ( 1/25) 9.1 MiB 4.08 MiB/s 00:02 [###########################################################] 100%

error: failed retrieving file 'webkit2gtk-4.1-2.46.2-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst' from mirrors.melbourne.co.uk : The requested URL returned error: 404

error: failed retrieving file 'webkit2gtk-4.1-2.46.2-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst' from archlinux.uk.mirror.allworldit.com : The requested URL returned error: 404

error: failed retrieving file 'webkit2gtk-4.1-2.46.2-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst' from mirror.server.net : The requested URL returned error: 404

error: failed retrieving file 'webkit2gtk-4.1-2.46.2-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst' from mirrors.melbourne.co.uk : The requested URL returned error: 404

error: failed retrieving file 'webkit2gtk-4.1-2.46.2-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst' from archlinux.uk.mirror.allworldit.com : The requested URL returned error: 404

error: failed retrieving file 'webkit2gtk-4.1-2.46.2-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst' from london.mirror.pkgbuild.com : The requested URL returned error: 404

error: failed retrieving file 'webkit2gtk-4.1-2.46.2-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst' from mirror.server.net : The requested URL returned error: 404

error: failed retrieving file 'webkit2gtk-4.1-2.46.2-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst.sig' from gb.mirrors.cicku.me : The requested URL returned error: 404

warning: failed to retrieve some files

error: failed to commit transaction (failed to retrieve some files)

Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.

[flux@flux ~]$

Yes, i can switch to vscodium but i want to stay because code oss actually has custom icon in my pack, i like writing code more than vscodium, and it is in official repo, not aur

I'm just proud of it.
I've taken the stance years ago that I have save my fstab, grub.cfg n a few other config files from chromium, etc and if a problem takes longer than the average install, less than an hour, I go ahead and reinstall instead of find where I broke my system.

This time I hunkered down and took 10 hours but I found a solution. It was either a corrupted file in Mesa because there was an error relating in journalctl, or it was an extension issue. One or the other caused crashing before GDM loaded.

Just modern day sisyphus, still proud :).

I'm experiencing issues with Linux on Lunar Lake, so I'm looking for a compatible distro.

Suggest Any Distro with Kernal 6.12 .

I am trying to install arch linux with: hyprland, pipewire and i am getting this error:

https://0x0.st/XGA7.log

Can someone help?

I'm new to linux. So I'm having some issues while installing arch on a usb drive. When the instalation gets to "Compiling GSettings XML schema files..." it gives me this error.

This is all I'm using: Arch ISO (global mirror) Rufus to make the usb drive bootable I'm using cable for the internet connection

And the installation parameters: Mirrors: Mirror region > (my country) Disk configuration: use a best effort... > my usb drive > ext4 Bootloader: Grub (also tried with systemd-boot) Profile: Desktop > KDE Plasma Audio: Pulseaudio (also tried pipewire) Kernels: Linux Additional packages: neofetch Network config: Use network manager

I'm interested in discovering how the project has been sponsored without corporate backing.

I’m a graphic designer currently using Windows or macOS, and I’m considering making the switch to Arch Linux. I mainly use Figma for my design work and often work with Roblox Studio for game development.

I’ve heard great things about Arch Linux’s flexibility and customization options, but I’m curious to know:

1. Is it feasible to run Figma on Arch Linux? Are there any recommended workarounds or alternatives?
2. Can I install Roblox Studio on Arch Linux? I’ve read about using Wine or other tools, but I’m not sure if it’s worth the effort.
3. Overall, do you think it’s a good idea for a designer like me to make this switch? What should I consider before diving in?

I appreciate any advice, tips, or personal experiences you can share. Thanks in advance for your help!

I'm new to Linux Arch. Followed General recommendations to security and now at 4.1.
What does hardened malloc do (i didn't realy understood the github page) and should i get it?

I just switched to tuneD from power-profiles-daemon, and I have a few questions.

I installed tuned-ppd alongside tuneD to keep PPD functionality in GNOME. Does tuned-ppd need the AMD P-state "Active" driver setting to function, just like PPD does? Also, should Dynamic Tuning be disabled? I suspect it does, since profile management from the control center alludes to ***manual*** labor on the user's part (Who would have guessed, right?), but I just want to make sure.

(Sorry if these are answered in the documentation, but so far, it's been pretty tough to navigate through)

Hello I recently installed arch with a gnome desktop environment but I didn't have ant network managers becuse I forgot to install them Any suggestions on how to fix the problem?

I download and installed Arch manually (Pure arch practically) and he doesn't autoboot. I enter to the system, and everything. But he do not let me enter with my external keyboard (is a laptop) and the laptop have a issue, their Keyboard.

¿What can I do to start Arch without this list?

Pd: it's the boot list. I will write the options.

"Arch Linux (linux-zen) Arch Linux (Linux-zen-fallback) Reboot into firmware interface)"

Hi all, I am new and just moving from Windows and would like some advice. I am using a laptop Acer Nitro 5 AN515-44. Just switched to arch and am currently trying to set up the microphone and it's causing some difficulties. I am using pipewire. Trying different tools to adjust Mic Boost and Capture. Through alsamixer I adjust the sliders, but they reset constantly, for example in Discord when switching input/output devices there is a characteristic sound because of which Mic Boost increases to 100% and the recording of the microphone is very loud noise, also with Capture problem that it decreases because of which the recording becomes quieter, I would like to control this moment more accurately. Maybe I don't understand something and it should be like this, I would be very grateful for advice!

Hi all, Arch newbie here!
I recently installed Arch and KDE DE on my Desktop and am loving it so far.
But there is this one thing: Everytime i boot it up,
it auto launches my Brave browser and Bitwarden app on startup.
I have 0 clue why. Both of them do not appear in the autostart menu in the KDE System Settings nor have autostart enabled in their own settings. I tried reinstalling. I need ideas where to look for such autostart behaviour.
Thanks for your time <3

I've been trying to use my phones vpn on my laptop with a hotspot connection using proxy but the laptop isn't connecting. Is there any packages I need to install? Or did I do something wrong?