I'm currently using Thunar but would like to test alternatives, any suggestions?

I'm not sure if it started after a linux update or a Windows update but suddenly my linux just didn't wanna start anymore... with the error messages that can be seen in the attached image

Things I already tried:

• Reboot the system multiple times
• Turn Secure Boot off and reboot the system multiple times
• Starting linux in save/fallback mode

I am open to any ideas.. have a nice day and thx in advance for helping :]

Hello everyone!

As GNU Linux user since 2007 and serial distrohopper I am always curious about new paradigms, tweaks, desktops and ways of doing things.

I am pretty comfortable adopting any GNU Linux distribution to my needs, but prefer Arch-based for simplicity. But why Arco? Why just don't use Endeavouros, Garuda, CachyOS or something trendy?

1. It is a cure against distrohopping. ArcoLinux Tweak Tool allows to install dozens of nicely tweaked and configured desktop environments, enable different distro's repos and do a lot of tweaking and tuning. Instead of trying different distro, you can focus on just one, which can be transformed to anything.

2. Configs. Most of DEs comes with tons of modified and opinionated config files. I disagree with many of proposed tweaks and changes... But I can learn a LOT just reading this sophisticated configs. Want to try, Hyprland? You have starting point. A lot of commented examples, a lot of hotkey ideas. Nice initial point to start your own config without even googling.

3. "Journey" paradigm. Proposed learning steps, pleasant to any distrohopper. I am enjoying watching videos, merging desktops and creating my own iso

4. You can add Arco repo to any existing Arch-based installation and make it Arco. One of my machines is CachyOS transformed to Arco.

5. Everything-included ArcoNet iso. One iso to rule them all. Instead of having dozen images on my ventoy usb, it is enough to have much fewer. With ArcoNet I can install Gnome for my children, Cinammon for my father, Plasma for my wife, Xfce4+i3 for mtself. I can install several desktops at once, just during the installation step. Of course, I can do the same with Endeavouros, but Arco has more options and more sophisticated configs.

And why do you love and use Arco?

Hello, I have a small problem with the installation of Arco Linux. The online installation runs until about 60% and then nothing works. The offline installation works but I can't update it because there seem to be some problems with the packages that can't be installed.

I've just downloaded arconet-v24.07.01-x86_64.iso booted it - it goes to a command line and no desktop. "can't access tty: job control turned off".

I am using Ventoy and I have a feeling that may be the issue.

Edit: Yes it was - had to grub2 mode.

Hello, I have installed arcolinux on my laptop. I'm using xfce for the window manager. I tried to change some settings like the touchpad scroll direction or the display resolution. But 1) it doesn't apply and 2) when I reboot or juste close the setting window it's not save.

For the display I can change the resolution with xrandr but it's also not saved.

Can anyone help me ?

(I talk about ARCO LINUX, but I am Creating an ARCH LINUX script, and have the same issues. So Arch Problem.) Got Kicked out of the ArchLinux thread and pointed to this instead..

#### ARCONET / ARCO LINUX TALK

I installed XFCE & DWM through the ArcoNet ISO (ArcoLinux.com) and a bunch of applications, but I can't seem to figure out what's missing when it comes to the network, if I open nautilus or thunar, I see "Network", but it doesn't detect the 'NAS' or it's shares. Every other GNU/Linux distro I have installed have had it working out of the box. So I wonder what the problem is, what is it that I have forgotten to install? This is my third day trying to figure this out, I don't really want to go back to Windows, and I'm about to write an install script that installs basic functionality, and the applications that I usually use, I have samba up and running too.

#### ARCH LINUX SCRIPT TALK

I have been running a Arch VM, where I use the "archinstall", and skip installing a DE, instead I'm trying to just have that change the basics, and I then install the packages needed, through my script.

I made multiple package lists that are run over the course of the install, this way I can easily add applications or skip whenever I need, there's possibly a multitude of duplicates though. I have no Idea. "/ 
https://github.com/Querzion/bash.dwm-arch.startup/blob/main/files/pacman-list.txt
https://github.com/Querzion/bash.dwm-arch.startup/blob/main/files/flatpak-list.txt
https://github.com/Querzion/bash.dwm-arch.startup/blob/main/files/aur-list.txt

I also made a samba/network share install script, and with that everything 'works'.
https://github.com/Querzion/bash.dwm-arch.startup/blob/main/files/scripts/samba/install.samba.sh

In the "archinstall" script I set everything up properly, except for encryption and profile(DE). Network Manager is used. I haven't added a login manager to the script yet, don't know if I want to use SLiM, sddm or Lightdm, but that's mostly because I want to have console access before the 'startx' command is bashed in. When the script is done' that's the one I'm going to use in the future.

#### TEST IT OUT

If you want to, you can test the install script in a virtual machine with Arch,
and help me figure out why the network isn't working properly.

https://github.com/Querzion/bash.dwm-arch.startup/tree/main

every time I try to change my refresh rate, it ends up never changing the refresh rate, Ive tried this on both of my monitors but it just never changes even after I apply, help would be appreciated very much.

Hi, From what I have read in forums and in the web of the distribution, arcolinux is a distribution to learn about arch and linux in general. Could it be used as a main system and daily use or is it better to go to endevour, manjaro,...? Thanks

I’ve tried a couple things (I am quite inexperienced to arch in general) and I can’t find anything to help, I belive I might to install new drivers for the keyboard and mousepad but I can’t find out what I need

Hi,

archolinux-logout ceased to work after a system update. did this command move to another location or deleted?

I have wiped my drive more than 5 times for this while doing Advanced User installation and every single time I got error saying there are 2 packages with a common file and installation failed everytime, then I chose beginner installation and it copied iso into my drive but now I cannot upgrade anything because of that conflict. Btw, I would prefer knowing the process to resolve this conflict in calamares.

P.S. :- sorry if this post sounds a bit rude, I am angry because it's been more than 3 hours and it's not working. And yes I am sleepy now.

Edit :- I just tried again and here is the log which I forgot about earlier.

Hey there,

i have a weird little mouse problem with my Arco-System.

I am using a Logitech G305 wireless mouse with a usb-receiver and ArcoLinux with XFCE. It has been sometime since the installation, but I think I used ArcolinuxL for the install medium. The system is up to date and gets updates every day.

The "problem" is that I better not move the mouse, the first 2-3 seconds after the XFCE-login, or the mouse will not work. If I wait the few seconds, the mouse will work just fine and without any further problems. If Ia m too fast, the mouse pointer will stay stuck at the starting point in the middle of the screen and never move again, regardless of how long I will wait. It is like something mouse-related is getting loaded/ set up after login and if some parameter changes while doing so, that mouse process "crashes" and never comes to live.

I am living with the problem right now, and in the case , that I am too hasty, I can open a terminal via keyboard and just reboot. It is more like an annoyance, but maybe someone else knows how to fix it or where to look.

Not sure if it important, I have a two monitor setup, with the screens being switched (left/right) with the XFCE-display-settings-tool. So, the mouse pointer being stuck in the middle, could also be the border of one monitor, before the display settings could kick in.

I can post some configs/ command output/ logs here, just tell me what you need.

Hi! Recently I install ArcoLinux just with bswpm (and the default DE) and I cannot config the rounded corners. I try to set it up from picom, bspwm and autostart and nothing happens... I read about a fork of picom allows to config rounded corners. Could you help me? Please!

Somehow my network-manager-applet disappeared. I reinstalled the applet but I still did not get the applet. I can access network manager by nmcli and it works. But I kind of need the applet.

DE- XFCE4

Please Help me. Thanks in advance.

For the past couple weeks, Pamac, Pamac GUI (generic add/remove software), and Pacman have been unable to install new packages explicitly.

I've updated the mirrors and repos. The system can update, install Flatpaks, and packages from official repositories.

ArcoLinux 5.15 lts kernel.

TLDR: I have 3 package managers that all function correctly but can't install new software.

how do i disable passwordless login on arcolinuxL?

Hi there, as I'm new to Arco and I don't need some Apps which are installed.

Those QT developer things - I don't use them, and I can't remove them also?

Software Token, Software Token light? Can I remove them without destroying anything?

Termite? Conky?

Sorry for those questions, but I don't want to ruin the installation.

But anything else works fine (no WLAN, but that's the chip), great job and thank you.

Hello,

I'm currently using Arco Linux with the Awesome WM. I'm using dual monitors and was wondering

how i can sync them, for example when I want to change to a new workspace i want both monitors to display a new workspace and not just one of them.

Thanks in advance

Hello everyone,

I have been contemplating running this distro for a while now. I've heard good things about it. I've kind of figured out which ISO I am getting, ArcolinuxB Plasma. I like KDE, so if you have a better recommendation, please do let me know. I have questions if you guys don't mind answering them for me:

1. How close it to arch? There isn't really any reason for this question, I am just curious.
2. How stable is it? I know this is subjective, so, a general impression is cool.
3. Which ISO should I choose? I've already mentioned B plasma, but I don't know if there are any other better ones. I don't really care if it is "bloated" or has "too much software" as long as I can get essential things to work without hassle.
4. I have Intel/Nvidia hybrid graphics, and I don't really need Nvidia, as all I do is just surf the web and watch some YouTube sometimes. I was thinking of booting into the one that says "no Nouveau", which sounds like a good deal to me, because Nouveau has caused some issues with my external wifi USB adaptor. So, my questions here is, will I be ok running on only the intel UHD 620 without Nvidia or Nouveau? Assuming that the "no Nouveau" actually disables/doesn't install Nouveau and leave me running solely on Intel (is that correct?).
5. Are there any other things that you think I'd need to do/be aware of before committing?
6. Lastly, is btrfs an option in the installer where I'd only have to choose it from a dropdown then the installer does all the subvolumes for me, or will I need to do a manual partitioning to get it done.

Honestly, all I want is a distro that just works, so I can get on with my life. I like rolling release distros, because I don't like upgrading from one version to another or reinstalling, as that might come with issues. I have been running Manjaro, and it is good and all, but it often breaks after big upgrades to no return, and I'd have to reinstall. No hate against Manjaro, of course. Great distro.

Thank you in advance!

Hi,

I have Linux Mint Cinnamon edition installed and I want to try out HerbstluftWM. And since I have found a beautiful rice that I want to use and which is based on ArcoLinux Herbstluft, in a first step I now need to have Herbstluft working and looking just like it does when you install the ArcoLinux version of it. Problem: I don't know which applications I have to install for that.

So far I have installed HerbstluftWM, polybar and pywal and used the dot files from said rice but I think now everything is broken (I'm using a virtual machine atm until I figured out a working setup). The keybinds don't work and I can see no polybar - I just have a blank desktop with nothing I can do.

I figured I am missing some components/applications. I think it might be compton? And some more?

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Note 1: When I just installed Herbstluft with nothing else and no dot files, the standard keybinds then were working. I know that I changed these keybinds with a certain dotfile that I've copied over later, however, neither new or old key binds are working now anymore. So I'm pretty sure that I broke something in the process.

Note 2: When I start polybar in Cinnamon, it works.

The preinstalled xfce works just fine, no tearing, but no matter what tiling window manager I install (i3, bspwm, awesome, ...) there always is the same screen tearing, e.g. when scrolling in the browser. Has someone ever experienced a similar issue and can help me?

2520M CPU, 8G Ram, SSD.

Spotify, Chromium, discord,xfce4-taskmanager

These 4 apps (in various orders and combinations) are constantly keeping my CPU between 50 and 100% usage. Fan is on constantly.

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Task manager in Chromium has not helped me so far to find any culprit.

I ditched Firefox as it was worse than Chromium. Brave and Opera behave same as chromium.

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I can't admit to the fact that my CPU would be too old/weak :( for such a menial desktop usage.

Having it running hot like that 12h/day is not fine for it either :(

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Don't know what to do next. THX for any tips.

Hi, is there anyway to know which config files a software has put to my OS ?

Sometimes, they put stuff in /lib and another directories other than .config and /etc and those leftovers caused me conflicts/weired problems in many times, because I dunno where they put their stuff and their config files names is not like software name so it's difficult to find them ?