#arch-linux

How to fix “Error opening terminal: xterm-termite” when trying to SSH to a remote host

I am using “termite” on my ArchLinux machine but when I try to SSH to a remote linux machine(Ubuntu) to run some commands, it throws me an error “Error opening terminal: xterm-termite“. This a post on how to fix it. Quick Fix: If you are already SSH’ed into the remote machine and you see this issue, you couldupdate the TERM variable on the remote system: (Run on remote system) export…

How-to: Linux can't find file that exists #it #computers #solution

Linux can’t find file that exists

I’m trying to get Google’s Dart language up and running, but it errors when running dart2js. I’m running Arch linux and I installed dart-sdk from AUR. Some relevant terminal output lies below.

% dart2js main.dart /usr/local/bin/dart2js: line 7: /usr/local/bin/dart: No such file or directory % cat /usr/local/bin/dart2js #!/bin/sh # Copyright (c) 2012, the Dart…

Fixed: How do I search for a command I don't know the complete name of? #computers #fix #answer

How do I search for a command I don’t know the complete name of?

Every time I try to use a program from the terminal, I can’t find it because it doesn’t match the real name. For example, I type disks in terminal, but the real name is gnome-disks.

I tried to use:

sudo dpkg -l | grep disks

to find it, but what about programs that do not match at all? What’s the easiest way to find all names of…

How to: Why do we have 3 types of X-selections in LINUX? #solution #development #answer

Why do we have 3 types of X-selections in LINUX?

man xclip says:

-selection specify which X selection to use, options are "primary" to use XA_PRIMARY (default), "secondary" for XA_SECONDARY or "clipboard" for XA_CLIPBOARD

Why do we have 3 types of X-Selections? What are their purposes?

Answer [by singpolyma]: Why do we have 3 types of X-selections in LINUX?

Historical partly. I’m not sure…

Fix: Preinstalled Windows 8 and Linux UEFI dual boot on a laptop #it #fix #computers

Preinstalled Windows 8 and Linux UEFI dual boot on a laptop

I am trying to set up Windows 8 and Arch Linux on a new Sony Vaio E14 with preinstalled windows 8.

So far:

installed W8 to my new SSD (switched for the original HDD) using Recovery Media

shrunk the W8 partition, deleted recovery partition, disabled swap

confirmed W8 booting just fine

On to Arch:

disabled Secure Boot in bios

confirmed W8…

Fixed: How do I setup a systemd service to be started by a non root user as a user daemon? #computers #fix #dev

How do I setup a systemd service to be started by a non root user as a user daemon?

I just finished the install and setup process of systemd on my arch-linux system (2012.09.07). I uninstalled initscripts (and removed the configuration files).

What I want to do is create a service that can be started and stopped by a non-root user. The service is to start a detached screen session running…