Arch Linux
The time Command on Arch Linux
Okay so I don’t really understand how the time command appears to be both installed and not installed at the same time but I thought I’d post it here in case it save someone some […]
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Arch Linux
Embarrassingly Loud Beep from PC Speaker
I recently started a new job and configured my new laptop with Manjaro i3. Its doing the job well apart from occasionally, and without warning, the PC speaker just starts beeping whenever you press certain […]
Arch Linux
SSH headaches when using rxvt-unicode
As much as I love Manjaro i3 Community edition, it does cause me a fair amount of pain when it comes to SSH. Being reasonable, this isn’t really the fault of the distro maintainer but […]
Arch Linux
Enable GIMP Layer Effects Plugin
The other day I was following an YouTube video on how to create your own logo. During the video they used a Bevel and Emboss layer function I didn’t seem to have. Looks like you […]
Arch Linux
Installing Eclipse IDE on Arch Linux
I recently updated my OS (Manjaro i3) and noticed Netbeans had been updated to 9.0. Keen to see what new features they had added, I promptly took a look! Sadly there were no new features […]
Arch Linux
The Quick Start Guide to vcsh/mr Setup
I recently wrote a post about how to install configure vcsh and mr to convienently manage and use all your repositories. However for demostration this was quite a manual and long process. To achieve a […]
Arch Linux
Managing dot files with vcsh and myrepo
Ever wanted to manage all those ~/.conf files with Git? Probably not but if you know anything about Git, the advantages are obvious. Is it even possible though you may ask!?! To do so would […]
Arch Linux
The Ultimate vim Configuration On Manjaro i3
vim is an awesome text editor (and more) but a good configuration can be a bit of a pain and personally I don’t have enough time to dedicate to it. The default vim configuration with […]
Arch Linux
Clam Anti Virus on Arch Linux
Install Clam with: To update the virus definitions, run: You will also need to start and enable the clamam-freshclam.service to get the latest definitions at boot. Make sure you have already run sudo freshclam before […]
Arch Linux
Install Ansible on Arch Linux and Run Playbooks Locally
Installation is pretty simple…. Useful dependencies: Optional dependencies for ansible sshpass: for ssh connections with password python2-passlib: crypt values for vars_prompt python2-netaddr: for the ipaddr filter python2-systemd: log to journal python2-pywinrm: connect to Windows machines […]