Re: [arch-general] GTK2 GUIs became a PITA after upgrade

2016-04-14 Thread Ralf Mardorf
>Assumed you didn't tidy up the cache, and assumed you didn't uncomment and overwrite $ grep CacheDir /etc/pacman.conf #CacheDir= /var/cache/pacman/pkg/ > pacman -U /var/cache/pacman/pkg/pkgname-pkgver-pkgrel-arch.pkg.tar.xz

Re: [arch-general] GTK2 GUIs became a PITA after upgrade

2016-04-14 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Thu, 14 Apr 2016 23:57:23 +0100 (BST), flow wrote: >> I downgraded >> adwaita-icon-theme (3.20-1 -> 3.18.0-1) >> gnome-themes-standard (3.20-1 -> 3.18.0-1) > >Where I can find out this version? I used https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/downgrade/ IOW downgrade pkgname I guess https://a

Re: [arch-general] GTK2 GUIs became a PITA after upgrade

2016-04-14 Thread flow
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 > I downgraded > adwaita-icon-theme (3.20-1 -> 3.18.0-1) > gnome-themes-standard (3.20-1 -> 3.18.0-1) Where I can find out this version? - -- Have a nice day! ~~~ This PGP signature only certifies the sender and date of the message. It implies no a

Re: [arch-general] What jobs/tasks is arch the best at?

2016-04-14 Thread L. Rose
I've been using Linux since several years, but only prepared distros like Ubuntu, Linux Mint etc. By installing Arch Linux, I learned A LOT of how linux work, although I already knew a lot :D Furthermore, I feel like knowing each service running by name, since I have manually enabled it, so I am mu

Re: [arch-general] What jobs/tasks is arch the best at?

2016-04-14 Thread Dragon ryu
yep. and when install, there will be minimum environment. Arch is How you make it(tm) Enjoy. 2016/04/15 6:10 "Guus Snijders" : > Op 14 apr. 2016 22:21 schreef : > > > > For example non OS: > > > > A hammer is the best to get in a nail. Could use a screw driver, but > > that is not the best tool fo

Re: [arch-general] Thinkpad 770 - Init exists but couldn't execute it (error -26)

2016-04-14 Thread Pedro A . López-Valencia
On mié, 2016-04-13 at 22:22 -0400, Serge Hooge wrote: > Just an update, I got the RAM changed with the brand new sticks, but > the problem persisted. > > Seems to be an issue with systemd-based distros, because I managed to > get Devuan, FreeBSD and Slackware booted, while modern Debian crashed >

Re: [arch-general] What jobs/tasks is arch the best at?

2016-04-14 Thread Guus Snijders
Op 14 apr. 2016 22:21 schreef : > > For example non OS: > > A hammer is the best to get in a nail. Could use a screw driver, but > that is not the best tool for the job/task. > > Comparing ARCH to other distros in the SAME CATEGORY (not for example > against pfSense - one of many distros designed f

Re: [arch-general] What jobs/tasks is arch the best at?

2016-04-14 Thread Maxwell Anselm
> > Arch is what you make it (TM) > > It's best at finding bugs before they get into Ubuntu. > Also check https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Frequently_asked_questions#Why_would_I_not_want_to_use_Arch.3F Other than those points you should be able to reasonably adapt it to whatever situation you

Re: [arch-general] What jobs/tasks is arch the best at?

2016-04-14 Thread Oon-Ee Ng
On Fri, Apr 15, 2016 at 4:21 AM, wrote: > For example non OS: > > A hammer is the best to get in a nail. Could use a screw driver, but > that is not the best tool for the job/task. > > Comparing ARCH to other distros in the SAME CATEGORY (not for example > against pfSense - one of many distros de

[arch-general] What jobs/tasks is arch the best at?

2016-04-14 Thread theodore . preuninger
For example non OS: A hammer is the best to get in a nail. Could use a screw driver, but that is not the best tool for the job/task. Comparing ARCH to other distros in the SAME CATEGORY (not for example against pfSense - one of many distros designed for connection sharing), what jobs/task is it t

Re: [arch-general] GTK2 GUIs became a PITA after upgrade

2016-04-14 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Thu, 14 Apr 2016 19:52:40 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: >On Thu, 14 Apr 2016 16:37:13 +0200, Carsten Mattner wrote: >>gtk3 since 3.18 or so got much slower as well and for each >>and every window that is drawn it first shows a black rectangle >>before the widgets appear. >[snip] >I notice the

Re: [arch-general] GTK2 GUIs became a PITA after upgrade

2016-04-14 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Thu, 14 Apr 2016 16:37:13 +0200, Carsten Mattner wrote: >gtk3 since 3.18 or so got much slower as well and for each >and every window that is drawn it first shows a black rectangle >before the widgets appear. Hi Carsten, I'm using a GTK2 and GTK3 version of Rodent [1], if I open a directory th

Re: [arch-general] Unsubscribe and list help - Was: Mailing list etiquette

2016-04-14 Thread jamesalloc
Unsubscribe 来自 魅族 MX5 原始邮件 发件人:Ralf Mardorf 时间:周五 4月15日 01:19 收件人:Arch general 主题:[arch-general] Unsubscribe and list help - Was: Mailing list etiquette >On Thu, 14 Apr 2016 17:07:21 +0200, Bennett Piater wrote: >>> Unsubscribe  >> >>To unsubscribe, use the request address

[arch-general] Unsubscribe and list help - Was: Mailing list etiquette

2016-04-14 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Thu, 14 Apr 2016 17:07:21 +0200, Bennett Piater wrote: >> Unsubscribe > >To unsubscribe, use the request address instead of the main one. A how-to is available here: https://lists.archlinux.org/pipermail/arch-general/2015-May/039104.html https://lists.archlinux.org/pipermail/arch-general/201

Re: [arch-general] GTK2 GUIs became a PITA after upgrade

2016-04-14 Thread Jonathan Roemer
> On April 14, 2016 at 10:37 AM Carsten Mattner > wrote: > Given that the gtk3 devs do not intend to support theming https://blogs.gnome.org/mclasen/2015/11/20/a-gtk-update/ https://blogs.gnome.org/mclasen/2015/12/22/css-boxes-in-gtk/ https://developer.gnome.org/gtk3/stable/chap-css-overview.h

Re: [arch-general] Mailing list etiquette

2016-04-14 Thread Bennett Piater
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Re: [arch-general] GTK2 GUIs became a PITA after upgrade

2016-04-14 Thread Carsten Mattner
On Mon, Apr 11, 2016 at 4:30 AM, Andrew Ridgway wrote: > There have been a few bugs reported about the gtk 3.20 theming issues[1] > > and in those bugs it mentions that there is a fix upstream that we > just have to wait until it trickles down[2] > > It seems that 3.20 requires themes to update so

Re: [arch-general] Mailing list etiquette

2016-04-14 Thread jordan
Unsubscribe On Apr 12, 2016 1:06 AM, "Ralf Mardorf" wrote: > On Tue, 12 Apr 2016 03:08:06 -0400, Eli Schwartz wrote: > >On 04/12/2016 02:23 AM, Stephen wrote: > >> I apologise, I didn't realise this was the case. I've often read, but > >> never participated in, mailing lists. Is there a list of "

Re: [arch-general] Mailing list etiquette

2016-04-14 Thread Carsten Mattner
On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 10:06 AM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > Some mailing lists allow small attachments. But it's also common > practise to use http://pastebin.com/, http://picpaste.com/ and smlar > sites and then just to post links. If the data is of intermittent use and interest, that might be a go