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[PurpleMetro]

do you still have your installation disc/usb?

you can probably fix it from there, or reinstall it

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[Pecon]

I use Ubuntu because I'm still new to Linux

[NiXiLL]

I use Ubuntu because I'm still new to Linux

imo manjaro is easier to use than ubuntu, ubuntu went to stuff a few years ago…
not to mention that canonical NIHs loving everything

[blueblur121]

How hard do you guys think it would be to dual boot Ubuntu and Arch?

[/Pacha]

Not hard at all, actually. I'd recommend installing Arch first, then Ubuntu.

[blueblur121]

Not hard at all, actually. I'd recommend installing Arch first, then Ubuntu.

I remember a "Install ubuntu alongside <current os here>" option. Does that automatically set up grub bootloader to let me choose between arch and ubuntu?

[/Pacha]

I remember a "Install ubuntu alongside <current os here>" option. Does that automatically set up grub bootloader to let me choose between arch and ubuntu?

it sets the partitions so you can have both os's installed with grub, correct

[$trinick]

Since grub autoconfigures itself to work with other operating systems, probably.

Nix convinced me to dual boot arch and I'm enjoying my time with it.

[blueblur121]

Hey I have another question. If I open a gui program in Arch Linux with no WM/DE what would happen? Would it just not open?

[$trinick]

It's i3. I like tiling WMs because it makes your workspace so functional, but they take getting used to when you're used to floating window managers.

Your program would open, it just would have no window decoration and you wouldn't be able to move it. See this post.

[blueblur121]

It's i3. I like tiling WMs because it makes your workspace so functional, but they take getting used to when you're used to floating window managers.

Your program would open, it just would have no window decoration and you wouldn't be able to move it. See this post.

Oh. That makes sense. That means that I can still use Wine to execute my BL dedicated server batch file.

I ran into a file while trying to run "startx". Whenever I run the command it gives me the following error after initializing a bunch of stuff.

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(EE)
Fatal server error:
(EE) no screens found(EE)
(EE)
I found this sort of ironic since the error was being displayed on my screen.

[$trinick]

You need to install video drivers.

Are you using Arch Linux? If you've got an nvidia card, just type pacman -S nvidia and it should work. If you've got an ATI card, type pacman -S catalyst. Otherwise, pacman -S xf86-video-vesa.

[blueblur121]

You need to install video drivers.

Are you using Arch Linux? If you've got an nvidia card, just type pacman -S nvidia and it should work. If you've got an ATI card, type pacman -S catalyst. Otherwise, pacman -S xf86-video-vesa.

I already installed nvidia-304xx which is specific to my graphics card. And yes I am using Arch Linux.

[$trinick]

Try using just nvidia. 304xx supports my card as well but it doesn't work for me, either. Same error.

[blueblur121]

Try using just nvidia. 304xx supports my card as well but it doesn't work for me, either. Same error.

I've tried it with both drivers.