Frugalware 1.9 (Arcturus) Documentation i Frugalware 1.9 (Arcturus) Documentation Frugalware 1.9 (Arcturus) Documentation ii Contents 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Things that you should really read..........................................1 1.2 Running console commands.............................................1 2 About Frugalware 2 2.1 Short..........................................................2 2.2 Long..........................................................2 3 Quick reference 4 3.1 Informations......................................................4 3.2 Features........................................................4 4 Installation 4 4.1 Hardware requirements................................................4 4.1.1 i686......................................................4 4.1.2 x86_64....................................................4 4.1.3 arm......................................................5 4.2 Choosing installation flavor..............................................5 4.2.1 Installing from CD..............................................5 4.2.2 Installing from DVD.............................................5 4.2.3 USB isohybrid image.............................................5 4.2.4 TFTP image.................................................6 4.2.5 Fwbootstrap (self-contained chroot).....................................6 4.2.6 A manual bootstrap..............................................6 4.3 Obtaining a source media...............................................7 4.4 Using packages from CD/DVD............................................7 4.5 The installation process................................................8 5 Upgrading from Frugalware 1.8 to 1.9 9 5.1 Preamble.......................................................9 5.2 Deprecated package removal.............................................9 5.3 pacman-g2.......................................................9 5.4 Upgrading the system.................................................9 5.5 Updating config files.................................................9 5.6 vi symlink removal.................................................. 10 5.7 default console font change.............................................. 10 5.8 10-evdev.conf..................................................... 10 5.9 xorg-set-resolution.................................................. 10 Frugalware 1.9 (Arcturus) Documentation iii 5.10 PRETTY_HOSTNAME............................................... 10 5.11 systemd default display manager........................................... 10 5.12 network interface changes.............................................. 11 5.13 netconfig removal................................................... 11 5.14 bluez package..................................................... 11 5.15 lesspipe........................................................ 11 5.16 The reboot....................................................... 11 6 Basic configuration 11 6.1 Introduction...................................................... 11 6.2 GRUB......................................................... 12 6.3 Kernel modules.................................................... 12 6.4 Accounts and passwords............................................... 12 6.5 Network........................................................ 12 6.6 Timezone....................................................... 12 6.7 Mouse......................................................... 12 6.8 Graphical interface.................................................. 12 7 Pacman-G2 12 7.1 Basics......................................................... 12 7.2 Apt - pacman-g2 cross reference........................................... 13 8 Networking 14 8.1 Initializing the network card............................................. 14 8.2 The netconfig utility.................................................. 14 8.3 Basic firewall configuration.............................................. 14 9 Graphical interface (X11) 15 9.1 Configuring your graphics card............................................ 15 9.2 3D acceleration, binary drivers............................................ 15 9.3 Allow root login in KDM/GDM........................................... 15 10 Sound 16 10.1 Configuring the sound card.............................................. 16 10.2 Volume configuration with alsamixer......................................... 16 11 Printing 16 11.1 Before you start.................................................... 16 11.1.1 Hewlett-Packard............................................... 16 11.1.2 Canon..................................................... 17 11.1.3 Epson..................................................... 17 Frugalware 1.9 (Arcturus) Documentation iv 11.1.4 Samsung................................................... 17 11.2 Configuring the printer................................................ 17 11.3 My printer is not listed................................................ 18 11.4 Multiple pages on a single sheet........................................... 18 11.5 Troubleshooting.................................................... 18 12 The hotplug subsystem 18 12.1 udev.......................................................... 18 12.2 Pen/Thumbdrives................................................... 19 12.3 Digital cameras.................................................... 19 12.4 Automounting: D-BUS, HAL and Ivman; Gnome and KDE............................. 19 13 The init scripts, bootup 19 13.1 About the kernel................................................... 19 13.2 Init scripts and services................................................ 20 13.2.1 Controlling a service execution........................................ 20 13.2.2 Controlling a service execution on system boot............................... 20 13.3 System boot, targets.................................................. 21 13.4 GRUB gfxmenu.................................................... 21 13.5 Splashy........................................................ 21 14 How to contribute 21 14.1 Donations of money.................................................. 22 14.2 Translation...................................................... 22 14.3 Application packaging................................................ 22 14.4 Developing...................................................... 22 14.5 Donating hardware.................................................. 22 14.6 Artwork........................................................ 22 14.7 Support........................................................ 22 14.8 Find bugs....................................................... 22 15 The Frugalware Bug Reporting HOWTO 22 15.1 Introduction...................................................... 22 15.2 Where......................................................... 23 15.3 General........................................................ 23 15.4 Bugreport....................................................... 23 15.5 Feature Requests................................................... 23 15.5.1 Don’t request................................................. 24 15.6 Pacman-g2 problems................................................. 24 15.7 Fixed in git...................................................... 24 Frugalware 1.9 (Arcturus) Documentation v 16 Mobile computers 24 16.1 Battery, buttons, thermal management........................................ 24 16.2 Conserving power................................................... 25 16.3 Hibernation...................................................... 25 17 Packages 26 17.1 acoc.......................................................... 26 17.2 amavisd-new..................................................... 26 17.3 android-sdk...................................................... 26 17.4 apache......................................................... 27 17.4.1 How to configure Apache.......................................... 27 17.4.2 Setting up SSL support for Apache..................................... 27 17.4.3 Self-signed Apache certificate........................................ 28 17.5 asciidoc........................................................ 29 17.6 autojump....................................................... 30 17.6.1 AUTOJUMP................................................. 30 A cd command that learns.......................................... 30 Installation.................................................. 30 17.7 avahi.......................................................... 30 17.8 b43-fwcutter...................................................... 30 17.9 cairo-clock...................................................... 31 17.10ccache......................................................... 31 17.11cpupower....................................................... 31 17.12cryptsetup-luks.................................................... 31 17.12.1 Creating.................................................... 31 17.12.2 Mounting................................................... 32 17.12.3 Umounting.................................................. 32 17.12.4 Encrypting your home partition....................................... 32 17.13cwiid......................................................... 33 17.13.1 Module loading................................................ 33 17.14cyrus-sasl....................................................... 33 17.14.1 Configuring.................................................. 33 17.14.2 Verifying..................................................