Tag: Arch Linux

How to set up a media server in Linux to show movies on TV (how to install and configure Serviio in Arch Linux, Manjaro, BlackArch)

Posted by Alex On August 10, 2025

This article will tell you how to install and configure Serviio in Arch Linux, Manjaro, BlackArch to watch movies on a local network. Contents 1. How to set up a network folder in Linux to show movies on TV 2. DLNA and UPnP Media Server – we will use these technologies, but we do not need to understand what they...

How to install a package of a certain version in Arch Linux. How to roll back a package to a previous version

Posted by Alex On June 17, 2025

Contents Is it possible to roll back a package version in Arch Linux Local Arch Linux package cache Arch Linux packages of previous versions online How to install an Arch Linux package from a local file How to roll back the NVIDIA video driver version in Arch Linux How to roll back the kernel version in Arch Linux How to...

Why GeForce RTX 50 series graphics card doesn't work in Linux (SOLVED)

Posted by Alex On April 30, 2025

Contents Blackwell architecture graphics cards in Linux Signs that the NVIDIA graphics card does not work in Linux Why NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090, 5080, 5070, 5060 does not work in Linux How to install the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090, 5080, 5070, 5060 driver on Linux The NVIDIA Open driver is installed, but NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090, 5080, 5070, 5060 does...

What is NVIDIA Open and should Linux users switch to the new driver

Posted by Alex On April 28, 2025

Contents 1. What is NVIDIA Open 2. The main difference between NVIDIA Open and NVIDIA Proprietary 3. How to install NVIDIA Open 3.1 How to install NVIDIA Open on Arch Linux (Manjaro, BlackArch) 3.2 How to install NVIDIA Open on Debian, Kali Linux, Ubuntu, Linux Mint 4. How to check if you are using NVIDIA Open or NVIDIA Proprietary 1....

Error: failed retrieving file 'community.db' (SOLVED)

Posted by Alex On March 10, 2025

Starting from March 2025, during a normal system update, for example, using the following command: sudo pacman -Syu The error may appear: error: failed retrieving file 'community.db' from mirror.cyberbits.asia : The requested URL returned error: 404 In fact, the error is not critical and you can continue the update. However, let's figure out why this error occurs and how to...

Error “PHP Startup: session.sid_length INI setting is deprecated” (SOLVED)

Posted by Alex On February 13, 2025

After upgrading to PHP 8.4, you may have encountered the following error: PHP Deprecated: PHP Startup: session.sid_length INI setting is deprecated in Unknown on line 0 Deprecated: PHP Startup: session.sid_length INI setting is deprecated in Unknown on line 0 PHP Deprecated: PHP Startup: session.sid_bits_per_character INI setting is deprecated in Unknown on line 0 Deprecated: PHP Startup: session.sid_bits_per_character INI setting is...

How to install (or remove) packages using a regular expression in pacman

Posted by Alex On January 27, 2025

How to install packages with a wildcard (or a regular expression) in pacman If you try to use wildcards in the pacman command to install multiple packages at once, you won't be able to do it. For example, I want to install all packages whose names start with “kodi-addon-” with one command. Let's try to do this with the following...

How to install and use pikaur and makepkg on a server

Posted by Alex On December 8, 2024

How to run pikaur as root For more information on pikaur, see the article: Automatic installation and update of AUR packages The makepkg utility and (sometimes) pikaur do not work when run as root. This is not usually a problem for most users, but I have encountered a situation where on a headless server where there is only one user...

How to delete Wi-Fi network settings in Linux

Posted by Alex On August 8, 2024

Table of contents 1. Deleting Wi-Fi network settings in Linux 2. How to delete Wi-Fi settings in Linux Mint (Cinnamon) 3. How to delete Wi-Fi settings in Ubuntu and Kali Linux (GNOME 3) 4. How to delete Wi-Fi settings in Xubuntu (Xfce) 5. How to remove Wi-Fi settings in Kubuntu and Manjaro (KDE) 6. How to open the Connection Editor...

How to view the password for a Wi-Fi connection in Linux

Posted by Alex On August 3, 2024

Table of contents 1. Is it possible to view the password for a Wi-Fi network in Linux 2. How to view a Wi-Fi password in Linux Mint (Cinnamon) 3. How to view a Wi-Fi password in Ubuntu and Kali Linux (GNOME 3) 4. How to view a Wi-Fi password in Xubuntu (Xfce) 5. How to view the Wi-Fi password in...
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