Questions tagged [arch-linux]
Arch Linux is a simple, lightweight, rolling Linux distribution aimed at keeping things simple. Use this tag for questions specific to Arch Linux. Do NOT use this tag for derivatives, such as Manjaro.
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How can I reconfigure my keyboard layout on Arch+KDE?
Recently I got a Thinkpad T480 with a US keyboard layout and installed Arch (I know, the stereotype...), with KDE. I mostly use Windows for work, and I'm used to using an American physical layout ...
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Nvidia Settings Not Identifying Ultrawide Monitor's as Ultrawide After Update
Recently, after I updated my whole Arch config, something strange happened. My Nvidia Settings isn't showing an ultrawide option for my second monitor, despite both monitors being identical models. I'...
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Pacman upgrade fails with "Failed to start up manager. Freezing execution"
I have a VPS running Arch (Kernel 6.17.6-arch1-1). A pacman -Syu upgrade on 2025-11-12 failed with warnings and errors about systemd. In /var/log/pacman.log, I found the error messages: […] [2025-11-...
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sddm is activating the wrong monitor by default
I have Archlinux installed with Hyprland and sddm as the login/greeter. I have 2 monitors connected, and hyprland correctly identifies them and displays content according to their physical locations. ...
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Check if unallocated space contains data
I have a HDD with an un-allocated section, likely reserved to later add a partition for backups. I want to know if there is data in said section, or if i can flatten it. A few years ago some windows ...
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How to troubleshoot my Arch Linux stuttering after suspend?
I'm using Arch with GNOME, when I close my laptop lid for a while (it need a few minutes), then I open it again, my environment get small stutters each minute. I tried to run sudo journalctl -f but ...
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How to run DNS queries without bind package being installed
On one of my linux machines the BIND package is not installed. The Bind package provides a lot of terminal tools like host -v, nslookup, dig, etc. If I want to have shell tools or command-line tools ...
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grub-mkconfig is not finding my theme files even though the paths and filenames are correct
I have the FlatSense grub theme successfully installed and working on EndeavourOS (EOS) 64-bit with an XFCE4 DE on an ext4 partition on my UEFI multiboot system. No problems there. However, ...
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