Use asciinema to show what goes on in your terminal
To give better support we need to see your terminal output. This will be great if you are on ArcoLinuxD. Then we do not have a graphical interface. Asciinema is going to record what is happening in your terminal. asciinema rec Type exit to stop recording. You will get...
Provide us with technical data of your computer with probe so we can assist you
Every single assist should start with Please provide us with the probe link At ArcoLinux we like to assist you but only if we have all the facts - all the technical data. If you type 'probe' in a terminal you will receive a link. That link will give us all the data we...
How to find files and packages you seem to be missing on ArcoLinux / Arch Linux
Please use the search on all our websites and forum first before asking a question. Please use the githubs first to figure out what packages you are missing. Please use the githubs first to figure out what file or setting you are missing. Please use the ArcoLinuxD...
Use pastebinit to put log files online via the terminal
Starting from a question on DiscordHow do I send information from a live-dvd like ArcoLinuxD to the internet without browser?The answer is install sudo pacman -S pastebinitTo know any application in linux you type two thingsman pastebinitpastebinit --help or -hThis...
Help us to make calamares or the installer better and help yourself and others in the process
Calamares is our installer and it is a super tool to install any linux distributions with a graphical interface. They face the same or similar challenges as any developer : calamares changes dependencies of calamares change hardware dependent issue new hardware ......
Use pastebin.com to share lots of code from the terminal with us on the forum
The idea of this help menu is that we need to be able to help you. In order to be able to help you, we need information. Provide us with the output in your terminal. Select the output code in termite or urxvt. Press CTRL + SHIFT + C. It is now copied. Go online to...
Use peek to show us what goes wrong on your system
If you want to explain something in order to get help there is this application peek. It will generate an animated gif you can then upload to imgur and put the link in the forum. Working in this manner we can see what is going on on your end. https://imgur.com/gPn7NmG
Help us to keep the AUR up to date and everyone benefits from it
AUR or Arch Linux User Repository is a huge collection of PKGBUILDS that will install thousands of applications on your system. It will install on anything Arch Linux based.Sometimes packages break.The reason are too diverse to go into.In this particular case the URL...
How to mount an ssd bay in your desktop to easily switch between windows and linux
Of course you can dual boot or triple-boot or even more but is it all worth it in the end. A lot of users are faced with a malfunctioning system at some point or other. I know you can learn from these setbacks and google for solutions until it is fixed... BUT What if...
How to share you hardware specifications when asking for support
We often do not get enough information to be able to analyze the issue. If you think we need to know your hardware specifications to solve your issue, you have now since ArcoLinux 6.8.1 an extra icon in your Xfce settings. Quick System Info will give you the...
Use imgur to share pictures with us on our forum
To give you support with ArcoLinux you can take pictures of your system and upload them to imgur.com. If the image is too big, you can make it a bit smaller or you can give us a link to the original image or you can choose a smaller size in imgur. See picture....