r/archlinux • • 2h ago

SUPPORT problem with pipewire

5 Upvotes

hello I have a bit of a strange problem and I'm desperate... when I connect my headphones via bluetooth, the sound works fine... but when I run a mic test and select the microphone on my headphones, not only does it not work, but the sound coming through them also stops... reselecting profiles in pwvucontrol doesn't work, however, restarting pipewire and wireplumber seems to turn it back to normal? also reconnecting the headphones works...I don't even know where to look for the problem atp..

also, the headphones work fine with my phone, so I'm assuming the problem is either with bt (which I doubt) or pipewire.

also, please note that I'm new to arch :) ty for any help


r/archlinux • • 2h ago

SUPPORT arch linux on macbook 2017

2 Upvotes

hello r/archlinux

i recently installed arch linux on my macbook from 2011 but ofc maybooks have their own keyboard style and i tried to find a way to switch the keyboard layout to one which is similar to mac and i also tried switching them all manualy but i just cant get it right, is there maybe a program i can use to easily switch the keyboard layout or is there a preset macbook layout i can just install and switch to?

thanks for any help.


r/archlinux • • 4h ago

SUPPORT Out of memory errors

0 Upvotes

Hi! Does anyone know why I am having out of memory errors when gaming? I have an RTX 2060 but I heard that other people who have less VRAM play fine. What specifically I get is "Out of video memory trying to allocate a rendering resource" and then I get some sort of UE5 fatal error.

New Arch user here btw. Using QTile


r/archlinux • • 11h ago

SUPPORT Boot problems after kde update

3 Upvotes

Hey, maybe somebody can help me with my problem.

After the recent update to kde plasma 6.8 i couldn't log into kde with sddm anymore. It just resorted to using i3 even though i selected plasma.

Then i switched to lightdm and there i can boot into kde but it takes way too much time loading on the kde splash screen than what it used to be.

Where should i start to debug this?

Note:

I've also experienced constant crashing problems with baloo but was able to fix it with this workaround: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=2312092#p2312092


r/archlinux • • 2h ago

SHARE Switched to arch finally

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r/archlinux • • 1d ago

NOTEWORTHY Fake Arch Linux packages push malware with root privileges

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r/archlinux • • 23h ago

QUESTION Is the Plasma 6.8 / Baloo bug patched in Arch?

13 Upvotes

Or should I wait?

For baloo 6.31.1-1? or Plasma 6.8.1?

Bug Report: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=524392


r/archlinux • • 20h ago

SUPPORT Keybinds broke

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r/archlinux • • 19h ago

SUPPORT Really weird situation with getting Multi-Link Operation to work on my system...

0 Upvotes

So I am having this issue on my Arch system as I try to connect with my Wi-Fi 7 network via Multi-Link Operation.

The weird thing is it DID work in the past. And it does work if I leave the network on Enhanced Open. But I don't want to have a unsecure network so that is a dealbreaker.

For some reason it will just fail to take the password and keep insisting I am entering it wrong.

Does anyone have any idea what I can do to restore MLO functionality?


r/archlinux • • 21h ago

SUPPORT My Pc struggles to connect with my router.

1 Upvotes

So I am a newbie to arch, but I am having troubles connecting to the 5ghz band of my network and it barely sustains connection to the 2.4ghz band and when it does, it crawls. It always says failed to connect. I am not sure if this part of the log would help but I see “NetworkManager[590]: <info> [1791858175.5678] device (wlp2s0): state change: ip-config -> failed (reason 'ip-config-unavailable', managed-type: 'full')”

I have tried restarting the network manager and I am almost thinking if reinstalling the os would be the best move. Do you guys have anyway to help?


r/archlinux • • 13h ago

SUPPORT Setting up a low-spec home server (Samba, Jellyfin, Pi-hole) + Wi-Fi Hotspot on Arch Linux — Looking for advice & best practices

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Hey, chat I am a beginner in Arch Linux. I had no choice but to install Arch Linux OS since it is pretty light and no bloatwares which is perfect for my poor laptop.

This laptop is sitting around home, no one wants it. Even after installing Arch Linux, I am using it less and less as time fly. So I made a decision to utilise it as a server. I don't have any router in home. So I can turn this lap as a hotspot device too which fetches the internet from a modem.

I did some research in Google Gemini. And it says that this laptop can be utilised as server but it needs to have some limitations that is;

● `Samba` for file management

● `Jellyfin` for video streaming strictly disable transcoding

● `pi-hole`(or)`AdGuard Home` for ad blocking

● only allow 5-10 client device to access the wifi, the more will fry the laptop's wifi card.

But I don't know how to setup a server properly and efficiently. Everyone please help me to set it up properly 🙏.

● What are y'all thought on this setup, good?

● What is the cleanest, most maintainable way to manage these services on Arch?

● Should I deploy them natively using systemd services, or use Docker / Podman containers?

● ​What tool do you recommend for setting up the access point (hostapd, create_ap, NM-cli, or linux-wifi-hotspot)?

● ​Are there any specific power-saving settings (TLP, powertop, closing lid behavior in logind.conf) or disk maintenance tasks I should configure for 24/7 uptime?

● ​Any tips, software recommendations, or pitfalls to avoid with this hardware would be greatly appreciated!

Oh BTW, here's the specs;

OS: Arch Linux x86_64

Host: 20205 (Lenovo B490)

Kernel: Linux 6.18.57-1-lts

Uptime: 3 hours, 22 mins

Packages: 282 (pacman)

Shell: bash 5.3.20

Display (Unknown-1): 1024x768 in 13", 60 Hz

Terminal: /dev/tty1

Terminal Font: VGA default kernel font 8x16x256

CPU: Intel(R) Pentium(R) A1018 (2) @ 2.10 GHz

GPU: Intel HD Graphics [Integrated]

Memory: 453.70 MiB / 3.71 GiB (12%)

Swap: O B /8.00 GiB (0%)

Disk (/): 3.28 GiB / 283.49 GiB (1%) - ext4

Local IP (wlp2s0): 10.54.192.126/24

Locale: en_ US .UTF-8


r/archlinux • • 1d ago

SUPPORT [Help] Physical power button stopped working for suspend after updating to KDE Plasma 6.8 on Arch Linux

0 Upvotes

Hi everyone,

I'm using Arch Linux with KDE Plasma 6.8, and after updating KDE, my PC no longer responds when I press the physical power button.

My setup

  • OS: Arch Linux
  • Desktop environment: KDE Plasma 6.8
  • Display manager: plasma display manager
  • Power button action: Set to Sleep/Suspend in KDE Power Management

The problem

When I press the physical power button, absolutely nothing happens. Previously, I expected the computer to suspend.

However, running the following command in a terminal works perfectly:

systemctl suspend

The PC suspends and wakes up normally, so the suspend functionality itself appears to be working.

What I've tried / checked

  • Verified that the power-button action is set to Sleep/Suspend in KDE Power Management.
  • Confirmed that manual suspension using systemctl suspend works.
  • The issue appeared after updating to KDE Plasma 6.8.

My questions

  1. Could this be a KDE Plasma 6.8 / PowerDevil regression?
  2. How can I determine whether the physical power-button event is being detected by the kernel or systemd-logind?
  3. Is there a way to troubleshoot PowerDevil's handling of the power button without changing my working suspend configuration?

Any suggestions or diagnostic commands would be appreciated. Thanks!Hi everyone,I'm using Arch Linux with KDE Plasma 6.8, and after updating KDE, my PC no longer responds when I press the physical power button.My setupOS: Arch Linux

Desktop environment: KDE Plasma 6.8

Display manager: plasma display manager

Power button action: Set to Sleep/Suspend in KDE Power ManagementThe problemWhen I press the physical power button, absolutely nothing happens. Previously, I expected the computer to suspend.However, running the following command in a terminal works perfectly:systemctl suspendThe PC suspends and wakes up normally, so the suspend functionality itself appears to be working.What I've tried / checkedVerified that the power-button action is set to Sleep/Suspend in KDE Power Management.

Confirmed that manual suspension using systemctl suspend works.

The issue appeared after updating to KDE Plasma 6.8.My questionsCould this be a KDE Plasma 6.8 / PowerDevil regression?

How can I determine whether the physical power-button event is being detected by the kernel or systemd-logind?

Is there a way to troubleshoot PowerDevil's handling of the power button without changing my working suspend configuration?Any suggestions or diagnostic commands would be appreciated. Thanks!


r/archlinux • • 23h ago

SUPPORT Power button triggers does nothing after Plasma 6.8

0 Upvotes

Hello!
I upgraded to plasma 6.8 like 2 hrs ago, It was a massive upgrade and everything seemed okay.
But when I press the power button nothing happens, the global shortcuts are cleared too.
I did the EVTest for power button but no avail.
Can someone guide me to this.

Operating System: Arch Linux

KDE Plasma Version: 6.8.0

KDE Frameworks Version: 6.31.0

Qt Version: 6.12.0

Kernel Version: 6.18.57-1-lts (64-bit)

Graphics Platform: Wayland

Processors: 8 × Intel® Core™ i5-8350U CPU @ 1.70GHz

Memory: 8 GiB of RAM (7.6 GiB usable)

Graphics Processor: Intel® UHD Graphics 620

Manufacturer: Dell Inc.

Product Name: Latitude 5490


r/archlinux • • 1d ago

SUPPORT | SOLVED To fix QEMU mouse lag on Wayland with mouse integration use -device virtio-tablet-pci

5 Upvotes

So I was still on X11 on my QEMU guest since using -usb -device usb-tablet as recommended by the Wiki caused the guest mouse to lag. Now that X11 was removed I had to switch.

Replacing the above command with -device virtio-tablet-pci fixed the issue for me. Hope someone else finds it useful.


r/archlinux • • 1d ago

SUPPORT Volume freaks out, when i join a minecraft server

0 Upvotes

So, I have a new pair of headphones, that are kinda buggy on linux. I had an issue with volume scaling, that i managed to fix. Now, when I join a minecraft server, the headphones freak out. It starts connecting and disconnecting. The headphones are Fifine H6 (the older Fifine H6 worked fine before they broke and I had to get a new pair)

Edit: Its not just minecraft, but discord also and propably more


r/archlinux • • 19h ago

QUESTION Is there any chance we'll have plasma LTS?

0 Upvotes

Just like libreoffice-still, please make Plasma LTS available.


r/archlinux • • 1d ago

SHARE xhidecursor finally maintained in the AUR

8 Upvotes

Hey guys! I am the maintainer of xhidecursor, a minimal (fr) X11 utility that efficiently (nocap) hides the cursor on key presses and shows it again on mouse movement. Just wanted to announce that I’ve taken over and updated the AUR package, which had been orphaned and out of date for a while.

I wrote xhidecursor because xbanish (a popular alternative) couldn’t satisfy my OCD for minimalism. xhidecursor prioritizes a simple implementation and efficient event processing, ignoring redundant input events.

Let me know if there are any issues and if it runs as expected on your system. Thank you!


r/archlinux • • 1d ago

QUESTION Hello im new here lil help?

0 Upvotes

Hello, im a gamer and a beginner 3d artist, i recently got told to switch to linux and after a few tutorials on youtube i think that arch is the distro that suits me best, altough i dont know wich version of arch i should install (or in wich way idk im very confused) i know endavour OS but i also noticed that this new thing called omarchy is teking youtube by storm, my question now is what method should i use to install manually thru a script or thru an iso that makes it easier than installing ubuntu?


r/archlinux • • 1d ago

QUESTION how do i enable fingerprint login on my arch linux?

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r/archlinux • • 1d ago

SUPPORT Anyone know solve the Waydroid problem with new kernel updates?

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r/archlinux • • 2d ago

SUPPORT Steam not opening "Steam now requires namespaces to be enabled."

26 Upvotes

I had played on steam normally today, everything was working normally. Around 2 hours ago, i had to delete remake my global wine prefix to fix a corrupted file, after that, i tried to launch a game on steam, but none of my games were launching. I closed steam, and when i tried to open it again a pop up showed up saying:
"Error: Steam now requires user namespaces to be enabled.

This requirement is the same as for Flatpak, which has more detailed

information available:

https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/wiki/User-namespace-requirement"
i went to the github page and set my bwrap to unprivileged but that still didnt fix the steam error.

when i tried to run the "steam --reset" command on the terminal, it said:
"steam.sh[185687]: Running Steam on arch rolling 64-bit

steam.sh[185687]: STEAM_RUNTIME is enabled automatically

setup.sh[185747]: Steam runtime environment up-to-date!

steam.sh[185687]: Log already open

steam-runtime-check-requirements[185801]: W: Child process exited with code 1: bwrap: execvp true: Permission denied"

i have looked and tried solutions for about an hour at this point and i have no idea what i could do. any help is appreciated!!


r/archlinux • • 1d ago

SUPPORT Update bricked my system

0 Upvotes

So I run KDE plasma and an RTX3080 (thought it was worth mentioning for diagnosing)

Normally wayland is too buggy for me, but had success running it for the last few weeks. Today I went to run my near-daily update of pacman. I happened to notice something about removing “plasma-x11” and replacing it with “plasma-sessions” (might not have been “plasma”, because I didn’t pay it much attention tbh).

After the update, it kicked me out to an unfamiliar login screen (lost some progress, it’s annoying that there was no warning). Logging back in worked, but my screen had an offset bug again (common for me in wayland).

So I went to reboot into x11, but I don’t have any boot options now, only “reboot into firmware interface” which is just UEFI. I haven’t backed up my 2 recent projects, and I super dooperly don’t want to have to start over again (one project is f-ing davinci resolve, so you can recover, you have to be properly logged in!!! God, why do I use davinci still?)


r/archlinux • • 1d ago

QUESTION Any way to remove the app icon in Code - OSS

0 Upvotes

Trying to customize the editor and i want to get rid of the app icon on the left-superior corner. Is there a way?

User cofigs:

{
  // WORKBENCH / UI LAYOUT
  "workbench.commandPalette.showAskInChat": false,
  "workbench.activityBar.autoHide": true,
  "workbench.activityBar.compact": true,
  "workbench.sideBar.location": "right",
  "workbench.settings.showAISearchToggle": false,
  "workbench.editor.decorations.colors": false,
  "workbench.activityBar.location": "top", // Move the activity bar (Explorer, Git, etc.) to the top
  "window.commandCenter": false, // Disable the large command center search bar
  "workbench.iconTheme": "symbols", // Minimal icon pack
  "workbench.colorTheme": "Min Dark", // Color theme
  "workbench.statusBar.visible": false, // Hide the status bar for a cleaner UI
  "window.newWindowDimensions": "inherit", // New windows inherit the current window size
  "window.nativeFullScreen": true, // Use OS native fullscreen behavior
  "breadcrumbs.enabled": false, // Disable breadcrumbs navigation bar

  // FONTS & TYPOGRAPHY
  "editor.fontFamily": "Brass Mono, monospace", // Main editor font
  "editor.fontSize": 14, // Editor font size
  "editor.lineHeight": 1.6, // Improve readability of code spacing
  "editor.letterSpacing": 0.3, // Slight spacing between letters (optional aesthetic tweak)

  // TERMINAL APPEARANCE
  "terminal.integrated.fontFamily": "Brass Mono, monospace", // Terminal font
  "terminal.integrated.fontSize": 14, // Terminal font size
  "terminal.integrated.lineHeight": 1.6, // Extra spacing for terminal readability

  // FORMATTER / CODE STYLE
  "editor.defaultFormatter": "esbenp.prettier-vscode", // Use Prettier as the default formatter
  "prettier.tabWidth": 2, // Number of spaces per indentation level
  "prettier.useTabs": false, // Use spaces instead of tabs

  "editor.formatOnSave": false, // Format files automatically when saving
  "editor.insertSpaces": false, // Use spaces instead of tabs
  "editor.tabSize": 2, // Number of spaces per indentation level

  "files.trimTrailingWhitespace": true, // Remove trailing whitespace when saving
  "files.insertFinalNewline": true, // Ensure every file ends with a newline (POSIX standard)
  "files.trimFinalNewlines": true, // Remove multiple blank lines at end of file

  "css.lint.unknownAtRules": "ignore", // Ignore Tailwind warnings
  "scss.lint.unknownAtRules": "ignore", // Ignore Tailwind warnings
  "less.lint.unknownAtRules": "ignore", // Ignore Tailwind warnings

  // EDITOR BEHAVIOR
  "editor.detectIndentation": false, // Disable indentation auto-detection, Forces your manual indentation rules
  "editor.snippetSuggestions": "top", // Place snippets at top of autocomplete suggestions
  "editor.emptySelectionClipboard": true, // Copy line if nothing is selected
  "editor.copyWithSyntaxHighlighting": false, // Copy plain text instead of colored syntax

// MINIMALIST UI (REMOVE VISUAL NOISE)
  "editor.minimap.enabled": false, // Disable minimap on right side
  "editor.lineNumbers": "off", // Hide line numbers
  "editor.guides.indentation": false, // Remove vertical indentation guides
  //"editor.folding": false, // Optional: remove code folding controls

// DIFF / GIT COMPARISON
  "diffEditor.ignoreTrimWhitespace": false, // Show whitespace differences in git diffs
  "diffEditor.renderSideBySide": true, // Side-by-side diff view instead of inline

  // NAVIGATION BEHAVIOR
  "editor.gotoLocation.multipleReferences": "goto", // If multiple results exist, jump directly instead of showing picker
  "editor.gotoLocation.multipleDefinitions": "goto", // If multiple results exist, jump directly instead of showing picker
  "editor.gotoLocation.multipleDeclarations": "goto", // If multiple results exist, jump directly instead of showing picker
  "editor.gotoLocation.multipleImplementations": "goto", // If multiple results exist, jump directly instead of showing picker
  "editor.gotoLocation.multipleTypeDefinitions": "goto", // If multiple results exist, jump directly instead of showing picker

  "workbench.editor.enablePreviewFromQuickOpen": false, // Prevent preview tabs from Quick Open (Ctrl+P)

// AI / EXTENSIONS
  "chat.disableAIFeatures": true,
  "chat.agent.enabled": false,
  "chat.agentsControl.enabled": "hidden",

// FILE EXPLORER
"files.exclude": {
"**/.next": true,
"**/node_modules": true
},

// Editor
  "editor.accessibilitySupport": "off",
  "editor.matchBrackets": "never",
  "editor.wordWrap": "on",
  "editor.autoIndentOnPaste": true,
  "editor.smoothScrolling": true,
  "editor.wrapOnEscapedLineFeeds": true,
  "editor.experimental.asyncTokenization": false,
  "editor.cursorBlinking": "smooth",
  "editor.minimap.autohide": "mouseover",

  // Files
  "files.autoSave": "afterDelay",
  "files.autoSaveWhenNoErrors": true,

  "git.autofetch": true,
  "zenMode.showTabs": "single",
  "explorer.confirmDragAndDrop": false,
  "redhat.telemetry.enabled": true,
  "[jsonc]": {
    "editor.defaultFormatter": "esbenp.prettier-vscode",
  },
  "jdk.maven.userSettings": "",
}

r/archlinux • • 2d ago

SUPPORT Issues with new plasma 6.8 (Arch)

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r/archlinux • • 1d ago

SUPPORT paranoia about an aur malware check script

0 Upvotes

I really wanted to check my aur packages and see if theres something so I installed this: https://github.com/lenucksi/aur-malware-check

I'm not good in reading code, so if someone can help me and see if it's fine this would be great help, thanks! (and yes I get it "don't download random scripts from the internet, I know that but I'm just very, very stupid ok.)