Arch
How to setup LUKS on LVM for Arch
In this blog post, I’ll guide you through the steps to set up LUKS on LVM with Arch Linux. Step 1: Boot the Arch Linux installation media To start, you need to boot from the Arch Linux installation media. You can download the latest ISO file from the Arch Linux website and create a bootable […]
Use MariaDB with PhpStorm
Update August 2018: PHPStorm now includes MariaDB as a schema type but does not include the driver files. It does offer to download the MariaDB driver for you, but if you want to use the native driver, install mariadb-jdbc from the AUR and edit the MariaDB entry in PHPStorm to use /usr/share/java/mariadb-jdbc/mariadb-java-client.jar as the driver […]
Automatically switch Xfce panel layout when plugging in a monitor
Xfce has great multi-monitor support. Different panels on each monitor, it all works great. I’ve used it with multiple monitors on my desktop for 5+ years. Love it. But you run into some annoyances with laptops. Half the time I’m using my laptop on its own, and half the time I’m using it with an […]
English style decimal marks with a European keyboard layout
Suppose you live in Europe where they separate numbers with commas instead of periods. Written: Six thousand eight hundred and forty three and two tenths English/American: 6,843.2 European 6 843,2 Suppose you also have a European keyboard and use a European keyboard layout but the stupid comma in the numpad drives you mad. Simple fix […]
How to free up space in rootfs on Arch Linux
Is your rootfs partition at 100% and causing you problems? I’ve been hovering around 95%-100% for a few weeks now. Being at 95% is fine, but 100% can cause all kinds of problems. I was testing a form on my local web server and couldn’t do file uploads because “the disk was full.” I was […]
Setting up a LAMP for local development on Arch Linux
Just installed Arch Linux (after leaving Ubuntu due to Unity/GNOME 3). Now I need to setup my development environment. This should work for most distros, not just Arch. I want Apache, MySQL, PHP, phpMyAdmin, and SSL. Because its easy and I’m lazy, we’re going to setting up XAMPP. As always, first reference the wiki (Xampp […]