Category Archives: Arch Linux

Arch Linux is a Linux distribution for computers based on x86-64 architectures. Arch Linux is composed predominantly of free and open-source software, and supports community involvement.

Arch Linux: Albion Online – Unable to preload the following plugins: libSDL2-2.0.so.0

14 April 2019
 

 Didn’t play in Albion Online for a while, but recalled about it and tried to play on my Arch Linux. It works fine from the Steam client, but I bought with a start package some time ago and can’t log in to Steam’s version with my old credentials. Okay – download game from the https://albiononline.com/ru/download,… Read More »

Kubernetes: running Minikube on Arch Linux

27 March 2019
 

 Minikube – a utility to run a Kubernetes cluster locally on your PC. It can use Virtualbox, VMware, Hyper-V etc hypervisors which will be used to create a virtual machine with a Kubernetes cluster. Minikube is a great tool for developers or DevOps engineers to test deployments/services etc without the need to create and configure… Read More »

Linux: telegram-desktop – no systray icon

13 March 2019
 

 Have the telegram-desktop installed via pacman on the Arch Linux. After starting – no systray’s icon present and thus can’t see new messages and even can’t exit in a normal way. This issue is not specific for the Arch Linux and happens on any Linux systems. Go to the Google and make search with “telegram linux… Read More »

Linux: The VirtualBox Linux kernel driver (vboxdrv) is either not loaded or there is a permission problem with /dev/vboxdrv

5 March 2019
 

 After each new VirtualBox installation – I’m stepping on the same rake again and again and have to go to Google to ask: The VirtualBox Linux kernel driver (vboxdrv) is either not loaded or there is a permission problem with /dev/vboxdrv Attempt to load vboxdrv manually also provides the error: [simterm] $ sudo modprobe vboxdrv… Read More »

Arch Linux: installation, troubleshooting and playing EVE Online

4 March 2019
 

 After the successful installation of WoT on my new Arch Linux setup (see the World of Tanks: installing and running on Arch Linux post) I decided to “achieve the next milestone” – install EVE Online. On a Google search by the “EVE Online Linux” request, I found the wiki.eveuniversity.org guide and tried to use it… Read More »

Arch Linux: OpenVPN – resolv.conf is not updated

2 March 2019
 

 On an Arch Linux setup – local resolv.conf not updated after connection to OpenVPN AS. As far as I know – the problem is specific to Arch Linux and its “child’s” like Manjaro Linux installations. Local openvpn installed via pacman – see the OpenVPN: OpenVPN Access Server set up and AWS VPC peering configuration post for… Read More »

Viber: no connection – qt.network.ssl: Incompatible version of OpenSSL

27 February 2019
 

 On a fresh Arch Linux setup – Viber starting, but during authorization – can’t connect to the network. In general – Viber’s desktop version is really limited but anyway it’s better then use it from a cell. Tried to google few times as I didn’t found the error in messages to use exactly in google’s… Read More »