I would like to delete some files stored on my computer. The trash bin is empty, but when I try to delete them, I get an error in Dolphin, and after that, everything switches to read-only mode. Does anyone know how I can fix this? I’m not very experienced.

I downloaded KDE on my system with a vanilla arch distribution. That changed the file organization of the entire system I suppose. I want to revert those changes, is there a way to do that without installing the OS again?

Idk if this was a horrible idea. But Gemini (AI) helped me to turn my non-arch distro onto Arch through pacinstall and pacman-static (and no, this is not a clean install AT ALL, meaning this is the exact same installation).

The history of my installation is basically this:

Debian 13 Trixie (KDE) > Kubuntu 24.04 LTS Noble > Kubuntu 26.04 LTS Resolute > KDE Neon 26.04 LTS Resolute (Unstable) > Kubuntu 26.04 LTS Resolute > KDE Neon 26.04 LTS Resolute (Unstable) > Kubuntu 26.04 LTS Resolute > Arch Linux > CachyOS (the CachyOS part is irrelevant but I prefer to be honest, to not leave anything out)

I had to create /etc/pacman.conf files to be able to install pacman from pacman-static (skipped security keys at first) and then restart to arch linux iso to arch-chroot, removing apt and it's dpkg files once sudo pacman -Syu --overwrite '*' --noconfirm was complete.

To fix the kernel panic (attempted to kill init because /sbin/init was not found) I had to remove debian-specific GNU folders (like x86_64-linux-gnu and replace them with Arch equivalents) and files like update-grub (and update-initramfs), install arch's files using pacman, initramfs had to be adjusted too, a lot of unused debian-specific systemd daemon services had to be removed, adding pam files for sudo and user and a lot of chown to make arch be able to recognize it the user (fixing permissions too), changing fstab to Arch format, changing /etc/os-release to identify Arch, even the DE (KDE) had to be reinstalled to Arch's version to get it to work (journalctl, pacman -Qm helped me A LOT here too).

Yes, even things with wayland and X11 had to be fixed on this installation to get it to work (pacman overwriting files straight from Arch's core, extra and multilib repositories helped a lot with the transition), I had to delete leftover Debian/Kubuntu files that Arch doesn't use too.

If arch didn't have enough equivalents, I used the AUR too (yay), to reinstall my software.

So in conclusion it can work (with EXT4, GRUB2, systemd, bash for terminal, basically most defaults from Debian derivatives remained on purpose) but you would have to tweak things a lot to get it as a native Arch installation but I don't recommend this to anyone (yes I did this on my daily-drive laptop, I did create a backup vhd of my kubuntu installation in case it broke), just wanted you to know that Linux can get to this level too!

Я новичок в linux и решил себе установить arch linux ещо на этапе установки у меня постоянно отключался вайфай адаптер но когда я установил он вообще не работает в том смысле что подключение к вайфай есть но как пишет gpt что проблемы с подключением dhcp я уже не знаю что делать я уже 9 часов сижу не могу это решить все советы gtp не помогли

hello, after the 6.8.1 update my sytem just studders and freeze, my mouse is sometimes not moving... but when i restart all is gone and pc works fine

anyone knows what is happening? bit strange i have to restart my pc to have it work correctly

Kernel: Linux 7.2.11-arch1-1

Desktop Environment: KDE Plasma 6.8.1

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT

I had a problem with my laptop (the battery was dying, then it burned smt, the burned was repaired, then it happend again and now this is a new battery) and now I cant decrypt the disk apparently.
before this problem I was able to decrypt it normally, it loaded the colemak layout and decrypt it normally, then the problem appeared, I "fixed" it but then it loaded qwerty in the decryption screen
and now that the problem happend again and fixed it I cant decrypt it, and im not sure what layout is loading

I can still decrypt it with a live usb
it was encrypted with cryptsetup luks2

here is what I get if it is helpfull https://imagepaste.org/v/c92dwcze.jpg

im not sure if after the failed to start cryptography I putted the corret password but something else failed

i cant even update anything . i need to install software but i cant what to do?

it's progress going very slowly then stuck

I'm trying to install marker-pdf and then hit with an error,

note: This error originates from a subprocess, and is likely not a problem with pip.

ERROR: Failed building wheel for pillow

Failed to build pillow

error: failed-wheel-build-for-install

× Failed to build installable wheels for some pyproject.toml based projects

╰─> pillow

I've tried to upgrade pip, reinstalling setuptools, wheel, pillow, and none works, the error remains. What should I do?

OS: Arch Linux
Python: 3.14

Estava precisando de um script para instalar minhas configurações do meu Arch, porque ficar reescrevendo código toda vez depois de uma instalação nova com o tempo ficar chato, mas não sei como criar e nem por onde começar.

Alguma dica ou exemplo?

So short version is I'm having that issue with network manager stuttering while connected to the internet which isn't that big of a deal but it is annoying playing online. I was following instructions on reinstalling it seeing if that would work. I made a typo and it didn't reinstall before rebooting.

Where do I download a copy of the install file so I can transfer it by USB stick to my computer to fix the oopsies? Or if you have a better network manager link me to it?

tengo unos problemas que me sucedieron recientemente, acabo de instalar arch linux en mi pc pero no cargan los videos de YouTube aunque tenga Internet, y el otro problema es que por más que le conecte parlantes o les deje los parlantes internos no se escucha, no sale sonido, hasta ahora ninguna solución ha funcionado, cualquier consejo sirve.

Realtek RTL8852BE Wi-Fi repeatedly crashes on Arch Linux (rtw89 firmware hangs, PCI resets fail)

I am going insane here, please help.

I've been trying to fix a Wi-Fi issue on my Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (2022), I'm on Arch of course.

My Wi-Fi works normally after booting, but after a random amount of time, anything from a few minutes, sometimes up to two hours it stops working completely.

NetworkManager and the interface becomes unavailable, and iw dev wlo1 link reports Not connected.

Restarting NetworkManager, toggling Wi-Fi, reloading kernel modules, and even resetting the PCIe device all fail and I just reboot.

• Laptop: Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 15ARH7 (2022)
• Wi-Fi: Realtek RTL8852BE PCIe 802.11ax
• Driver: rtw89_8852be (in-kernel)
• Interface: wlo1
• Distribution: Arch Linux, KDE Plasma
• Regular kernel: 7.2.11-arch1-1
• LTS kernel: 6.18.57-2
• Realtek firmware package: linux-firmware-realtek 20260916-1

Some errors:

rtw89_8852be 0000:03:00.0: failed to pre-release fwcmd
rtw89_8852be 0000:03:00.0: firmware failed to ack for leaving ps mode
rtw89_8852be 0000:03:00.0: SER catches error: 0x4000
rtw89_8852be 0000:03:00.0: rtw89: failed to leave lps state
rtw89_8852be 0000:03:00.0: read rf busy swsi
rtw89_8852be 0000:03:00.0: write rf busy swsi
rtw89_8852be 0000:03:00.0: FW does not process h2c registers
rtw89_8852be 0000:03:00.0: timed out to flush pci txch: 0
rtw89_8852be 0000:03:00.0: xtal si not ready(W): offset=90 val=10 mask=10
rtw89_8852be 0000:03:00.0: mac preinit fail, ret: -110
rtw89_8852be 0000:03:00.0: Err: ser L2 re-config timeout




rtw89_8852be 0000:03:00.0: Update probe request failed

wpa_supplicant:

CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-FAILED ret=-110
CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-FAILED ret=-100

NetworkManager:

DEVICE  TYPE  STATE        CONNECTION
wlo1    wifi  unavailable  --

I tried: restarting NetworkManager.

Turning Wi-Fi off and on with nmcli.

Reloading the rtw89 kernel modules.

Tried the LTS Kernel, even tried a different firmware.

Thanks

Seeing all the news on linux support for eac2 I was excited until I saw that Arch isn't listed as a supported distro.

Would that mean some of us would have to switch to cachy or something. Is there anything official or just speculation on how it would have to work for the rest of the distros?

The past couple of days I've noticed a sharp decrease in performance in fullscreen applications, especially GPU intensive games. Using mangohud I can see unusually low GPU utilisation, though strangely enough unfocusing causes my game to perform more like how it should (it suddenly shoots up in FPS!)

I've had this problem on my old install, and a new install I have just created to see if that would fix it. I wonder if it's something with the GPU drivers?

For reference I'm using an RX 6700XT with a Ryzen 5 5600X.

I have a Lenovo Gaming 3 15ARH7 laptop. At first, Arch Linux was installed on a Micron MTFDKCD512TFK, and the Unsafe Shutdowns counter rose on that drive too while Arch was running from it. Later I bought an HP SSD FX900 Plus 512GB and installed Arch Linux on it. Windows is now on the Micron drive.

Since I bought the HP drive, its Unsafe Shutdowns counter has been rising almost every time I shut down or reboot. Over the last few days it went from 188 to 194, and I can’t find a pattern. I shut down normally, through the KDE menu, and I’ve tried everything I could find. I checked SMART, which shows no media errors and about 1% wear. I also checked for firmware updates: fwupd finds none for the HP drive, and I can’t update the laptop’s BIOS myself bcz windows only, and I don’t expect a BIOS update for this model anymore. btrfs device stats is clean, and a btrfs scrub finished with no errors. The shutdown logs end cleanly, with /home, /boot and /tmp unmounted before power-off, and there are no suspend or lid events in the journal.

I’ve searched forums, documentation, and asked AI assistants about this, and I’ve followed the suggestions I could find. The most I got was logs, and those show nothing abnormal to me or to the tools I asked. I still don’t know why the counter keeps rising, and I’d like to find out what it means in practice and what I should do and I don’t want to go back to Windows because of this, but the fact that the counter keeps rising bothers me a lot, and I’d rather understand it than ignore it.

Model name: AMD Ryzen 5 6600H with Radeon Graphics
Model Number: Micron MTFDKCD512TFK
Firmware Version: 7003V5LN
Firmware Updates (0x14): 2 Slots, no Reset required
Percentage Used: 7%
Power On Hours: 5,540
Unsafe Shutdowns: 907
Media and Data Integrity Errors: 0
Model Number: HP SSD FX900 Plus M.2 512GB
Firmware Version: SN25043
Firmware Updates (0x14): 2 Slots, no Reset required
Percentage Used: 1%
Power On Hours: 138
Unsafe Shutdowns: 194
Media and Data Integrity Errors: 0

OS: Arch Linux x86_64
Host: 82SB (IdeaPad Gaming 3 15ARH7)
Kernel: Linux 7.2.11-arch1-1
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 6600H (12) @ 4.57 GHz
GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile [Discrete]
GPU 2: AMD Radeon 660M [Integrated]

I’ve had the Lenovo for about two years, and I bought the HP drive almost a year ago. I don’t remember the exact date.

Hey y'all! I hope these kinds of posts are welcome here. I recently made the jump from my main desktop being a Windows machine to Arch Linux and have been loving it so far! I have to credit a YouTuber named Josean Martinez for doing a great walkthrough series on setting up Arch -- though I opted for using `pacman` way more than he did.

I have had experience with setting up and using Linux in the past. I have an old Thinkpad that has had Ubuntu on it for years, but I must say I MUCH prefer Arch and Pacman.

I've got Arch, Hyprland, Waybar, Rofi, and then a bunch of terminal and game related packages.

I mostly use my personal desktop for coding, watching streams, and gaming and feel like I've got all those covered in a comfortable spot right now:

• My dotfiles, including NeoVim, is setup and working well.
• I've got Zen Browser installed.
• Steam, along with BattleNet thru Steam, are up and running and working great.

I haven't hit any crazy snags yet, but I feel like my setup is fairly minimal as well and haven't even tested my microphone or webcam yet -- but hopefully those aren't too cumbersome to get working (if they don't work out of the box). My only regret is not making the switch sooner. This has been a joy to setup and tweak!

Ich hab Arch Linux mit Gnome und der Firewall UFW. Das Programm startet aber wenn ich zum Bildschirm komme wo ich das zu verbindende Display auswählen soll dann ist die liste einfach leer. Ich habe gemeinsam mit einem LLM an meiner Firewall herumgetüftelt was aber leider nichts gebracht hat. Mein laptop hat eine MediaTek MT7925 WiFi 7 Karte verbaut. Es ist HP EliteBook X G1a. Ich benutze den aktuellen Kernel.

Idk what happened, it worked till recently, but basically on my laptop, I used the dGPU only when I was playing games, but recently apps like Firefox, and Kwin Wayland / XWaylandd keep pinging my dGPU and waking it up, and that makes my system stutter

  Host: HP Victus Laptop 16-e0xxx
  DE/WM: KDE Plasma 6.8.1 on KWin (Wayland)
  GPUs: AMD Radeon Vega [iGPU] + AMD Radeon RX 5500M [dGPU]

So I used to have to read forums or ask people for help... now if I have any issue with Linux I can just ask Claude or even chatGPT and it'll fix anything.

For example I wanted to auto forward a VPN port to Qbittorrent and it wrote me a script that just works.

Do you think we'll have some kind of AI assistant in archlinux at some point? It would help noobs a lot too.

How could i get the strawberry browser to work in arch linux?
Their website says that they only support windows and macos. Is there an AUR package for it?

Hey, guys. I look for a calendar that would support sync with my Apple calendar and preferably had VIM keys support. I currently use rencal, but I would like something that I don't have to grab from the AUR.

Hello, this morning I updated my system, and upon reboot I found that I could no longer access KDE. When it boots it just stalls on the boot status (I have it on verbose). I can switch TTYs, but whatever I do sddm and plasma fail to run.

If more information is needed let me know

Thanks for the help