Category: Arch

OpenSSL CA: make a certificate signing request work on Arch Linux

Ryan Parker Arch, Linux September 15, 2022

#edit /etc/ssl/openssl.cnf Find [ ca ] and make sure this matches: #################################################################### [ ca ] default_ca = CA_default #default ca section #################################################################### [ CA_default ] dir = /etc/ssl # Where everything is kept certs = $dir/certs # Where the issued certs are kept crl_dir = $dir/crl # Where the issued crl are kept database =
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libvirt error: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/libvirglrenderer.so.1: undefined symbol: gbm_bo_unmap

Ryan Parker Arch, libvirt, Linux, Virtualization November 13, 2019

I encountered the following error after installing the AMDGPU Pro drivers on my Arch Linux machine: error: internal error: process exited while connecting to monitor: /usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/libvirglrenderer.so.1: undefined symbol: gbm_bo_unmap The error is caused because the thing it is looking up does not exist. Luckily the fix is easy. Add the
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Please for the Love of Whatever Deity You May Believe in, Don’t Use yaourt

Bailey Kasin Arch, Linux, Rant May 3, 2019

yaourt is an AUR helper, which is a short way of saying that it is a tool to help with installation and dependency management when installing packages from the Arch User Repository. It is also commonly recommended in guides about starting out on Arch or Manjaro, since it used to be default on Manjaro before
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How to Setup a Basic ELK Stack on Arch linux

Bailey Kasin Arch, ELK, Linux, Windows April 17, 2019

ELK (or Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) is a set of three technologies by elastic that can be combined to collect and visualize log data. Think of it as rsyslog on steroids and with pretty colors. First off, this guide is written using examples from an Arch Linux host. Theoretically, you should be able to follow
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So You Want to Setup Arch Linux Server, Eh?

Ryan Parker Arch, Linux April 3, 2019

Some of you may be asking… are you deranged? Well let me tell you first why I choose to use Arch Linux as my server (and desktop) OS of choice in order of importance in my eyes. Rolling release – Because Arch Linux is rolling release, your server (if you update it) is always on
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Arch: How to Install the Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel

Bailey Kasin Arch, Kernel, Linux January 22, 2019

Despite not really knowing what is so “unbreakable” about Oracle’s UEK, I find myself strangely fascinated by it. So I have taken it upon myself to figure how to compile and boot other flavor of Linux on it, which is simultaneously easier and harder than one might expect. As I write this article, I am
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