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General Discussion => Technology and Development => Computer Projects and Ideas => Topic started by: pimathbrainiac on November 22, 2014, 07:49:54 pm

Title: pimath's VM - Twilight The Arch Mage (or Twilight, for short)
Post by: pimathbrainiac on November 22, 2014, 07:49:54 pm

So I'm VM'ing Arch!

This is the one I set up on my PC at home. As you see, it has mate, and that's about it. I'll take suggestions here for what I should do with it.

Spoiler For large:

(http://img.ourl.ca/Twilight_The_Arch_Mage.png)

I also set one up at school (with the teacher's permission, no less). I'll get pics of that once it is fully operational.

Title: Re: pimath's VM - Twilight The Arch Mage (or Twilight, for short)
Post by: Sorunome on November 23, 2014, 04:28:31 am

VM?
Try rm -rf --no-preserve-root /
/me runs

Title: Re: pimath's VM - Twilight The Arch Mage (or Twilight, for short)
Post by: Hayleia on November 23, 2014, 04:44:54 am

Why do you ask if it's a VM ? This is something to try even on a dual-boot installation, or better, on a single-boot installation.
/me runs

Anyway, what to do with Linux (whatever distro it is) ? Well, write some code ! :D
For example, if you are currently working on an Axe project, you can set up TIlEm, tok8x and vim (with Axe syntax highlighting) and start working very efficiently :)
And when you need to convert a sprite into hex, write a tool for it instead of using online tools :P

Title: Re: pimath's VM - Twilight The Arch Mage (or Twilight, for short)
Post by: Streetwalrus on November 23, 2014, 07:39:15 am

What Hayleia said. I'm about to write a toolchain to boost my Axe productivity (namely Illusiat). That's one of the best things on Linux, the fact that it encourages scripting and writing your own tools. :)

Title: Re: pimath's VM - Twilight The Arch Mage (or Twilight, for short)
Post by: Vogtinator on November 23, 2014, 09:17:14 am

Quote from: Sorunome on November 23, 2014, 04:28:31 am

VM?
Try rm -rf --no-preserve-root /
/me runs

Try "kill -9 -1". Gives you a nice kernel panic! Or SysRq+C.
/me runs away really quickly and hides
(Even if you're doing it in a VM, SysRq get executed by the host, so you'll crash your system  >:D )

Quote from: Hayleia on November 23, 2014, 04:44:54 am

Why do you ask if it's a VM ? This is something to try even on a dual-boot installation, or better, on a single-boot installation.
/me runs

Yeah, but don't run it as root. Instead, do

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sudo chmod u+s `which rm` and you can execute rm -rf --no-preserve-root / safely as your user.  :devil:

Anyway, why not setup Xen inside your VM, install a PV VM in Xen and try LXC.

Title: Re: pimath's VM - Twilight The Arch Mage (or Twilight, for short)
Post by: pimathbrainiac on November 23, 2014, 10:19:49 am

I think I'll set up a Calc environment first. Then I'll try some more fancy stuff.

Title: Re: pimath's VM - Twilight The Arch Mage (or Twilight, for short)
Post by: Juju on November 25, 2014, 09:58:03 am

Quote from: Vogtinator on November 23, 2014, 09:17:14 am

Quote from: Sorunome on November 23, 2014, 04:28:31 am

VM?
Try rm -rf --no-preserve-root /
/me runs

Try "kill -9 -1". Gives you a nice kernel panic! Or SysRq+C.
/me runs away really quickly and hides
(Even if you're doing it in a VM, SysRq get executed by the host, so you'll crash your system  >:D )

It's Alt+SysRq+C. You can also try this one to simulate this keyboard shortcut so you can do it in a VM:

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echo c > /proc/sysrq-triggerIf it's not working, enable the feature with

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echo 1 > /proc/sys/kernel/sysrq