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Switch Back to PulseAudio

Title: Disable Pipewire Audio Service To disable the Pipewire audio service, run the following commands: systemctl --user disable pipewire pipewire.socket systemctl --user mask pipewire pipewire.socket systemctl --user enable --now pulseaudio.service Uninstalling Pipewire To uninstall Pipewire, you can use the following command: paru -Rdd pipewire-pulse pipewire-support pipewire-alsa Installing Pulseaudio To install Pulseaudio, run: paru -S pulseaudio-alsa pulseaudio-bluetooth pulseaudio-equalizer-ladspa pulseaudio-jack pulseaudio-lirc pulseaudio

January 13, 2026 · 1 min
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Airmon-ng To start monitoring mode on wlan0: sudo airmon-ng start wlan0 iwconfig To enable monitor mode using iwconfig: sudo ifconfig [INTERFACE] down sudo iwconfig [INTERFACE] mode monitor sudo ifconfig [INTERFACE] up iw To enable monitor mode using iw: sudo ip link set [INTERFACE] down sudo iw [INTERFACE] set monitor control sudo ip link set [INTERFACE] up Adding a New Monitor Interface To add a new monitor interface: sudo iw [INTERFACE] interface add [NEW_INTERFACE] type monitor Aircrack-ng Installation To install aircrack-ng: sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install aircrack-ng Airmon-ng Commands To use airmon-ng commands: ...

January 13, 2026 · 1 min
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Configure Custom DNS Servers in Arch based Linux.

First of all, check openresolv package is installed in your system or not. if not then simply install it by: sudo pacman -S extra/openresolv Step 2: Remove Immutable Permissions # Check for immutable permissions on /etc/resolv.conf lsattr /etc/resolv* # If immutable permissions exist, them remove it by sudo chattr -i /etc/resolv.conf Step 3: Set Custom DNS Servers # Edit the resolvconf.conf file sudo nano /etc/resolvconf.conf # Configuration for resolvconf(8) # See resolvconf.conf(5) for details resolv_conf=/etc/resolv.conf # If you run a local name server, you should uncomment the below line and # configure your subscribers configuration files below. #name_servers=127.0.0.1 ###### Block malware with 1.1.1.1 for Families ##### name_servers=1.0.0.2 name_servers=1.1.1.2 ###### Use 1.1.1.1 resolver ###### name_servers=1.0.0.1 name_servers=1.1.1.1 ###### AdGuard DNS ###### # name_servers=94.140.14.59 # name_servers=94.140.14.49 ######### AdGuard Non-filtering DNS ####### name_servers=94.140.14.141 name_servers=94.140.14.140 Enable dhcpcd services to work Custom DNS. if it is not installed in your system then install it by sudo pacman -S extra/dhcpcd sudo systemctl enable --now dhcpcd.service Conclusion: You’ve successfully configured custom DNS servers on Arch based Linux. Enjoy improved network security and privacy with your chosen DNS servers. ...

January 13, 2024 · 1 min