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My experience with Arch (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 days ago by utnapishtim@sh.itjust.works to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Hello everyone, lately I got really into Linux. I installed it in every machine I have, but I still had to try Arch. From what people were saying online I thought that it was going to be a hard and impossible task. So I bought a Thinkpad for a hundred euros (x260 if you're wondering) and I followed a guide on how to install Arch. I thought I was going to be using the terminal all the time, and had to type everything. No black screen of death, no prompt saying "Are you awake?" Matrix style, the pc didn't breack, reality didn't bend and just following simply the guide I had Arch running in fifhteen-twenty minutes no problem. Only the Network Manager wasn't on were I rebooted after installation but it took five minutes to search online how to fix it. Everything works: bluetooth, internet, apps and so on. I could leave it as it is and I could just use it as any other pc. So all I'm saying is that I'm having a great time with Linux distros, the pain to learn how install repository and other things is really worth it. Every time I learn something more about my computer puts me more in control. So thank you Linux and its community.

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[–] 1984@lemmy.today 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Im almost envious of you.. I did that like 15 years ago and there is so many fun things to run and learn. So many desktop environments, tiling window managers, programming languages, ricing attempts...

I used arch almost all the time, with just a few times trying other distros to see what they are about. But nothing is as good as arch, mostly because of the AUR and its excellent docs.

Now bazzite is the new hot thing so could be fun to try that I guess, but dont want to remove my lovely arch.

[–] mrcleanup@lemmy.world 1 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Garuda is a gaming focused Arch distro. Super easy and works great. It's what I switched to after Bazzite.

[–] 1984@lemmy.today 1 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

You wanted a real arch distro?

I pretty much cant run anything else, i get so frustrated with all the workarounds that are simply not needed on arch. It has native packages for almost anything.

[–] utnapishtim@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Hi, I installed Bazzite on my gaming PC and let me tell you it works so well. Fast and reliable, strong as a bull. You install games, update and just play. Even the games that I borrow from a friend that goes a lot to the gym work using Lutris no problem. Only some games have anti cheat problems, otherwise it's works almost like a console, obviously much better.

[–] 1984@lemmy.today 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Thats great but im not sure its very specific to bazzite. Ive been gaming on arch for many years and all games work, pretty much. :)

Have you tried to install apps from the arch AUR? Im curious if they follow the system theme and if they are found by the system launcher as ordinary apps. They are running in a container so i wonder if that makes them behave differently. Flatpaks can have the same issues.

[–] utnapishtim@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I learnt only few days ago how to install Arch Aur apps, like Localsend. Once installed the are like any apps installed using flatpacks.

[–] somerandomperson@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago

flatpaks, not flatpacks*