Arch Linux

afu

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From: Tuscalooser, Alabummer

Registered: 2004-02-19

Posts: 155

I use Arch for:

Who is doing what with their Arch installs.

Hmmm... there was another option that is not showing up. Commercial internet servers.

Oh well.
-Shawn

Moderator Note: Extra option added

mucknert

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From: Berlin // Germany

Registered: 2006-06-27

Posts: 510

Re: I use Arch for:

Actually, I miss a "All of the above". Since I don't distinguish between Work and Home Desktop I chose Home first.

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magnum_opus

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Registered: 2005-01-26

Posts: 132

Re: I use Arch for:

home VM and work laptop (astrophysics, image/spectra reduction)

Gullible Jones

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Registered: 2004-12-29

Posts: 4,863

Re: I use Arch for:

Home desktop, but if I ever set up a server it'll run Arch.

T-Dawg

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From: Charlotte, NC

Registered: 2005-01-29

Posts: 2,736

Re: I use Arch for:

I mostly use it as a home desktop but it also servers as an apache web server.

David Elias

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Registered: 2005-01-08

Posts: 1

Re: I use Arch for:

Hi there!! my first post here...!

I'm using Arch for work and home for about 2 months, this is my first distro that i use for more than a day... i'm a extreme newbie to linux and Arch so far didn't affected my productivity. I use it to design and webdevelopment.

soloport

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Registered: 2005-03-01

Posts: 442

Re: I use Arch for:

I'd have to pick "All of the above", but there isn't a radio button for that choice.   

Global Havok

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Registered: 2006-02-20

Posts: 79

Re: I use Arch for:

It is installed on my Desktop which is rarely booted into Linux, as I can't get my ancient tv tuner to work in linux.

My laptop is the exact opposite.  It dual boots, but hasnt booted into windows since i had to send my laptop in to have work done on it about 7 months ago.  So I guess laptop is the best choice for me.

theneutralnewt

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From: Here and there.

Registered: 2006-06-26

Posts: 21

Re: I use Arch for:

It is installed on my Desktop which is rarely booted into Linux, as I can't get my ancient tv tuner to work in linux.

My laptop is the exact opposite.  It dual boots, but hasnt booted into windows since i had to send my laptop in to have work done on it about 7 months ago.  So I guess laptop is the best choice for me.

Almost same for me, only it's not because of a tv tuner and I've only had the laptop for a week.

afu

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From: Tuscalooser, Alabummer

Registered: 2004-02-19

Posts: 155

Re: I use Arch for:

Sorry - it was whipped together before I left work.

Pick the one that is most important or the one you use most. I could choose several choices but work is the one I would select because it is the one I use the most.
-Shawn

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Posts: 4,622

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Re: I use Arch for:

w00t.. a use case not represented...
[ x ] "Virtual Machines, for testing, analysis, and other miscelaneous uses"

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ducttapeBigSexy

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Registered: 2006-07-01

Posts: 31

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Re: I use Arch for:

I had it installed on my laptop, but for some reason, it wouldn't allow me to connect to the internet at school... was just too lazy to figure out why, and I'll be getting a new one in a few months anyway

But, I'm on my desktop 99% of the time, where Arch is installed, so it doesn't really matter

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benplaut

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Registered: 2006-06-13

Posts: 383

Re: I use Arch for:

laptop... working great

Echo

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From: Ohio, United States

Registered: 2006-05-16

Posts: 239

Re: I use Arch for:

Home desktop use only at the present. But, I'm considering upgrading my MythTV boxes with a newer version of Myth. If (when) I do I'll probably just go ahead and install Arch on those boxes while I'm at it.

jaboua

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Registered: 2005-11-05

Posts: 634

Re: I use Arch for:

2 home desktops atm

Chman

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Registered: 2006-01-31

Posts: 169

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Re: I use Arch for:

Desktop.

I would be pleased to use it as a workstation but I can't make Maya works on Arch (yeah yeah, I know, I should use blender...).

Romashka

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Registered: 2005-12-07

Posts: 1,054

Re: I use Arch for:

I used Arch on VMware on Windows XP on at first company where I'm working,
then on server on second company where I'm working too (firewall, storage server (samba), printing server for local network from 30 windoze machines).
Now I've got new PC at home, so I installed Arch on it too.

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Moo-Crumpus

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From: Hessen / Germany

Registered: 2003-12-01

Posts: 1,487

Re: I use Arch for:

I used archlinux on my main ws and laptop at home. While it figures out that it takes 2 much time to keep both of them up to date, I use it only on the laptop.

As the laptop is rarely used, I guess a major update will brake it's neck in between half a year...

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ScriptDevil

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From: In Front of My PC

Registered: 2006-04-06

Posts: 253

Re: I use Arch for:

i use arch for everything but scanning my printer isnt supported

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soloport

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Registered: 2005-03-01

Posts: 442

Re: I use Arch for:

i use arch for everything but scanning my printer isnt supported

Just a thought: Try scanning with a "scanner", instead of a printer.

bud

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From: swe

Registered: 2006-07-12

Posts: 74

Re: I use Arch for:

Home desktop and perhaps laptop in future

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phrakture

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From: behind you

Registered: 2003-10-29

Posts: 7,879

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Re: I use Arch for:

i use arch for everything but scanning my printer isnt supported

Just a thought: Try scanning with a "scanner", instead of a printer.

HAHA!
That just made my day.

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insane

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Registered: 2006-06-04

Posts: 106

Re: I use Arch for:

Is it wise to use a bleeding edge distro for commercial servers? Ok, i know that problems are treated A.S.A.P.  but would someone risk server downtime if anything goes wrong?

Just asking, i am a very amature user.

soloport

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Registered: 2005-03-01

Posts: 442

Re: I use Arch for:

Is it wise to use a bleeding edge distro for commercial servers? Ok, i know that problems are treated A.S.A.P.  but would someone risk server downtime if anything goes wrong?

Just asking, i am a very amature user.

Development steps:
1) Build server and load applications
2) Stress-test, burn-in test, generally try to break
3) Ship servers -- each points solely to your company's public Arch mirror (/etc/cron.dailiy/archlinux => 'pacman -Suy')
4) Setup a few local servers with latest snapshot
5) Arch's bleeding-edge changes march on...

Maintenance steps:
1) Nightly update a couple of local servers from your internal Arch mirror
2) Stress-test, burn-in test, generally try to break
3) At some milestone, try to update a snapshot server, and repeat step #2
4) Push out changes to your company's public Arch mirror
5) Clients' servers safely update to new milestone

Else the phone rings off the hook... :shock:

Rinse. Repeat...

lumiwa

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Registered: 2005-12-26

Posts: 712

Re: I use Arch for:

I am "full time" linux user (I never had Windows) and from December 2005 I am Arch user. I have home desktop and I use Arch for work too (some programs for genetics). It works very good and I don' have many problems (3x knock on the wood ) ). In my opinion as non computer educated person is Arch very good distro.