The Official Hello Everyone Thread

mzpsh · 2015-03-09 04:41:02

Hi all , my name is Mirza.

three lines with one edit is enough xDDDD

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Head_on_a_Stick · 2015-03-09 08:37:53

Bruce1956 wrote:

Hi Head...,
Thanks for wishing me well. As to the gummiboot, does it have advantages over rEFInd? Hi haven't tried either yet. My desktop motherboard is an ASUS Sabertooth 990fx, which is UEFI, but is probably dated (I've flashed the latest BIOS update, though). For instance, it doesn't support SecureBoot. Not such a bad thing as a linux user, as I understand it. Maybe some of my boot-via-EFI problems are due to the MB limitations?

I've never tried rEFInd so I'm not sure.

ASUS motherboards have been reported on these boards (and the Debian forums) as problematic in respect of the ability to disable Secure Boot -- it could be that it is enabled with no option to switch if off. If this is the case the Arch live ISO should still boot but the installed system will not.

http://kroah.com/log/blog/2013/09/02/bo … nux-kernel

Anyway, it's probably best to open a thread for your problems if it proves intransigent

Trollmannen · 2015-03-09 13:33:01

Hi!
My name is Dániel, I'm from Hungary. I installed Arch Linux a few days ago and I'm really happy with it.
Started using Linux-based systems less than a year ago and I'm very fond of them. I'm kind of addicted.
Cheers!

SanskritFritz · 2015-03-09 14:01:53

Trollmannen wrote:

Hi!
My name is Dániel, I'm from Hungary. I installed Arch Linux a few days ago and I'm really happy with it.
Started using Linux-based systems less than a year ago and I'm very fond of them. I'm kind of addicted.
Cheers!

Welcome to Arch Linux. Üdv a fedélzeten! I've got a son named Dániel

nrcpts · 2015-03-09 15:02:56

Hi!

My name is Andri, i'm from Jakarta, Indonesia. This is my first 2 day with Arch and i'm very happy to use Arch.
I decided to try Arch because Debian and Redhat things is bored

pacman pacman pacman

Cheers!

Ivanwah · 2015-03-09 17:57:13

Hello, my name is Ivan, and I'm from Serbia.

I've been using Linux for a while, often switching distros to see what I like best. Some of the distros I used are Ubuntu (of course), Mint, Fedora, and Manjaro. I was most satisfied with Manjaro because of its rolling release nature and it got me interested in Arch. I think it was a good introduction to some of the features of Arch, especially pacman and AUR. However, because of my obsession for having the latest software available, I started thinking about moving to Arch. I admit I was a little concerned that it would be hard to install and use, and some of the concerns proved to be true. When I first tried to install it I decided to install Gnome as my DE and gdm as my DM, however after installation it refused to start X. I then decided to try an easier alternative and install Antergos, as I understood it was basically Arch with an extra repository after installation. Only later did I find out about the the cause of my problems with gdm - turns out it doesn't play nicely with my graphics card drivers (AMD catalyst). I guess I should have paid more attention befor installing. I am currently using Antergos and I find it no harder than Manjaro was, but I'm planning on switching to proper Arch in the near future. I think I learned new things from my (failed) experiment with Arch installation and I hope to learn even more once the experiment actually succeeds.

drcouzelis · 2015-03-09 18:15:25

Welcome.

Ivanwah wrote:

I think I learned new things from my (failed) experiment with Arch installation

I think the most important lesson (which I think you already learned) is to change things incrementally. First install the operating system and make sure it works, then install the X server, then install video drivers, then run X and make sure it works, then install GNOME and make sure it works, then install GDM and make sure it works... And so on. If you try to setup everything at once then you will have a hard time knowing what to fix!

Ivanwah · 2015-03-09 18:36:58

drcouzelis wrote:

Welcome.
Ivanwah wrote:
I think I learned new things from my (failed) experiment with Arch installation
I think the most important lesson (which I think you already learned) is to change things incrementally. First install the operating system and make sure it works, then install the X server, then install video drivers, then run X and make sure it works, then install GNOME and make sure it works, then install GDM and make sure it works... And so on. If you try to setup everything at once then you will have a hard time knowing what to fix!

Yes, testing after every step is crucial.

Trollmannen · 2015-03-09 20:06:18

SanskritFritz wrote:

Üdv a fedélzeten!

Köszönöm!

drcouzelis · 2015-03-09 20:14:51

SanskritFritz wrote:

Üdv a fedélzeten!

Az Arch a legjobb!

SanskritFritz · 2015-03-09 21:57:09

drcouzelis wrote:

SanskritFritz wrote:
Üdv a fedélzeten!
Az Arch a legjobb!

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_is_the_best
For the record

kiryo · 2015-03-10 13:41:34

Hi my name is Kiryo from Finland.
I started to use Arch year ago when i got my new study laptop(Acer E3-111) It was just too slow with windows and linux is familiar.
I wanted something fresh and customizable.
Really good choice! I've been learning by doing and reading from amazing arch wiki. It was little challenging first with this cheap laptop what was not very cooperative at first.
Anyways <greetings>Hello everyone!</greetings>

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acm-i · 2015-03-11 18:55:50

Hi everyone! A new newby again ;-)
I'm Chris from Europe and I've used Linux for several years now. I have a lot of reasons for that but most of all I like the idea of free knowledge and community.
I started with Arch Linux about a year ago coming from Ubuntu. I only wanted a rolling release distro but found much more: a very stable and - if needed - sleek system. Thanks for that to all the devs and people who are actually creating and maintaining this software.
I really hope to get some help here ... because for the first time in my life I trashed my system some hours ago. But that belongs to an other forum section

virginwidow · 2015-03-13 02:04:07

Hi All ~
I'm Bobbi from the US, so apologize for not knowing anything but english :-(

I've been around Linux sincle Suse 5.0 but that was a few brain cells ago. Been running Debian distros the past few years, not learning enough. So I'm gonna try to get Arch into the b0x. (using a shoehorn and WD-40) Looking forward to actually learning this (I hope) cross your fingers. Please dont mind to tell me where to post what so I dont make a total ass of myself :-X

nullified · 2015-03-13 02:10:29

virginwidow wrote:

Hi All ~
I'm Bobbi from the US, so apologize for not knowing anything but english :-(
I've been around Linux sincle Suse 5.0 but that was a few brain cells ago. Been running Debian distros the past few years, not learning enough. So I'm gonna try to get Arch into the b0x. (using a shoehorn and WD-40) Looking forward to actually learning this (I hope) cross your fingers. Please dont mind to tell me where to post what so I dont make a total ass of myself :-X

I like this metaphor! The wiki is your WD-40 and the forums, if the WD-40 doesn't work out, is your shoehorn

Edit: make sure to tell your shoehorn all about the type and amount of WD-40 that you applied (i.e. explain what you've tried to do if you find yourself asking for help in the forums). Welcome!

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virginwidow · 2015-03-13 06:33:44

nullified wrote:

the type and amount of WD-40 that you applied

printer doesn't work and my handwriting (Yeesh!) copious notes from beginners guide, recomended practices, finally deciding to install via chroot bootstrap image over my existing debian(-ISH) box ... a default having been reached as I realized I better have something to fall back on when I can't read my handwritten notes... ha ha ... will let you know if I get it shoehorned :-)

MacDerJack · 2015-03-13 21:22:46

Hi everyone... so happy to finally be here. One and a half full days of fighting with my computer and I finally got Arch up and running... at least enough to get the response to allow my forum registration... Yay!!!

Roken · 2015-03-13 22:13:39

@MacDerJack - don't lose patience. Once you get Arch going and lean it's nuances, it is rock solid. OK, so maybe you'll hit the ocassional problem, but few - and far between, and solutions usually appear very quickly.

Welcome to Arch - it was enough for me to dump proprietary OSes, and still going strong with no re-install two years later

getalives · 2015-03-13 22:24:39

Hi all,
my name is Luca and i'm from Rome.
I installed Arch Linux many years ago when i started to study computer science.
Since that day I fell in love with this linux distro and maybe i think i will use it for the rest of my life!
Cheers!

mtnt · 2015-03-14 10:43:34

Hello there! Me, mtnt, like Arch. Rrrrrg.

eightyseven · 2015-03-14 16:55:09

Hello Arch forums,

My name is Jonathon, from Richmond VA (US). I'm a CS major in the throes of my sophomore year.
I have about a year of experience using Arch Linux and I absolutely love it. Google searches have led me to these forums about 98% of the time and for some reason the need to register gripped me only today. I still consider myself an Arch newbie, but hopefully I can shed some knowledge to repay the community for all of the knowlege that was given to me second-hand since my first install.

Tambalamba · 2015-03-14 18:29:07

Hi everyone,

I've been using Linux (mostly Ubuntu and Mint) for about three years now. I first installed Arch in a VM about a year ago and I really liked it
Now I'm using Arch almost 100% of the time, but I still dual boot with Ubuntu.

I was lurking around here for some time reading your wiki and forums, but I decided to sing up and say a big thank you to all developers, moderators and all the people who contribute to this great community.

Respect

frank604 · 2015-03-15 01:47:26

Tambalamba wrote:

I decided to sing up and say a big thank you

Sing loud and proud.

vevais · 2015-03-15 12:43:42

Hi, my name's Sebastian, I'm from Berlin and really fell in love with Arch a few months ago. Happy to be here.

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Tambalamba · 2015-03-15 13:17:02

frank604 wrote:

Tambalamba wrote:
I decided to sing up and say a big thank you
Sing loud and proud.

I meant 'sign up'

Cheers Frank!

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