Arch Linux

Chaniyth

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Registered: 2008-03-10

Posts: 33

Thanks for Arch Linux

I am a huge fan of GNU/Linux and have been since the mid 90's, and I just want to say thank you for Arch Linux. My GNU/Linux history started with Red Hat, and then Slackware, then ultimately Gentoo Linux. I have been a Gentoo Linux fan for many years (since it's beginnings), and to be honest, Arch Linux is just as fast and in some cases faster than Gentoo Linux.

The install for me as a first time user to Arch Linux, was very VERY simple, and straight forward. I love the idea of it being installed at the absolute minimum, and I having the option to chose which optional packages are and are not installed from the get-go.

As stated, which this distrobution of GNU/Linux there is no need to compile from source, as Arch Linux is very fast already; for me and my computer anyway.

Again, thanks for this great and powerful GNU/Linux distro.

murffatksig

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From: Atl

Registered: 2004-05-17

Posts: 332

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Re: Thanks for Arch Linux

Welcome! you've taken the familiar "Red hat,...,..,Gentoo, Arch" path that many (like me) have taken.  Enjoy your stay.

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Bestiapeluda

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From: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Registered: 2007-10-16

Posts: 179

Re: Thanks for Arch Linux

ARCH : Distro-hopping-stopping distribution

neowolf

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From: North Carolina

Registered: 2008-01-27

Posts: 105

Re: Thanks for Arch Linux

Ditto essentially. Arch has just about everything that was in Gentoo that I liked, without a lot that got irksome.

Chaniyth

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Registered: 2008-03-10

Posts: 33

Re: Thanks for Arch Linux

My only gripe is not enough open source games are available in our repositories.

tomk

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From: Ireland

Registered: 2004-07-21

Posts: 9,604

Re: Thanks for Arch Linux

They're probably in the AUR - have you looked there?

Misfit138

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From: USA

Registered: 2006-11-27

Posts: 4,167

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Re: Thanks for Arch Linux

They're probably in the AUR - have you looked there?

QFT. They're there.

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Chaniyth

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Registered: 2008-03-10

Posts: 33

Re: Thanks for Arch Linux

I admit I have not checked the AUR. Is the AUR the "Community" repository?

koch

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From: Germany

Registered: 2008-01-26

Posts: 369

Re: Thanks for Arch Linux

have a look here...

http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arc … _%28AUR%29

Chaniyth

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Registered: 2008-03-10

Posts: 33

Re: Thanks for Arch Linux

Thanks koch for that link. I'll set it up when I get home, I am currently at work.

cwjiof

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From: Taichung, TW

Registered: 2008-01-27

Posts: 131

Re: Thanks for Arch Linux

Just have fun with Arch and it's AUR!
It's really some kind of great work with great philosophy.