The Official Hello Everyone Thread

usbo2.0 · 2014-11-09 10:45:14

Hi to everyone!
I'm inside the linux ecosystem from a while but i recently switched to archlinux because I really like the concept of a rolling release distribution and also because the documentation and the community are awesome !!

EzdineG · 2014-11-09 22:16:39

Hello everyone!

Although in the IT field I've been supporting Gnu/Linux servers full time for years, as a desktop operating system it has been largely relegated to "tinkering" for me. I have several clients using Gentoo servers, and the ability to easily mix cutting edge with stable packages has proven an especially valuable asset to me. Something was always missing, though... Whenever I was backed into a corner, it was always the Arch wiki that bailed me out. This tool is invaluable, and even referenced in Gentoo's own wiki on several topics. I've never minded compiling everything, but the ubiquity of references in how to's got me curious about Arch.

I've always been partial to Linux, and with the recent push by game developers to support us I decided it was time for a fresh start with Arch Linux as my primary OS. After being blown away by the ease of installation (which took no more than 20 minutes for a working desktop, used to be several hours on Gentoo). A few days of tinkering and I've settled on XFCE+Compton, Infinality Fonts, Netbeans, Thunderbird, Filezilla, Geany and an awesome set of theming ideas from unixporn for my new home. I work in web design and have been using Netbeans+Thunderbird in Windows for years so I already feel somewhat comfortable. The only replacements I've yet to find are for Photoshop CS5 and HeidiSQL, both of which I have running just fine in Wine. That will do for now.

DarkPassenger · 2014-11-10 17:56:59

guys .. I have been doing the rounds of the forums!
I come from ubuntu .. I passed for kubuntu, fedora, suse, kali, mint, elementary, crunchbang, kali ... then chakra antegos, manjaro ...
with chakra I fell in love with pacman and wow, I'm not going back!
Some distros gave me a problem I could not solve, I just lowered my screen froze after the unlock screen! I remember that he did fedora, chakras and antergos (or suse I can not remember) but in any case they had all KDE (I've had several free from defect) and in various forums no one was able to help me out!
right now I need a stable distro to use as a workstation, I don't want that it put in half between me and programming (but I'm still here) or otherwise for work!
I never wanted to install pacman because of too much work and my insecurity in doing so!
but now I want to try .. Arch responds well to these needs me? is stable (I know it's a rolling release and for this I looked at Chakra which is semi-rolling) ..
I manage not hurt to learn and I have a bit of dimistichezza with the terminal (not over the top)
PS: What is the timing for installation? (Including DE) ..

thank you very much for your patience!

jasonwryan · 2014-11-10 17:59:41

Installation takes as long as it takes you to read, understand, and execute the commands in the Beginners' Guide.

Merging with the Official Hello thread...

DarkPassenger · 2014-11-10 18:05:33

sorry, mm and for my questions?

jasonwryan · 2014-11-10 18:10:37

That was the only question I was able to see in your post...

Also, see https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fo … ow_to_Post

nomorewindows · 2014-11-10 18:27:04

Of course, the speed of your internet connection. but that varies.

DarkPassenger · 2014-11-10 18:57:08

but..why do you help me only with PSquestion?

nomorewindows · 2014-11-10 19:37:14

I'm like the other guys I can't make out any other questions. Would help if you use more gooder (better) english and punctuation.

n2e · 2014-11-10 22:00:02

Hi everyone.

I'm a happy Arch user for more than 2 years now and never needed to consult the forum due to the excellent wiki and community here around. I tried various distros before, but it was just the Arch installation and beginners guide which made me understand the linux way of computing.
Finally I signed up to participate and say a big thanks to everyone involved: thanks

cheers

drcouzelis · 2014-11-11 01:46:57

Hi.

DarkPassenger wrote:

right now I need a stable distro to use as a workstation...
but now I want to try .. Arch responds well to these needs me? is stable...

Arch Linux is stable.

Do you have more questions?

Uqbar · 2014-11-11 09:18:21

Hello everyone.
I would define myself an "early Linux adopter" as my very first Linux box was installed off a bunch of floppy disks downloaded with a 9.6kbps modem.
Version numbers were a dream and megabytes of RAM were counted on a single hand.
I use Linux for everyday work since about 15 years now, with no regret and am in the process of switching to different distro.
Arch Linux seems to match my needs but I need to first run a few tests.
Thanks in advance to anyone helping me here!

samstr · 2014-11-15 20:49:40

Yo, wassup?
I'm a semi noob with linux in general and definitely a noob when it comes to Arch. I've played around with a few different distros for a while and I also did a little bit of small scale server management on Debian.* (I'm sort of a hobbyist web developer.) I was persuaded to migrate to arch for desktop usage by two of my best friends who just happen to be some of the best programmers I know. I mostly just registered just in case something goes horribly wrong, here's hoping I don't need to use this account too much.
*Actually come to think of it I haven't really used any truly "noob distros", the first one I used on a regular basis was Mint and I've never used Ubuntu. Although now that I'm here I have to ask, does using Gnome make me a noob? I've always thought that a tiling wm would be a little too "busy".

drcouzelis · 2014-11-15 21:03:13

samstr wrote:

Although now that I'm here I have to ask, does using Gnome make me a noob?

There's two ways to answer that.

One, no, using GNOME doesn't make you a noob. Being new at Linux and not having an understanding of the fundamentals of Linux would make someone a noob.

And two, yes. What is this GUI crap you're using?? Skip X, use only TTY, save DOZENS of CPU power units!

jasviwhs · 2014-11-17 00:49:28

Hello to Everybody from Madrid!!!

jfinmaniv · 2014-11-17 03:00:48

Hello Everyone.
I've been using Arch for a little over a year now, after using Debian for a couple of years. I've spent many fine hours reading this forum and tweaking config files (when I should have been working or sleeping) and look forward to more (sleepless nights of) active participation.
I run Arch on my only computer, my laptop, which I use in a semi-production environment. Some packages that I find very useful include i3 wm, ranger fm, vim, and mupdf.

ale.tedesco · 2014-11-18 15:58:24

Hi y'all!

I'm a Manjaro User, since I installed it, I thing it's one of the best distros I've ever used (and I tried a lot), even if I'm quite a "normal" user, rather than an expert.

See you around!

nomorewindows · 2014-11-18 16:16:59

ale.tedesco wrote:

Hi y'all!
I'm a Manjaro User, since I installed it, I thing it's one of the best distros I've ever used (and I tried a lot), even if I'm quite a "normal" user, rather than an expert.
See you around!

Be reminded that this is Arch forum.

drcouzelis · 2014-11-18 16:24:24

Welcome, ale.tedesco.

nomorewindows wrote:

ale.tedesco wrote:
I'm a Manjaro User, since I installed it, I thing it's one of the best distros I've ever used (and I tried a lot), even if I'm quite a "normal" user, rather than an expert.
Be reminded that this is Arch forum.

It's like someone running up to William Shatner and saying, "I'm such a huge fan! I LOVE Star Wars!"

nomorewindows · 2014-11-18 16:32:37

drcouzelis wrote:

Welcome, ale.tedesco.
nomorewindows wrote:
ale.tedesco wrote:
I'm a Manjaro User, since I installed it, I thing it's one of the best distros I've ever used (and I tried a lot), even if I'm quite a "normal" user, rather than an expert.
Be reminded that this is Arch forum.
It's like someone running up to William Shatner and saying, "I'm such a huge fan! I LOVE Star Wars!"

Star TREK.

HalosGhost · 2014-11-18 16:38:52

nomorewindows wrote:

Star TREK.

Indeed, that was the point

All the best,

-HG

Azafranne · 2014-11-19 00:48:11

Hello everyone, hope you're all doing well.

I've been fiddling with Arch and Manjaro (mostly with Manjaro) for +6 months, but I'm mostly here to talk about Arch and finally making the step and installing Arch by myself for once. It's going to be difficult: my "system" is an external HDD I use on many computers, as such, I try to make it as flexible and compatible as possible (alas, sometimes I run into problems). However, I've never tried installing Arch on the external HDD. When I do, I'll consider that my true starting point from "Arch" (and not "Manjaro", since I know there's quite a difference now)

Apart from that, thanks for reading and have a nice day.

dawja · 2014-11-19 04:54:24

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I started with Yellow Dog Linux kernal 2.3. Mostly I just fooled around and kept using proprietary systems. Then a few live CD's fell into my hands and then I went to the ease of install that is Ubuntu and then Kubuntu. As easy as Ubuntu is to install I got sick of the fat bloated rediculousness of it. I then became mystified by installing a powerful distro from scratch.

I brewed up a few Arch installs in VirtualBox and I said that I would never install it to my physical, and certainly not as my primary,.. or GOD forbid,.. sole OS, no! But here I am, as I just got the itch a few days ago to clone my OSX to an external drive. Then I deleted and partitioned and installed Arch as my sole OS on my aging 2007 MacBookPro 17" with good ole' rEFInd as my efi bootloader of choice!

Now bear with me and please pass the popcorn!!

*EDIT: If I waited I would have been post #4300, damn..... #4298 at your service,..

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pilgrimsj · 2014-11-22 14:32:39

My 2p in creating the longest thread ever!

I have been using Linux on and off for the last 5 years, but have only been really converted when I started using Arch over a year ago. This forum has been a lifesaver in many occasions.

The next post will be #4300

Last edited by pilgrimsj (2014-11-22 14:33:27)

zenolijo · 2014-11-23 01:28:17

Hello everyone!

I did my first Arch install two years ago now, and have been running it as my main os on my laptop and desktop for 1,5 years.
It really is a great distro, you can always be on the bleeding edge without having to compile for hours and the AUR gives me alot of additional packages.
It is mostly stable, and since you have to learn how to setup your system yourself, you learn how to fix most issues that will come up too.
I love Arch, i had used linux for a few years before i started using arch, but it wasn't until i started using it that i fully understood how a os works.

Looking forward to see the future of arch, linux and all open source software!

EDIT: Oh i became #4300, how cool!

Last edited by zenolijo (2014-11-23 01:28:43)

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