The Official Hello Everyone Thread

nalare · 2015-03-02 10:50:40

hi, guys

I've been using arch linux / manjaro for a few months now and I'm reaLLY pleased with this AMAZING DISTRO.
My native language is spanish (so sorry for my english) and I'm trying to build one of those multiheaded riggs with KVM and arch

see ya all in the forum!

Trilby · 2015-03-02 11:48:57

Welcome nalare. Does the "/" mean you've been switching between arch and manjaro, or are you just using manjaro? If the later, please note that you should direct any questions to their forum as that is a distinct distro.

HaloSlayer255 · 2015-03-02 16:16:12

Hello all,

My story of Linux begins with a friend recommending Linux-Mint and me installing it to a USB drive, not as a live media but a full install. I then installed Linux-Mint on a Dell Inspiron 6000 to escape Windows XP, Linux-Mint was at release 16 and I decided I'd migrate from that to a distro that always stays up to date. Enter Arch Linux, I now have it installed on a Dell Inspiron 6000 (same system as before) a eMachines EL1358G-51w and my personal laptop a Gateway MD2614u. Everything stays up to date and boots up in about half the time of Windows. All of these systems shutdown in ~6 seconds, sometimes I would wait about 1min for a Vista/7 shutdown.

Not to detract from this thread but has anyone had this issue? https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=193538

Thanks in advance,
HaloSlayer255

tobywhughes · 2015-03-03 07:29:26

Hello everybody. Brand new to Arch Linux. I had used Ubuntu a bit in the past to try to learn about Linux, but stopped after getting a new PC. I was getting the itch to get back into Linux and had an old laptop that I haven't used since building my gaming PC. Decided to use it as my Linux machine. However, I wanted something a little deeper than Ubuntu, and had heard of the somewhat notorious Arch Linux and said what the hell. Wiped everything on the laptop and installed Arch Linux. That was a few days ago and I've been hooked. Its sort of making me think of OSs in a different way. Well, here I am now. Decided to join this forum to hopefully help me learn about Arch Linux and have some people to share my newfound addiction with.

tntmarket · 2015-03-05 00:18:09

Yo! I switched from Fedora to Arch Linux a few years ago to get the goodness of rolling releases. I was initially discouraged by extra configuration and occasional breakage after updates, but have since come to appreciate the things learned as a result. Anyways, thank you Arch community for this unique distro, comprehensive wiki, and helpful forum. Cheers.

AcousticBruce · 2015-03-05 13:57:33

Against other peoples judgement, I am learning Linux in a deep way. People say why do that when you can download Mint or Ubuntu. Well... that's no fun is it? I consider this stuff a challenge that I find extremely stimulating and I believe it is keeping my brain alive. The funny thing is, I figured since I know beyond basics of Java programming and a understanding of OOP I would get this stuff quickly. Well, it is proven to be a complete paradigm shift in thinking, and it is making me happy. So I know I am going in the right direction, even if it is a hobby.

I started with Arch Linux in virtual box and I also have Mint on a VM as well. I watched Suresha's videos and when I went back to the beginner install it made sense. Before that, I said, maybe this is a bit too much to bite into.

So when watching his videos and he explained greb and pipe | I got really excited. I said wow so I can type 'seq 100 | greb 8' and it shows all numbers with an 8. then I thought what if I wanted numbers with 8 and 9. SO I tried "| greb 8 9" and it didnt do what I wanted. SO then I thought I will greb the greb. So I typed "| greb 8 | greb 9"and BOOM. See this is why I should be learning this Linux stuff... because I get excited over figuring out things. Learning something is one thing, but trying out a personal unique idea and it working... well that is just pure bliss for me.

I want to contribute here as much as possible and learn as much as possible as well. I will try to find my answers before posting. I just hope you can have patience because I am a very teachable and excited student.

Best,
Michael Bruce

Cooleech · 2015-03-05 17:34:50

Welcome, AcousticBruce.
FYI, it's not greb it's grep And, if you grep grep, you'll get only partialy results, depending on what first grep did.

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Head_on_a_Stick · 2015-03-05 20:43:52

AcousticBruce wrote:

what if I wanted numbers with 8 and 9

seq 100|grep -e 8 -e 9

See man 1 grep

Welcome to Arch!

x33a · 2015-03-06 05:41:05

Head_on_a_Stick wrote:

AcousticBruce wrote:
what if I wanted numbers with 8 and 9
seq 100|grep -e 8 -e 9

I think he meant AND operator, so

$ seq 100 | grep 8 | grep 9

makes sense.

Trilby · 2015-03-06 11:17:00

Or just one grep:

seq <whatever> | grep "\(8.*9\|9.*8\)"

fcoblanco · 2015-03-08 16:39:17

Hi all!

I have 41 years old and this is my first serious try to approach to linux world. I'm user of Windows since 1995. Wow that's a lot of years

Can anyone advise a good guide or method to be learning without pause but without haste? I want to get RHCSA but first I think we need some type of introduction to a linux like Archlinux. A friend tell me that thats is the distribution more flexible.

Thank you and bye.

nullified · 2015-03-08 17:03:04

Arch Linux is flexible, but it's not for people new to Linux in general. Read about the Arch Way and in particular this bit.

Edit: If you're looking for a nice, free introductory course on Linux, check this out.

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karol · 2015-03-08 17:05:06

Please change the title to something more descriptive.

What exactly are you trying to learn? What were / are you using Windows for?

fcoblanco · 2015-03-08 17:21:59

karol wrote:

Please change the title to something more descriptive.
What exactly are you trying to learn? What were / are you using Windows for?

I'm new, I only install linux three or four times to view if i can install in my machine. Actually I need to learn because I need to install and manage a Apache server for next autumn. I'm help desk technician.

I'm user of OS X too, I use Mac for personal use and to offer support to my clients. Yes, I offer support to my clientes from a Macbook Pro

jasonwryan · 2015-03-08 17:24:39

Merging with the Hello Everyone thread...

nullified · 2015-03-08 17:39:03

fcoblanco wrote:

I'm new, I only install linux three or four times to view if i can install in my machine. Actually I need to learn because I need to install and manage a Apache server for next autumn. I'm help desk technician.

Others might disagree, but if you're new to Linux, and if your primary reason for learning about Linux is that you have to administer a production server in a few months, then I suggest you just install the distribution that you'll eventually be administering. Learn the basics on something like Ubuntu server or CentOS. You can learn the basics of Linux on any system, and you'll be learning specifics about your future server distro.

Alad · 2015-03-08 18:32:50

^ this pretty much, as annoying as Debian/CentOS can be.

fcoblanco · 2015-03-08 18:38:33

nullified wrote:

fcoblanco wrote:
I'm new, I only install linux three or four times to view if i can install in my machine. Actually I need to learn because I need to install and manage a Apache server for next autumn. I'm help desk technician.
Others might disagree, but if you're new to Linux, and if your primary reason for learning about Linux is that you have to administer a production server in a few months, then I suggest you just install the distribution that you'll eventually be administering. Learn the basics on something like Ubuntu server or CentOS. You can learn the basics of Linux on any system, and you'll be learning specifics about your future server distro.

Thank you for your suggestion. Sure I'll do. But I want to do something more, I want to learn linux in deep and I think this distro is a good way.

Bruce1956 · 2015-03-08 20:49:06

Hi all,

Been playing with Linux for several years using Kubuntu after my computer-science-degreed son got me started. It is currently my main OS, but I do have Win8 dual booting because it came with the laptop and I do use a couple of proprietary programs for communicating with devices that do not have linux apps available. I was able to set up the dual booting with help from the web (just RTFM), and fixed it when updating to Win8.1 screwed up the dual booting. In fact, I've learned almost everything that way--breaking my system and fixing it by using online resources. I've only asked for help a handful of times in all those years, so I'm pretty self-sufficient when it comes to learning. However, I'm not averse to asking when I reach a dead-end.

I recently was diagnosed with neck cancer and go under the knife on Wednesday followed by radiation and chemo, so I wanted a project to keep me learning and occupied while being relatively incapacitated for a while. I'm normally more athletic (cycling) than cerebral, but I've always felt that if I ever lost my physical abilities for whatever reason, I'd never be bored because of all my other interests, including getting more serious about computing. So, I have been playing with setting up Arch on my desktop, which contains nothing of value, in case I screw something up. I have shrunk and repartitioned the hard drive on this laptop so that I can continue to play with it in the hospital. My immediate goal is to get my desktop successfully booting Kubuntu and Arch in UEFI on the desktop before I get to the hospital so that I have a better chance of setting it up on the laptop without losing what's there. Yes, I've backed everything up from the laptop, as well.

The greatest challenge so far has been getting the USB with Archiso to boot in EFI mode. It took me several days, but now it's working. However, when I tried to boot the desktop after installing using the install wiki to set it up, it wouldn't boot. I'm still playing with it. I thought I'd just use GRUB as my bootloader, but I may have to resort to rEFInd.

The reason I've chosen to delve into Arch is that I really like the idea of learning by doing. I am retired, so I don't have time constraints and I have two working OS's (not counting Android on my smartphone, which I have rooted in the past) in case I screw up. I've never taken an online course in linux, so I'll be doing that as I go, also. I must say that the number one aspect of Arch that attracts me is the excellent documentation. It kept showing up when searching for answers with Kubuntu and UEFI. I was very impressed and read The Arch Way, etc., so here I am!

Anyway, I just thought I'd let anyone who is monitoring this forum know what my current status is as an Arch user and provide some indication of what degree of newbie I am. Not asking for help at this time, but happy to try any suggestions from any eager helpers.

Thanks to all who have contributed to this community's becoming as excellent as it is! I hope some day to reach the point that I can contribute as well.

Bruce

jasonwryan · 2015-03-08 20:55:13

Welcome Bruce, and the best of luck on Wednesday: hope you have a speedy recovery!

Head_on_a_Stick · 2015-03-08 21:45:14

Hello Bruce, welcome to Arch!

I recommend gummiboot for EFI systems -- I find it much easier than GRUB
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Be … therboards

Get well soon!

Bruce1956 · 2015-03-08 23:32:27

Hi Jason,

Thanks for the well-wishes! I see you're in Kiwiland. I lived in Nelson (Stoke and Brightwater, actually) back in the mid-1970's. Beautiful country. Backpacked a lot while there. Woodworking and bicycle racing, too. I miss it and sometimes wish I were still there, politics being what they are here in the US.

Bruce1956 · 2015-03-08 23:36:24

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?

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jasonwryan · 2015-03-08 23:38:30

Bruce1956 wrote:

I see you're in Kiwiland. I lived in Nelson (Stoke and Brightwater, actually) back in the mid-1970's.

Showing your hippy roots there, Bruce

It is still unbeliveably beautiful in those parts. Now they have craft beer and organic wine as well. Some would see that as progress!

Bruce1956 · 2015-03-08 23:58:33

As would I, Jason (see it as progress). Many of my friends from the 70's were "hippies", but as a competitive cyclist, many hippy habits were incompatible. ;-) We get a lot of radiata pine boards imported from that area sold here in Home Depot or Lowes. Great as a secondary wood (very clear with almost no knots) for the furniture I make as a hobby, but too soft for a primary wood if you want furniture that lasts. When I look on google maps, I see the area where I lived has grown considerably and is almost unrecognizable in some places. Sad, but the same has happened here, as well.

Good thing this is just the welcome thread, eh? :-)

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