The Official Hello Everyone Thread

x33a · 2015-10-21 04:47:14

Lone_Tigress wrote:

Are there any minimum requirements in terms of CPU, memory, etc?

See: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Be … reparation

Other hardware requirements like graphics card, more memory etc., will vary according to the desktop environment you choose.

Lone_Tigress · 2015-10-21 08:42:02

Thanks x33a. I should have the tower soon. Then my saga will begin. It's good to feel some backup here... makes me believe I can actually do it

Andrew P · 2015-10-21 08:55:54

Hello World

nik10110 · 2015-10-21 10:11:27

x33a wrote:

Lone_Tigress wrote:
Are there any minimum requirements in terms of CPU, memory, etc?
See: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Be … reparation
Other hardware requirements like graphics card, more memory etc., will vary according to the desktop environment you choose.

In other words, most desktops put together in the last 15 (20?) years or so ^_^

x33a · 2015-10-21 10:30:19

@nik10110,

If I recall correctly, I have heard people running Arch on a Pentium III. But considering the i686 architecture itself[1], it indeed goes back to 20 years.

[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P6_%28mic … tecture%29

Alad · 2015-10-21 11:07:14

If I recall correctly, I have heard people running Arch on a Pentium III.

Sure - more than enough to run emacs.

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riggt · 2015-10-21 14:31:48

Alad wrote:

Sure - more than enough to run emacs. wink

Yes. But just barely.

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lucke · 2015-10-21 15:33:31

My server is Pentium II 350 MHz and runs Arch (with emacs). Used to be my desktop. I started tinkering with Linux/FreeBSD on the desktop because Windows wouldn't run anime without desyncing. But then Linux didn't quite support my sound card. FreeBSD did. </history>

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Starfish · 2015-10-21 16:13:57

I have absolutely no idea what to write...
just giving in to the group pressure of increasing this thread's length...

nik10110 · 2015-10-21 16:42:05

x33a wrote:

@nik10110,
If I recall correctly, I have heard people running Arch on a Pentium III. But considering the i686 architecture itself[1], it indeed goes back to 20 years.
[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P6_%28mic … tecture%29

I actually ran Arch on a Thinkpad 600e some 10 odd years ago, which had a mobile Pentium 2 processor. Worked pretty well then at least, though I think I used mostly lighter window managers such as fvwm. Granted, it was a while ago, but still...

Lone_Tigress · 2015-10-21 21:01:04

It seems I could bring my first Pentium III back from the dead with Arch

nomorewindows · 2015-10-22 05:26:39

It just needed to have the CMOV instruction in the processor. Socket 7's wouldn't work, but PII's will.

pradeepgurung · 2015-10-24 01:35:31

hello arch linux community!!!

Ivan16198 · 2015-10-24 20:41:29

Hello everyone,
I'm not really new to Arch Linux, because I'm using it since 2014.
So, like I said, after 8 years with Ubuntu, I decided to create a secondary partition and try Arch for the first time. Obviously, after 8 years of APT and using an out of the box ready distribution, I had to learn how the package manager works, how to get a full working system, etc. It was not easy, but after a few weeks, I found the perfect distro for me, a distro that does what I want, a distro that makes me feel the owner of my computer and lets me know it in every single part. I'm proud to say that I learned much more about Linux in 1 year of Arch, than in 8 years of Ubuntu. So, this is my story about the first meeting with Arch, and I'm ready to join the community officially.

Kyngo · 2015-10-24 23:58:57

Well, I joined the forums because since I installed Arch I come here really often to search for some help. I hope I'll be the one helping in the future, but in the meantime, I'll get to learn from you people.

Sooo... Hello everyone!

eaerdmann · 2015-10-25 22:18:32

Hello,

I'm Ethan I'm a student from the University of Wisconsin-Madison studying Forestry Science. I have begun to focus more on computer science aside from forestry and thought that learning Arch Linux was the best way to go if I hope to really understand the underlying functions and processes that go on in Linux. Right now I have Arch with FXCE installed as a VM on my ubuntu (14.04) partition more or less for messing around without worrying about having to nuke the system and start all over. I also have a Windows 10 partition and plan to install a third partition that will be Arch that will hopefully host all my development work.

I program in Python mainly and some R, but I like Python way more. I focus on Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing in forestry and have been slowing growing my skills as a programmer building my own scripts and modules. I have used ubuntu in the past, but I would like to create an environment that is focused solely on programming and development and allows me to do pretty much whatever I want, so here I am.

neorej · 2015-10-26 20:18:08

Hello,

Nice to meet you all After over ten years of Ubuntu I have arrived at Arch and liking it.

Regards,

neoreJ.

chinino · 2015-10-27 20:14:20

Hey gang,

Saying hello from Miami, FL, USA.

I have been looking into a lot of videos in YT about Arch, and I am taking the plunge to try it out.

ewaller · 2015-10-27 20:22:08

chinino wrote:

I have been looking into a lot of videos in YT about Arch, and I am taking the plunge to try it out.

Welcome to Arch Linux. Please, please do not follow any installation videos. For us, it is like watching a train wreck.

The Arch beginner's guide is the only way to go.

Trilby · 2015-10-27 20:33:50

ewaller wrote:

Please, please do not follow any installation videos. For us, it is like watching a train wreck.

I completely agree on the second part. But my point of view diverges somewhat on the former. If you do opt to use a youtube video to help you install, just please please let me know before hand so I can make popcorn and be ready for the s*** show when you come to the forum with problems.

chinino · 2015-10-27 20:47:27

Trilby wrote:

ewaller wrote:
Please, please do not follow any installation videos. For us, it is like watching a train wreck.
I completely agree on the second part. But my point of view diverges somewhat on the former. If you do opt to use a youtube video to help you install, just please please let me know before hand so I can make popcorn and be ready for the s*** show when you come to the forum with problems.

Well, the YT videos were the ones that pointed me here, so don't be so hard on them. :-)

ewaller · 2015-10-27 20:57:53

Videos are fine -- for background. Or to allow you to see what something should look like. But the beauty of Arch is that, by installing and configuring it, it is yours and you will understand it. As such, you should not just blindly enter the commands, but understand what they mean and why you are running them. Also, to learn about the implications of the various decisions along the installation path and choose amongst them according to your needs and use cases.

Videos also have a bad habit of quickly becoming stale as Arch progresses. The guide is a living document.

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VanillaFunk · 2015-10-27 22:23:38

ewaller wrote:

The guide is a living document.

muhahahahah IT LIVES!!!! IT LIVES!!!

ahem. Yea i am glad to see how well the BG changes with the times... I still follow it during an install

Proinsias · 2015-10-27 22:37:50

Welcome chichino,

I used a youtube video guide to get me through the first install after failing and getting lost in the beginners guide, it got me up and running. The guy doing the vid at the time imparted a fair bit of general linux knowledge from the live iso image to a customized graphical environment. As mentioned above don't expect much more than humour and popcorn if it goes wrong but if the install is disposable & you're prepared for a train wreck there's not a great deal to lose. If there were as many train wrecks as failed Arch installs the world would be a sadder place.

I've now done a few installs different machines, and virtual machines, and each time I learn.

combatcrab · 2015-10-27 23:26:01

Hello everyone.

New Ubuntu convert tried Arch first on virtual machine on my Ubuntu desktop. Currently using it on an older laptop. Working toward making it my daily driver on my main machine. The main benefit for me thus far, I'm learning so much.

My primary focus is duplicating my current workflows though customization and it's been fun.

-Jerry

Arch Linux

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