Arch Linux

y8v

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Registered: 2026-05-28

Posts: 26

Re: The Official Hello Everyone Thread

Hi everyone!

I'm a physician and I used to be fully immersed in the Apple ecosystem (Apple Watch, iPhone, Macbook Air, Apple TV, Airpods, etc).

A couple of years ago I landed my first job and I was struck by how the GUI of my EHR (Electronical Health Record) made certain procedures easier, and others more difficult. This got me curious about programming and I started tinkering with Python and JavaScript. From there I discovered Proxmox and fell headlong down the self-hosted/homelab rabbithole. I'm now dual booting Arch Linux and Debian (just in case) on my main laptop. I also have a Proxmox homelab running 20+ useful services on my LAN that I access through a Wireguard VPN from anywhere in the world. It's been a steep learning curve, but the freedom to control what's running on my computer is liberating.

I'm starting to understand why it's called Free/Libre Open Source Software.

Welcome.

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"I hate snaps because they are snaps and snaps suck"
"Also, I first joined Arch when I was 8"

jets87951756

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Registered: Yesterday

Posts: 1

Re: The Official Hello Everyone Thread

Hello everyone!

I've been using Lubuntu as a daily driver for the past 7 years and spent some time between Mint,  CrunchBang, and Fedora before that. Always wanted to try Arch and today I finally sat myself down and installed it on my laptop! Already loving how comprehensive the wiki is and can't wait to tinker around some more!

merciless_ming

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Registered: 2026-05-30

Posts: 1

Re: The Official Hello Everyone Thread

Hey there!

I guess I'm a little late dropping a line here. I've been using Arch Linux full time since September 2025 after doing a bit of a run through various other distros, from Ubuntu, to Mint, to Debian, to Debian experimental.

My time on Debian was spent trying to get the discreet Nvidia GPU to work on my 2013 laptop. I never did on Debian, but in the pursuit I grew my Linux knowledge by leaps and bounds. I decided to finally drop Windows fully on my main rig, and figured Arch Linux would offer me the best pathway to learn Linux. It sure has, and I've never looked back. Still some learning pains here and there, mainly trying to recall how to do the occasional thing a couple months after initially learning it. But I love Arch and being hands on with my OS. I wish I'd done it sooner!

Looking forward to learning even more from the community, and finding ways to give back as well.

Cheers!