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fuscia

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Registered: 2008-04-21

Posts: 398

this could be "hello/goodbye"

howdy. going for my first arch install this weekend. i used to think ubuntu (the AOL of linux, and i mean that well) was rough, but now, i'm ready to kick it up. wish me luck. thanks.

koch

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From: Germany

Registered: 2008-01-26

Posts: 369

Re: this could be "hello/goodbye"

did you read this...

http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Off … tall_Guide

http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beginners_Guide

oh, good luck

ralvez

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From: Canada

Registered: 2005-12-06

Posts: 1,718

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Re: this could be "hello/goodbye"

It is said that: "When the student is ready the master will manifest himself" ... so, if you are ready, you will find all the support you need in these forums.
Welcome to Arch!!

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beretta

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Registered: 2008-04-21

Posts: 133

Re: this could be "hello/goodbye"

I'm new to Arch myself, came over from the Gentoo side.  The thing I've liked best about these two distros is how much I'm able to learn just by using it.  I've only had my Arch system running for 3 days, but I can already tell you that if you're in it for the ride, you're at the right place. 

Welcome, and hello to everyone from me as well!

Sigi

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From: Thurgau, Switzerland

Registered: 2005-09-22

Posts: 1,131

Re: this could be "hello/goodbye"

Hello beretta and fuscia, welcome home!

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fuscia

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Registered: 2008-04-21

Posts: 398

Re: this could be "hello/goodbye"

did you read this...

http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Off … tall_Guide

http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beginners_Guide

oh, good luck

yup, almost have them memorized (just a matter of time before i actually understand them).

thanks, all, for your kind thoughts.

Nocturnal_Deviant

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From: Kent, United Kingdom

Registered: 2008-04-09

Posts: 17

Re: this could be "hello/goodbye"

Been running Arch now for about 2 weeks and to be honest I could have thrown it out a few times but I have stuck with it so far.  Its a great distro but needs a fair amount of work to get things how you would like them and I haven't even touched AUR yet

floke

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Registered: 2007-09-04

Posts: 266

Re: this could be "hello/goodbye"

And the mods here won't chuck a wobbly over your avatars!

Misfit138

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From: USA

Registered: 2006-11-27

Posts: 4,189

Re: this could be "hello/goodbye"

And the mods here won't chuck a wobbly over your avatars!

No I won't chuck a wobbly. Though, in my middle-agedness I have grown to learn compassion, empathy and reverence for human life that was missing in my younger days, and therefore, I do find an avatar of a morbid woman disturbing and tragically sad.
I was quite fascinated with the macabre as a kid, and my own av and nickname still reflect that legacy to a point, but tragedies in real life have a way of forcing growth upon you.
Oh, and welcome to Arch!

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Rumor

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From: Albany, NY

Registered: 2006-07-07

Posts: 638

Re: this could be "hello/goodbye"

Heya Fuscia,
Welcome to Arch! Good luck with your install! If you run into a glitch, I am sure someone smarter 'n me will help you out

"chuck a wobbly" . . . a phrase I have never heard.

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finferflu

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From: Manchester, UK

Registered: 2007-06-21

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Re: this could be "hello/goodbye"

Yo fuscia, welcome home

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miggy

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From: MT

Registered: 2007-11-05

Posts: 67

Re: this could be "hello/goodbye"

Shortly, you will be wondering what all the fuss was about.

Shortly after that, you will be wondering why more distros don't do things the way arch does things.

Goodluck, but you'll be fine.

fuscia

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Registered: 2008-04-21

Posts: 398

Re: this could be "hello/goodbye"

And the mods here won't chuck a wobbly over your avatars!

i never understood the fuss over this one. i guess in artsying up, i accidently made it more macabre. it's only part of a larger still from some goofy japanese movie made in the '70s. the original pic (which, sadly, i've lost) was in overblown technicolor.

Yo fuscia, welcome home

thanks, finf, but i'm not even on the porch yet. i'll get there.

Heya Fuscia,
Welcome to Arch! Good luck with your install! If you run into a glitch, I am sure someone smarter 'n me will help you out

c'mon now, dude, you're wicked smaht!

Shortly, you will be wondering what all the fuss was about.

Shortly after that, you will be wondering why more distros don't do things the way arch does things.

Goodluck, but you'll be fine.

i do hope i get there. arch sounds like the way i want things. i hate extra junk i don't need. i've done ok with the strip method, but i'm ready to just install what i need. i'm also realizing that i can just keep trying to install arch until it's done. i've got enough livecds to check my gmail and i don't really need my computer for anything else (just an end user). sooner, or later, i see this happening. thank you all for your encouragement.

fuscia

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Registered: 2008-04-21

Posts: 398

Re: this could be "hello/goodbye"

well, i made it. woohoo! first time around, i got some odd errors that couldn't be resolved, so i just reinstalled and now, i'm in. there's work to be done, but that will be the fun stuff.

Rumor

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From: Albany, NY

Registered: 2006-07-07

Posts: 638

Re: this could be "hello/goodbye"

well, i made it. woohoo! first time around, i got some odd errors that couldn't be resolved, so i just reinstalled and now, i'm in. there's work to be done, but that will be the fun stuff.

Woo! Congrats, Fuscia. Welcome to Arch!

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Sigi

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From: Thurgau, Switzerland

Registered: 2005-09-22

Posts: 1,131

Re: this could be "hello/goodbye"

well, i made it. woohoo! first time around, i got some odd errors that couldn't be resolved, so i just reinstalled and now, i'm in. there's work to be done, but that will be the fun stuff.

Have fun then

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colbert

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Registered: 2007-12-16

Posts: 809

Re: this could be "hello/goodbye"

Welcome fuscia! Give it your best, we are all here to help

upsidaisium

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From: Vietnam

Registered: 2006-09-16

Posts: 263

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Re: this could be "hello/goodbye"

well, i made it. woohoo! first time around, i got some odd errors that couldn't be resolved, so i just reinstalled and now, i'm in. there's work to be done, but that will be the fun stuff.

yip, now the fun begins!  keep the wiki in mind if/when you run into problems; in my experience, the answers have always been there.  but of course, if they aren't the forums and irc channel have so many helpful people.

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