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#1 2009-06-12 23:02:11
- B4RR13N705
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Some installation questions.
Hi, ive decided to install Arch this weekend, i come from Ubuntu Linux and i have a few questions:
- in /etc/rc.conf, in the "Localization Section", i shall type "America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires"??
- archlinux.org will be a good pacman mirror? or there is another better?
- For an ATI video card, should i use the free driver or the closed source one?
OS -----> Arch Linux DE -----> KDE4
CPU ---> 2.66GHz RAM ---> 512 MB
SWAP -> 2 G / -------> 10 G
/home -> 50 G /boot ---> 64 MB
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#2 2009-06-12 23:11:46
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Re: Some installation questions.
ftp.archlinux.org is a very bad pacman mirror, as it's throttled to prevent people from using too much of the Arch servers' bandwidth.
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#3 2009-06-12 23:47:30
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Re: Some installation questions.
So what mirror shall i use?
OS -----> Arch Linux DE -----> KDE4
CPU ---> 2.66GHz RAM ---> 512 MB
SWAP -> 2 G / -------> 10 G
/home -> 50 G /boot ---> 64 MB
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#4 2009-06-12 23:55:48
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Re: Some installation questions.
You can use the rankmirrors script to determine which is the fastest mirror for you.
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#5 2009-06-13 11:03:20
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Re: Some installation questions.
You can use the rankmirrors script to determine which is the fastest mirror for you.
@op - the tip that urfaust posted is contained in the beginners_guide wiki article. You should not attempt installing arch without reading this guide. If you have two computers, you can install arch on one while browsing to the guide on the 2nd.
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#6 2009-06-13 11:20:39
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Re: Some installation questions.
1. yes
2. rankmirrors
3. try them both.
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#7 2009-06-13 14:35:28
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Re: Some installation questions.
I allready read the Beginners Guide, i just wanted to know this 3 things, because i wasnt sure about them 
OS -----> Arch Linux DE -----> KDE4
CPU ---> 2.66GHz RAM ---> 512 MB
SWAP -> 2 G / -------> 10 G
/home -> 50 G /boot ---> 64 MB
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