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nloudon1

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Registered: 2010-02-15

Posts: 21

New Arch user coming from Ubuntu

Hey guys, I just installed Arch for the first time over the last two days and I have to say I'm really really impressed. I have been a linux user for several years. I started with knoppix back when it was the coolest livecd on the block, tried to use debian but couldn't figure it out, switched to Ubuntu (around 5.04 I think) and stuck with that as my main OS for daily use up until two days ago. For the past week Ubuntu has just been very unstable and not running as bug free as normal, so I decided I'd finally give Arch a try.

My first impression: I didn't think KDE could run this fast or be this stable (I'm using kdemod). It probably runs about 40% faster than it did in Ubuntu. It's really amazing what a difference only having things installed that you actually use makes. Admittedly, there are a couple of things that aren't working perfectly on this (the kde network manager being one of them), but I've got some workarounds going so that it doesn't matter.

It may have taken almost two whole days to set up (whereas ubuntu could have been installed and configured in half a day tops), but in the long run the stability is worth the initial set up time. I'm thinking Arch will become my primary OS for the forseeable future . Nothing against Ubuntu, I still think it's a great distro and I love their philosophy and what they're doing for the open source community. But Arch is just so much more streamlined, I totally love it. The difference between Ubuntu (in KDE at least) and Arch is absolutely night and day.

So a big thanks to all the devs and the community that make up this awesome distro and wrote all those helpful wiki pages. I've learned a TON about Linux over the past couple of days and I'm excited to be using Arch.
Nate

sHyLoCk

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From: /dev/null

Registered: 2009-06-19

Posts: 1,197

Re: New Arch user coming from Ubuntu

Heya nloudon1, Welcome aboard!
Here's our official Hello Everyone thread: http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=32421
Here's our official Goodbye Everyone thread: http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=26713
Here's our official I'm back Everyone thread: http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=91099

Enjoy your stay!

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nloudon1

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Registered: 2010-02-15

Posts: 21

Re: New Arch user coming from Ubuntu

Oops, what an awesome way to introduce myself... by posting in the wrong place .

Nate

Runiq

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From: Germany

Registered: 2008-10-29

Posts: 1,053

Re: New Arch user coming from Ubuntu

Heya nloudon1, Welcome aboard!
Here's our official Hello Everyone thread: http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=32421
Here's our official Goodbye Everyone thread: http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=26713
Here's our official I'm back Everyone thread: http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=91099

Enjoy your stay!

Haha, that sums it up nicely.

Welcome aboard, nloudon1.

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hermit

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Registered: 2010-01-11

Posts: 24

Re: New Arch user coming from Ubuntu

it was the coolest livecd on the block

:P:D

n0dix

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Registered: 2009-09-22

Posts: 956

Re: New Arch user coming from Ubuntu

Heya nloudon1, Welcome aboard!
Here's our official Hello Everyone thread: http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=32421
Here's our official Goodbye Everyone thread: http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=26713
Here's our official I'm back Everyone thread: http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=91099

Enjoy your stay!

you know the way to say hi, hum, sHyLoCk

Last edited by n0dix (2010-02-15 20:30:51)

Anikom15

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Registered: 2009-04-30

Posts: 836

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Re: New Arch user coming from Ubuntu

Way to waste our time with another useless topic.

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Primoz

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From: Ljubljana-Slovena-EU

Registered: 2009-03-04

Posts: 689

Re: New Arch user coming from Ubuntu

@Anikom15: and yet you posted in it...

<snip> (I'm using kdemod)<snip>

Given that you use KDEmod check out Chakra forums too. For everything KDEmod related.

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Re: New Arch user coming from Ubuntu

Way to waste our time with another useless topic.

Now that's a nice welcome...

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loafer

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Registered: 2009-04-14

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Re: New Arch user coming from Ubuntu

Way to waste our time with another useless topic.

You chose to waste your own time by responding ...

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Misfit138

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Registered: 2006-11-27

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Re: New Arch user coming from Ubuntu

Way to waste our time with another useless topic.

Absolutely unacceptable.
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Welcome to Arch, nloudon1.

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davidm

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Registered: 2009-04-25

Posts: 371

Re: New Arch user coming from Ubuntu

One thing I found after migrating over to Arch is that I actually feel it is the most simple distribution to maintain and use. After you get used to it and as long as you are generally in line with the Arch Way/Philosophy, I think the chances are good that you will find this as well.  And don't let the join date fool you.  I've only been using Arch since early this year, a little over a month ago.  You might find some struggles here and there (particularly the install period) in your path but overall it is IMO a fairly easy distro to use and maintain, not to mention a very powerful one as well.

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eldragon

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From: Buenos Aires

Registered: 2008-11-18

Posts: 1,029

Re: New Arch user coming from Ubuntu

Edited Out

Last edited by eldragon (2010-02-15 22:43:15)

sultanoswing

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Registered: 2008-07-23

Posts: 314

Re: New Arch user coming from Ubuntu

You might find some struggles here and there (particularly the install period) in your path....

You struggle because your $PATH is not correct

Welcome to Arch, BTW.

Last edited by sultanoswing (2010-02-16 01:44:32)

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IgnorantGuru

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Registered: 2009-11-09

Posts: 640

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Re: New Arch user coming from Ubuntu

You struggle because your $PATH is not correct

lol - that's pretty good!  The most important three things in choosing a dist:  environment, environment, environment.

Welcome to Arch, nloudon1.  I arrived on the boat from Kubuntu a few moons ago and haven't looked back.  When I switched to Arch I dropped KDE as my desktop and switched to Openbox - talk about a speed improvement!