some questions..

cobra11 · 2010-02-13 19:49:04

So i want to know little more about arch.
If i install Arch does i need to install all drivers later or arch automaticly know hardware?
Then when i install Arch,there is only terminal, no gui,nothing? If i want to install some GUI i need to use pacman to install new stuffs?
Does in gui looks like ubuntu or kubuntu?

siriusb · 2010-02-13 20:02:14

Hi cobra11,

First of all read this article: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beginners%27_Guide
You don't need to install drivers separately, the kernel contains them (okay, in some cases, e.g. some wireless cards you have to use ndiswrapper to install windows driver).
If you read through the link above, you will know how to install arch and how to install a desktop enviroment / window manager. You can install gnome or kde as well, so yes, you will have the same DE as in ubuntu/kubuntu.

cobra11 · 2010-02-13 20:33:42

How about speed? Is really Arch faster than other linux distros?
What about flash player and stuff?

loafer · 2010-02-13 20:49:39

I'm never too sure what people mean by "faster". Do you mean that you could have done some productive work in the time saved in boot time or whatever? If so, the answer is no.

Flash works fine.

cobra11 · 2010-02-13 21:04:45

Ok i will try to install arch linux i just want to ask something.
I will boot from USB and install from USB but dont know which file i need download from arch site,can somebody tell me please.
I was thinking about archlinux-2009.08-core-i686.iso from ftp://mirrors.kernel.org/archlinux/iso/2009.08/.

Dieter@be · 2010-02-13 21:08:24

read the instructions.txt
we wrote it for a reason

loafer · 2010-02-13 21:10:59

Look here:

http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ins … lash_drive

graysky · 2010-02-13 21:28:51

The wiki is your friend. If you're not one to like to read about things, and you want something to just work, Arch isn't for you. Stick with Ubuntu. <--- not meant to be sarcastic.

Last edited by graysky (2010-02-13 21:31:26)

Anikom15 · 2010-02-13 22:49:47

This guy is the best!

cobra11 · 2010-02-16 20:13:16

Which GUI uses minimal ram? I was thinking about installing Arch + Gnome but other says that xfce is faster and works better,is that true?

jasonwryan · 2010-02-16 20:17:46

troll

JuseBox · 2010-02-16 20:19:01

openbox is a good choice and it is very quick

tomk · 2010-02-16 20:33:57

cobra11 - you're wearing out any goodwill that the community is prepared to extend to you by asking simple questions that are answered in the wiki e.g. how to install from USB, and subjective questions that will depend entirely on the responder's opinion e.g. if xfce is faster and works better than gnome. Read the beginner's guide, and any other relevant wiki articles, complete your install, and if you still have questions, search the wiki/forum first, as they have probably been answered already.

If you cannot find the answer you need, come back here. If you don't like doing your own research, try another distro.

cobra11 · 2010-02-16 20:53:32

tomk wrote:

cobra11 - you're wearing out any goodwill that the community is prepared to extend to you by asking simple questions that are answered in the wiki e.g. how to install from USB, and subjective questions that will depend entirely on the responder's opinion e.g. if xfce is faster and works better than gnome. Read the beginner's guide, and any other relevant wiki articles, complete your install, and if you still have questions, search the wiki/forum first, as they have probably been answered already.
If you cannot find the answer you need, come back here. If you don't like doing your own research, try another distro.

Sorry i was just asking about which GUI is the best for use on small laptops. Dont need to be rude.

mythus · 2010-02-17 12:15:54

He is not being rude, but being truthful. There are tons of threads asking about which wm/de is the best, fastest, etc here and all over the net. There is also plenty of info on each of them in the wiki. Here you are expected to read, search, try, and then finally ask.

As about your 'gui' wm/de question, the answer will only solicitate responces from those who want too boast about their favorite environment, with most reponsces (as seen in other similar threads) being "try them all yourself and decide for yourself". You don't have defaults given to you here and are expected to be able to think for yourself.

Using a distro like arch requires a certain mindset, the kind that causes you to want to read and search before asking and to be respectful when you do ask. You have to ask yourself, do you have the right mindset or are you expecting to have all the answers just given to you? This is not that kind of distro. Beginners can easily use this distro as long as they take use of all of the information that has been provided and repeated countless times before.

Really, check out the wiki. I assure you, your questions are answered in there.

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