The Official Hello Everyone Thread

happ · 2010-11-25 18:25:24

Hello everybody,

Some three years ago I tried Ubuntu, then I have switched to Linux Mint, and recently to Linux Mint Debian Edition. I have been interesting in Arch for some time, but it seemed quite complicated to install for me. Few days ago I have decided to try. Actually installation was pretty easy, thankfully to great Wiki. Now I have triple boot: Windows 7, LMDE and Arch.

usuario1986 · 2010-11-26 02:56:39

Well, hello. I'm new to Arch. I started with Ubuntu about two years ago, then I tried Fedora for almost a year and now I am on Arch. I have it in a netbook and works almost great, and I have it in a desktop, and it is troublesome, so I have come here in search of some more experimented users' wisdom. Hope that in the future I can help somebody else.
Greetings to everyone.

indrora · 2010-11-26 06:32:03

Got into Arch because of another user (Yaro) who promptly made me feel like a total id10t PEBKAC by not finding the "Manually Configure Block Devices And Mount Points" option in the installer.

Long time debian user, hope to become a long-time Arch user.

stobbsm · 2010-11-26 14:58:17

Hi all,

Started with linux years ago on Red Hat back in the 90's, then mandrake, then gentoo.

Was on Gentoo for about 4 years, then switched to Ubuntu when I started my business so I had a stable and supported server base for clients.

Now, I'm on arch for my desktop use. Looking into making "snapshot" versions of arch to use as servers, as it is a lot sleeker and makes much more sense then Ubuntu's style of configuration.

I'm also building my own LFS system, and making a package manage just for the fun of it. Experience is a good teacher, and I plan on getting lot's of it.

agent509 · 2010-11-26 17:01:40

Hello, I've been using linux for several months now. I have been using ubuntu for a long time, but decided I wanted something a little more flexible and advanced, so after some research I picked arch linux (I was deciding between this and slackware) I am still fairly new to linux so I had a real fun time getting this set up, but after a days worth of work, I've finally got most things working. I'm currently running it on a laptop, but I'm going to put a partition on my desktop too.

EvilFranky · 2010-11-27 15:26:01

Hi!

Just wanted to introduce myself as a newbie member.

Pretty much a novice Linux user looking to further my knowledge of other OS's and keep me ahead of the game haha. Great Wiki which got me an Arch install on VirtualBox running on my main W7 x64 machine. Couple of niggles which I'm hoping these forums will help resolve.

I chose Arch after reading it's description and what it was trying to achieve. The way the OS is installed and built up from the very basics and not bloating it with a load of crap reminded me a lot of my fond Atari days.

Catch you soon!

Frankie

subhranath · 2010-11-28 19:40:52

I was thinking about switching from Ubuntu to Arch for sometime now. The 6 months release cycle of Ubuntu was my first reason to switch to this, as I guess I would rather prefer the rolling release thing.

Started installing Arch a couple of weeks back when I was on vacation, and today I finally went upto installing the desktop environment of Gnome. I'll be switching over to this, slowly when I find some time. I guess till I'm used to the things in here, this forum would be the place to my queries.

About the system I'm using:
It's a Lenovo Y560d laptop, with some features like:
- Intel Core i7 720QM
- 4 GB DDR3 1333Mhz
- ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5730 1 GB

And the btw, the guide at https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beginners%27_Guide was very helpful to me during the entire installation and configuration process.

Tayo.hatch · 2010-11-28 20:58:03

Hi, I'm new here and wanted to know where i would post a qustion about my problem, I didn't want to post is somewhere and get people angry because i don't know how to use this forum yet. Thanks

raul · 2010-12-02 04:19:58

Hello world!!
I've been using arch for a year and well ... I dont think change of distro.

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Simplet · 2010-12-02 07:32:55

Hio

Switching from Debian and enjoying it...
Hope to contribute to the AUR and helping on IRC/forum.

Have fun!

Axelman0 · 2010-12-02 23:32:19

Hello everyone! I've been wanting to move to a 'purer' linux distro for awhile now (I've mainly used Ubuntu), and have a place to really force myself to use the cool console apps out there (like irssi!), I tried Slackware and frankly it was pain in the arse. I've only just installed Arch today but configuring and installing packages has been easier than I could have hoped! I can't wait 'till the more advanced command line stuff becomes second nature.

umllearner · 2010-12-03 13:39:13

Hi!

I'm curious about new technologies. I'm using Ubuntu but I would like to discover new systems. I found Arch and I hope it will give full satisfaction.

deibu76 · 2010-12-04 06:32:16

Hi,
I've been using computers since I was 5 and my dad bought a TI-994A and I figured out how to save BASIC programs to cassettes, then I became a guru at DOS, ran a WWIV BBS from 1989-97, tried Windows 3.0 for a year, became an OS/2 nerd from 1992-95, then switched to Windows w/ 95 --> 98 --> XP. My first try an Linux was Ubuntu under wubi in Nov. 2009. I dealt with a lot of frustrations at first, but I started to learn my way around quickly, and a few months later I started distro-hopping, mostly w/ KDE-based distros, but eventually settling on Debian w/ GNOME.

Still in search of a KDE-based distro I liked, I tried Chakra, and I liked it a lot, but the KDE-only repos & wireless problems I had with a kernel upgrade were a problem, so I decided to try Arch since that was its original base. Once I saw what was available in the AUR, I figured I'd try out GNOME as well, and I've mostly settled on it anyway... lol. I like the "cutting-edge" element, and I'm not afraid of borking my system - I have a backup, and I try to pay attention to upgrades. Also, the AUR, wiki and these forums are fantastic for help!

canhsiao · 2010-12-04 08:43:35

Hi, everyone.

fu9ar · 2010-12-04 10:11:55

hi

phoenix-ch · 2010-12-06 14:08:31

Hello world ^_^

custard · 2010-12-06 15:12:06

Hello!

I'm new to Arch, and relatively new to Linux! I've been using Ubuntu and Crunchbang for about a year, and decided to use Arch as a learning-tool, to teach me more about how Linux works and to force me to read endless wikis to get things working...

I'm hoping to get an Arch system up and running over the next few days.

custard.

spsalsm · 2010-12-08 01:15:20

Hello Arch community!

I'm a Linux n00b, having recently ditched Windows. I, like many others I have read about here, am an avid distro-hopper. I started with Ubuntu (of course), then went to Linux Mint, then openSUSE, PCLinuxOS, aptosid (formerly sidux), and now Arch. This all took place over about three weeks. Or should I say, I was an avid distro-hopper. I have been playing with Arch for a few days now, and again like so many others, I can't see myself switching again.

The simplicity, stability and level of control that Arch offers is so refreshing...sure, I'll have to comb through wikis and forums for the next few months, but I'm loving the Linux knowledge that I'm already gaining. Being an IT professional, I'm tempted to add Linux+ to my credentials. I don't have to study a book for that...just use Arch Linux. That's awesome.

My distro-hopping days are over (except for the occasional VirtualBox flirt, of course ). Thanks for the awesome distribution, and the equally fantastic community and documentation to go with it.

Cheers!

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Thin · 2010-12-09 18:52:30

Hello Archers,

FYI: 3 reasons made me run into Arch:

- rolling release distro
- selfcontained distro
- Arch's KISS mantra

Cheers Thin

sheeva_fans · 2010-12-09 20:55:46

Hello world

I'm n00b to linux who get bored because of repetiting core upgrade process. SO I decide to use rolling release distro. After painfully install Gentoo now I stick to Arch-Gnome combo.

hiushoz · 2010-12-09 21:09:18

Hey everybody. My name's George. I am a former Linux Mint user. Mint was great. Up to Mint 8 that is. Sadly Mint 9 and 10 have followed Ubuntu which put features before stability. Unfortuntely I cannot seem to find anything as well set up and useful as Mint was. After using a great OS you can never lower your standards. Thus if I can't find what I want I'll make what I want and Arch seems to have many of the right ideas in mind. The only things I have to complain about is that the wiki needs to be more detailed and better explain what is what and also that the description for what a lot of packages in the repository do is very short and sometimes I cannot establish whether or not I need a package. Anyway you guys have a great distro and I just hope I'm man enough to handle it.

axiomaticsandwich · 2010-12-09 21:24:27

I recently decided to take the plunge into Linux. I'm not a hardcore code monkey or even particularly involved in computing, but I couldn't stand using windows/OSX any longer.

After trying kubuntu/ubuntu, and deciding it had all the bloat of a Windows system with the learning curve of a command line system (kde is awful), I got rid of it and gave arch a shot.

Installation was simple, and all the information I needed to get a fully functional OS was available in the amazing ArchWiki. There's even support/FAQs for window managers and other important programs that arch isnt directly affiliated with.

Anyhow, Arch is perfect and is exactly what I was hoping for in a Linux OS. I have complete control if I want it, but it dont have to spend all day making things work.

So, thanks guys, you've made computing painless again!

--mod edit: merged with official hello thread

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Texas · 2010-12-09 21:39:26

Arch is not perfect... but it is close! Welcome to the community.

toad · 2010-12-09 21:44:22

axiomaticsandwich wrote:

I have complete control if I want it, but it dont have to spend all day making things work.

I beg to differ. You do have to spend days making it all work. Thing is, when it does, it _really_ does

axiomaticsandwich · 2010-12-09 23:25:16

toad wrote:

axiomaticsandwich wrote:
I have complete control if I want it, but it dont have to spend all day making things work.
I beg to differ. You do have to spend days making it all work. Thing is, when it does, it _really_ does

I guess I just feel getting things to work is much easier when you dont have to deal with layers and layers of abstraction. The only thing I had a hard time making work was Flash, but honestly, that could be considered a feature.

In Ubuntu with Gnome/KDE, all I wanted was the ability to customize context menus, but it was impossible without actually hacking and recompiling the source. That is a ridiculous amount of work for something that should be simple.

With Arch/Openbox, I managed to throw together a little script that compiles my MPD playlist into a context menu on the fly. I'm ridiculously happy with the result:

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