The Official Hello Everyone Thread

ryukafalz · 2011-06-27 02:26:00

Hey guys!

I've been using various Linux distros as my primary OS for the last few years, mostly Debian-based distros, but the slow updates were getting on my nerves. Decided to give Arch a try, so I installed it and GNOME 3 on my netbook... may swap it out for something more lightweight, but I'm loving it so far. One of the biggest things, though... PulseAudio users, take a look at your available modules. See that module-echo-cancel in there? Yeah, that won't make it to Ubuntu until Oneiric. Love the bleeding edge!

fritz · 2011-06-28 05:43:39

Hi all
Congratulations to the arch developers & community! What a nice distro!
I tried almost every major distribution during the last ~15 years, but this one is in several aspects the most pleasant linux experience so far.
Everything seems so well thought out and straight forward and the KISS principle seems to pays off: Fast and smooth like no other linux installation.
Might very well become the definite windows killer for me..

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Ark.L · 2011-06-28 13:19:25

Hi. I am so happy about the Arch.

qiufeng · 2011-06-29 14:35:41

Hi all,
I've used Ubuntu for about five years. I am a bit tired about having to re-install/upgrade my system every 6 months just in order to use a newer version of software. So I tried arch linux. It runs significantly faster than Ubuntu on my three-year old eeepc. But as a non-programmer, I am a little worried about its stability. I'll test a few more months before I finally try to install arch on my work computer.

wolv · 2011-06-30 16:25:37

Just installed Arch on a VMware Player last week. Haven't been able to play with it much yet, but enjoyed the install (after a few failed Gentoo installations; I'll go back to that at some point).

Use Ubuntu, Mint, Knoppix recreationally.

To register for the forum, you have to paste the output of date + uname passed to a checksum...but then there is a sed command at the end also. I get the same output with or without passing it to sed. Not sure whey. Heh, proves I'm a newb I guess.

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blacxun · 2011-06-30 16:33:35

Hi there, i'm the next!
Starting with Suse years ago, getting over Debian and Ubuntu with steps here and there(Gentoo e.g.), i finally arrived at ArchLinux. :cool
I'm satified.

x33a · 2011-06-30 17:02:32

wolv wrote:

To register for the forum, you have to paste the output of date + uname passed to a checksum...but then there is a sed command at the end also. I get the same output with or without passing it to sed. Not sure whey. Heh, proves I'm a newb I guess.

Actually, you don't get the same output. Without the sed command, there should be a hyphen "-" at the end of the sha256 checksum.

BTW, I just realized they had put up this method of verification, because it was something different back when i registered. But this is cool

wolv · 2011-06-30 20:53:32

wolv wrote:

I get the same output with or without passing it to sed.

x33a wrote:

Actually, you don't get the same output. Without the sed command, there should be a hyphen "-" at the end of the sha256 checksum.
BTW, I just realized they had put up this method of verification, because it was something different back when i registered. But this is cool

Ahh! I didn't notice the hyphen at the end. Thanks! Is the sed just pulling everything before the "-" ?

I guess having that type of verification makes it likely a new member has at least attempted an Arch install.

Iranon · 2011-07-01 15:19:21

Hello everyone!

As a non-technical Linux newbie (gave up on Windows in a fit of pique in February), I had mostly tried newbie distributions with out-of-the-box functionality in mind: Ubuntu, Mint, Kanotix etc.
As I'm the kind of person to lose 50 points of their apparent IQ when presented with forms/GUIs that are even the tiniest bit inconsistent, Archbang was a very pleasant surprise:

Simple but idiot-readable text files for configuration are so much easier for me. I liked the culture of quality documentation over dedicated clueless-newbie support (I was able to find answers to all my stupid questions... eventually). Package management seemed easy and transparent, package availability excellent especially counting the AUR.
I also liked the little touches like a pretty and readable boot process (it seems you usually get pretty but useless or functional but ugly).

After it became clear that I'd want to take things apart and toy around until I got a lighter and more personalised system anyway, I installed plain Arch on my second machine to tinker with, and I think I'll switch over completely. Starting with little and adding what I want seems easier in the long run and more educational... so Arch it is, unless I find something that feels even simpler and more pleasingly 'mechanical' really soon.

guelfi · 2011-07-01 18:49:56

Hello everyone,

I switched to Arch Linux about a month ago, and I think it's just awesome. I am a former Ubuntu user and began to search for another distribution when 11.04 was released (I really hated Unity, though I didn't use it). The rolling release system impressed me and I really liked the good documentation and the Arch Way, so I stayed. Having nearly everything installed and configured manually took some time, but now I can't think of switching back.

@wolv: This sed command actually replaces any not-alphanumerical character with "" (resulting in deleting it), but the effect is the same.

Lin-Hax0r · 2011-07-02 01:06:13

Hey everyone! This is my 3rd install of Arch,
1st attempt: no idea to get a GUI, I'm still a noob, 2nd GUI no networking, can't destroy the ugly gnome Raleigh theme!!
3rd/Finally, Now I've learnt to setup wifi, maintain my system, use makepkg, compile stuff use the command-line, I speak teh L33ts and I loves Arch!
I switched from ubuntu lately, been using linux since Christmas on this old Compaq Presario CQ60 100-EM

TicTac · 2011-07-02 12:03:20

Hello there. This is my first post here. I just wanted to say that I'm using arch linux for two days and still deciding whether I want to move back to Gentoo or not So far I like arch linux very much but at the same time I miss Gentoo

craigc05 · 2011-07-03 05:53:55

Hi!

I've been moving from distribution to distribution (OpenSuSE [hated Novell branding] > Ubuntu [hated being treated like a child... replace Novell with Canonical in former complaint] > Slackware [not running a server, otherwise very nice] > Fedora 15 LiveCD [hated Gnome 3, didn't bother installing]) but I think I've found the right mix of dirty hands and bleeding edge in Arch after the last few months.

I had edited config files and used the DOS command line to compile when I was quite a bit younger (and have since spent two years in an engineering program, which called the least of my former learning to the surface) so getting Arch to run mostly to my liking was less like stepping into alien territory and more like stepping into Jurassic Park territory where I am at least a raptor, or one of those spitting lizards in a mildly defensive Human Buffet. That seems to be Arch's appeal relative to the other distributions.

Anyhow, I'm quite a newbie to GNU/Linux in general and Arch has offered its own set of challenges and expectations. So far it's been a lot of fun. A couple of issues remain, but those are topics for forum/google searches or perhaps another thread if they persist.

dmillard · 2011-07-03 06:52:49

Hey hey hey! I started on Ubuntu Hardy Heron (8.10, so... 3 yrs ago?) And switched to arch a little over a year and a half ago. Then back to Ubuntu, because a non-profit I work for uses primatrily Ubuntu and I wanted to know the ins and outs of the system a lot better. Now, back to Arch, just because I loved it and miss it! And because of the docs, and the everything. Y'know, the same reason you guys are here. I'm comfortable with quite a bit of software, with Python, C, and Bash fairly firmly under my belt, as well as assorted networking and hardware utilities (clonezilla! fo da win!) Anyway, I doubt (m)any people will read this, but I'm glad to be here!

Edit: I made this account during my first go at Arch, and never used it. In case anyone (read, nobody) has a panic attack over my registration date.

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Simple_Joe · 2011-07-03 11:20:13

Hello,

My name is Casey and for the better part of my IT field life i have never used Linux. I have tried a few times, and never really wanted to stick with it. windows was easy, so why change. I have now reached a part in my IT life where i must use Linux, and it has to be Arch as we have 13 systems deployed running FreeRadius, DHCP and NTOP. We were not able to retain our Linux programmer as he has moved onto jobs in better locations. I have successfully installed Arch 5 times with no GUI as we dont use them. I have yet to get ntop 4.0.3 to work correctly and i am having an extremely hard time installing NTOP 3.3.9 from tar.gz files.

Every once in a while one of the boxes will fail, and it has to be reloaded.

Hope to find new and encouraging friends in here.

Casey Rhoads

gestaltish · 2011-07-03 16:52:32

Hello,

This is my first time posting here. I've used arch for a while but never got to the point of saying "Hello" to everyone else

As of my latest install I'm running Openbox on Arch with lts-kernel.

Cheers!

Piston Churchell · 2011-07-03 17:17:24

Hello everybody.

I really love KISS phylosophy, it's rational and follow the Occam's rasoy, or I think so in somehow.
I've installed arch two times, one on my netbook and one on my father's pc (yeah, also old people can be converted >:) ).

English is not my native language, I'm here to practice it and something more about arch.

cobaltwolfe · 2011-07-05 01:29:10

Hello all!

well this is my first time posting and also right before i am going to install arch. I have been wanting to try arch for quite a long time now (well 1 1/2 years or so) but never had the chance dues to working huge amounts and forgetting. started out using ubuntu and then tried antix (which i loved) then went back to ubuntu and mint neither one are bad but not what i am looking for. then the next one was Crunchbang (actually really sweet distro) and it was super fast on a mini netbook with 1gb of ram and a 4gb ssd. then that kinda crapped the bed and didn't have anything for awhile. then got a lenovo t60 2623 and started reading that arch works amazingly well on this laptop. currently running ubuntu but hoping to change that tonight into arch. ubuntu just makes it way to easy to ignore the command line aspect which is what got me interested in linux in the first place. hope to see everyone in a little bit!!!

this might be shot before it even begins something about /bin/sh cannot access tty job control turned off. going to do some research

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pordzio · 2011-07-05 12:13:48

Hello everyone,

I'm from Poland, and I'm a staisfied Arch user for quite a time.

Because of my studies I had Windows 7 as my main Operating System.

My main machine is an Samsung R580 laptop (i5/GT330M/4G/500G).

Sorry for my not-too-well English

Cheers

billbrunt · 2011-07-05 16:13:46

Hi folks -

its been a while since I've been in the Unix/Linux world, things are coming back. Looking forward to interacting with others. Need to learn a lot and will try to help others.

- Bill

danthien · 2011-07-06 00:03:35

Evening all. I hope everyone had a nice 4th if your in the states. If not, still hope you had a nice weekend . I've been dabbling with Linux off and on for the past year and I think I'm near ready to make the switch. I hope in the coming days I can learn a lot, and not sound to much like a newb.

Look forward to meeting with everyone. Thanks again.

lundix · 2011-07-06 02:58:13

Hello everyone,

Arch noob here that has moved on from ubuntu since it became slightly bloated for my "experimental" PC. So far Im very happy with the move and I have most thing working smooth and fast accept the wifi that Im struggle with (Guess I had some lucky shots not realy knowing what I did), Luckily I have an old fashion cable to use while solving that issue :-) Im from sweden and a Linux "periodical" with obsessed periods that cools down in between. None the less , nice to see that there are a struggling community here and that the wikis are useful and clearly written. See you around here,

v1ks_ · 2011-07-06 21:39:16

Hello all you happy people.

My name's v1ks_ and I'm from La-la-land

First encountered this thing called Linux when I was given a book with RedHat 6, but back then Q2 CTF (Q3 just wasn't the same) was waaaay more important than that linux thing.

In the last couple of years I've tried a distro every now and then, but somehow always returned to Windoze... and now, I'm fianlly fed up... for good, I hope
One of the reasons why I choose Arch is because I genuinely find it fun and entertaining to fiddle with the system from CLI, learn how to configure stuff manually and so on... What's the point and where's the fun in using a distro which just works?

Aaaanyway, I suppose ya'll hear from me more in the coming days when I'll decide to dump my current installation and make a fresh one, following all the security recommendations and what not... and try and dump Gnome in favor of awesome and SLiM... After browsing the wiki, awesome looks pure... awesome (pun intended, har, har).

V.

tristian · 2011-07-08 00:42:52

Hi peeps

I'm a new Arch Linux user and so far I'm impressed, coming from RH/Fedora &
tried everything else.

I love the fact that its fast (no long list of init services to start). I like the fact I
have a lot of control over this machine now! No dead-ends in google and forums!

Thanks to everyone who has made this distro a reality!

jasonwryan · 2011-07-08 00:44:18

Welcome tristian. Enjoy your stay.

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