The Official Hello Everyone Thread

twelveeighty · 2011-09-06 00:56:02

Not sure how many people still read responses to this thread, but here goes:

I am a long-time user of openSUSE (SuSE before that), and I just built a couple of ArchLinux systems for the first time. I have to say: WOW! What a great distro this is - VERY fast install times, fantastic documentation, I am really, really impressed. And started in Canada, according to distrowatch.org...What more can I ask for?

I have to say: for those that have gained basic experience with Linux - ArchLinux is the way to go.

xtremejoshua · 2011-09-06 01:08:15

As the above post i doubt very many people do read this anymore but after using linux for about 2 yrs and arch specifically of and on for the past yr now with multiple DE/WM i've decided to it was about time i actualy got into the community just installed xmonad today really enjoying it a lot surprisingly even though i consider myself an average user and not that techy... anyways just saying hi and hope i make a little contribution to the community

karol · 2011-09-06 01:08:44

twelveeighty wrote:

Not sure how many people still read responses to this thread

I don't think anyone reads this thread anymore.

twelveeighty wrote:

What a great distro this is - VERY fast install times

Totally NOT true: I've installed the latest iso under qemu and man, it took ages ;P

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SanskritFritz · 2011-09-06 07:36:42

Welcome to Arch, guys

afton · 2011-09-06 11:02:19

Hello all,
First time Arch user here. I find it refreshing to install a minimalist distribution.

The documentation online is very good. Especially the "recipes" to do stuffs. Spot on.
Just a suggestion - to package msttcorefonts to pacman and I'll be set

karol · 2011-09-06 12:23:08

afton wrote:

Just a suggestion - to package msttcorefonts to pacman and I'll be set

They're in AUR https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=13030 https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/MS_Fonts

inquist · 2011-09-06 15:23:10

Hi! I've started using arch at work and I think it's great! Will be using it at home as well, in the future.

arch_is_awesome · 2011-09-06 18:33:28

Hello! My name is Jeremy and I am from the USA. I am 15 yrs old and in high school. I chose Arch Linux because you get what you want and nothing more. :-)

kj4ohh · 2011-09-07 01:18:47

Hello, my name is Rodney Brown - KJ4OHH. That's my Ham Radio callsign though I'm not very active at the moment...

I've used some flavor of linux since the mid 90's (redhat/slack/suse/debian/gentoo/lfs/mandrake/ubuntu, etc...)

Trying out Arch at the moment and I'm really liking it.

I hope to help out with AUR in the future, maybe even become a trusted user.

twelveeighty · 2011-09-07 01:46:39

karol wrote:

twelveeighty wrote:
What a great distro this is - VERY fast install times
Totally NOT true: I've installed the latest iso under qemu and man, it took ages ;P

I get the pun, but here is case-in-point - I also wanted to setup the latest openSUSE beta (12.1) and I just gave up. 600MB (!) for the LiveCD. It's 100MB+ for the Network install. What on earth is stored in 100MB for a Network install?

I hope ArchLinux never falls in that trap. The 370 MB CD gets you up and running. The rest you download, but only what you need.

karol · 2011-09-07 02:03:28

Arch has 180 MB netinstall image - and it's a compressed SquashFS. You can mount it and peek inside to see what takes up this space.

lunyx · 2011-09-07 07:26:17

I am using Ubuntu since 2007. Now I am looking for a rolling release distro and am testing Arch. Up to now: thumbs up.

rayj · 2011-09-07 13:49:57

Greetings!

I just finally dumped my last Ubuntu Studio install for my first Arch system. I've also been using AV Linux for a few things. Arch is perfect for me...as a long-time (very) casual computer enthusiast, the simplicity (Slackishness?) is ideal. It also doesn't hurt that it runs dramatically faster and more solid on my cooked-out old hardware. I'm a fan, to be sure.

I enjoy recording audio, and am planning on setting up a config for video processing. I think Arch just became my main toy.

cburg · 2011-09-07 16:20:24

Hello Everyone!

I've been using linux (primarily Ubuntu) off and on for the past few years and I finally decided to get my hands dirty. I can honestly say that I'm hooked on Arch.

yanux · 2011-09-08 15:49:48

Hey all,

Been using linux for only half a year now, got some in and outs about linux by starting with Ubuntu/Debian. But I don't like the way Ubuntu is going, less customization etc...So I went to fedora, also looked at linux mint and opensuse. Currently I'm still using fedora, but found this arch distribution, installed it yesterday via virtualbox and wow! Looks like this is what i was looking for, I like the way to customize linux my own, thx arch for this!!

rabay · 2011-09-09 15:06:18

Hi Everybody,
I am an open source enthusiast and true lover of GNU/Linux OS. I first came across with Linux in 2008. Since then I've never looked back. My first experience was with Linux Mint, which I believe more stable than Ubuntu. Then I have tried some other distros, such as pardus, debian, slackware, backtrack. Finally I found what I was looking for : Archlinux. Since I've learnt basics about Linux, I had no difficulty in installing or configuring it 2 months ago. Now I feel more capable, powerful and safe. I am really eager to contribute to any project for archlinux and open source. I do know python(quite well), bash(as much as average competent linux users), c and java (never tinker with them since I graduate), and I can learn fast. My job has nothing to do with my major(computer engineering). Therefore, I have to brush off basics. Anyone who needs a partner to jumpstart a project or want me to be a part of any ongoing project with him or her is welcomed to contact. In my view, the best part of linux and open source is team spirit and sharing without hoping for quid pro quo.

jose.mendez · 2011-09-11 02:59:19

Hellow everybody im a chilean user of arch just instaled it a week ago and im happy as hell of it

sLLiK · 2011-09-11 03:18:58

This may come across as silly, but I feel it warrants the effort. Bear with me as I try to convey my intent in as small a wall of text as possible.

My journey down the path of Linux knowledge has been sporadic and wavering, starting with a Redhat 7.3 install for use as a glorified iptables router and recently coming to rest comfortably in the arms of the Archlinux community. I would say, despite the span of time considered, that I just barely qualify as a Linux user of Intermediate skills. I've spent a decent amount of time installing, configuring, and utilizing distros such as RHEL, Ubuntu, and more recently, CentOS. During my intellectual travels, I've found myself many a time at either the Archlinux forums or wiki. Each time, not only did I find a nugget of information that helped me figure out the problem with the 'other' distro I was running at the time, but I was also taken aback at how thorough, well-written, and helpful they both were.

In the past year or so, I've found myself embarking on riskier travels, leaving behind familiar territories (Gnome) for the challenging terrain of tiling window managers. From the moment I started getting interested in them, I repeatedly found myself staring at screenshots in the Arch forums depicting just what a particular twm was capable of. I've aggressively abused the power of ncurses-based apps, continued to be amazed at the versatility of vim, and gone full-on crazy for tmux. Everywhere I turned, when I wanted to know more about how to configure something or get it working properly, I was reminded of this distro and its community. And each time, I asked myself why I didn't take the plunge and embrace it fully.

A recent exercise found me doing a base CentOS install, then compiling everything I wanted for my workstation environment from source because most of what I required was not available in their repo and the rest were horribly out of date. I stopped and thought about what I was doing, and realized that what I was creating was nothing less than a pretend-Arch installation. I'd convinced myself along the way that Arch was too risky, too difficult for me, and not viable. Not long after the CentOS debacle, I was debating what to do about my laptop's performance issues and network oddities, and took the plunge.

Without reservation, the Arch install on that laptop was the most pleasurable Linux experience I have ever had. Granted, it required more of me than the 'simpler' installations would. I was expected to make several choices and manually modify files to help insure the environment was as I desired, but I was guided firmly through the steps and given all the information I needed as long as I was willing to read. My level of experience with Linux had reached a point where I was no longer intimidated by anything that I saw, and could make the necessary choices with a measure of confidence. Before I knew it, I had the laptop up, using wifi, running wmfs/tmux/zsh/weechat/finch/vim, copied over my relevant dotfiles, and called the initial setup completed.

After I'd had a bit of time to reflect on my experience and the differences between it and the others, I came to the realization that I have been relying on and enticed by Archlinux and the community it has fostered from the moment I was first exposed to it. All of my interests and choices have gravitated towards tools and environments that appeal to me the most, and I find them here time and time again. Between pacman and the AUR, the most recent stable release of everything that I have come to enjoy in Linux was handed to me on a silver platter. My journey was over. I was home.

What is the point to all this? I am not yet to a point where I feel I can adequately contribute to Arch's success through code or patches. Since I am more adept with the written word, I will do this instead for now - to the creators of this distro, the devs and admins that have helped support and code it, and the community at large, I give a heartfelt thanks. You have collectively created a masterpiece, however imperfect it may sometimes be, that not only suits me perfectly, but is a marvelous sight to behold. Archlinux is logic given beauty, sanity given sanctuary, and power given form. And I have all of you to thank for it.

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lifeafter2am · 2011-09-11 03:34:17

Welcome to the club!

fsckd · 2011-09-11 03:37:08

Hello sLLiK, we have an (unofficial?) official hello thread. I shall merge your post there. Thank you for your compliments. I look forward to your contributions to this community.

sLLiK · 2011-09-11 03:41:41

My concern regarding having it moved was that my post wasn't intended as a hello but a thank you, and that thank you will most likely get lost in here. ;p

andyy.splash · 2011-09-11 16:29:12

Hi guys, im andy. Ive been using Arch Linux for a few weeks, and im 13. Think its a pretty cool distro, and once ive got it set up how i like it, will definitely prefer it to anything. And i was a Mint user before. Nice to see a friendly forum.

Outsiders · 2011-09-11 18:04:30

Hello, everyone! I've been using Arch for around three weeks, changed from using Windows all my life. I wiped out my previous hard drive to install Arch, so there's no turning back! If it weren't for the wonderful community and documentation that would not have been possible, so thanks everybody!

3do · 2011-09-11 19:27:41

i've been using ubuntu past two years. i tried a lot of disto but Arch is really different. Thanks everyone!

doug piston · 2011-09-12 01:08:11

Hi, been using Windows all my life, used Ubuntu for about 6 months full time and then was ridiculed into using Arch by some Android buddies. So far while a huge learning curve I enjoy learning all the new info. I spend more time reading then posting but though I would say hello. So hello and thank you for the great forum. Between the forum, wiki and IRC I doubt I will ever have question that I cannot find an answer too. As a newb it is much appreciated.

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