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So I installed Arch Linux... Is this it? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by SentientFishbowl@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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I'm a little bit underwhelmed, I thought that based off the fact so many people seem to make using this distro their personality I expected... well, more I guess?

Once the basic stuff is set-up, like wifi, a few basic packages, a desktop environment/window manager, and a bit of desktop environment and terminal customisation, then that's it. Nothing special, just a Linux distribution with less default programs and occasionally having to look up how to install a hardware driver or something if you need to use bluetooth for the first time or something like that.

Am I missing something? How can I make using Arch Linux my personality when once it's set up it's just like any other computer?

What exactly is it that people obsess over? The desktop environment and terminal customisation? Setting up NetworkManager with nmcli? Using Vim to edit a .conf file?

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[–] AnnaFrankfurter@lemmy.ml 20 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Arch isn't cool anymore you should switch to gentoo

[–] Lemmchen@feddit.org 11 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

You misspelled Linux from Scratch.

[–] yboutros@infosec.pub 8 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Meanwhile: NixOS

[–] fermuch@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Gentoo isn't cool anymore. You should switch to funtoo, so you can have fun too!

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

How do you like it? I've been trying to get people's opinions on it but haven't found any users yet.

[–] fermuch@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It is a lot of fun! Right now I'm back to arch, since I don't have a lot of time, but funtoo does right those older decisions in gentoo which do not make sense in these day and age. And the updates are fast, really fast, since they use git!

The downside is the docs aren't as good. Not even close. The wiki for gentoo is a great source of information.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Actually looks like Funtoo got discontinued a week ago lol talk about timing

[–] fermuch@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I blame capitalism

[–] ProgrammingSocks@pawb.social 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Usually a safe bet

[–] Andromxda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago

Absolutely!

[–] Andromxda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Isn't it deprecated?

[–] fermuch@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago

Yep, ded. So sad.

[–] superkret@feddit.org 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

The cool kids are going back to Slackware.
When you've set that up correctly on modern hardware and got Gnome to run, it's a real achievement.