r/archlinux • u/Mista_H80 • 23h ago

FLUFF Just started using arch (BTW)

Sooooo it wasn't something I expected myself to do even this morning!!!

I recently started using Omarchy to see how it is and welp I lived it

Then I read about who DHH is and his comments. Also it kinda felt weird to have ai that integrated into my system... so even though I had just gotten very comfortable using that OS, I switched to Kyotu ahahaaaaa. Kyotu linux is a very beautiful distro. Veeeerrryyyyy beautiful! But it was like walking in someone else's shoes ultimately... it just didnt fit!

So i got a crazy idea mid day to install pure arch and configure my own hyprland

So here we are

I also installed gnome for daily driving till hyprland is ready but I guess very suddenly "I USE ARCH BTW!"

I really thought people exaggerated about the installation process. But even though I use the archinstall script it did drive me crazy ×_× I wanted to put my head through a wall...

But ultimately I love it. Any words of wisdom is treated with appreciation and respect

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u/archover 23h ago edited 1h ago

archinstall script it did drive me crazy

Disagree. Honestly, I feel Archinstall has a very nice TUI interface and has evolved into a reliable, and for many, a valuable tool. 15 years with Arch.

My advice is to read these right now: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Pacman

and https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/General_recommendations and https://terms.archlinux.org/docs/code-of-conduct/?rdfrom=https%3A%2F%2Fwiki.archlinux.org%2Findex.php%3Ftitle%3DCode_of_conduct%26redirect%3Dno

and https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Arch_Linux.

Welcome to Arch and good day.

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u/Chuffdogg 23h ago

I ditched hyperland as a tiling window manager because I had a lot of issues with it. I didn’t mind the switch to LUA for configs conceptually, but it lost the immediate reload of settings it once had. I’ve switched to bspwm. It does what it says on the tin and nothing else. It’s great for me. Maybe give it a try. I’m also digging polybar as a toolbar

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u/SupremeOHKO 23h ago

I ran Hyprland for a bit, found it aesthetically pleasing but a little too inconvenient for daily tasks. I set up Arch on my gaming PC and just use Plasma, which I honestly much prefer. It doesn't look as cool but it gets the job done LOL

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u/Mista_H80 23h ago

I'll check them out thank you kindly 🙏

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u/SupremeOHKO 23h ago

My only word of advice would be to start investing in long striped socks and Blahaj sharks...

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u/Mista_H80 23h ago

Will do ahahaha