Had to install Arch recently because it would help pad word count. Normally I wouldn't pick it because it takes so long to install for an experience that doesn't feel different enough to warrant that time. But I had to for uni so I thought people here might appreciate my attempt at making a pretty desktop. If anyone has tips with Gnome on here feel free to fire away aswell.
Arch isn't normally something I'd use but uni needed it.
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eruchitanda@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 2y
If you don't want to go through the regular install, why not to just use
archinstallor EndeavourOS?SakuraCosmos@programming.dev · 13 pts · 2y
I need to pad word count so I needed things to talk about relating to the setup.
Petter1@lemm.ee · 5 pts · 2y
😄installing Linux on a macbookpro5,3 and get the grafic driver working would definitely have enough pad word count 🫣 well at least in the way how I did it.
oo1@kbin.social · 1 pts · 2y
I guess learning may be part of the objective.
frankly I'd probably use one of those easy options in a new install.
But i'm personally glad to have gone through the process manually at least a couple of times on a few different systems, just to learn about various bits and pieces that may or may not be needed in different circumstances.
So yeah give that to students as a learning task - more useful than lots of the crap i was told to read.
I'd be surprised if it was a pre-requisite to do other coursework though
sxan@midwest.social · 7 pts · 2y
What do you mean "help pad word count"?
SakuraCosmos@programming.dev · 16 pts · 2y
We have a word limit and the assignment I'm currently doing assumed you can get a work placement. Which I can't because no local companies are taking this year (The place I love has maybe 6 tech companies if you are generous). So I'm having to find other ways to display "A knowledge of best practices for tech in a workplace.
pineapplelover@lemm.ee · 7 pts · 2y
I didn't know Arch linux is a good skill to display. It's listed in a small portion of my resume but nothing huge.
SakuraCosmos@programming.dev · 3 pts · 2y
It's not Arch itself that's the skill. It's how it's configured and used for specific purposes that counts to the marks.
pineapplelover@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 2y
I definitely think that putting Arch or any Linux distro for that matter shows technical know-how and troubleshooting skills. Being familiar in bash and shell is a big bonus in a lot of roles as well.
mateomaui@reddthat.com · 7 pts · 2y
I respect the reach.
AlmightySnoo@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
It's probably part of some homework and he has to describe the install process? Could have picked Gentoo for a higher word count IMO
SakuraCosmos@programming.dev · 4 pts · 2y
I wanted to do Gentoo but compile times didn't count towards hours. And you can't really get a lot of words from "I waited 8 hours for Firefox to build."
AlmightySnoo@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 2y
You actually can if you describe the build process and how emerge works, how you can customize the packages with Gentoo's USE flags etc...
SakuraCosmos@programming.dev · 4 pts · 2y
Yea but Arch has all of that already. I can't write about Portage outside of "It builds for your cpu. Which is great but everything is built for am64 anyways so it isn't worth the wait time" which I did. Sure you could write about use flags but it's university work and I atleast value some of my free time.
Kiwi_Girl@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Yuki!
eruchitanda@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
drwankingstein@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 2y
does arch take a long time to install? maybe its just experienced linux user talk, but getting a working arch install is maybe like, 5 minutes with somewhat decently fast internet. 10min maybe if you want a fancy desktop, or 30-40min if your DE comes from the AUR and you need to compile a lot
datavoid@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 2y
If you're not using an installer and you've never set up an OS via CLI, installing arch takes a very long time. The installation wiki isn't short, and it's fairly complex.
drwankingstein@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 2y
I still wouldn't say its a very long time, my nephew was able to run through it himself in around 25 minutes via the wiki.
const_void@lemmy.ml · -5 pts · 2y
How old is that girl...
SakuraCosmos@programming.dev · 11 pts · 2y
Last time I checked there's a difference between enjoying a TV show and having certain fantasies about characters from that show.