Comments on: flirting with Arch http://silentp33r.wordpress.com/2008/03/09/flirting-with-arch/ geeky, free(as in freedom ;) ) and some love! Thu, 08 Oct 2009 07:26:51 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Zoulnix http://silentp33r.wordpress.com/2008/03/09/flirting-with-arch/#comment-867 Zoulnix Fri, 30 May 2008 13:38:30 +0000 http://silentp33r.wordpress.com/?p=20#comment-867 If changing from a linux distro like Ubuntu and haven't really done alot of work configuring your linux dist. Then you should really think about reading through the Arch wiki, and i mean really read through it, and if you can't find the answer there look at the forum, using google or other distro communities can also be alot of help if you get a error or something. I will list some stuff you may want to read in the wiki. "Official Install Guide" "Beginners Guide" "Xorg Setup" "ALSA" or/and "OSS" (Sound, you can choose to run with just one or both.) "NVIDIA" or "ATI" (Graphic, hopefully you know what card you got.) "KDE" / "GNOME" / "XFCE" / "Openbox" "Pacman" (Always good to read if you want to know the commands that exist in pacman.) Some files you may want have a look at. rc.conf inittab "xinitrc" (comes when you install xorg-xinit) "xserverrc" If changing from a linux distro like Ubuntu and haven’t really done alot of work configuring your linux dist. Then you should really think about reading through the Arch wiki, and i mean really read through it, and if you can’t find the answer there look at the forum, using google or other distro communities can also be alot of help if you get a error or something.

I will list some stuff you may want to read in the wiki.
“Official Install Guide”
“Beginners Guide”
“Xorg Setup”
“ALSA” or/and “OSS” (Sound, you can choose to run with just one or both.)
“NVIDIA” or “ATI” (Graphic, hopefully you know what card you got.)
“KDE” / “GNOME” / “XFCE” / “Openbox”
“Pacman” (Always good to read if you want to know the commands that exist in pacman.)

Some files you may want have a look at.
rc.conf
inittab
“xinitrc” (comes when you install xorg-xinit)
“xserverrc”

]]> By: silentp33r http://silentp33r.wordpress.com/2008/03/09/flirting-with-arch/#comment-776 silentp33r Mon, 10 Mar 2008 01:54:25 +0000 http://silentp33r.wordpress.com/?p=20#comment-776 brad: did you start off a fresh install? are you using a upto date installation media? well i've had all these tiny problems with arch little bugs sometimes but i always managed to get the fixed or find a work around using there wiki/forums and the web... may be you should just spend sometime with some other distro for a while and come back to arch, then things will just work with out too much trouble :) (i mean, you'll be lucky the next time! and hey after all this is a good learning experience... isn't it?) brad: did you start off a fresh install? are you using a upto date installation media? well i’ve had all these tiny problems with arch little bugs sometimes but i always managed to get the fixed or find a work around using there wiki/forums and the web… may be you should just spend sometime with some other distro for a while and come back to arch, then things will just work with out too much trouble :) (i mean, you’ll be lucky the next time! and hey after all this is a good learning experience… isn’t it?)

]]> By: Anonymous http://silentp33r.wordpress.com/2008/03/09/flirting-with-arch/#comment-775 Anonymous Mon, 10 Mar 2008 01:13:39 +0000 http://silentp33r.wordpress.com/?p=20#comment-775 I recently switched from Kubuntu to Arch. This is definitely one of the greatest distros. Fast, easy, always up to date, good mix of binary / source, almost everything you could ask for. AUR / ABS are awesome, and yes I agree pacman is also great. I still miss apt (actually aptitude), but pacman is the closest thing I've found to it. BTW I'm running KDE (using KDEMod), so I can't comment on all of the issues some people are having using Gnome. I recently switched from Kubuntu to Arch. This is definitely one of the greatest distros. Fast, easy, always up to date, good mix of binary / source, almost everything you could ask for. AUR / ABS are awesome, and yes I agree pacman is also great. I still miss apt (actually aptitude), but pacman is the closest thing I’ve found to it. BTW I’m running KDE (using KDEMod), so I can’t comment on all of the issues some people are having using Gnome.

]]> By: EmyrB http://silentp33r.wordpress.com/2008/03/09/flirting-with-arch/#comment-774 EmyrB Sun, 09 Mar 2008 21:14:02 +0000 http://silentp33r.wordpress.com/?p=20#comment-774 Erm... Can you kinda clarify your statements a little, I mean its only so much of arch is cool we can take. To upgrade your Arch system pacman -Su will work a treat. Don't select Arch's main server as it gets very bogged down with traffic, choose another mirror that is close to you during the install, should rectify your pacman.conf issues. I chose arch because I couldn't get Gentoo to install, and after about 12 months of using it on an old Gateway 9500 laptop with a wireless Netgear WG111v2 I have no issues. If in doubt trawl through their wiki or do as I did, ask on the forum. As for PCLinux, tried the KDE version hated it (much prefer Pardus for KDE) so I went with the Gnome version of PCLinux, not bad, some rough edges, but sure isn't as sweet as Arch. Cheers Erm… Can you kinda clarify your statements a little, I mean its only so much of arch is cool we can take. To upgrade your Arch system pacman -Su will work a treat. Don’t select Arch’s main server as it gets very bogged down with traffic, choose another mirror that is close to you during the install, should rectify your pacman.conf issues.

I chose arch because I couldn’t get Gentoo to install, and after about 12 months of using it on an old Gateway 9500 laptop with a wireless Netgear WG111v2 I have no issues. If in doubt trawl through their wiki or do as I did, ask on the forum. As for PCLinux, tried the KDE version hated it (much prefer Pardus for KDE) so I went with the Gnome version of PCLinux, not bad, some rough edges, but sure isn’t as sweet as Arch.

Cheers

]]> By: brad http://silentp33r.wordpress.com/2008/03/09/flirting-with-arch/#comment-773 brad Sun, 09 Mar 2008 20:35:49 +0000 http://silentp33r.wordpress.com/?p=20#comment-773 well i tried again and again and again, and yet again.. i must be too stupid to install this distro.. i cant get pacman to sync.. no matter what i do.. i choose "use the same server you used to install" for my pacman mirror.. when i do the pacman.conf there's NOTHING in there so there's nothing to sync.. this isnt worth the trouble.. but i'm sure its a great distro.. ill stick with pclinuxos. a great distro (may not be configured for precision or speed, but its fast enougyh for me) but it "just works" thanks anyway well i tried again and again and again, and yet again..
i must be too stupid to install this distro..
i cant get pacman to sync.. no matter what i do.. i choose “use the same server you used to install”
for my pacman mirror.. when i do the pacman.conf
there’s NOTHING in there
so there’s nothing to sync..
this isnt worth the trouble..
but i’m sure its a great distro..
ill stick with pclinuxos. a great distro (may not be configured for precision or speed, but its fast enougyh for me) but it “just works”
thanks anyway

]]> By: silentp33r http://silentp33r.wordpress.com/2008/03/09/flirting-with-arch/#comment-772 silentp33r Sun, 09 Mar 2008 15:29:20 +0000 http://silentp33r.wordpress.com/?p=20#comment-772 hey i too installed xorg and gnome.. and as root did startx... and yeah the same thing happened to me. try executing startx from your user account(some thing that is not root). and before doing that. move this file mv /etc/X11/sessions/gnome.desktop.back /etc/X11/sessions/gnome.desktop anyways the point is that you need a gnome.desktop file in that folder so startx will start a gnome-session... if startx doesn't work do a pacman -S gdm and start gdm and login in through that... you can select the session type... thats what i had to do get gnome working... and hey if you are ok with proprietary drivers install the latest one from AMD's website... graphics would be much better.. hey i too installed xorg and gnome.. and as root did startx… and yeah the same thing happened to me. try executing startx from your user account(some thing that is not root). and before doing that.

move this file
mv /etc/X11/sessions/gnome.desktop.back /etc/X11/sessions/gnome.desktop

anyways the point is that you need a gnome.desktop file in that folder so startx will start a gnome-session…

if startx doesn’t work do a pacman -S gdm and start gdm and login in through that… you can select the session type…

thats what i had to do get gnome working… and hey if you are ok with proprietary drivers install the latest one from AMD’s website… graphics would be much better..

]]> By: brad http://silentp33r.wordpress.com/2008/03/09/flirting-with-arch/#comment-771 brad Sun, 09 Mar 2008 11:12:51 +0000 http://silentp33r.wordpress.com/?p=20#comment-771 can you give MORE details.. i tried arch and failed many times(like 5x), their wiki seems either flawed or I keep missing something.. ifyou have simplier directions, id like to have them (my email is binskipy2u at gmail dot com) after installing core.. i pacman -S xorg.. i get like 4 terms open after reboot.. i'm like what the hell? i have an ati 9250 card.. if you have simpler steps, id love to see them.. i like arch for its so up to date a nice rolling distro.. any info would be most appreciated, thanks can you give MORE details.. i tried arch and failed many times(like 5x), their wiki seems either flawed or I keep missing something.. ifyou have simplier directions, id like to have them (my email is binskipy2u at gmail dot com)
after installing core.. i pacman -S xorg.. i get like 4 terms open after reboot.. i’m like what the hell?
i have an ati 9250 card.. if you have simpler steps, id love to see them.. i like arch for its so up to date a nice rolling distro..
any info would be most appreciated, thanks

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