1y ago

Arch isn't normally something I'd use but uni needed it.

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.

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Arch needed for Uni? Mate, how do I transfer to wherever you study at?
- Probably by plane /s
  
  This actually reminded me that planes don't fly over my country...
If you don't want to go through the regular install, why not to just use archinstall or EndeavourOS?
- I need to pad word count so I needed things to talk about relating to the setup.
  
  😄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.
- They study at a based uni that made them go through the manual install, frfr
- 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
What do you mean "help pad word count"?
- 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.
  
  I respect the reach.
  
  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.
- 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
  
  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."
Yuki!
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
- 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.
  
  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.
How old is that girl...
- Last time I checked there's a difference between enjoying a TV show and having certain fantasies about characters from that show.
  
  You can't look at anybody younger than 30 y.o.

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