Arch Linux interfaces

[g4nu5]

how to find or install by default arch linux pure with gnome or xfce or any interface but should be by default ? why we need install from zero

 

[SeriousHoax]

This is how Arch linux is. You have to install everything from zero and you have the freedom to only install what you want to. There's no default when it comes to Arch linux.
If you want to use something based on Arch then use Manjaro. This is the best Arch based distro and my personal favorite of all linx distros.

Manjaro Linux Official

This page provides an overview of Manjaro Linux, an open source operating system designed for ease of use. Learn about its features, installation, and support options. Get the most out of Manjaro Linux with the latest news, downloads, and tips from our helpful community.

manjaro.org

 

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@SeriousHoax

I agree

 

[g4nu5]

This is how Arch linux is. You have to install everything from zero and you have the freedom to only install what you want to. There's no default when it comes to Arch linux.
If you want to use something based on Arch then use Manjaro. This is the best Arch based distro and my personal favorite of all linx distros.

Manjaro Linux Official

This page provides an overview of Manjaro Linux, an open source operating system designed for ease of use. Learn about its features, installation, and support options. Get the most out of Manjaro Linux with the latest news, downloads, and tips from our helpful community.

manjaro.org

aha actually you are right, thanks and i agree with you

 

[Lenny_Fox]

how to find or install by default arch linux pure with gnome or xfce or any interface but should be by default ? why we need install from zero

I personally like the rolling releases of Arch, but rather defer installing 'bleeding edge' software until the bugs are resolved, that is why I use Manjaro (has its own repositories derived from Arch). When you prefer the real deal: you have to dive in and learn how to tailor it to your needs (wiki installation guide), it is a DIY distro

Antergos (based on Arch without the hassle of DIY) offered an easy start for Arch linux. Antergo is dicontinued. Reborn-OS is the (sort-of) reincarnation of Antergos, but their last post dates from august 2019 about donations (so I am uncertain on the status of this distro). You might have a look at ArcoLinux , it has a six step learning plan offering Arch plus Xfce in the first step.

 

[shmu26]

how to find or install by default arch linux pure with gnome or xfce or any interface but should be by default ? why we need install from zero

This might be exactly what you are looking for:

Home - EndeavourOS

Start your Endeavour with a lightweight Arch-based system ready to personalise and a stellar community at your side Click on...

endeavouros.com

I haven't tried it, though.
EndeavorOs will get you over the first hurdle, it will give you a functional Arch installation with desktop. But it won't protect you from oddball updates with incompatibilities that cause issues and might break your OS.
That's why Manjaro is better for most folks. Arch on its own is not a distro in the normal sense of the word. There is no team trying to make sure the pieces of the puzzle actually fit together right. They just give you packages and you try to make it work.
Arch=Anarchy

 

[bribon77]

With Archi I have tried to install it in Virtual box, several times and I have not succeeded, after following the tutorials, it has always given me error. It is possible that the tutorials that I have have not been updated.
But really Archi Linux is tedious to install.
It is a subject that I have pending.

 

[Fuzzy_Bunny]

If you think Arch install is pain in the ass, than try Gentoo

 

[ForgottenSeer 85911]

If you think Arch install is pain in the ass, than try Gentoo

even advanced linux users really struggle with Gentoo

 

[Fuzzy_Bunny]

One broken package can break few hours long installation. Not only you have to be advanced user, but also need a luck that all packages on server you use are 100% fine.

 

[shmu26]

If you think Arch install is pain in the ass, than try Gentoo

I don't know much about Gentoo but it sounds sort of like creating your own personal distro, with kernel and everything.

 

[bribon77]

With Gentoo, you have to compile everything.

 

[shmu26]

With Gentoo, you have to copulate everything.

Maybe I am too stupid to understand your humor, or maybe you meant to say "compile"?

 

[bribon77]

compile

compile

Yes, I meant that, but the Google translator translated it hahaha. I fix it right now.

 

[shmu26]

compile

Yes, I meant that, but the Google translator translated it hahaha. I fix it right now.

Thanks. I think I will install Gentoo now. I don't mind compiling everything. But that other possibility you mentioned really had me worried! LOL

 

[Fuzzy_Bunny]

Today CPUs are fast and installation won't take that long. My first Gentoo install (about 15 years ago) was long over 24 hours

 

[SeriousHoax]

If Arch is for legends then Gentoo is for ultra legends

 

[Fuzzy_Bunny]

if you by legends mean geek, then i agree with you I deleted Gentoo a day or two later, i just wanted to successfully install it for some reason.
I typed emerge firefox and waited about 1 hour to install firefox, so i said FCK IT and deleted it

 

[shmu26]

if you by legends mean geek, then i agree with you I deleted Gentoo a day or two later, i just wanted to successfully install it for some reason.
I typed emerge firefox and waited about 1 hour to install firefox, so i said FCK IT and deleted it

I bet you learned a lot installing Gentoo. Sounds like a real challenge and learning experience.

 

[Fuzzy_Bunny]

You learn everything about system. You need to know how to edit .conf, what FLAG is and how to use it etc..
Very deep distro but you need a lot free time to use it.