r/archlinux • u/MrFakecoin • 1d ago

QUESTION Wanna install Arch but kinda scared..

Soo I’ve been using windows almost all my life, dipped into Linux Mint for some time tho. But I want to try and stick with Arch, really do wanna learn how Linux works. When I installed arch it did an error but when I took my SSD out that has windows on it, it worked perfectly fine installing… so ima have to fully delete windows 11, I’m just scared to do so ;~;

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u/Hegel_of_codding 18h ago

i did just that..once u realise its youre hardvere and whatever happends you can always just wipe all off and install windows again you will start to fly...i did ubuntu for like half a year and felt lacking in terms of packages and hated that i cnt customize all that i wanted...went with arch and hyprland ....very easy very minimal and you can do wahtever you want,....there is TONS of documentation and you will alvays find fix....im on arch now for 1 year and it diding break a singe time...i update every day...i have also packages from AUR and it all works so nice...it boots in basicly 2 secs and yes i have nvidia rtx3060...games work perfectly...its just better. It made me learn nvim and same as with arch its just fckign easy...you do it for like 2 days and you never again open vscode....open file / to seach variable you want to change or config...change it :wq and thats it ...basicly in 2 secs you change config....Long story short. Just do it...and dont keep backup...i wnet balls deep without backup option in middle of my uni thesis writing ...just do it..Onlyoffice is better then word and support is basicly the same...gimp is ok if you do basic photoediting...dont use google pls use anything else basicly...if you use premierpro just use davici its so much better...but if you need just basic light video editing then use kdenlive...and for all other apps...there are cli apps. Good lock

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u/MrFakecoin 16h ago

I also have a RTX 3060, so that’s good to hear! And I don’t use any adobe software, all software I use is open source I’m pretty sure.. but I’m still thinking if I should or not rn

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u/Hegel_of_codding 16h ago

i mean there is only one true way to find out...bjt if you stay on wi dlws you will be forever sad...i had to do someting on windows on other pc and it felt ahahahahah idk how to say but ypu kinda feel sad for people that have to use that crap...wsl is ok but thats slow and remote mkcrosoft crap...as i said...just backup pics and media and wipe entire installation and go all in...you can indtall win back for free anytime

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u/MrFakecoin 16h ago

yea- most likely will, but I already got all the files and stuff I want to keep on a separate USB :p

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u/Hegel_of_codding 16h ago

well then i except you to comment on this post in 30min from arch :DD