Im installing arch linux on my gaming pc
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>>748910056glad you finally decided to come out of the closet
Based.I'm glad you're choosing Arch and not some derivative slop distro like Cachy, Mint, Pop or Bazzite. Real Linux users will be proud.
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>>748910056yay a linux threadbros should I install bazzite or cachyos on my new PC I can't decideon one hand I like how seemingly retard-proof bazzite is, but cachyOS seems objectively better in almost every way except for the fact you have to deal with arch linux fuckerywhat do i do bros
>>748910968Just to catchy, Bazzite is really just for gaming is thats it where catchy is full desktop.
>>748910968I've used Cachy for a few years and one time i had an issue where i had to revert an update in the command line but that's literally the only time I've had trouble. So if that sounds like it would be a pain for you, then go with Bazzite, and if not, probably just go for Cachy
>>748910968Pick whatever. Youre gonna switch once you get comfortable anyways
>>748911295>Youre gonna switch once you get comfortable anywaysTo what?
>>748910342>MintNothing wrong with being derivative if you are superior in every way to what you are deriving from.
>>748910968I really wish people would stop with the meme distros that only do one thing and realize that what people need is an actual operating system that actually updates on time. There's no reason to use anything other than cachy unless you're using some specific handheld device that works best with some specific interface.
>>748910056Wish I could afford a gaming PC...
>>748911674Most distros update on time, but that doesn't mean people want to jump on bleeding edge updates via an Arch-based distro that could end up breaking things and giving you a headache. That said, I think CachyOS is actually pretty stable all things considered, but I'm not sure I'd recommend an arch-based distro to just everybody.
>>748911754my t430 from 2012 is fast enough to play the last game I bought on steam. that is an office laptop I use for bmw diagnostic software.
>>748910056Which is better?CachyOS or Fedora KDEPlasma
>>748911671>Retard thinks a desktop environment and a theme makes a slop distro superior Tell me more about your low IQ solutions.
>>748912130Don't use distros based on distros. They're garbage. If I had to pick one from your selection, Fedora tho.
brvtal mogging
>>748912120Nta I have that same laptop>Last game I bought on steamWhat was the last game you bought on steam? Some pixel art indie game?
>>748912461>catchyos users are more likely to pay money for game licenses instead of piratingooookaaay?
So long as its not Mint you'll be fine
>>748912510it is pixel art but the vehicle physics are on point. I'd say the game is on the level of Wreckfest easily. Great game to play if you liked Need for Speed Porsche Unleashed. That game is an absolute gem that no one has tried to replicate. It will run on obsolete office laptops too, just get the opemgl patch from PCGW because wined3d absolutely kills your cpu
>>748912461actually surprised bazzite is that low. it had like a huge marketing push compared to cachy a while back where everybody was calling it the best linux distro for newbabs
>>748912461>It's popular so it's goodZoomer mentality
>>748910968there is no arch fuckery just download cachy but stay away from the AUR
>>748912925here's porscheif you're wondering why I'm passing everyone with 0 effort like in beatercore it's because the cars are fully upgraded and I'm using the best tires
>>748912967All those knock off distros are just fotm garbage normies flock to because it promises to be easier to use than the previous fotm distro. Been happening for decades in Linux.
>>748912295Compare Mint with Ubuntu and you will see what I mean. Ubuntu is a cancerous, buggy, bloated mess that forces snaps down your throat and updates are on the whims of a shitty company, hence it not being as cutting edge as Mint. Mint is basically the classic Ubuntu experience before they trooned out.inb4 you say Debian, the only reason you would ever use that over Mint is if you are using a computer from the Clinton administration and don't care about newer stuff not working but there are better still way better small distros out there if that's your use case.
>>748913046>stay away from the AURIsn't that literally the #1 reason people recommend using Arch? Did the AUR really get fucked that hard over the recent malware ordeal?
>>748912925That's great and all but that's not exactly what most people have in mind when they think of the capabilities of a gaming pc.
how do people stand ubuntu when most things on it are outdated for stability reasons
>>748910342>use manjaro because it's arch but holds your hand>manjaro breaks multiple times over 3 months>switched to arch>3+ years>only time it failed after an update was because i had too many fontsmanjaro deserves it's fate of not even being listed or talked about anymore
>>748913301No. It's just debian sid with a different package manager. AUR is really annoying to use and should be avoided.>>748913372playing one of the best games of the decade does not fall under the use case of a gaming pc?
>>748910342>and not some derivative slop distro like CachyCachy is Arch btw
>>748910342Cachy is Arch but better
>>748913301nah, the AUR debacle was a nothingburger in practicebut it's a valid wake up callwhat happened is that a bunch of old packages that no one really used got hijackedthe way they handle package maintenance is that if the maintainer stops updating them then someone can automatically request to be the new maintainerthey've removed that retarded system now
>>748913235Anyone that uses a distro based on a distro based on a distro is dumb af. Configuring Debian to run modern software takes 2 repository additions and an update. That's it. You use a whole fucking distro to avoid copying and pasting 3 lines of text.
I'm a techlet and I like kubuntu
>>748913686>nah, the AUR debacle was a nothingburger in practiceyeah rightI use cachy and I'm glad they have their own repos. I never use AUR. I only use cachy's repos, flatpaks or I compile from github
>>748913541>>748913667
>>748913387Because millenials are stubborn, look at distros like mint and mx and say>new thing baddespite the fact that the whole reason for mint and mx existance was because ubuntu went to shit. Nevermind that ubuntu was derivative to begin with but I guess hypocrisy has an expiration date.
>>748913541No it's not, it's derived from Arch but not Arch itself.
>>748913769>compile from githubThese are the types of retards that use Cachy, OP. You don't "compile from GitHub". GitHub is a hosting site. You compile from the Linux terminal. Retards that use Cachy don't what the fuck they are talking about.
>>748914071you're being incredibly petty
>>748913736Nothing retarded about using an objectively better version of Ubuntu.>But just staple a bunch of stuff onto Debian and hope it works lolYou do you, I prefer to have things work out of the box and be given regular updates on my daily driver>but you are lazyYeah so? Most people want an operating system that they can just use and forget about the technical stuff, and if you are so adament about customizing or changing things to get them to work you might as well use something like Gentoo.
>>748914071I admit I'm new to linux. I switched over a few months ago.LLMs have been a cheat code for everything. I can fix and customize whatever I want.Previously I was a windowsfag and too dumb to do cool linux shit like terminal commands but now I'm a linuxfag and addicted.
>>748914071>he thinks the terminal compiles anythingRetard, the terminal is just a command interpreter. It's your CPU that compiles the code in the end.
>>748914071average haruhifag btw
>>748913393>use manjaro because it's arch but holds your hand>never broke on me in the three years I've used itOnly problem I've ever had on Manjaro was booting to a black screen after not updating for months. Downgrading to an LTS kernel fixed it
>>748913393>>748914506Actually yeah it's so funny literally nobody talks about Manjaro anymore. Years ago before Cachy and the like, I remember it being considered *the* distro to use for babby's first Arch distro (kind of like cachy is now)I completely forgot that distro even existed.
>my distro=good>your distro=badEvery linux thread is always like this
>>748914721It was usually people shitting on it because of the absolutely retarded things the maintainers did like not updating certificates and ddosing the AUR
>>748914994the only distros i truly hate are ubuntu and omarchyi feel pity for mint because it's the only acceptable point release distro and it's stuck in a x11 rut
>>748914506Most of the issues I had were because I was NV-Link'ing my two 3090s. Weird hardware edge case stuff
>>748915171When I first installed it I had a 1070 and games ran worse than windows. Soon after, I swapped to a 6700XT and I never went back to windows. Everything was perfect until the aforementioned black screen which happened because some update to Steam made it crash constantly so I rolled it back and didn't update for months. After finally updating, I guess whatever kernel I was using didn't like it
>>748915146he likes ubuntu
>>748913235>inb4 you say Debian, the only reason you would ever use that over Mint is if-gonna cut you off there for one simple thing.debian's best use is for anything other than your main computer that you want to keep on.specifically slightly older debian thats proven to work stable, though its best to keep it off the web if you do that.a server thats nearly always on that you want to be able to ignore, and KNOW its still gonna be working when you check on it in a week or a month or a year.
>>748910968just use fedora lol
>>748914342>But just staple a bunch of stuff onto Debian and hope it works lolbro it is like 3 commands to do that...if you want to not have to think thats fine, stuff like mint is great for that.but don't pretend that something is difficult when its not.its just something YOU don't want to bother taking the 30 seconds to do.
>>748915456calcified pineal gland
>cachy even has its own repos you can use for retards afraid of the AURMan this truly is the best, most user-friendly distro to use. All of the benefits of Arch and none of the downsides.Why aren't you using CachyOS already?
>>748910056Just use bazzite and be done with it
>>748915892waiting to see where the wind blows for the future of linux with some of the wokeshit and jeet vibecoding creeping into some areas (not arch)
>>748915417Yeah; had big problems with steam when I tried using wayland.
>>748914721cachy is for benchmarking and videogames are benchmark software. Anyone who can't be bothered to do their own research just gets recommended linux mint
>>748911674Bazzite just werks, thats why
>>748910260>tfw I'm bi and an archfagWell, guess it wasn't a meme after all
>>748916110cinnamon is fucking dogshit and i would never recommend anybody use it
>>748910056>tfw installed mint a year ago>very comfy>decided to live boot cachy last week>KDE is really cool>tfw wanting to change but too lazy to reinstall everythingfml
hate wardogs devs for the elytra bullshit
>>748912461yeah mogged by windowseven after the deck and steam machine, windows has remained at 95%
>>748916350I get that, im running bazzite and ill probably be years before i switch to something else
>>748916461that's literally just chinks
How's the steering wheel and accessories support these days? I was thinking of building a Linux sim rig and I really don't want to put Windows on it. Yes, I could tinker with Win11 and have it launch right into whatever launchers I want but that's ass. Also RBR runs great but the cursor disappears in the launcher for some reason. I remember having a similar problem with Assetto Corsa (you just hit enter to launch the game anyway).
>>748916572>second most populated country in the world has many userswow
>>748916725yes, that particular country has linux usage below 0.5% so if it's sampled more the number goes down
>>748916350My first experience with linux was with my Steam Deck and yeah KDE just sold me on the whole thing to use Linux on my PC. Coming from Windows, KDE is so braindead simple it's great. Maybe you wouldn't like it if you're a ricefag but for 99% of people I don't see what you'd complain about with it. feetfags need not respond
>>748914342You must be extra black. It takes a very small amount of of commands to make Debian bleeding edge and better than Mint. Im thankful as hell to not be as dumb as you.
>>748914238Retard>>748914454You don't understand basic English. He used the word >FromYou compile FROM a terminal. A CPU compiles. >>748914479Yes.
>>748916350KDE sucks for customizing shit thoughthere's a light mode and a dark mode thats about itgood luck trying to install different themes because there's like 10 different aspects of the UI that all need their own separately programmed theme and you install them all separately and they all break each other
>>748910056>hear linux gaming is le good now>install nyooh 2>all videos don't play because of codecs>"dude just install this fork of a fork of wine, that particular version because others don't work for some reason">go to their github page>"please use $YET_ANOTHER_LAUNCHER otherwise won't work because I said so he-he :3 trans rights btw">still does not work
>>748918913>nioh2literally just works
>>748917209You get the code FROM GitHub. Have you ever heard anyone say "compile from source"? They must all be retards.
>>748910056Good for you.
>>748919337Jamal, GitHub is just a hosting site. Compile from source is not the same as compile from "website". I know you're trying to sound smart, but Software Engineers don't speak like you and the other lower IQ faggots.
>>748910968Do you want to update manually or automatically? CachyOS is overall better but updates are manual and require knowledge from your part if something goes wrong.Bazzite is easier but still good, updates are done automatically and mostly painless. Although Bazzite is in no way fail proof.I'd say go for CachyOS if you're mildly knowledgeable about computers. Fixes are easier than ever with LLMs.
>>748919791>updates are manual>add pacman -Syu --noconfirm to sudoers>create a batch script on your desktop that executes pacman -Syu --noconfirm>click icon to update
>>748919949>--noconfirmnever ever do this
>>748912130Better for what, exactly?Both are good distros.Personally, between those two, I prefer CachyOS. Fedora does some weird decisions from time to time I don't really like so I stay away from it.
>>748920057Focus more on gaming, but general usage as a whole.
>>748913387>outdated Being a few weeks behind the newest version isn't outdated, mate. Even some programs on older versions don't differ much from newer ones. There's no real reason to update all the time.
>>748913667>shut the fuck up woman>I'll update when I want, bitch
>>748919949Nice way to fuck yourself up with no warning. Very smart. You might as well stay on windows at that point.
>>748920439i've been doing this for 2 years nownothing ever happensif something does happen i have weekly snapshots
>>748920173For gaming CachyOS is the best right now. And well for general usage is great too but that's every distro.
For me, it's SteamOS.
>>748919674>Software EngineersEnjoy your government handouts, larper. Or are you still living with your parents?
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>>748920439i really don't know where all this bad arch advice comes from.>install pacman-contrib>install good aur helper, ideally with news support so it can warn you about manual interventions>run checkupdates script and whatever aur helper command that checks for updates>lots of updates? long uptime (for me this is a week or two)? run updates>a good aur helper will tell you if a pkgbuild has significantly changed (usually a red flag btw)>run pacdiff, you usually can just get rid of the new configs>optionally reboot if something big like glibc or the kernel got an update, which almost always happens if you're a waitfagupdating every minute is retarded, don't do it
>>748920753>imagine falling for the update-icon jewDisable or hide that shit.
>>748920884All that fucking gibberish. Jesus, bro, Arch really is a fucking meme.I now know where the "touch grass" meme comes from.
>>748921124ok let me tl;dr this for you>run 3 commands biweekly if you want to stay up to date without breaking arch and actually read the output
>>748920884or just install Bazzite and not have to worry or deal with any of this jazz while still having a pleasant Linux experience :>
>>748921672immutable distros get in your way at every step and i say this as someone who uses them on spare/family member computers. they're great for computers you don't give a shit about.
>>748920753o-ok
>>748910342distro puritanism is retarded, especially when it comes to arch
>>748920884Is using Cachy actually this complicated or is this guy just doing extra? I've also been thinking about switching to Cachy lately as my firstish distro.
>>748916572The Chinese are better than you. 1000 white pigs are equal to one Chinese GOD.
>>748925283Asian women don't feel the same way ;(
>>748925337>trying to "muh dick" when china alone has more people than every white country combinedKekaroo
gentlemen, please. white men and asian men are equals.
>>748925210extrathis is the noob friendly way to updateall i did is open the utility, click two buttons, type the password and pressed enter to accept the update in the terminal
>>748925676...beneath the Indian man's heel.
>>748925586This goes far beyond just Chinese women, little junior.
>>748925996your race is dying because your women hate you and refuse to have children with you, and the final nail will be you blowing each other up again when you inevitably escalate the ukraine war. this is your future. there is no other option or road. china won.
>>748926205What does that have to do with me giving your sister children with green eyes?
>>748925764a pox on you! you shut your fuckin mouth you call centre gremlin
What's a "gaming pc"?
>>748927312a pc that has more than a rudimentary igpu
>>748927312slang term for “A gay man’s PC”
Void Linux clears.
>>748927312overpriced hardware, annoying LEDs everywhere and tacky design.
>>748925210Just use the Cachy repos, don't use the AUR and you're fine
>>748925210I haven't used it but I regularly use a different Arch derivative so I'm assuming this applies to Cachy. No, it is not this complicated. You can update through terminal or gui package manager. I would check Cachy's forums before major updates on the off chance that something can potentially break however
We TOLD you to install gentoo!!!
>>748910342Cachy is actually nice, but you can get a nice combo of using Arch with Cachy kernel and tweaks but thats turbo autismo
>>748910968alright bros after much deliberation i've settled upon cachyOS for my first linux distro any tips, advice, or anything i should really know to do ahead of time before jumping in?
>>748934779Study the cachyOS hello utility, press every buttonOn Linux you don't just download random shit off the internet The utility will teach you how to install software from the repo, that's your primary way to install thingsYou should also install bazaar from that repo, flatpaks are a secondary wayThen if you think something is trustworthy you can install it off the AUR, that's the tertiary way
It really does just work once you install it.
>>748921778I don't give a shit about any of my computers. They are all just 4chan/YouTube devices.
I use arch and I love my trans boyfriend. I would switch to void linux or gentoo, but I find the convenience of pacman and the fact that my software actually works too attractive to give up
>>748935020>flatpaks are a secondary wayI'm a retard that's used to SteamOS a bit from my Steam Deck. Is it not fine to just install everything via flatpak if it's on there? It seems pretty easy and convenient and everything just werks.
>>748936631flatpaks have caught up but they still have problems. still, i use arch and most of my desktop programs are flatpaks.
>>748936631YesNot that you have a choice, you don't even have a distro software repo on SteamOS Native repos are better because they use your native packages that get updated often while flatpaks are built around more solidified runtimes that stick around
>>748936631>>748936914another downside of flatpaks is that most of the programs were NOT designed around them and lazily ported to the format so you have all sorts of weird edge case issues
>>748915146>omarchyBecause of the guy that made it or because it's tiling slop?
>>748934779install gentoo
>installed Ubuntu on my 2014 laptop for school assignments and to learn my way around Linux>no one on 4chan has called me a stupid fuckface niggerfaggot retard yetAm I doing something wrong? I thought everyone here would make fun of me for the rest of my life?
>>748935121>2011+15>systemdShiggles
>>748938414Unearned funding for the most retarded idea possibleIt's just slapping a chatgpt prompt window into the terminal
>>748938657ubuntu wasn't made for gaming so you cursed yourselfbut hey at least it's stable right
>>748938995linux mint is based off ubuntu and everybody can't stop glazing that distro
>>748939340>mint>glazingits purpose is it's the copout answer to fags that don't want to do research on what they want. Wow, it's ubuntu(debian) but with less training wheels and guardrails and it's similar to windows
>>748939340Because it takes good parts of ubuntu and removes the bad parts (snap, gnome)
>>748910968UbuntuBut you're not read for that discussion.
>getting more fps in wow forever on linux vs w11 iot ltscMaybe I actually have been a victim this entire time
>>748939801It's funny they go through all that effort for "windows at home"
>>748910056I am also very tired of having a dick and no tits.
>>748910056i wanna use cachy os but i only have nvidia 10 seiries gpus and a 750m laptop and im broke due to lawfarei wanna get a steam deck but portable 1050 is ass lol
>>748943713upgrade your body like you upgraded your windows, sister
>>748910056How the hell did Linux leapfrog Mac into becoming the trans mental illness operating system
who Linux users hate moreWindows usersor other distro users
>>748945117I hate other distro users that use shitty arguments like "never use derivatives". I also hate distro users who recommend things like Bazzite without properly warning the person what immutable distros are. Bazzite is fine but you need to know what you're getting yourself into.I don't hate windows users. I pity them.
>>748945117Other distro users a cousins, and windows users are not worth attention. We hate Redhat.
>>748945117i sometimes have to deal with windows users at work (am a linux sysadmin). not only are they fucking dumb in general, but they don't have the slightest clue about the fucking operating system they're supposed to take care of. and that goes for each and every windows "admin" i've met thus far.hence i hate windows users the most.
>>748945117Neither. The only things I truly hate are gnome, red hat, and itoddlers.
>>748943825i'm in a similar boat but I saw someone say like a year ago that the 1080ti was still performing about equal on linux, so maybe it's fine
>>748948865nvidia works fine on cachy, they support it as first class
>>748945117Neither I just hate microsoft.
>>748914071You think you're being smart but really you're just being pedantic.
>>748918913literally just switch to a proton with codecs.
>>748912461PopOS not even in the top 13Is this my sign to switch?
>>748918913just use GE-Proton. it literally fixes everything
>>748951874You can chase the popular distro forever or you can just customize what you're already using and optimize it for your own needs and hardware.
