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| author | nathansmith <nathansmith@posteo.com> | 2025-05-22 12:11:10 -0600 |
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| committer | nathansmith <nathansmith@posteo.com> | 2025-05-22 12:11:10 -0600 |
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diff --git a/testTheThing/distro_guides/arch.html b/testTheThing/distro_guides/arch.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..81ab3ba --- /dev/null +++ b/testTheThing/distro_guides/arch.html @@ -0,0 +1,184 @@ +<!DOCTYPE html> +<html> +<head> + <title>Arch guide</title> + <style> + + body { + color: black; + background-image: url('../images/linux_background.png'); + } + + table { + color: black; + background-color: #bebebe; + margin-top: 10px; + margin-bottom: 10px; + margin-left: 10px; + margin-right: 10px; + } + + </style> +</head> +<body> + <a href="../index.html"><img src="../images/back_home.png" alt= + "Back to home page"></a><br> + <a href="../linux_room.html#distro_guides"><img src="images/back.png" alt= + "Back to linux room"></a> + <center> + <table border="1" width="60%"> + <tr> + <td> + <h1>Arch linux</h1> + <p>Arch is just a better distro, but using arch doesnt instantly + make you a better linux user. Saying "I am a arch user btw" is still + fun and annoys people so I keep saying it reguardless.<br> + <br> + <b>Warning: This is a ever changing page due to the fact I havent + been daily driving arch for long as of writing this and is + uncompletish.</b></p> + </td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td> + <ul> + <li> + <a href="#installing">Installing arch</a> + </li> + <li> + <a href="#post">After installing</a> + </li> + <li> + <a href="#nvidia">Nvidia drivers</a> + </li> + <li> + <a href="#tricks">Tricks</a> + </li> + </ul> + </td> + </tr> + </table> + <table border="1" width="60%"> + <tr> + <td> + <h2 id="installing">Installing arch</h2> + <p>A lot of arch users will get pissed as fuck at me but <b>its ok + to use arch install</b>. I personally prefer manually installing + arch and wouldnt want to do it any other way so I dont use it, btw + (:<br> + <br> + The <a href="https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Installation_guide" + target="_blank">offical arch installation guide</a> and other + resources on the arch wiki is a great way to install arch though I + also like to use <a href= + "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQgyW10xD8s" target="_blank">distro + tubes arch installation guide</a> alongside the resources. Some arch + users may be pissed I dare tell people to go watch a youtube video. + I am sure most arch installation guides on youtube suck but DT's + video is killer. Plus its not a replacement for the wiki, its just + to help follow it a bit easier and act as a good jumping off + point.<br> + <br> + Some things I gotta add is for me DT's video I linked doesnt work + 100 percent. When setting up grub it cant find the efi directory. + You gotta use a switch to show that command that fails the efi + directory. I forgor the switch and I am too lazy to look it up but + you can find it if the <code>--help</code> flag. Also to dual boot + with nasty nasty MS Windows(R) you gotta install ntfs-3g for it to + be able to read MS Windows(R) ntfs(R) Microsoft(R) partitions. You + also gotta set <code>GRUB_DISABLE_OS_PROBER=false</code> in + <code>/etc/default/grub</code> and mount the MS Windows(R) directory + in the efi directory for OS proper to work sometimes.</p> + </td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td> + <h2 id="post">After installing</h2> + <ul> + <li>Make sure you install a good ass DE or WM. No better DE than + good old trusty xfce. Your also going to want lightdm with that. + Thunar is a quite useable file manager though you can betterize it + with gvfs or another opinional packages for cool fancy shit. Or + for even more cool fancy things get something like <a href= + "../linux_room.html#spacefm" target="_blank">spaceFM</a>. Just + fuck around tbh. + </li> + <li>If your sound fucking aint working right install + sof-firmware.</li> + <li>I use <a href="https://github.com/Jguer/yay" target="_blank"> + yay</a> because it makes life in arch easier even though its + stupid ass bloat. + </li> + </ul> + </td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td> + <h2 id="nvidia">Nvidia drivers</h2> + <p>A lot can change depending on many things and everything I say + has only been tested on my machine so read some fucking resources + here:</p> + <ul> + <li> + <a href="https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/NVIDIA" target= + "_blank">Offical nvidia arch wiki</a> + </li> + <li> + <a href= + "https://github.com/korvahannu/arch-nvidia-drivers-installation-guide" + target="_blank">Some strangely helpful github guide</a> + </li> + <li> + <a href= + "https://medium.com/@sakalakis/how-to-easily-install-the-nvidia-drivers-in-arch-linux-5f1b3f1a5f66" + target="_blank">Ewwwww, medium site (it strangely works without + javascript)</a> + </li> + </ul>Guide for my system mostly and maybe yours: + <ul> + <li>Install some packages:<br> + <code>sudo pacman -Syu<br> + sudo pacman -S nvidia nvidia-utils nvidia-settings</code></li> + <li>Rebuild the initramfs:<br> + <code>sudo mkinitcpio -P</code></li> + <li>Follow <a href= + "https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/NVIDIA_Optimus#LightDM" + target="_blank">a guide found here</a> to setup lightdm for + nvidia. + </li> + <li>Open up the xfce startup app thingy and add + <code>nvidia-settings --load-config-only</code> as a startup app + so your nvidia settings load on login.</li> + <li>After reboot you can check the drivers with: + <ul> + <li>My prefered way:<br> + <code>sudo pacman -S mesa-utils<br> + glxinfo | grep -E "OpenGL vendor|OpenGL renderer"</code></li> + <li>Another way: <code>nvidia-smi</code></li> + </ul> + </li> + <li>For multi monitor refresh rate issues add these to your + /etc/environment<br> + <code>CLUTTER_DEFAULT_FPS=<refresh rate of your sync + monitor><br> + __GL_SYNC_DISPLAY_DEVICE=<monitor to sync to></code><br> + Then open your nvidia settings, go to OpenGL Settings and turn off + "Allow Flipping".</li> + </ul> + </td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td> + <h2 id="tricks">Tricks</h2> + <ul> + <li>To clean out shit that builds up in pacman run <code>sudo + pacman -Sc</code> and <code>sudo pacman -Qdtq | sudo pacman -Rs + -</code><br> + <code>-Sc</code> also works in yay.</li> + </ul> + </td> + </tr> + </table> + </center> +</body> +</html> |