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Arch linux

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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.
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+ 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.

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Installing arch

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A lot of arch users will get pissed as fuck at me but its ok + to use arch install. I personally prefer manually installing + arch and wouldnt want to do it any other way so I dont use it, btw + (:
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+ The offical arch installation guide and other + resources on the arch wiki is a great way to install arch though I + also like to use distro + tubes arch installation guide 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.
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+ 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 --help 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 GRUB_DISABLE_OS_PROBER=false in + /etc/default/grub and mount the MS Windows(R) directory + in the efi directory for OS proper to work sometimes.

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After installing

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  • 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 spaceFM. Just + fuck around tbh. +
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  • If your sound fucking aint working right install + sof-firmware.
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  • I use + yay because it makes life in arch easier even though its + stupid ass bloat. +
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Nvidia drivers

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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:

+ Guide for my system mostly and maybe yours: +
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  • Install some packages:
    + sudo pacman -Syu
    + sudo pacman -S nvidia nvidia-utils nvidia-settings
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  • Rebuild the initramfs:
    + sudo mkinitcpio -P
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  • Follow a guide found here to setup lightdm for + nvidia. +
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  • Open up the xfce startup app thingy and add + nvidia-settings --load-config-only as a startup app + so your nvidia settings load on login.
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  • After reboot you can check the drivers with: +
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    • My prefered way:
      + sudo pacman -S mesa-utils
      + glxinfo | grep -E "OpenGL vendor|OpenGL renderer"
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    • Another way: nvidia-smi
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  • For multi monitor refresh rate issues add these to your + /etc/environment
    + CLUTTER_DEFAULT_FPS=<refresh rate of your sync + monitor>
    + __GL_SYNC_DISPLAY_DEVICE=<monitor to sync to>
    + Then open your nvidia settings, go to OpenGL Settings and turn off + "Allow Flipping".
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Tricks

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  • To clean out shit that builds up in pacman run sudo + pacman -Sc and sudo pacman -Qdtq | sudo pacman -Rs + -
    + -Sc also works in yay.
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