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* Arch linux
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  :CUSTOM_ID: 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.*

- [[#installing][Installing arch]]
- [[#post][After installing]]
- [[#nvidia][Nvidia drivers]]
- [[#tricks][Tricks]]

** Installing arch
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   :CUSTOM_ID: installing
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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 [[https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Installation_guide][offical arch
installation guide]] and other resources on the arch wiki is a great way
to install arch though I also like to use
[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQgyW10xD8s][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.

** After installing
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   :CUSTOM_ID: post
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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
  [[../linux_room.html#spacefm][spaceFM]]. Just fuck around tbh.
- If your sound fucking aint working right install sof-firmware.
- I use [[https://github.com/Jguer/yay][yay]] because it makes life in
  arch easier even though its stupid ass bloat.

** Nvidia drivers
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   :CUSTOM_ID: nvidia
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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:

- [[https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/NVIDIA][Offical nvidia arch wiki]]
- [[https://github.com/korvahannu/arch-nvidia-drivers-installation-guide][Some
  strangely helpful github guide]]
- [[https://medium.com/@sakalakis/how-to-easily-install-the-nvidia-drivers-in-arch-linux-5f1b3f1a5f66][Ewwwww,
  medium site (it strangely works without javascript)]]

Guide for my system mostly and maybe yours:

- Install some packages:\\
  =sudo pacman -Syu sudo pacman -S nvidia nvidia-utils nvidia-settings=
- Rebuild the initramfs:\\
  =sudo mkinitcpio -P=
- Follow [[https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/NVIDIA_Optimus#LightDM][a
  guide found here]] to setup lightdm for nvidia.
- 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.
- After reboot you can check the drivers with:
  - My prefered way:\\
    =sudo pacman -S mesa-utils glxinfo | grep -E "OpenGL vendor|OpenGL renderer"=
  - Another way: =nvidia-smi=
- 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".

** Tricks
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   :CUSTOM_ID: 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.