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Tips for a new Linux user (kbin.social)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hello!

I've bought new parts and I am awaiting their arrival so I can build my brand new computer. I've decided to go for Arch Linux with KDE plasma or perhaps Gnome as my desktop environment but that's as far as I've come.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Xw4sRv

I figured I would ask the community if they have any tips or suggestions, thanks!

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you are completely new to linux, you wanna consider other options than arch. Maybe a derivate like manjaro would be for you, if you really need to have arch. If other options are valid as well, i would go with linux mint or popOS. Or just plain Ubuntu.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Manjaro comes with a lot of bloat that I don't want on my system, that's why Arch sounds so interesting to me.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Arch is low-bloat. But it's also a lot of work.

EndeavourOS is arch-based without the bloat of manjaro.

Mint is non-bloated and it "just works."

Debian is non-bloat, a bit of work to set up, but then it's more "stable" than arch.

If you're ambitious enough to try arch, but you're a beginner, I think Debian is an excellent choice.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I shouldn't, but I'm going to…

Define "Bloat".

Seriously. What do you mean when you say "Bloat" and why is this an actual legitimate technological concern of yours?

(This comment has absolutely nothing to do with Manjaro, or any other distribution. It's got more to do with the use of the word "Bloat")