I’m planning to install Arch Linux for the first time. Any recommendations on setup, must-have applications, or best practices? Also, what’s something you wish you knew before switching to Arch?

  • Karcinogen@discuss.tchncs.de
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    2 days ago

    I wish I new how to easily install an AUR package manager when I first started.

    Step 1: go to the AUR and choose a package manager. I recommend paru, but there are plenty of others.

    Step 2: install git using pacman

    sudo pacman -S git

    Step 3: copy the git clone URL for paru and pull it

    git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/paru.git

    Step 4: CD into the new directory

    cd paru

    Step 5: install paru

    makepkg -si

    Now when you find a package from the AUR you want, you can easily install it.

    paru -S [package]

    Also, when you update your system, you only need to run paru -Syu. You don’t need to run both pacman -Syu and paru -Syu.

        • azron@lemmy.ml
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          1 day ago

          Rust based is not a feature it is a slogan. Yay is the defacto standard and also actively developed. That being said use whatever works for you and AUR.

          • 9tr6gyp3@lemmy.world
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            1 day ago

            Pacman is the only standard package manager for Arch. Arch recommends against using third party package managers, including Yay.

            • Corroded@leminal.spaceEnglish
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              1 day ago

              Is there a chance that Arch says that so they don’t have to take on the responsibility of endorsing yay while also acknowledging its prevalence?

              Like if Nintendo made a statement saying they recommend against third party mods or repairs that deal with joycon stick drift because they don’t want to be held accountable or contacted about issues consumers run into a result of them.

              • thevoidzero@lemmy.world
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                1 day ago

                My understanding is this:

                It’s just the principle of AUR wrappers. Yes they are very useful, but anyone and their uncle can put a package in AUR name it whatever they want as long as it’s not taken. AUR wrapper makes it easier to install things without knowing much, but manually searching for something, finding it, and installing it involves conscious choices. Arch cannot be responsible for people installing malware from a software they recommended, that’s why it’s kept this way intensionally.

                Imagine if yay/paru came with the os, or could be installed from pacman, then people would just recommend doing that to new users and then they might just install whatever and break the system a lot more.