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?

  • @[email protected]
    10•11 hours 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.

      • @9tr6gyp3
        5•6 hours ago

        Rust-based and actively developed

        • azron
          2•4 hours 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
            3•3 hours ago

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