Um. Hi. I have… a lot of questions these days as a washed out programmer who burnt out in college.

1. How does Linux do Arch

First, I got myself an Arch Linux install cause being able to build the operating system with the pieces I need sounds very cool, but ngl… the Arch community scares me. So if I may…

  • Do y’all know where I could find help for this?
  • If I uninstall a desktop environment, do I get my settings back if I reinstall it?
  • Is there a safe ish way to repartition if I set root and home to different partitions?

2. Very rusty

I’ve been trying my hand at Rust recently. But I am not sure of what can it actually do.

  1. Can Rust make .exe programs?
  2. Does it get crazy over time?
  3. How does one use git with Cargo?

3. Windows

So I have a main build that runs Windows, but I have been thinking of switching to a Linux DIstro. One SSD for OS, one HDD for data, 16GB RAM, AMD stuff. Anything I should know?

Yes I know this is dumb but I dont know where else to ask… Any help is appreciated

  • Franzia
    3•1 year ago

    Lmao. Try the commhnities Linux, ArchLinux, or UnixSocks. Lemmy isn’t really the elitist arch community everybody here is sweet. Can even try stackoverflow 😂

    I don’t have a lot of info since I’m new to desktop linux, but you can run portable Linux on a Live Disk (an .ISO file on a USB drive) and this is a way to try Linux without having to install it. Also making sure you’re aware of the tools balena etcher, and ventoy.

    By safe if you mean you can do this on a drive with important files on it, I so wouldn’t. With arch linux it’s better to be ready for it to break, because if it does you often do not have to start from scratch again, there’s usually a step you can take to fix it.

    • Stella! (she/her)OPEnglish
      2•1 year ago

      Don’t worry, I am making sure that I do things in the ThinkPad first, I know the risks!

      Also I am not aware of the tools you mentioned! I’ll look them up!