I REPLACED WINDOWS 11 WITH ARCH LINUX

After using Windows for over 20 years, I took the plunge into the world of Linux by switching to Arch Linux! What drove me to make this leap? The stunning customizations I saw on Reddit's r/unixporn and the opportunity to impress on a date with a classic "I use Arch, btw" line!

I have wanted to try out Arch Linux for a very long time. And now with archinstall script the entry barrier has been lowered quite a lot. So here is my experience of replacing Windows 11 with Arch Linux, and using it for couple of weeks. I document my entire journey of installing Arch Linux, from downloading the ISO to setting up my system. I'll share my struggles with partitioning and testing out key functionalities like video recording, audio editing, coding, and gaming.

If you're curious about Arch Linux or just love a good tech transformation story, this video is for you! Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share your thoughts in the comments below!

Enjoy the video, and see you in the next one!

#alenv

Outro song:

Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:42 Prepare for install
01:30 Installation
02:35 First look
02:59 Checklist
03:20 Audio recording
03:44 Video editing
04:21 Image editing
05:08 Coding
05:52 Gaming
07:00 Hyprland
07:47 Conclusion
08:35 Should you use Arch Linux?
09:40 Please Like & Subscribe

I use Arch btw!

[oserodal]

> Switches to Linux to try out ricing a laptop.

Honestly, a very underrated reason to use Linux.

[harpskid]

The hardest linux distro isn't arch. That would go to gentoo and linux from scratch.

[vmkxyz]

nice to see someone trying out linux (especially Arch) and not complaining about using the terminal and stuff like that, love the video

[Udcznik]

1:02 ma dude, do I see some GTA: San Andreas codes right there? Big minds think the same! We know what is it about.

[slothguy_]

if you didn't do it, go to steam settings > compatibility > steam play, enable that and most games work without having to set up proton for each one

[Trapped_in_the_Dunya]

Very first scene "after using windows"
Me: watching someone open a macbook

[MiScusi]

Most sane and objective review of Arch ever made

[Aoitori]

lol implying Arch users leave their houses

[block__]

Welcome to the Open source side of the force

[cbcml]

next time try ventoy for booting iso you can use multiple different iso's at once and choose when you boot into it

[antoniotaormina]

Good video. Only two things: don't forget proton for windows games compatibilty and as an arch user of many years i should say that rarely i had the need to solve a problem in a hard way. Is often simple than other distribution.

[nicolasdesenvolvedor]

about the yay and pacman, here is the difference:

with pacman, you can install software from the official repositories, which is what we call the app store of linux. there are repositories for each linux distro, bud arch's official ones are quite small

yay basically solves this problem, because yay can not only use the official repositories, but also the community one, which we call the AUR (Arch User Repository).

in sumary, yay does exactly what pacman does but with more software

[alenv]

Learning so much from all of you here in the comment section.
Linux has a nice community, that's for sure.

Thank you 🤗❤

[toastercoaster]

You saw how much traffic this video got you (although hardcore Arch fans might be a little frustrated you didn't do a manual setup), perhaps one way to move forward with your other series would be to continue with things like this! It certainly caught my attention, and with enough content you just might be able to earn subscribers, along with a stable income, in to time! Not to mention everyone who might be interested in your apps!

(P. S. if you'd like additional tips for Arch I'm more than welcome to assist you as I am able XD)

(P. P. S. Lutris is my go-to program for running Windows programs in Arch)

[G̈L]

def not the hardest if installed with archinstall, though tbf going through the manual install process was really annoying so I think I'll probably use archinstall next time lmao

[Louis-L]

I don't recommend using manjaro, it is quite badly run and actually less stable than arch (except if you don't install anything but then wht's the point)

[nikichashadow]

as a person who has been using arch for quite some time i love it as a programmer linux is a no brainer i use arch becouse of the aur (arch user reposotory) its not all smooth for me tho i am still having weird wifi isues :) nice video

[jedipadawan]

BTW, I do not know how much Photoshop power you need. If you really need the power then you are going to have to battle to get Affinity running, but if your real level of image work is not that heavy then in addition to GIMP there is Krita. GIMP is laughed at by Photoshop users because it is not an image creation tool. It is only an image manipulation tool as GIMP keep explaining, and the GIMP team have made it clear they have no intention of replicating the functionality of Photoshop. However, Krita *is* written to be an image creation tool and is coded according to the input of professional artists. If there is ever going to be an open source Photoshop, this is it. And, with Arch, you will always have the latest rendering. So you might want to take a peak.

[animeshyadav]

LOL there is no 'A' in any activation key. RIP for who tried it

[thenameisluk]

i value my time so my go to choice is debian testing ❤️‍🔥