I tried Linux for a week, it was terrible but amazing

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0:00 - Intro
0:29 - My Workflow
1:04 - Installing Software
3:15 - Programming and Learning
3:42 - Content Creation and the Wreck
7:34 - Configurations
8:05 - Final Thoughts

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#programming #linux #archlinux #debian #ubuntu #coding

[AlesRechtorik]

Next time go easy on yourself and try something more newbie friendly, like Gentoo.

[Aoitori]

whoever recommended arch for your first distro is cruel

[_boux]

recommending new linux users to use wayland on arch with an nvidia gpu is ALWAYS gonna lead to a good time.

[Arek]

Arch for the start? It is like learning how to drive using F1 car

[Kristijan_]

Using Arch and Hyprland as your first distro/WM is actually insane.

[Mantorp]

“As a daily car driver I always wanted to fly on a plane. So I went to my local hardware store and bought some tools to create my first plane. It turned out that planes has different engines than cars do.” 😂😂😂

[Beyluta]

I switched from windows to ubuntu last week and everything worked flawlessly. From gaming to coding and also recording with OBS. Everything went without a hitch. Ubuntu might not be the most loved among the linux community, but I’m glad it runs without any of the issues that my peers had with their distros.

[ENNEN]

Choosing Arch as your first distro is like Harry Using the Nimbus 2000 as his first broom. It's like going into a real karate dojo and instantly being paired to kumite with blackbelts. It's like turning 21 and having RAW EVERCLEAR be your first liquor of choice.

[PatrioticGestalt]

You learn a lot when things are broken.

[notjustforhackers]

Man starts with the Lego set of Linux. Funny. Should have gone Fedora or SUSE.

[HowToLinux]

Yes, media creation can be a hassle. Working with FOSS solutions like Kdenlive is nice and works out of the box. However, for some people, these programs aren't feature-rich enough.

Although I have to say, it's not entirely Linux's fault that some software on it is trash.

[Arnautomatique]

DaVinci Resolve does not officially support Arch Linux. Like many proprietary software on Linux (for example, software from Autodesk, the Foundry, or SideFx), the officially supported distribution is Red Hat Enterprise Linux and its clones. Additionally, like many proprietary software, the way it is distributed is not the normal Linux way of packaging and distributing software. But even if it is not officially supported, it is Linux, and you can still install it on almost any distribution. It may be harder on some distributions because they may lack some dependencies by default, or some dependencies may not be at the version DaVinci Resolve requires. In my opinion, the easiest way to have DaVinci Resolve working on any distribution is to install it in a container using the program Distrobox with the DavinciBox image.

[svendyy]

Usually people give up on something like linux mint or fedora after trying out linux. But bro just successfully installed Arch and even keeps using it 💀


Huge props

[aratof]

it's pretty wild to go to arch right first, props for that (and sorry you went through that lol)

[wcarcass]

I am a Designer… graphic, multimedia, content creation. I use Linux as a full time main machine. I used to be a Mac user dependent on Adobe… switching was the best decision ever, have never looked back, and wouldn’t do it for anything.

[gerrit]

Looks like Nobara might be the right Distro for you. Davinci Resolve works out of the box. OBS as well.

Its Fedora based and has a lot of optimisation for gamers and content creators. I switched from Windows to Nobara in Dec'23 and never looked back.

[ThatTrueCJ]

You can look at some of the patches that Nobara does to Davinci resolve, which works pretty well for me

[Sezamn]

I'm not going to say that you should've tried Fedora/Mint or something like that.
What I will say is props for not giving up especially using Arch, as your first distro (I also made that "mistake" but I don't regret it at all lmao)

[SoftTehCustomer]

Thank you for making this! I had to use SteamOS and this perfectly describes my thoughts.

[xbxx]

I would recommend you to use the nvidia-dkms drivers, that automatically repatch your kernel every time you update. The archwiki has a great page on how to do this. Also if you have a newer nvidia card nvidia drivers will be added to the kernel itself which will (hopefully) fix all the issues without needing to set it up with dkms, or patch it in to your kernel manually.