Why Are You Such An Arch Fanboy?- (Plus Other Questions Answered) DistroTube
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Date: 2022-03-30
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Zach
Why defend being a fan or at least just positive about Arch Linux? Good to mention that distro-choice in itself isn't that important. Still (my experience last two years or so) is that Arch Linux offers a great way to install a true bloat-free and performing base system (if you are prepared to undergo the additional work/learnings). I'm running several vm's (QEMU/KVM and VirtualBox) on top of my base Arch Linux install (Windows, Debian, ...) on a not so great Lenovo laptop but I'm surprised by the stability and performance Arch Linux brings as host to these vm's. Manjaro Architect, minimalistic installs of other distro's probably can do the same but Arch Linux (my humble experience) is king in being KISS. Next to that I'm trying to maintain a stable base (LTS kernel, read a lot before upgrading/updating), choose not to install too many AUR packages (selective) and run sudo pacman -Syu every day ;-). But in the end you are right: your content isn't biased towards Arch Linux at all. Thanks for your great content, all the details, learned a lot! Regards, Zach
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Why defend being a fan or at least just positive about Arch Linux? Good to mention that distro-choice in itself isn't that important. Still (my experience last two years or so) is that Arch Linux offers a great way to install a true bloat-free and performing base system (if you are prepared to undergo the additional work/learnings). I'm running several vm's (QEMU/KVM and VirtualBox) on top of my base Arch Linux install (Windows, Debian, ...) on a not so great Lenovo laptop but I'm surprised by the stability and performance Arch Linux brings as host to these vm's. Manjaro Architect, minimalistic installs of other distro's probably can do the same but Arch Linux (my humble experience) is king in being KISS. Next to that I'm trying to maintain a stable base (LTS kernel, read a lot before upgrading/updating), choose not to install too many AUR packages (selective) and run sudo pacman -Syu every day ;-). But in the end you are right: your content isn't biased towards Arch Linux at all. Thanks for your great content, all the details, learned a lot! Regards, Zach
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Joe
DON'T DUAL BOOT! I built an entire extra machine just to run windows 10 and it is ONLY to play games. I use it for nothing else. I use my Linux boxes and Laptops and when I want to play a game I use a software called PARSEC to stream it over the network (wired gigabit) and can play those windows only games on any of my other computers. $700 was all it took and I built an all AMD system (because AMD supports the Linux community more than Nvidia and all my computers and laptops are AMD because I am a fanboy) PARSEC lets me stream my games at 1080p at framerates of upwards of 80, 90, 120, 180, 240, 300 fps depending on the game. Unlike other game streaming software I am not limited to 60fps. PARSEC also works just for remote desktop and is the fastest remote desktop I've ever used and I can use it from Linux to Linux too. It's available in the AUR for Arch users. BTW my first distro I actually daily drove was XANDROS back in 2002. It was Debian based and a continuation of Corel Linux OS. Back then I thought that by 2010 It would surpass Windows! HA!
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DON'T DUAL BOOT! I built an entire extra machine just to run windows 10 and it is ONLY to play games. I use it for nothing else. I use my Linux boxes and Laptops and when I want to play a game I use a software called PARSEC to stream it over the network (wired gigabit) and can play those windows only games on any of my other computers. $700 was all it took and I built an all AMD system (because AMD supports the Linux community more than Nvidia and all my computers and laptops are AMD because I am a fanboy) PARSEC lets me stream my games at 1080p at framerates of upwards of 80, 90, 120, 180, 240, 300 fps depending on the game. Unlike other game streaming software I am not limited to 60fps. PARSEC also works just for remote desktop and is the fastest remote desktop I've ever used and I can use it from Linux to Linux too. It's available in the AUR for Arch users. BTW my first distro I actually daily drove was XANDROS back in 2002. It was Debian based and a continuation of Corel Linux OS. Back then I thought that by 2010 It would surpass Windows! HA!
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Hora-iu
DT - i am distro agnostic. Derek Taylor transcended to next Linux user.
And at the end of the video, the Btw I use Arch joke was the finest quality trolling.
Although for sure I am not sure that is the case or intended so, but such I saw things.
Listened on my way to work, just because DT audio is so comfortable and DT's voice is just fine as a virtual Linux companion teaching you things.
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DT - i am distro agnostic. Derek Taylor transcended to next Linux user.
And at the end of the video, the Btw I use Arch joke was the finest quality trolling.
Although for sure I am not sure that is the case or intended so, but such I saw things.
Listened on my way to work, just because DT audio is so comfortable and DT's voice is just fine as a virtual Linux companion teaching you things.
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Pvt.
The AC problem with KVM is pretty much gone. Riot is the only company I know who won't allow you to play, the other ACs that has had issues has fixed that (VAC is a famous example, works fine now).
So as long as you don't play Valorant, no problems.
If you REALLY want a ring-0 always-on AC in your VM, then hide the hypervisor at the expense of performance.
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The AC problem with KVM is pretty much gone. Riot is the only company I know who won't allow you to play, the other ACs that has had issues has fixed that (VAC is a famous example, works fine now).
So as long as you don't play Valorant, no problems.
If you REALLY want a ring-0 always-on AC in your VM, then hide the hypervisor at the expense of performance.
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The
I like my Ubuntu based distros. I've tried Manjaro before, and I really did enjoy it. But there's enough of a difference between Ubuntu and Arch that I always wind up back with Ubuntu. Mostly has to do with how packages work. That being said, if Ubuntu and Debian were to be gone tomorrow, I'd probably move over to Manjaro.
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I like my Ubuntu based distros. I've tried Manjaro before, and I really did enjoy it. But there's enough of a difference between Ubuntu and Arch that I always wind up back with Ubuntu. Mostly has to do with how packages work. That being said, if Ubuntu and Debian were to be gone tomorrow, I'd probably move over to Manjaro.
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Riseabove
I think people ask you that question is because you run Arch-based systems and then the cup there says it all. So it really is a valid question to ask.
Anyway, my day is complete, got to watch another DT video. Thanks for all your content and oh I love this question/answer videos you do. Good stuff.
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I think people ask you that question is because you run Arch-based systems and then the cup there says it all. So it really is a valid question to ask.
Anyway, my day is complete, got to watch another DT video. Thanks for all your content and oh I love this question/answer videos you do. Good stuff.
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James
GPU passthrough is absolutely possible with a single GPU, even if you don't have integrated graphics. Its a little bit cumbersome since you have to kill the X server every time you open your VM so you can release your GPU to the VM.
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GPU passthrough is absolutely possible with a single GPU, even if you don't have integrated graphics. Its a little bit cumbersome since you have to kill the X server every time you open your VM so you can release your GPU to the VM.
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Yndostrui
You can use CentOS packages on RHEL. That's the only example I can think of where you can use packages from a different distro.
Of course, I've only ever used Ubuntu, RHEL and Arch, so there may be other examples.
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You can use CentOS packages on RHEL. That's the only example I can think of where you can use packages from a different distro.
Of course, I've only ever used Ubuntu, RHEL and Arch, so there may be other examples.
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subversive775
Hey DT why haven't you given KISS linux a look? Its one of, if not, the MOST advanced distros out there. Also, it would be awesome if you could take a look at void linux's root tarball/minimal install.
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Hey DT why haven't you given KISS linux a look? Its one of, if not, the MOST advanced distros out there. Also, it would be awesome if you could take a look at void linux's root tarball/minimal install.
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Macfhlannchadha
With regards to changing package manager, any distro is able to use nix package manager fine. Also with the git in the directory, could you just set up those nested git directories as submodules?
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With regards to changing package manager, any distro is able to use nix package manager fine. Also with the git in the directory, could you just set up those nested git directories as submodules?
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