-` johnpoint@archlinux
.o+` -------------------
`ooo/ OS: Arch Linux x86_64
`+oooo: Host: ××××××××××××
`+oooooo: Kernel: 5.4.8-arch1-1
-+oooooo+: Uptime: 18 hours, 43 mins
`/:-:++oooo+: Packages: 1389 (pacman)
`/++++/+++++++: Shell: zsh 5.7.1
`/++++++++++++++: Resolution: 1920x1080, 1920x1080
`/+++ooooooooooooo/` DE: Plasma
./ooosssso++osssssso+` WM: KWin
.oossssso-````/ossssss+` Theme: Breeze [GTK2/3]
-osssssso. :ssssssso. Icons: breeze [GTK2/3]
:osssssss/ osssso+++. Terminal: konsole
/ossssssss/ +ssssooo/- Terminal Font: Cascadia Code 11
`/ossssso+/:- -:/+osssso+- CPU: Intel i5-8250U (8) @ 3.400GHz
`+sso+:-` `.-/+oso: GPU: Intel UHD Graphics 620
`++:. `-/+/ Memory: ××××××××××××
.` `/
Today I will write about my experience using Archlinux during this period.
Since the first half of last year, I have been using Ubuntu 18.04 as my laptop and main computer. The desktop version of Ubuntu actually provides a user experience that is not inferior to Windows (except for the Office suite, which is still more useful on Windows). The open-source office suite solution (Libreoffice) has also become relatively mature and can replace MS Office in most cases.
Some time ago, I also wrote an installation guide for Archlinux (link), but at that time I installed it in a virtual machine because I was afraid of encountering problems (escaping).
In the second half of 2019, I was reminded by a message in Yuuta's channel (link) to remember the backup files of Archlinux that I had forgotten and prepared to switch my main system to it.
User Experience#
- Desktop Environment: Pure KDE experience, I haven't encountered any strange problems
- Web browsing: I chose Chromium, the experience is basically the same as Chrome on other platforms
- Video: I think VLC is the best player
- Document editing: The experience with Libreoffice is average, it's usable to some extent
- Code:
- VScode provides a consistent cross-platform experience
- Netbean provides a consistent cross-platform experience
- Video editing: No need for this
- Gaming:
- Steam runs the games I want/can play normally (Oxygen Not Included && Factorio)
- Minecraft Java Edition is cross-platform
Pitfalls#
- When upgrading the kernel, the wifi kernel driver module cannot be mounted automatically and often needs to be reloaded manually
- Due to the high kernel version, one time when I uploaded a compiled go executable file to the server, it prompted that the glibc version does not exist