Arch Linux has always been the distro for people who want control, speed, and the newest packages as soon as they land. That is also the tradeoff. When you live on the bleeding edge and pull from community package scripts, you are taking on more responsibility than most desktop Linux users realize.
The recent AUR malware incident is a good reminder of why I am looking at Fedora differently now. Fedora gives me modern packages, a strong default security posture, and a predictable release model without needing to trust random build scripts for everything I install.
read moreDaVinci Resolve on Arch Linux is one of those setups that can be perfect for weeks and then break after one system update. The problem is not that Arch is bad or Resolve is bad. The problem is that Resolve is a proprietary professional video editor built and tested against a conservative Linux stack, while Arch is a rolling-release distribution that moves libraries, GPU drivers, and desktop components quickly.
This post goes through the common problems, the fixes that matter, and the workflow I use to make Resolve usable on Arch Linux.
read moreHere are my biggest problems with Linux Desktop and How I fixed them.
read moreYou can install Arch Linux in 120 seconds with my script.
read moreInstead of using the built-in package manager in Linux or some container that never puts the programs files in a usable spot, we will use Homebrew!
read moreLinux by default is meant for servers and actually decreases the performance for greater security. While this great in business, when using Linux as a desktop it is not ideal unless your are serving other devices on your network with that machine.
read moreChoosing a Linux distribution can be difficult, especially if you don’t know much about Linux. However, over the past several years I’ve tried almost every Distribution that you can choose. There are some that I have not installed, because it was just more of the same.
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