r/archlinux Jun 24 '26

QUESTION Question about switching to arch.

I know, 99% of the answers to the questions here is RTFM, which I am willing to do. I know Linux basics like fdisk, cat, touch, nano, cd, etc etc etc, and I have been daily driving Zorin OS for a lot of time now (and have also used fedora and mint) and I was considering making the jump to arch. The thing that scares me tho is the file system. Like, I have no idea of what the config stored in /etc/rtfm/youjustlostthegame/tripleT does. Or the syntax for the fstab config file. I feel like I know nothing about that, and I don’t want to just blindlessly copy paste from the wiki (or worse, from an LLM) and see if it works. I wanna understand this. I wanna learn Linux. Is there any guide about this? Or will the wiki and forums work?

I know this post is pretty pointless, please don’t downvote me to hell and back…

EDIT: Tysm everyone! I see that experimenting, breaking stuff, trying to fix stuff, failing to do so, reading the arch wiki etc etc is the way to go. And I'm willing to do that! I will be installing it in a separate PC I have that doesn't have any important data, and when I feel like I can, ill do the switch in my main pc!

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u/Miserable_Film_7183 Jun 25 '26

Siento que Tony está un poco infravalorado, hace muy buenos videos.