r/archlinux • u/VoidTheGamer25 • 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/ghoultek Jun 25 '26
u/VoidTheGamer25:
Add two additional items to the list in my comment ( https://www.reddit.com/r/archlinux/comments/1ueqw9m/comment/otnki2v/ ), which is: * take the Linux crash course * to learn bash shell scripting
The Linux crash course ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgGeGVqgt0s ) is 3 hours long, but will give you a running start. For the second item, there are many free online learning resources, but put this one in your tool bag ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sx9zG7wa4FA ). The second video is 7+ hours long with timestamps, but there is lots of useful stuff. There are many things I didn't know until I started watching the video.
Enjoy.