-FIRST POST- Setup-Assistant (Newbie Recommendations)

Issues & Assistance Newbies
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Hello,

This is my first post on the Garuda Linux Forum.

I've booted-up Garuda KDE Dr460nized (Talon) Edition on bare-metal just recently (which is more than capable of supporting Garuda and runs entirely on AMD hardware) ...and so far, everything seems to be working post-installation.

I'll admit, this is the first time I have ever booted-up a distro, so my familiarity with some of the software packages provided (e.g. Additional Software Centers, Kernels and Development Tools) are a bit limited, even after doing some research.

Because of this, I would like to know if any of you fellow Garudians have recommendations that I could pick and choose from the Setup-Assistant; perhaps based on the kind of uses (provided in a list down below), that a GNU/Linux newbie like myself plans to take full advantage of on a completely new PC.

The last thing I would want is to install some of the package-types mentioned above, only to find that one may conflict with another.

If necessary, I can share a list of all the software packages that I plan to install. Again, I'm open to any suggestions.

Note: My machine was specifically built to house a singular GNU/Linux-based environment (no dual-booting), and eliminate the use of proprietary and non-free/closed-source software.

Also, I don't know if this is important but...
For reference: My CPU is an AMD Ryzen 5 5600X (6-core)

Uses: Audio/Sound Design (DAW), Gaming, Video Editing/Rendering, 3D Modelling/Rendering (+Game Engine Manipulation), Digital Media Storage, Amateur/Non-professional Programming, VR Gaming

Side-Note: This is probably unrelated (and I haven't thoroughly checked the ArchWiki on this one), but I have a blank external SSD (Samsung T7) that's formatted in NTFS and "requires" proprietary software in order to be accessed. If possible, are there any tools that can be used in a Arch-based environment like Garuda, which I could access and store data within the particular SSD?

Best & Thank you,

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First of all can you provide your

garuda-inxi

so we may help

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image

https://forum.garudalinux.org/t/how-to-write-a-nicely-formatted-post-in-discourse-forum/4814

and

:slight_smile:

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My apologies -
I’ll get to it ASAP

I’m also using a different machine and have hardly touched my new build [containing Garuda].

I’ve never shared system information anywhere before, so this is also new to me.

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Hello, thanks for the guide!
Every bit of information helps.

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Sorry for the confusion, but is there any way I could share the terminal/konsole input and output through a separate machine? I’m not using Garuda at the moment.

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I may be wrong but if it,s not on then no you can not :rofl:

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I know the screenshot feature exists for a reason, but I'm just unsure about messing around with the distro if I haven't yet touched the Setup-Assistant.

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Please Please mess with the distro break it reinstall it many times but trust me it,s the best way to learn :smiley: No one here will knock you for trying :smiley: And will help if they can :+1:

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If that's the case, can the Setup-Assistant be used more than once?

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Yes just re run it :smiley:

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Okay - My apologies

I genuinely love the variety of software the Setup-Assistant provides and it is one of the features that made me gravitate towards not only GNU/Linux, but an Arch-based distro like Garuda alone.

*Stating this as someone who dabbled with Debian and Mint.

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I guess it's time to fire up the machine and take a gander.
I'll (hopefully) keep up to date with this post - nowhere is it my intention to ever hop onto another distro anyways.

Thank you for your communication.

Best,

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Hello,

Been exploring Garuda for a bit now - and all I can say, is that this is a remarkably solid distro!

So... All I have to do is copy/paste garuda-inxi into the konsole?

Also, is it normal to have a log-in registered as "Windows" on this forum, even though a machine in current use is anything but?

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From template

Please post the terminal/konsole input and output as text (no pictures) from the following command:

garuda-inxi

Where?
If you use FireDaragon Browser, it is a security setting. :slight_smile:

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Copy/paste all of the system information?

Thank you by the way,

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  1. Yeah!, like this
    https://forum.garudalinux.org/t/mefis-garuda-inxi/19289

Just hit the heart :smiley:

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  1. Do
garuda-update

Minimum one per week.

  1. Read post No. # 3
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  1. My apologies, I really have not explored Garuda since. Updating ASAP!

  2. I'm on it. Never have I shared system information before, so this is new territory for me. Again, thank you for providing a helpful guide that I will definitely need in the future. Been looking into some NTFS-related posts too, I'm sure I'll find something.

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I think SGS already pointed this out, but I wanted to explicitly state that it IS normal. But as someone who’s used firedragon for the past month, it will make you do a double-take almost everytime :laughing:

You also mentioned recommended apps (I think) to familiarize yourself. Dr460nized edition comes with a lot imo. I do like Gedit over Kate for GUI text editor, but they both rock. I would snag Tor-browser, Kleopatra, and Discord (Tho this last one is frowned upon for good reason–don’t yell at me I can’t get a matrix client that I understand yet lol)

I think you mentioned a worry of dependency issues, but I think if you avoid all google packages, you’ll be relatively safe.

EDIT: Forgot to add Neovim for all programming needs, kdenlive for all video editing needs, gimp for all image editing needs. For VR gaming…Wine, I guess? Who really likes VR, tho?

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