To help out people new to arch based linux vs debian maybe it could be helpful to set some default application preferences so that a download of deb, AppImage, rpm etc would redirect to octpi and/or a wiki for same. This could help solve the issue of how to properly keep Garuda configured and enable newbies to move faster from other linux variants.
I appreciate it’s counter intuitive to add redirects away from standard behavior - then again that standard behavior doesn’t apply to this platform.
Appreciate the efforts on Garuda - So far it’s a pleasure to use.
# Help people new to Arch
alias apt 'man pacman'
alias apt-get 'man pacman'
alias please 'sudo'
alias tb 'nc termbin.com 9999'
alias helpme 'echo "To print basic information about a command use tldr <command>"'
Arch (based) Distributions prefer the terminal and not using GUI applications like Octopi or Pamac (add/remove software) for reasons. Use GUI only for searching!
There is already a lot of help and relief in Garuda Linux and for the rest you need only
The fun here is that the Garuda Linux user is his own boss and administrator, so he shouldn’t expect to be spoon-fed from a small team but to develop his own initiative.
Maybe a little more elaboration. I wanted to add a local app so I went to the website for the app. draw.io I saw three options for linux apps - deb rpm and AppImage. Being within a few minutes of installing Garuda I just tried each of the three. Of course it was obvious these weren’t going to work. But instead of the system telling me my approach was bad I went to figure out what was needed. Using Octopi I found the package and installed it - easy peasy.
Of course there is lot’s of information and sources. My suggestion was just to intercept common mistakes and redirect them toward the recommended/required approach.
Any way - thanks for the quick response on the initial point.
Ok, you are the admin, do what ever you want, but please, never ask for help then in forum, if you using GUI helper apps in arch based Linux distributions…
I understand where you are coming from, but this confusion is on you as a user. Arch based distros have this large package repository where you can find almost anything packaged by different people called AUR, here is draw.io For example.
Where to check for stuff:
AUR/ You can use helpers like yay/paru
Flatpak - also has a number of packages
Appimage - if your software has 1
Snap - if you are crazy and just need to blot your computer
As a user, you should know you have switched to a completely different distro with a different packaging system. Its your responsibility to figure out what to do when things fail. When you left windows for instance, you learned you could not run (.exe on linux machines, however you coud run some if you used wine.
While its not a good comparison, this should explain to you that you are on an entirely new ecosystem.
