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Beej's Bit Bucket
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- Arch and Slackware are Linux distributions designed for users who prefer manual configuration and want to learn system internals.
- Both adhere to the KISS principle, support 32-bit and 64-bit, use tarball-based package management, and require text-mode installation and manual config editing.
- Slackware prioritizes stability with well-tested packages, security updates, standard version-based releases, and no package dependency system.
- Arch offers cutting-edge software with a rolling release model, a larger official repository (~4000 packages), dependency resolution via pacman, and continuous updates.
- Community software is provided via SlackBuilds.org (SBo, 1700 vetted scripts) for Slackware and the Arch User Repository (AUR, 18000 unvetted scripts) for Arch.
- Slackware is ideal for servers due to stability and conservative updates; Arch suits desktops with fresh software but is less recommended for servers.
I Finally Fixed My Locales In Arch Linux (Yes I Am Smart)
a day ago
- User had half-broken locales in Arch Linux for 8 months, with errors like 'Cannot set LC_CTYPE to default locale'.
- After checking /etc/locale.conf and /etc/locale.gen, the issue persisted.
- Found clue: unsetting LANG and sourcing /etc/profile.d/locale.sh resolved the problem temporarily.
- Realized KDE was overriding locale settings with a misconfigured value (en_us.UTF-8 instead of en_US.UTF-8).
- In KDE Settings -> Region and Language, 'American English' was listed twice; deleted both and re-added.
- After running locale-gen and rebooting, locales worked correctly.
- Theory: initial typo in /etc/locale.conf (en_us vs en_US) was fixed later, but KDE stored the bugged entry.
Reviving a 15-year-old netbook with Arch Linux
15 days ago
- Reviving an ASUS Eee PC 1000HE netbook from 2009 by installing Arch Linux 32 due to its low specs (Intel Atom N280, 1GB RAM).
- Replacing Windows XP with Arch Linux for a lightweight, customizable OS, requiring community-maintained Arch Linux 32 for 32-bit support.
- Detailed installation process including boot media preparation, internet setup via Wi-Fi using iwd, disk partitioning with MBR, and configuring swap and root partitions.
- System configuration involved setting timezone, hostname, root password, and installing GRUB bootloader for BIOS/MBR setup.
- Network setup using systemd-networkd, systemd-resolved, and iwd to ensure post-installation connectivity.
- Installing essential packages, AUR helper paru (built from source despite swap space issues), and lightweight LXQt desktop environment with X11.
- Upgrading RAM from 1GB to 2GB DDR2 SO-DIMM to mitigate out-of-memory errors, though performance remained limited by HDD and CPU bottlenecks.

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I Finally Fixed My Locales In Arch Linux (Yes I Am Smart)

Reviving a 15-year-old netbook with Arch Linux