Hello from Vancouver,
I just spent all afternoon installing Arch Linux on a handful of computers (all kinds of different configurations and hardware) and the “archinstall” script installs a, more or less, incomplete, operating system.
Upon finishing the install (on all machines), the Software app is not showing any content, pressing the “Show Applications” button in the Dash to Panel dock shows no icons and worst of all, Gnome file sharing is unfixable even after installing gnome-user-share.
There are more issues but I think that I’ve made the point.
So …
I am looking for a slim Arch distro that is installable AND gives me a working basis for local file sharing. My needs are simple. All I need is to exchange files between machines and if the graphics workstation which has an 8Gb NVIDIA card could use Cuda cores for rendering in Blender than I would be wish-less happy.
Zorin can do all of this and if I don’t find anything more up-to-date then I have to settle on that distro although I’d prefer something Arch-based.
Having mentioned all of this, I’d like to ask if Endeavor needs additional configuring like Arch or will it work with minor adjustments similar to the Ubuntu derivatives?
I do not use vanilla Arch, but it sounds to me like you’re missing dependencies and/or need to configure your network for file sharing. On vanilla Arch you would have to install and do a lot of this, for most software, on your own. Endeavour on the other hand automates a lot of this kind of work during the installation, and most functions will work out of the box. I do not use Gnome and cannot comment on whether what you want will work out of the box, but if it does not work, and you have to do some minor configuration, the community here is more than happy to help you out.
Well …
I am typing this from my (volunteer laptop) who converted nicely. It’s so nice to see the applications icons instead of an empty container.
On to the next machine.
I wish that I had tried EndeavorOS earlier. I could have saved a whole day.
All of the computers are up and running … gnome file sharing is not (yet) working but can wait another day.
OK … back to work!
There is no need any torrent client to be included in the default installation, just like there is no need for a default office suite. If you want one, you can install it. It’s easy.
You are telling me shit i already know but i know you are trying to help Lol. But some userer have never used EnOS and most distros come with things like a office suite, torrent app, + other bloat but then EnOS is also very bloated compared to Arch Linux so it swings and round abouts, By the way do frogs get dissy when spun on a roundabout. Lol
Thank you everyone for the welcome and helpful information.
To close this out … I am a new Gnome user and love the “Dash to Panel” extension.
Right now, there is an issue which will not show the applications icons.
Look for the post by arpanrec and follow the instructions. Problem solved.
Late last night I’ve installed EndeavorOS on every computer and still have to work out file sharing but assume that I’ll manage.
All in all, EndeavorOS “feels” solid and fast. It’s exactly what I was looking for and then some. Thank you deves for putting together such a fine distribution with just the right amount of tools. I will blog about the switch to EOS soon.
For future reference, Arch (and all but one Arch derivative) follow upstream packages closely. GNOME major version updates will break extensions - this is nothing to do with the distribution (Arch or otherwise).
You could also likely solve this on vanilla Arch too in the same way - there’s nothing particularly special about EnOS in that regard. It’s the same base system, just a little more accessible.
However, from your OP it sounds like you wanted something more pre-configured than plain Arch, and EnOS strikes a good balance. But, be aware that it will need constant maintenance in the same way as Arch, and this will need some thought if you run it on a fleet of systems.
Is it? I would argue it really depends on the Arch Linux that gets installed. Everyone’s Arch is different. EOS is much lighter than my Arch personally.
The - by any measure - easiest way of sharing files is to run a webserver when you need to share files.
Install the package caddy
Place the files you want to share in the Public folder - just like with Gnome Share - then open a terminal and run (you can of course script it) (remember to use an unpriviledged port)
