Post install suggestions

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Hi all, I’m new to EOS (but not Linux). I installed EOS in offline mode from a Ventoy USB stick while on a transatlantic flight. Please give suggestions for post install steps. Here are mine.

  1. Install CUPS (and your printer).
  2. Install PAMAC, the GUI software manager.
  3. Install Timeshare for roll backs.
  4. Install Google Chrome. (Yes I know we’re supposed to hate it)
  5. Go into the system manager and switch the touchpad over to (Natural Scrolling).
  6. Libre Office or your favorite office suite.

Please tell us your post install steps…

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Hello and welcome,

Warning - Pamac is not a frontend for pacman and has some pretty crazy ideas about management. It also has known problems with randomly replacing repository packages with AUR ones (does combined upgrades!), fails to build split packages, and a grab-bag of assorted other issues.

If you really need a GUI for your package management then one that is a frontend for pacman is octopi. Its probably most comparable (in form) to the Synaptic package manager from Debuntu land.

So my post-post-install steps for you are;

sudo pacman -Syu octopi
sudo pacman -Rns $(pacman -Qsq pamac)
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plank, librewolf, ungoogled-chromium…
post install: before really going on any install spree I dial in the taskbar, taskbar icons, opacity, font size and a sh&*load of system settings to my liking including trying out theming. when that’s set I’m off to find me apps…
…maybe I’m doing it backwards :slight_smile: ?

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Some random things:

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What is the difference of the second command you mentioned compared to simple uninstall like the following?

sudo pacman -Rns pamac

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It would perform that function on all installed packages matching ‘pamac’ - I dont know which they have installed.

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Thank you, useful command in certain situations :+1:

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I have a script that does my post install. For my post install I basically install and setup my GUI. (openbox) When the script is done I don’t have much to do after maybe change the wallpaper if I don’t want the one I had last.

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Instead of suggestion on what to install, one to what not to install on archlinux/based → pamac that’s made for Manjaro :wink:

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Noted. Thanks

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Just realized you said you did a Offline install. First thing you should do is update the system.

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Actually, the first thing I did after we landed was to connect the wifi.

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  1. Install Arch Linux
  2. Install the software you need
  3. Keep it updated with the only package manager one needs on Arch, Pacman
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Do the following

  1. Update your system, update the arch mirrors sorting by rate or age or some other metric, update EOS mirrors
  2. Install an alternative Linux kernel, like LTS 6.12.x/6.6.x/6.1.x or hardened Linux LTS 6.12.x/6.6.x/6.1.x or liquirox or something else.
  3. Install a GUI frontend for pacman like Octopi or Bauh
  4. Setup a backup schedule for your data.
  5. Harden the system by setting appropriate kernel parameters and boot parameters
  6. Install software like SystemdGenie, which is a frontend for systemd services.
  7. Install arch-audit-gtk
  8. Go through the guides llike A Complete Idiot’s Guide To Endeavour OS Maintenance / Update / Upgrade and How to run a stress-free EndeavourOS
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I would skip steps 2 to 4 at all costs.

Otherwise post install is setup VPN. Setup firewall. Add my gnome extensions. And computer. After that, everyone else is different.

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ok so then the second is update. Just connecting to wifi wont update the system.

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I have a post-install script that should theoretically handle all things for me. It installs apps I use and applies config files.

So in fact, my post-install points are:

  1. check if the internet connection is on
  2. grab the dotfiles repo from GitHub
  3. run the script
  4. see if everything works properly or if I should do something manually
  5. schedule Timeshift
  6. enjoy the system
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Would you like to post that script? You can redact the parts that impact national security.

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Also, Whiich info app? Neofetch or Fastfetch?

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Those are toys.
The proper general info app is inxi.

( Also neofetch is dead. )

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