Now that we are talking about it - I actually decided to go back and reinstall so I could check out Arch Linux and fully see where it is since the last time I installed it.
I am presently running:
MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports)
2.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7
16 GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3
So what I sorted out is that you can sign up for an account with VMWare and if you login they will allow you a free license to run whatever as long as you vouch that you are not using it for commercial purposes.
That said now I am firing off VMs left and right checking these out.
I'm sorry! I totally got sidetracked on bullshit and hyper-focused on that.
You said:
Honestly, I'll probably try arch at some point, if for no other reason to learn what's going on under the hood and have it easier to diagnose and fix problems in other distros
Honestly that's wehre my draw to any distro is now: package management.
I mean being that Linux is the idea that you basically have a filesystem, of which there are many and multiple types, and then a kernel that allows you to build, exec(), and otherwise - the only real core basis is that package management and process delegation, right? By that I mean after a point the only thing that is really changing between whatever distro you are running is the software package collection itself and how those packages are applied to the system, right?
I'm sorry! I totally got sidetracked on bullshit and hyper-focused on that.
The ADD is real, lol. Nah, it's cool. It's easy to get lost in the weeds with something you're excited about. (If you had any idea the number of conversations that started one place and I had no idea how they got where they ended...)
I'll look into it some more. Right now, I'm dinking around with a few different things. (I've got a dozen pcs, all handmedowns, all potatoes, and all but one full up with garbage, and me without anywhere to back it up to). As it happens, one Distro I'm fighting with atm is based on Arch. Ever heard of ChimeraOS/GamerOS?
Ya I know DNF is the driver on CentOS8 and AlmaLinux 8.
I actually work with the CloudLinux guys and they are making AlmaLinux. Essentially CloudLinux is a smart Kernel that is more aware of sun processes and what they do & better about restricting them
CloudLinux is literal meant to always be connected since it’s designed for a Server Use Case. The entire premise is for Servers to Better Manage Users so it’s def not a Desktop intent.
The idea of CloudLinux is to say, create a user and allot this user a certain amount of CPU, RAM, or even burst-able resource envelope in a shared hosting environment.
Honestly so much of this is a deprecated idea if we all move along and start running small containerized deployments anyway.
Now that we are talking about it - I actually decided to go back and reinstall so I could check out Arch Linux and fully see where it is since the last time I installed it.
I am presently running:
So what I sorted out is that you can sign up for an account with VMWare and if you login they will allow you a free license to run whatever as long as you vouch that you are not using it for commercial purposes.
That said now I am firing off VMs left and right checking these out.
https://archlinux.org/download/
Looks liek they have a fresh listing of repos available, too, so I am finding a local one and giving their netboot a shoot.
EDIT:
Looks like this is in place:
https://ord.mirror.rackspace.com/archlinux/iso/latest/
https://files.catbox.moe/91c209.mp4 // had to crop out some info so I didn't dox
Tried out a screen there.
SECOND_SPEZ:
I'm sorry! I totally got sidetracked on bullshit and hyper-focused on that.
You said:
Honestly that's wehre my draw to any distro is now: package management.
I mean being that Linux is the idea that you basically have a filesystem, of which there are many and multiple types, and then a kernel that allows you to build, exec(), and otherwise - the only real core basis is that package management and process delegation, right? By that I mean after a point the only thing that is really changing between whatever distro you are running is the software package collection itself and how those packages are applied to the system, right?
Way I see it now is we essentially have the following: https://linuxconfig.org/comparison-of-major-linux-package-management-systems
Once we dust off all of that there is not much of a difference
More in I3 the Window manager I am just nuts about now
The ADD is real, lol. Nah, it's cool. It's easy to get lost in the weeds with something you're excited about. (If you had any idea the number of conversations that started one place and I had no idea how they got where they ended...)
I'll look into it some more. Right now, I'm dinking around with a few different things. (I've got a dozen pcs, all handmedowns, all potatoes, and all but one full up with garbage, and me without anywhere to back it up to). As it happens, one Distro I'm fighting with atm is based on Arch. Ever heard of ChimeraOS/GamerOS?
I think Fedora is trying to transition away from yum towards DNF, or they have been for a while, anyhow... Maybe that changed recently, though...
Ya I know DNF is the driver on CentOS8 and AlmaLinux 8.
I actually work with the CloudLinux guys and they are making AlmaLinux. Essentially CloudLinux is a smart Kernel that is more aware of sun processes and what they do & better about restricting them
As long as I the term "cloudLinux" doesn't imply it has to be connected to the internet constantly, I'm fine with that.
CloudLinux is literal meant to always be connected since it’s designed for a Server Use Case. The entire premise is for Servers to Better Manage Users so it’s def not a Desktop intent.
The idea of CloudLinux is to say, create a user and allot this user a certain amount of CPU, RAM, or even burst-able resource envelope in a shared hosting environment.
Honestly so much of this is a deprecated idea if we all move along and start running small containerized deployments anyway.