M.Vaince:
random article on the internet
Well, that’s a Bad Idea .
About those, I’m the last person that could offer any useful advice…
M.Vaince:
usin “yay” package manager
a Better idea, but not the best in my opinion as yay isn’t native. Please, before going further with you Linux journey, work through this:
Manjaro is NOT suitable for absolute beginners
No, it’s not. And we — as the helpful community members of this forum — regularly have to explain this to the newcomers.
Or at least, if we get the chance, because it is not exactly unheard of that a vocal newbie throws it out there themselves in a fit of frustration — if not arrogance or entitlement, because there’s a lot of that going round as well.
So why is Manjaro not a distribution for absolute beginners?
1. Manjaro is a rolling-release d…
You’ll save yourself much headaches. If you decide to continue, then go through this:
Difficulty: ☆☆☆☆☆
Remember when you installed your very first Windows, added bells and whistles and then couldn’t see the wood for the trees any more and had to re-install?
Well, you’re in the same situation now: You’re a N00b again! Embrace it!
I know right now you’re thinking:
Why is this so much more difficult than Windows? [image]
Whereas in 6 months time, you’ll be like:
Why can't I make Windows jump through fiery hoops like I do with Linux??? <a class="lightbox&qu…
Regarding VS Code, this might help:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Visual_Studio_Code
I recommend pamac
instead of pacman
, especially for newcomers as pamac
was developed by Manajaro (developers) for Manjaro and just takes care of more thing than pacman
. For example:
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