Hello!
I’ve bought new parts and I am awaiting their arrival so I can build my brand new computer. I’ve decided to go for Arch Linux with KDE plasma or perhaps Gnome as my desktop environment but that’s as far as I’ve come.
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Xw4sRv
I figured I would ask the community if they have any tips or suggestions, thanks!
A good refinement of this advice is to keep a Q&A sheet in your Dropbox or in Google Sheets or something, because writing down your answers that you discover can help you remember them, and can provide a backup plan in case you forget the answer and need it later, and can remind you to circle back to a question later when your toolkit is bigger.
Edit: also, it helps manage your backlog - you can make a rule like “if the unanswered count ever gets to ten, I’ll sit down with an experienced user and try to clear them all”
Boosting this advice. When I started using Linux as my daily driver (14 years ago), I got into the habit of taking notes on everything: troubleshooting solutions, bug fixes, how-tos, configurations, useful software, etc. It’s not the Arch Wiki, which is a treasure, but I can solve a lot of my own issues just by looking up what I’ve done before.
Yes! I have an entire folder in Joplin that’s just lists of what broke and how I fixed it so I can refer back to it later. It’s saved my ass so many times.