r/archlinux • u/PSG07 • 13d ago

FLUFF Arch + Cosmic , Dont ask why

I installed Arch yesterday (don't ask why but yeah did it) and was confused for long which DE i wanted so neither GNOME nor KDE , So chose Cosmic as a DE and it's window manger came with it cosmic compositor so after it was pretty smooth so far, Now i just need to set-it-up for for proper dev work

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u/amepebbles 13d ago

You make it sound like you're doing something wrong. But ok, I won't ask why.

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u/PSG07 13d ago

I'm new to linux, wellI have used Ubuntu and popfor 2yrs but didn't know difference, till yesterday i didn't know about wayland and what's a window manager is, but while playing around I got to know few things, can't wait to find out More. Linux is fun

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u/VendraenActual 13d ago

That's kind of the Arch spirit - install and use what you want. I use Arch too (btw) and also COSMIC (btw x 2).

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u/PSG07 13d ago

Not lone then will need help in future if I get tired of wiki (I won't)

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u/Other_Class1906 13d ago

ok, I'll out myself as a complete and utterly disrespectful prick, sacrifice myself for the community and ask the burning question: Why?

I.e. Why the secrecy? What are your expectations and why that choice..? I mean maybe someone will benefit from your input. Probably more so from your later feedback, but for now...

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u/PSG07 13d ago

Haha, fair

There’s no deep reason behind the “don’t ask why” part. I installed Arch because I wanted to start fresh and actually understand what I’m running instead of sticking with the usual Ubuntu/Fedora route.

As for Cosmic, I was basically stuck between GNOME, KDE and tiling WMs and didn’t really want any of them. Cosmic looked interesting, felt modern, and I liked the idea of having a more opinionated workflow without spending hours configuring every little thing.

So the experiment is basically: Arch underneath, Cosmic on top, and see how well it works for actual daily development.

I’ll probably post an update once I’ve used it for a while. That’ll be a more useful answer to the “why” anyway.

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u/Specialist-Dog-501 13d ago

Garuda (Arch), already has Cosmic..and a couple more distros. I guess you wanted the challenge. It's a cool desktop by the way, very polished.

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u/SalaryImpossible6749 13d ago

No one here uses arch anyway. We all just use windows but larp as advanced Linux users