The name is Piers, I'm 64 years old. Just interested in all things Linux. Been using Arch Linux since 2006, still a noob and learning something new about it on a daily basis.
Location
Somerset West, Cape Town, South Africa
Work
Self-employed. Computer Related. Point-of-sale installations & hardware. at Afridyne Systems
I'm an Arch (Gnome) user, been using it since (about) 2006. I was a hardcore Windows XP user (We used to make our own custom install cd's) and then one day a friend kinda decided for both of us to switch to Ubuntu 'Warty Warthog'. (October 2004) The progression to Arch was kind of inevitable in terms of the actual Linux process, wanting to be more in charge of what it was that you were using and a massive learning curve that came with it and continues to this day.
For the guys/girls who would like to use Arch and find the prospect of the install being daunting, go have a look at the brilliant ArcoLinux project by a Dutch guy called Erik. arcolinux.com/ It is well worth it. Cheers.
Forgot to add the bit about what server software. I don't have or use a server but if I have to set one up for a client or make a recommendation it would be Ubuntu Server. I have a Raspberry Pi 4 with 8GB RAM that runs a headless Arch 64 bit version for Raspberry Pi (AArch64) that I use as my "Server" and "Pi-hole". Pi-hole is a Linux network-level advertisement and Internet tracker blocking application which acts as a DNS sinkhole and optionally as a DHCP server.
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I'm an Arch (Gnome) user, been using it since (about) 2006. I was a hardcore Windows XP user (We used to make our own custom install cd's) and then one day a friend kinda decided for both of us to switch to Ubuntu 'Warty Warthog'. (October 2004) The progression to Arch was kind of inevitable in terms of the actual Linux process, wanting to be more in charge of what it was that you were using and a massive learning curve that came with it and continues to this day.
For the guys/girls who would like to use Arch and find the prospect of the install being daunting, go have a look at the brilliant ArcoLinux project by a Dutch guy called Erik. arcolinux.com/ It is well worth it. Cheers.
Forgot to add the bit about what server software. I don't have or use a server but if I have to set one up for a client or make a recommendation it would be Ubuntu Server. I have a Raspberry Pi 4 with 8GB RAM that runs a headless Arch 64 bit version for Raspberry Pi (AArch64) that I use as my "Server" and "Pi-hole". Pi-hole is a Linux network-level advertisement and Internet tracker blocking application which acts as a DNS sinkhole and optionally as a DHCP server.