Mastering Arch: Essential Tips for Arch Linux Users 🐧💡

Follow the thread 🧵👇 Tip #1: Utilize the Arch User Repository (AUR) 📦

The AUR is a community-driven repository that provides a vast collection of user-contributed packages. You can use an AUR helper like yay or paru to easily install and manage packages from the AUR.

aur.archlinux.org

🚫 Don't Destroy Your Linux System! 🚫

Avoid These Destructive Commands at All Costs.

Unravel the thread to learn more 🧵 👇 1. rm -rf /* 💣💥

This command is probably the most popular one on social media.

The command rm is used to remove files/directories, in which the flags -r and -f are used to denote recursive removal of all files inside the specified directory.

Calling all Raspberry Pi tinkerers! 🍒 ⚒️

If you want to try something different.

Then, here are eight alternatives that you can try.

Follow the 🧵👇 1. Rock64 Media Board

For the same investment that you would make on a Raspberry Pi 3 B+.

You’ll get a faster processor and double the memory with the Rock64 Media Board.

pine64.org/devices/single…

Here are 5 essential Snap commands you should know!

Untangle the thread 🧵👇 1. snap find [search_text]

You can use this command to find Snap packages in the terminal.

Bonus Tip: Even if you make a typo, it will try to find the nearest matching package and show it to you.

Most Linux users know that adding a . dot before a file name makes it hidden from the normal view.

This "feature" was actually a bug in UNIX 🐞

Intrigued? Read this small thread 🧵👇 When the first file systems were created on UNIX, a dot (.) and a double dot file (..) were added for easy navigation.

As these files had no real data in them, a quick hack was added to the ls command binary.

Today is "Clean Out Your Computer Day" 🧹

It is observed on the second Monday of February with the aim to encourage taking time out of your day to do some basic housekeeping on your computer.

Ineresting right? Here is a thread of a few cleaning tips for Linux users 🐧👇🧵 If you are running Ubuntu/Debian based distributions, run this command often to remove unwanted packages and old kernel headers:

💲 sudo apt autoremove

Software in Ubuntu repositories are divided into five categories:

→main
→universe
→multiverse
→restricted
→partner

Interested in knowing more about these official Ubuntu repositories?

Read this thread 🧵👇 𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗻

It has only FOSS (free and open source software) that can be distributed freely without any restrictions.

Software in this repository are fully supported by the Ubuntu developers. Ubuntu will provide security updates for these packages until your system reaches EOL.

Here are 5 books books I own and recommend for learning and understanding Linux 🎓🐧

👇Follow the thread 🧵 1. How Linux Works

This is what I recommend if you want to learn and understand the core functioning of Linux. How Linux Works is the perfect book if you are absolutely new or if you want to improve your Linux knowledge.