archweb VS mate-optimus

Arch is a popular Linux distribution(basically an os). Him saying that he uses arch is basically a joke that arch Linux users will always mention that they use the distro. (Also a penguin is also the Linux mascot)

Arch sends distribution news every week or so, usually in one or two paragraphs.

https://archlinux.org/

I've followed the gitlab migration and every package and distribution change that warranted community notification for more than a decade.

It's such an empowering feeling to have tracked all the changes to the distribution over a decade. The Arch maintainer culture has managed to provide consistent high quality communication and documentation.

Most of the news doesn't require action on my part regarding a subsystem or package I don't use. But they use the news channel sparingly and the distribution is minimal and clean. So news arrives only every other week or so and is succinctly written in one or two paragraphs.

It's a distribution for those who love precision and professionalism.

When searching for something just add Arch Linux to the and follow official archlinux.org and use duckduckgo.com for better results. You will get amazed how good arch wiki explained everything and how aur has very large apps.

I wonder how many people got frustrated with the solution posted on the front page of https://archlinux.org/, as it seems to not have been fixed for 5 days already.

when i visit the archlinux.org website i can't find the archlinux 2023.10.x update,

Since you want to use Linux in your job function, I would suggest you start with Arch Linux OS. https://archlinux.org/ Arch linux and arch based linux's like Manjaro, start you off in teaching you linux by making you install it and do everything from the command line. Nothing gets installed unless you want to install it. They have an extensive Arch Wiki that will walk you through anything you might need to learn.

-------------------------------------------- Hyprland Crash Report -------------------------------------------- I tried so hard, and got so far... Hyprland received signal 11 (Segmentation fault) Version: 0a78f6031c8fcc6773f136fccde3d560aaac239d Tag: v0.29.0 System info: System name: Linux Node name: nah Release: 6.4.12-arch1-1 Version: #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Thu, 24 Aug 2023 00:38:14 +0000 GPU: 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation WhiskeyLake-U GT2 [UHD Graphics 620] [8086:3ea0] (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) os-release: NAME="Arch Linux" PRETTY_NAME="Arch Linux" ID=arch BUILD_ID=rolling ANSI_COLOR="38;2;23;147;209" HOME_URL="https://archlinux.org/" DOCUMENTATION_URL="https://wiki.archlinux.org/" SUPPORT_URL="https://bbs.archlinux.org/" BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.archlinux.org/" PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://terms.archlinux.org/docs/privacy-policy/" LOGO=archlinux-logo Backtrace: #0 | Hyprland(_Z12getBacktracev+0x62) [0x55644d617522] ?? ??:0 #1 | Hyprland(_ZN13CrashReporter18createAndSaveCrashEi+0x42c) [0x55644d5f203c] ?? ??:0 #2 | Hyprland(_Z25handleUnrecoverableSignali+0x47) [0x55644d5893d7] ?? ??:0 #3 | /usr/lib/libc.so.6(+0x3e710) [0x7f350243e710] ?? ??:0 #4 | /usr/lib/libwlroots.so.12032(+0x516a2) [0x7f35030676a2] ?? ??:0 #5 | /usr/lib/libwlroots.so.12032(+0x4f659) [0x7f3503065659] ?? ??:0 #6 | /usr/lib/libwlroots.so.12032(+0x54d55) [0x7f350306ad55] ?? ??:0 #7 | /usr/lib/libwlroots.so.12032(+0x5689e) [0x7f350306c89e] ?? ??:0 #8 | /usr/lib/libwayland-server.so.0(wl_signal_emit_mutable+0x7e) [0x7f3502fcd01e] ?? ??:0 #9 | /usr/lib/libseat.so.1(+0x30ca) [0x7f3502a870ca] ?? ??:0 #10 | /usr/lib/libsystemd.so.0(+0x2a675) [0x7f350315c675] ?? ??:0 #11 | /usr/lib/libsystemd.so.0(+0x2a59b) [0x7f350315c59b] ?? ??:0 #12 | /usr/lib/libsystemd.so.0(+0x2a56d) [0x7f350315c56d] ?? ??:0 #13 | /usr/lib/libsystemd.so.0(+0x2a59b) [0x7f350315c59b] ?? ??:0 #14 | /usr/lib/libsystemd.so.0(+0x2a56d) [0x7f350315c56d] ?? ??:0 #15 | /usr/lib/libsystemd.so.0(+0x2a59b) [0x7f350315c59b] ?? ??:0 #16 | /usr/lib/libsystemd.so.0(+0x2a56d) [0x7f350315c56d] ?? ??:0 #17 | /usr/lib/libsystemd.so.0(+0x2a59b) [0x7f350315c59b] ?? ??:0 #18 | /usr/lib/libsystemd.so.0(+0x2a56d) [0x7f350315c56d] ?? ??:0 #19 | /usr/lib/libsystemd.so.0(+0x2a59b) [0x7f350315c59b] ?? ??:0 #20 | /usr/lib/libsystemd.so.0(+0x2a50b) [0x7f350315c50b] ?? ??:0 #21 | /usr/lib/libsystemd.so.0(+0x2a70f) [0x7f350315c70f] ?? ??:0 #22 | /usr/lib/libsystemd.so.0(+0x48268) [0x7f350317a268] ?? ??:0 #23 | /usr/lib/libsystemd.so.0(+0x4fce7) [0x7f3503181ce7] ?? ??:0 #24 | /usr/lib/libseat.so.1(+0x36de) [0x7f3502a876de] ?? ??:0 #25 | /usr/lib/libwlroots.so.12032(+0x4d127) [0x7f3503063127] ?? ??:0 #26 | /usr/lib/libwayland-server.so.0(wl_event_loop_dispatch+0xa2) [0x7f3502fceae2] ?? ??:0 #27 | /usr/lib/libwayland-server.so.0(wl_display_run+0x27) [0x7f3502fcf2d7] ?? ??:0 #28 | Hyprland(main+0x8d9) [0x55644d577dd9] ?? ??:0 #29 | /usr/lib/libc.so.6(+0x27cd0) [0x7f3502427cd0] ?? ??:0 #30 | /usr/lib/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0x8a) [0x7f3502427d8a] ?? ??:0 #31 | Hyprland(_start+0x25) [0x55644d586735] ?? ??:0 Log tail: [LOG] Callback 5564501935d0 -> 5564501935c8, Keyboard removed. [LOG] Destroyed keyboard 5564501934d0 [LOG] Callback 55644fd2f938 -> 55644fd2f930, Keyboard removed. [LOG] Callback 55644fd2f800 -> 55644fd2f7f8, Keyboard removed. [LOG] Callback 55644fd2f868 -> 55644fd2f860, Keyboard removed. [LOG] Callback 55644fd2f8d0 -> 55644fd2f8c8, Keyboard removed. [LOG] Destroyed keyboard 55644fd2f7d0 [LOG] Callback 556450074a38 -> 556450074a30, Keyboard removed. [LOG] Callback 556450074900 -> 5564500748f8, Keyboard removed. [LOG] Callback 556450074968 -> 556450074960, Keyboard removed. [LOG] Callback 5564500749d0 -> 5564500749c8, Keyboard removed. [LOG] Destroyed keyboard 5564500748d0 [LOG] Callback 5564500874f8 -> 5564500874f0, Mouse removed. [LOG] Callback 5564501cc9d8 -> 5564501cc9d0, Keyboard removed. [LOG] Callback 5564501cc8a0 -> 5564501cc898, Keyboard removed. [LOG] Callback 5564501cc908 -> 5564501cc900, Keyboard removed. [LOG] Callback 5564501cc970 -> 5564501cc968, Keyboard removed. [LOG] Destroyed keyboard 5564501cc870 [LOG] Callback 55644fcf59e8 -> 55644fcf59e0, Mouse removed. [LOG] Callback 5564500bf3f8 -> 5564500bf3f0, Keyboard removed. [LOG] Callback 5564500bf2c0 -> 5564500bf2b8, Keyboard removed. [LOG] Callback 5564500bf328 -> 5564500bf320, Keyboard removed. [LOG] Callback 5564500bf390 -> 5564500bf388, Keyboard removed. [LOG] Destroyed keyboard 5564500bf290 [LOG] Callback 55644f3bc2b8 -> 55644f3bc2b0, Mouse removed. [LOG] Callback 55645003b3a8 -> 55645003b3a0, Keyboard removed. [LOG] Callback 55645003b270 -> 55645003b268, Keyboard removed. [LOG] Callback 55645003b2d8 -> 55645003b2d0, Keyboard removed. [LOG] Callback 55645003b340 -> 55645003b338, Keyboard removed. [LOG] Destroyed keyboard 55645003b240 [LOG] Callback 55644ff5f058 -> 55644ff5f050, Mouse removed. [LOG] Callback 5564500e9108 -> 5564500e9100, Keyboard removed. [LOG] Callback 5564500e8fd0 -> 5564500e8fc8, Keyboard removed. [LOG] Callback 5564500e9038 -> 5564500e9030, Keyboard removed. [LOG] Callback 5564500e90a0 -> 5564500e9098, Keyboard removed. [LOG] Destroyed keyboard 5564500e8fa0 [LOG] Callback 556450206068 -> 556450206060, Keyboard removed. [LOG] Callback 556450205f30 -> 556450205f28, Keyboard removed. [LOG] Callback 556450205f98 -> 556450205f90, Keyboard removed. [LOG] Callback 556450206000 -> 556450205ff8, Keyboard removed. [LOG] Destroyed keyboard 556450205f00 [LOG] Callback 556450067b70 -> 556450067b68, SwitchDevice removed. [LOG] Callback 556450067b08 -> 556450067b00, SwitchDevice removed. [LOG] Callback 55644fe495e8 -> 55644fe495e0, Tablet removed. [LOG] Callback 55644fe49580 -> 55644fe49578, Tablet removed. [LOG] Callback 55644fe49518 -> 55644fe49510, Tablet removed. [LOG] Callback 55644fe494b0 -> 55644fe494a8, Tablet removed. [LOG] Callback 55644fe49448 -> 55644fe49440, Tablet removed. [LOG] Removed a tablet [LOG] Session got activated!

But if do ping archlinux.org -6 or just ping archlinux.org, i only get PING archlinux.org(archlinux.org (2a01:4f9:c010:6b1f::1)) 56 data bytes

And just wait till you discover Arch Linux, Gentoo, Guix, or NixOS.

when I started out, I used red hat, Suse linux, and then finally I jumped to Ubuntu, when they killed gnome and rolled out their new GUI later, I switched to Ubuntu Mate, with xfce alternatively installed. And then later came MINT. which is based on ubuntu anyway.

Prepare a blank USB stick with a copy of Ubuntu (write the ISO to the USB stick with Rufus)

Ubuntu MATE (simple, well maintained, has the Ubuntu ecosystem support and should work well)

Linux Mint has its advantages, but your title doesn't make sense when there's Ubuntu MATE.

(btw: since the PC is older I would reccommend Ubuntu Mate or Xubuntu as those come with a lighter Desktop)

You can always change desktops later to Cinnamon or MATE or XFCE. If you want to try those desktops on your USB drive, you can download Ubuntu MATE or Xubuntu and try them on USB, just like you're currently doing.

My experience has been that Ubuntu's Gnome DE is somewhat less suitable to older computers than Ubuntu "official flavors" with lighter DE's -- Ubuntu Budgie (Budgie DE), Kubuntu (KDE Plasma DE), Ubuntu MATE (MATE DE), and Xubuntu (XFCE DE) -- all of which use somewhat less resources than the Gnome DE.

Consider looking at several of the Ubuntu official flavors -- Kubuntu (Plasma DE), Ubuntu Budgie (Budgie DE), Xubuntu (XFCE), Ubuntu MATE (MATE DE). I wouldn't bother with Lubuntu (LXQT DE) unless you need a lightweight distro, because the LXQT DE is not as mainstream or well-supported as the others.

Based on recent experience helping a handful of friends move from Windows to Linux, I suggest starting with an official Ubuntu flavor (Ubuntu Budgie, Kubuntu, Xbuntu, Ubuntu Mate) 22.04 LTS release, picking which ever desktop environment appeals to you. Official Ubuntu flavors are the Ubuntu OS layer with standard but different desktop environments.