I did it, i jumped ship from ubuntu to antergos and i honestly cant see. Feb 25, 2017 antergos users will also be able to use the aur or arch user repository. Antergos linux lowers the arch barrier linuxinsider. Aug 03, 2017 the antergos developers too have shipped antergos 17. Antergos uses the official arch linux package repositories and the aur usersubmitted packages along with its own software repositories. Antergos is a linux distribution based on the very popular arch linux distribution. If you look carefully, youll see that in every aspect, they both are the extreme opposite of each other. This website makes use of cookies to enhance your browsing experience and provide additional functionality more info deny cookies allow cookies.
November 12, 2017 20 comments so, ive mentioned a few times for my love of arch linux and manjaro, but there is another player in the mix that deserves due diligence, and has actually won over my personal use vote as well. Apr 03, 2018 i dont have an answer myself, but i would tell you what i have seen. Ubuntu vs arch linux which is the best linux distro. Some thoughts on switching from ubuntu to antergos for linux. Plus, you get a plethora of nonsteam games from the official repositories and the arch user repository be there in a moment. It started life under the name of cinnarch, combining the cinnamon desktop with the arch linux distribution, but the project has moved on from its original goals and now offers a choice of several desktops, including gnome 3 default, cinnamon, razorqt and xfce. Every time ubuntu update grub, it breaks my antergos boot, antergos starts to boot and fails with a kernel panic. Chromium andor firefox, music, and video apps, pidgin, libreoffice, steam, playonlinux and a few others.
I usually solve the issue by repairing grub from an antergos live cd, then i can boot again the three systems until ubuntu pushes a new kernel version. I have a multiboot system with windows 10, ubuntu 18. Hi, i am sorry if this is the wrong place for this topic. Check out my latest book, mastering ubuntu server second. Written by michael larabel in operating systems on 17 january 2018. Apricity os is a beginner focused linux distribution based on the feared arch linux. Is antergos arch linux really faster than ubuntu, fedora. After a couple of successful attempts i decided that i wanted to try out antergos to see if i would be able to install the catalyst drivers properly without the tedious install. Antergos by default does not include an office suite. I believe antergos, since it uses the arch repos, may have more software than manjaro, but i am not sure. For a time, linux mint just worked in a way that other distributions struggled to do, because they pushed toonew software on users. This took me a good day to figure out too, as i didnt think to test games until the next day and that made me realize it was a driver issue.
The ubuntu software center offers a gui interface for installing new apps which is extremely easy and welcoming for beginners to linux. Review antergos is more than just a noobs arch linux its foss. Computers gpus graphics cards linux gaming memory motherboards cpus processors software storage operating systems peripherals. Review antergos is more than just a noobs arch linux. Dec 18, 2017 of course, antergos is not officially supported by steam. Ubuntu vs manjaro linux detailed comparison as of 2020 slant. Initially, it was only available in one desktop environment that was not enough when thinking of todays most major linux distributions that are available in many flavors. Antergos releases operated on a rolling release schedule and utilized the arch linux official repositories and the aur, along with antergoss own software repositories. I just installed antergos after hopping from ubuntu manjaro fedora debian. Here it is the default look of the antergos with gnome desktop. Is switching to an arch linux based distro like antergos or apricity. The very first stable version of apricity os has been released today. Aug 27, 2016 after rebooting the system, click the user account and enter the password to log in to newly installed antergos system. The apache web server is listed as d and the linux kernel is listed as.
The fact that both ubuntu and fedora are supported by a two linuxbased enterprises makes them a viable choice over other independent distributions. Exactly like me except i threw fedora into the mix for a bit. Stability of a linux distro is heavily dependent on the software delivery and management method apart from the human factor. This program was for the most part always online and it had a gui, so my contact with linux was very limited. Antergos installation guide with screenshots ostechnix. I am running antergos at the moment, but also occasionally try other arch based distros. Nov 06, 2016 why to switch from ubuntu to antergos. I was using ubuntu eversince it came out with its first release. Just do a system update using the software updater.
Some thoughts on switching from ubuntu to antergos for linux gaming. The purpose of antergos is to provide a modern, elegant and powerful operating system based on one of the best linux distributions out there, arch linux. Antergos also provides its own graphical installation program. When i wrote about nonubuntu based linux distributions for beginners, i had added manjaro and antergos linux from the archdomain. I must say, the installation process was hassel free and it came preinstalled with a lot of the software i would have ended up installing myself. Most games are targeting ubuntu lts anyways, so youll get the maximum compatibility this way. Jan 18, 2017 i did it, i jumped ship from ubuntu to antergos and i honestly cant see myself going back. Yes, there were some different types of commands to learn.
I am a longtime ubuntu and debian user, but i have dabbled in arch derivatives for a while because the am ount of software readily available for arch closely parallels that of ubuntudebian. While in the case of the hmmer test arch linux was much faster than antergos and. My arch linux system was installing updates and i accidentally clicked the. Installed antergos with gnome a few months ago and have never been happier. Dec, 2019 antergos ships with a pretty slim selection of applications. But it should not be used by more advanced users since the method of installing through the terminal is much faster and easier after one is used to it. Nov 11, 2017 a look at arch linux based antergos by mike turcottemccusker on november 11, 2017 in linux last update. There is also a very basic addremove software app pamac which allows you to add applications, repositories and install updates.
Why to switch from ubuntu to antergos cookie engineer. Antergos, as its father, arch linux, is a rolling release distro. There were also different ways to secure software for the things i needed, but they were all there with their own repositories software stores, and i was also able to access the vast collection through arch called aur. A modern, elegant and powerful operating system based on arch linux. Ubuntu benchmarks last week when sharing the results of tweaking ubuntu 17. As you can see, the dashboard is really cool and tidy. Here are some results of that testing so far in carrying out a clean arch linux build with some basic optimizations compared to using antergos minimal outofthebox, ubuntu server, and clear linux. Jun 18, 2015 i agree that antergos is the both the best and fastest way of getting up and running with arch.
As antergos is a rolling release, this means that it will always be fully updated with new features and the latest versions of software. I was happy with ubuntu mint until the last lts started dropping wifi connections. Manjaro has great support when you run on trouble, in plenty of languages. How to install xfce on antergos and customize it erik dubois. We will check out the similarities and more importantly the dissimilarities between these distros. Jun 30, 2017 antergos proves this can be done and keep the downloadable image below the 2gb range.
Ubuntu and arch linux couldnt be more different from each other. Like arch linux antergos is a rolling release meaning once you installed the system, you will never need to install it again. Feb 12, 2018 by switch, ill assume from windows or macos, as if it were linux or bsd youd probably have an opinion. Review antergos is more than just a noobs arch linux it. Ubuntu uses apt package manager to provide and manage software applications, libraries and other required codes while fedora uses dnf package manager. Why to switch from ubuntu to antergos cookie engineer medium. With the python tensorflow test, arch linux is slightly quicker than antergos. Antergos proves this can be done and keep the downloadable image below the 2gb range. In distros like manjaro, you have mhwd to manage drivers. The comparison between ubuntu and fedora was primarily aimed at desktop users so far.
Antergos vs arch over the past couple of days i was installing arch in a virtual box to see if i was up to the challenge. Dec 07, 2019 antergos linux one of the best arch based distros. Oct 08, 2017 in this video we will compare two most popular arch based linux distros i. Long story short, i tried a view of distros that night after my rage came over the ssd and ubuntu had been purged, i first went with antergos but the system was not usable on my t450s and i need that sucker working so next i gave suse tumbleweed a shot, but i did not feel home there and than back to distrowatch there was manjaro, pulled. Tests this time around were done on the intel core i9 7980xe system with asus prime x299a motherboard, 4 x 4gb ddr43200 corsair memory, geforce. Antergos is a prebuilt rolling release distribution. If you want to develop, say, a fix for the graphics driver chances are high that you have to get the source code of the linux kernel and xorg as. The aur is a great library, where all the scripts are kept, in order to install thousands of applications. But a discussion about linux is not complete until you include servers. Why manjaro instead of arch or antergos other os manjaro. Antergos is a modern, elegant and powerful operating system based on arch linux.
You have to use the ones available at the official repositories, which are still stuck at kde applications 17. I had high hopes for manjaro, but find it a bit rough. Of course, antergos is not officially supported by steam. Manjaro kde vs kubuntu other os manjaro linux forum. Nov 22, 2017 how to install antergos lastest version november 22, 2017 updated november 23, 2017 by alain francois distros antergos is an arch linux based distribution which claims to provide a modern and elegant os with the best user experience.
A look at arch linux based antergos ghacks tech news. However, since the earliest cinnarch release, it has. Antergos is easy to use and very customizable it is open source, free and based on the fast and lightweight arch linux. Hit the super key or click on activities on the top panel to display the antergos installed applications. Jan 18, 2017 i made the same swith from ubuntu mate a few months back. Antergos was previously known under the name cinnarch.
For running linux on an older pc in 2019, ill recommend you to go with ubuntu mate. It was a pacmanbased distribution with a graphical installer. Contribute to antergosantergoskdesetup development by creating an account on github. Which arch based linux distro is the most stable and user.
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