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Written for laptop users. I'd raise an eyebrow at going with i3 rather than... I don't know... Gnome or KDE or MATE or Cinnamon or Xfce or, well, anything a lit

by tmtvl 2y ago

Written for laptop users. I'd raise an eyebrow at going with i3 rather than... I don't know... Gnome or KDE or MATE or Cinnamon or Xfce or, well, anything a little more user-friendly.

wonger_ 2y ago
FWIW, the author explains his reasoning about desktop environments in the middle of this page: https://ejmastnak.com/tutorials/arch/startx/ https://ejmastnak.com/tutorials/arch/startx/ Basically recommending to start minimal, with the freedom to configure/add things afterwards.
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phito 2y ago
Agreed, I would never recommend i3 for someone new to arch...