My Linux Install-Update
I decided to install Linux on one /root partition except Debian.
Reasons;
1. I can have a total of 8 to 10 distributions on my NUC. My NUC has only 320GB capacity. Its Partition Table has only 17 partitions two of which go to EFI and SWAP. I have 15 partitions and Debian proper takes 5 partitions, which include, /root, /boot,/home,/tem and /var.
2. The purpose is for “Testing” and not for “Regular” use. Not as daily drivers.
3. The installation is easy on a single partition.
4. Besides, I would have at least two instances of Debian Gnome the big one of which was given 50GB. The reason is to store the latest Image of my favourite Linux distributions.
One as a “Daily Driver” and the other for “Testing and Storage”.
I am a well organised guy and Linux make that character stand out.
By the way, I deleted Pearl Linux and substituted CachyOS due to two reasons. Pearl is still on old kernel.
CachyOS has sorted out its GRUB Boot Loader problem. It can now coexist with other Linux distributions.
The distributions already installed were;
1. Debian
2. Pearl Linux
Again old Bookworm kernel and has MacOS like MATE Desktop. It also has Openbox Window Manager. It has Synaptic Package Manager which is a bonus. Therefore I can install GNOME.
5. KDE Neon User
Beautiful KDE 6.6 but incompatible with GNOME. It has some problems and I am dissociating from this distribution, one reason being it is Ubuntu based. I begin to hate Ubuntu.
6. PCLinux Dark Star
A lightweight, minimal version of KDE for users who want to add their own software manually. My old favourite but had DNF package manager and has limited applications.Almost nothing from GNOME base,
KDE Plasma
The flagship edition that provides a full, feature-rich desktop experience with a massive library of pre-installed applications
7. AV Linux
This belongs to old kernel of Bookworm.
I keep it to play with Enlightenment Desktop.
It is based on MX Linux.
Installation is pretty fast.
8. GNOPPIX
Gnoppix is pretty good.
Updates took a lot of time.
However, GNOME Desktop runs smoothly on SDDM.
I had some problem adding a User Account. Could not have reasonable password for an extra user. It seems to rely on Root Permission for full functionality
9. BlueStar Linux
It is the most beautiful KDE Desktop.
I am Installing the latest image which is 6.8GB. It has torrent file now. Old kernel had some glitches with WiFi Network configuration. It has iron out that problem. I choose Deskpro which has more tools.
It has 3 desktops Desktop, Deskpro and Developer (3Ds).
Red and Green Colour CODE in the Terminal is impressive.
Octopi is the best package manager of ARCH. I do not know the difference between Desktop and DeskPro.
I am Installing it on a single /root partition. Installation is smooth and brisk. Previous image had problem with Updates and that was the reason I did not use it for sometime. With the new Image, no problems with system Updates except two packages not available in AUR repository.
It needs at least 30GB space albeit it hangs up while Updates, without a warning.
10. Reborn OS
RebornOS is my “Go To” dsitribution for a beautiful GRUB Menu.
RebornOS is my favourite and is the easiest of all to install. Package Manager is simple and in graphic mode. This is the distribution, I recommend for a newbie.
11. Debian Testing
I received the latest kernel mode 7.0.4 14+ plus image and it is fantastic.
12. CachyOS
All distributions are installed in 17 to 20 partitions with only Debian having 5 separate partitions.
I made a mistake of allocating /boot partition less than 500MB. After finish installing 8 other distributions none did boot. It was probably not an EFI partition but most likely a restricted legacy FAT partition. It has 1200MB now and STORM OS recommend 2024MB.
I guess, after rewriting 8 times /boot partition got corrupted. Red Warning was there but I could not read it due t0 fast booting.
Well, I reinstalled 8 distributions having redistributed enough /root partition space for each each distribution, without Pearl OS and PCLinuxOS. My assumption was 20GB is enough for a basic installation but 30GB is the ideal.
Only Debian GNOME proper got 70GB and the Testing Debian upgraded to 50GB from only 23GB. I do not use NTFS and that space was allocated to the “Debian Testing”. It serves as the storage partition for my favourite Linux Images. Having an assortment of USB sticks with Installable Images of various distributions saved me from nasty and rude destructive force of Pear Linux. Please note PearOS is one distribution, I would not recommend, even to an enemy. I do not hate it, but I would never recommend it to any soul on this Planet. It is worse than Zorin OS.
Arch Linux
Arch Linux is an independently developed x86-64 general purpose Linux distribution that strives to provide the latest stable versions of most of the software by following a rolling release model. The default installation is intentionally minimal so that users can add only the packages they require.
Pacman, a package manager written specifically for Arch Linux, is used to install, remove and update software packages.
My View about Arch Linux and its derivatives have changed considerably but Arch is bit difficult for newbies.
I have now become an Arch fan and CachyOS is my favourite.
ArcoLinux
ArcoLinux, previously known as ArchMerge is a distribution based on Arch Linux. Its development takes places in three branches - ArcoLinux, ArcoLinuxD and ArcoLinuxB.
ArcoLinux is a full-featured distribution that ships with the Xfce desktop as well as Openbox and i3 Window Managers. ArcoLinuxD is a minimal distribution that includes scripts that enable power users to install any desktop and application. ArcoLinuxB is a project that gives users the power to build custom distributions, while also developing several community editions with pre-configured desktops, such as Awesome, bspwm, Budgie, Cinnamon, Deepin, GNOME, MATE and KDE Plasma.
ArcoLinux also provides various video tutorials as it places strong focus on learning and acquiring Linux skills. I just mounted Arcolinux on a USB stick and I tried to have a simple user experience. Except, for Gparted it has nothing, not even a browser. At least they could have added now dysfunctional Midori browser to its core.
It configured the WiFi but what the use of Internet without a browser included in the distribution?
Its image size is 2.7GB
Storm Linux
Storm Linux is pretty good.
It did configure WiFi.
It has Chromium browser.
It has VLC and Pulse Audio.
In that sense, it is user friendly.
It has Note, Htop and Vim but no office or Abiword.
Its installer is Calamara.
It is Xfce based and the themes are very dark.
Image size is 3.5GB.
There is a caveat here. The above description is almost 2 years old. My latest encounters is only few hours old and it was enigmatic.
I had to learn while working with STORM OS.
It took 10 installations on the tot to get it to my specifications.
In each step I did not repeat the mistake I did before. That is how to learn Linux.
It has lot of written instructions and first mistake, I did was not reading them and digesting them.
It goes like this
System
Software
Updates and many more.
I wanted to install it and get AbiWord, Audacity, VLC and GIMP is double quick time. ARCH does not work like that.
Blender was my obsession.
It is a “Rolling” distribution.
It has a huge repository.
Some are in Pckman.
Some are in Flatpak.
Some have to be installed through Terminal.
I forgot the basics.
Upgrade before installing new applications.
I gave only 17.5GB.
I was not careful and I exceeded the capacity within minutes. like a hawke I did visually inspected the installed distribution.
I got everything and I had 2.5GB space to spare.
This took nearly 12 hours and in between, I had lot of Tea and no coffee at all.
Summary
EFI Partition which is FAT
Partition 2 Debian Main.
Swap of 16GB, mandatory for me.
Partition 8 Debian Testing
Partition 9 Elive Enlightenment Desktop
Partition 10 STORM Linux
Partition 11 BlueStar Linux the most beautiful KDE desktop.
Partition 12 CaschyOS the most versatil ARCH distribution on top of www.distrowatch.com.
Partition 13. MODICIA, the Italian Media Distribution which is fantastic.
Partition 14 NOID GNU Gnome, the new type of basic Linux Tool using Runit.
Partition 15 Boot Partition for BlueStar Linux
Partition 16 Reborn OS
Partition 17 Ultimate ARCH Distribution
Since, I did this manually, not on Virtual Machine, I know the partitions by heart.
This is how my blog pst at Google appeared.
I got Blender, Audacity, GIMP, VLC and AbiWord all installed.
Trial and Error but all under Terminal.
Tried to Install GNOME Desktop but it would not boot without DGM3.
Anyway, I got to know the working environment of STORM LINUX.
There would be an entry in my book.
STORM OS says, EFI partition should be 2048 and I thought 1024 was enough and I have used that for ages.
If I did try to change, it would have corrupted the /root partition of my main distribution Debian GNOME.
I dare not.
Please do not confuse with Steam OS, which I hate.
This is ARCH based Linux Distribution.
Image size is 3.6GB. Thankfully, it fits in with a 4GB USB stick.
Direct download was bit difficult for KDE Image.
The torrent file is available for XFCE.
Password for Live Session, if asked is liveuser.
Installation is quick and took only 15 minutes.
Did not boot.
GRUB and EFI were faulty.
I think I got the Intel Graphic configuration wrong.
I would sort that out soon.
I had the same problem 2 years ago.
Second time round, I got it right and GRUB was established.
However, I got Blender installation wrong using the Terminal.It has graphic Installer, too,
I am going to get it right on the 3rd Time.
Even after the 4th attempt I have some problems. The /root folder get chockablock. I may have to consider reducing the Game Software installed.
I am going to give it 2GB more and install.
I decided to install Linux on one /root partition except Debian.
Reasons;
1. I can have a total of 8 to 10 distributions on my NUC. My NUC has only 320GB capacity. Its Partition Table has only 17 partitions two of which go to EFI and SWAP. I have 15 partitions and Debian proper takes 5 partitions, which include, /root, /boot,/home,/tem and /var.
2. The purpose is for “Testing” and not for “Regular” use. Not as daily drivers.
3. The installation is easy on a single partition.
4. Besides, I would have at least two instances of Debian Gnome the big one of which was given 50GB. The reason is to store the latest Image of my favourite Linux distributions.
One as a “Daily Driver” and the other for “Testing and Storage”.
I am a well organised guy and Linux make that character stand out.
By the way, I deleted Pearl Linux and substituted CachyOS due to two reasons. Pearl is still on old kernel.
CachyOS has sorted out its GRUB Boot Loader problem. It can now coexist with other Linux distributions.
The distributions already installed were;
1. Debian
2. Pearl Linux
Again old Bookworm kernel and has MacOS like MATE Desktop. It also has Openbox Window Manager. It has Synaptic Package Manager which is a bonus. Therefore I can install GNOME.
5. KDE Neon User
Beautiful KDE 6.6 but incompatible with GNOME. It has some problems and I am dissociating from this distribution, one reason being it is Ubuntu based. I begin to hate Ubuntu.
6. PCLinux Dark Star
A lightweight, minimal version of KDE for users who want to add their own software manually. My old favourite but had DNF package manager and has limited applications.Almost nothing from GNOME base,
KDE Plasma
The flagship edition that provides a full, feature-rich desktop experience with a massive library of pre-installed applications
7. AV Linux
This belongs to old kernel of Bookworm.
I keep it to play with Enlightenment Desktop.
It is based on MX Linux.
Installation is pretty fast.
8. GNOPPIX
Gnoppix is pretty good.
Updates took a lot of time.
However, GNOME Desktop runs smoothly on SDDM.
I had some problem adding a User Account. Could not have reasonable password for an extra user. It seems to rely on Root Permission for full functionality
9. BlueStar Linux
It is the most beautiful KDE Desktop.
I am Installing the latest image which is 6.8GB. It has torrent file now. Old kernel had some glitches with WiFi Network configuration. It has iron out that problem. I choose Deskpro which has more tools.
It has 3 desktops Desktop, Deskpro and Developer (3Ds).
Red and Green Colour CODE in the Terminal is impressive.
Octopi is the best package manager of ARCH. I do not know the difference between Desktop and DeskPro.
I am Installing it on a single /root partition. Installation is smooth and brisk. Previous image had problem with Updates and that was the reason I did not use it for sometime. With the new Image, no problems with system Updates except two packages not available in AUR repository.
It needs at least 30GB space albeit it hangs up while Updates, without a warning.
10. Reborn OS
RebornOS is my “Go To” dsitribution for a beautiful GRUB Menu.
RebornOS is my favourite and is the easiest of all to install. Package Manager is simple and in graphic mode. This is the distribution, I recommend for a newbie.
11. Debian Testing
I received the latest kernel mode 7.0.4 14+ plus image and it is fantastic.
12. CachyOS
All distributions are installed in 17 to 20 partitions with only Debian having 5 separate partitions.
I made a mistake of allocating /boot partition less than 500MB. After finish installing 8 other distributions none did boot. It was probably not an EFI partition but most likely a restricted legacy FAT partition. It has 1200MB now and STORM OS recommend 2024MB.
I guess, after rewriting 8 times /boot partition got corrupted. Red Warning was there but I could not read it due t0 fast booting.
Well, I reinstalled 8 distributions having redistributed enough /root partition space for each each distribution, without Pearl OS and PCLinuxOS. My assumption was 20GB is enough for a basic installation but 30GB is the ideal.
Only Debian GNOME proper got 70GB and the Testing Debian upgraded to 50GB from only 23GB. I do not use NTFS and that space was allocated to the “Debian Testing”. It serves as the storage partition for my favourite Linux Images. Having an assortment of USB sticks with Installable Images of various distributions saved me from nasty and rude destructive force of Pear Linux. Please note PearOS is one distribution, I would not recommend, even to an enemy. I do not hate it, but I would never recommend it to any soul on this Planet. It is worse than Zorin OS.
Arch Linux
Arch Linux is an independently developed x86-64 general purpose Linux distribution that strives to provide the latest stable versions of most of the software by following a rolling release model. The default installation is intentionally minimal so that users can add only the packages they require.
Pacman, a package manager written specifically for Arch Linux, is used to install, remove and update software packages.
My View about Arch Linux and its derivatives have changed considerably but Arch is bit difficult for newbies.
I have now become an Arch fan and CachyOS is my favourite.
ArcoLinux
ArcoLinux, previously known as ArchMerge is a distribution based on Arch Linux. Its development takes places in three branches - ArcoLinux, ArcoLinuxD and ArcoLinuxB.
ArcoLinux is a full-featured distribution that ships with the Xfce desktop as well as Openbox and i3 Window Managers. ArcoLinuxD is a minimal distribution that includes scripts that enable power users to install any desktop and application. ArcoLinuxB is a project that gives users the power to build custom distributions, while also developing several community editions with pre-configured desktops, such as Awesome, bspwm, Budgie, Cinnamon, Deepin, GNOME, MATE and KDE Plasma.
ArcoLinux also provides various video tutorials as it places strong focus on learning and acquiring Linux skills. I just mounted Arcolinux on a USB stick and I tried to have a simple user experience. Except, for Gparted it has nothing, not even a browser. At least they could have added now dysfunctional Midori browser to its core.
It configured the WiFi but what the use of Internet without a browser included in the distribution?
Its image size is 2.7GB
Storm Linux
Storm Linux is pretty good.
It did configure WiFi.
It has Chromium browser.
It has VLC and Pulse Audio.
In that sense, it is user friendly.
It has Note, Htop and Vim but no office or Abiword.
Its installer is Calamara.
It is Xfce based and the themes are very dark.
Image size is 3.5GB.
There is a caveat here. The above description is almost 2 years old. My latest encounters is only few hours old and it was enigmatic.
I had to learn while working with STORM OS.
It took 10 installations on the tot to get it to my specifications.
In each step I did not repeat the mistake I did before. That is how to learn Linux.
It has lot of written instructions and first mistake, I did was not reading them and digesting them.
It goes like this
System
Software
Updates and many more.
I wanted to install it and get AbiWord, Audacity, VLC and GIMP is double quick time. ARCH does not work like that.
Blender was my obsession.
It is a “Rolling” distribution.
It has a huge repository.
Some are in Pckman.
Some are in Flatpak.
Some have to be installed through Terminal.
I forgot the basics.
Upgrade before installing new applications.
I gave only 17.5GB.
I was not careful and I exceeded the capacity within minutes. like a hawke I did visually inspected the installed distribution.
I got everything and I had 2.5GB space to spare.
This took nearly 12 hours and in between, I had lot of Tea and no coffee at all.
Summary
EFI Partition which is FAT
Partition 2 Debian Main.
Swap of 16GB, mandatory for me.
Partition 8 Debian Testing
Partition 9 Elive Enlightenment Desktop
Partition 10 STORM Linux
Partition 11 BlueStar Linux the most beautiful KDE desktop.
Partition 12 CaschyOS the most versatil ARCH distribution on top of www.distrowatch.com.
Partition 13. MODICIA, the Italian Media Distribution which is fantastic.
Partition 14 NOID GNU Gnome, the new type of basic Linux Tool using Runit.
Partition 15 Boot Partition for BlueStar Linux
Partition 16 Reborn OS
Partition 17 Ultimate ARCH Distribution
Since, I did this manually, not on Virtual Machine, I know the partitions by heart.
This is how my blog pst at Google appeared.
I got Blender, Audacity, GIMP, VLC and AbiWord all installed.
Trial and Error but all under Terminal.
Tried to Install GNOME Desktop but it would not boot without DGM3.
Anyway, I got to know the working environment of STORM LINUX.
There would be an entry in my book.
STORM OS says, EFI partition should be 2048 and I thought 1024 was enough and I have used that for ages.
If I did try to change, it would have corrupted the /root partition of my main distribution Debian GNOME.
I dare not.
Please do not confuse with Steam OS, which I hate.
This is ARCH based Linux Distribution.
Image size is 3.6GB. Thankfully, it fits in with a 4GB USB stick.
Direct download was bit difficult for KDE Image.
The torrent file is available for XFCE.
Password for Live Session, if asked is liveuser.
Installation is quick and took only 15 minutes.
Did not boot.
GRUB and EFI were faulty.
I think I got the Intel Graphic configuration wrong.
I would sort that out soon.
I had the same problem 2 years ago.
Second time round, I got it right and GRUB was established.
However, I got Blender installation wrong using the Terminal.It has graphic Installer, too,
I am going to get it right on the 3rd Time.
Even after the 4th attempt I have some problems. The /root folder get chockablock. I may have to consider reducing the Game Software installed.
I am going to give it 2GB more and install.
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