Garuda Linux - In-Depth Install & Overview | Leaving Windows 11 For Garuda Linux

[@BooktownBoy]

Dude, you're not taking too much time and it's not boring us...this is how we learn best. Thank you 🙂🙏

[@Blessed2bFresh]

"This isn't Arch... It's Garuda" You could not have summed that up better. It's a fantastic distro and I had a great experience using the mate version for a little while. It's definitely a great beginner distro because the developers have gone out of their way to nerf it, which is beyond handy. I've found a home with spiral and fedora but every damn time I watch a video from you, I get an urge to burn a USB lol

[@natejennings5884]

I use Garuda with the Cinnamon desktop, much muh ol' reliable Linux Mint 17.3, with an Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB graphics card. Love it. I keep Windows around for stuff like Fallout New Vegas and Mad Max (the game's better than the Fury Road flick). Pop OS (which is Debian based) is another modern Linux goodie. Manjaro (another Arch based distro) is pretty dang good too.

[@godnyx117]

This IS Arch with some other defaults, pre-installed apps and more repos. I'm not saying it's not great. But I'm just saying that it's an Arch-based distro. Don't make it as if it's a completely different distro!

[@Blessed2bFresh]

@@godnyx117 I think that one went over your head. I was quoting AND agreeing with the video creator. It obviously is Arch BTW

[@godnyx117]

@@Blessed2bFresh Oh, ok! Btw, did I tell you that I use Arch?

[@harshmakwanaa]

Can I play gta sab andreas on garuda os??

[@justicer14]

The only thing I regret about Linux is not knowing about it earlier, channels like yours must reach more people.

[@Puzzlers100]

the reason the clock is messed up after booting into linux is because most linux distros set the bios clock to gmt and adjust from there, while windows just sets it to whatever time zone you're in. I don't know why microsoft does it that way, doing the actual conversion in the os is better if you are changing time zones, since you don't actually mess with the clock in your computer. You can change it on windows with a registry edit, but it's really stupid (I had to figure this out because I dualboot)

[@SarcasmForDummies]

I've been using linux since 2006 or so. Reason being even back then with Windows XP I thought that it was ridiculous for a computer to become e-waste just because an OS stops being supported. Started with Ubuntu and have distro-hopped over the years. I always wanted to set up an Arch system but found it a bit too technical. I've been using MX-Linux the past few years and it is incredibly stable. I recently became aware of Garuda and gave it a try. Excellent distro. Have only been using a week as my primary OS, and I do have a copy of MX on a USB ready to install if I feel that I'm in over my head but I intend to stick with Garuda unless that happens.

[@wiz3905]

I just finished my dream build, my builds last me 12yrs+ 🤣 imagine when I found out the size of new GPUs

[@SarcasmForDummies]

@@wiz3905 Nice... Much longer lifespan than a brand new windows pc

[@BytesAssassins]

😳

[@notanimufailzone]

The reason why the clock is messed up when you reboot to Windows on a dual-boot machine with Linux and Windows is the fact Windows uses a different time telling method than Linux. ChrisTitusTech has a tweak tool for Windows that allows you to change Windows to allow it to use the same method as Linux. You could also just change Linux to use the same thing Windows does but I think it has unintended consequences from what I remember reading. I imagine there’s edge cases where it affects Windows in unintended ways too but I haven’t seen them with my use-case.

[@JimmySolution]

He might have one or two things here and there but ChrisTitusTech is just a waste of time, the guy thinks he is an actor or something, he is too much gibberish.

[@tylersperry9164]

Windows assumes/sets the hardware clock to local time by default; Linux assumes UTC. You can override the Windows behavior by adding a RealTimeIsUniversal value to the registry. See the Arch wiki "System time" entry for details.

[@davidwayne9982]

Again- you said " I know this is boring to you all-" -- well NO it's NOT. I like seeing this done completely!!!! i get tired of everybody zipping through all this stuff like I've done it 100 times-- which ai'nt SO!!.. I'm loving this complete install process-- and setting up etc. (and yes I use Flameshot)..

[@mkrleza]

Hvala!

[@eBuzzCentral]

Thank you so much my friend. Hope you and your family are well.

[@riokolza1782]

This is really cool. As a gamer who has been wanting to migrate over to Linux, this distribution has been recommended to me quite a bit. Will make some coffee and absorb this video. :]

[@pw1187]

For gaming I would recommend Garuda or nobara..they both have their pros and cons.... And it sort of depends on what games you play...

[@skygames1990]

You can always dual boot Windows, as Drivers (proprietary/closed source ones) tend to have more GUI features and better support from Intel, AMD and Nvidia... Then they have put into GNU Linux and BSD...

[@REXae86]

@@pw1187 what about for a beginner? I’m tired of getting blue screened in Win11

[@pw1187]

@@REXae86 if you dont game I would recommend looking at different DE (desktop environments) KDE, Gnome, cinnamon, ETC .. And once you find one you like then pick a distro I would recommend if you like gnome then use fedora, if you like kde the KDE neon or Garuda, and if you like cinnamon then try mint Budgie then Solos OS ETC Because for general use Linux distro is not important imo... go after the desktop environment that talks to you... But if you're a gamer then I would recommend Nobara they have KDE and Gnome.....good luck

[@REXae86]

@@pw1187 thanks

[@peterschmidt9942]

While there's a lot of newbie friendly distro's, it really depends on how computer literate that user is. If you're grandma who only browses the web, then something like Linux mint might be fine. If you're coming from Windows as a power user - Linux Mint probably won't cut the mustard. When I was switching (still switching LOL), the only distro that seemed to work for me and I felt comfortable in was Manjaro KDE. However, I had been trying Linux for over 20 years in various forms. But this was the distro I could easily change how it looked to my liking, had the tools I needed and have it up, running and working within a matter of hours. It had the least amount of flaws to begin with for me compared to other distro's I'd tried. And they say don't use Arch as a first distro? In the end, I think it's whatever makes you comfortable moving over. If that happens to be Garuda, Manjaro, Fedora, Linux Mint - so be it. ATM I'm using Manjaro on one and Fedora on another and like them both although very much considering Garuda after seeing how you customise it.

[@tailsorange2872]

I am done switching around - I'm using Garuda Linux for one of my computers and Linux Mint Debian Edition for one other and Sparky Linux for others, etc... One operating system for one computer for the purposes of satisfying a purpose (Engineering, or General - one or the other)

[@peterschmidt9942]

@@tailsorange2872 That seems to be about right. I've been playing around with Linux distros for the better part of 18 months, searching for that perfect distro. In the end I think you're on the money and there is no "perfect" distro, just ones that do tasks better than others depending on your work flow.

[@nunagoras]

@@peterschmidt9942 That's it. Distros are specializing themselves on task workflow activities. Ones for grandma newcomers whom will only browse (mostly Mint and even Manjaro to an extent), ones for the ones whom need stability over critical business tasks (Ubuntu, RHEL, Debian, and the likes) and the ones for the ones whom need top performance on the edge (Manjaro, Garuda, Arch, and the likes). Gamers might to fall on the 3rd category these days, even though for me gaming means to go the console (Playstation and the likes) way. Whatever the case, use what better fits you, because all are good on what they provide!...

[@peterschmidt9942]

@@nunagoras That's another issue as well in trying to find that distro that does what you need it to with the least amount of downtime. It's always a bit of gamble installing a new distro (regardless of whether you tried it in a virtual machine first) as it might have all the apps you need but may not be stable on your hardware. I suppose that's part of the journey

[@kindnessasgreatasthesea1158]

@@tailsorange2872 I'm very interested in Garuda, I love the out of the box theme! How stable is it? Is it like Manjaro?

[@davidwright507]

I have installed Endeavour 2 months ago and I really like it. I will give Garuda and btrfs a shot as well. Thanks Troy!!

[@057Spy]

Thank you for giving me the confidence to finally switch to Linux. I use a high end Dac and amp, everyone always saying that Windows mixer gets in the way of streaming "bit perfect" music is the main reason I did it. The difference in sound quality is very noticeable, like a veil has been lifted. Factor in all the other benefits of leaving windows, making my machine faster etc and I am beyond happy that I finally had the courage to do it. I am a complete Linux beginner and Garuda took all the pain out of the process.

[@ibizenco]

My Linux distro since 2012 or so has been Linux Mint (and LMDE). I am trying out Fedora 36 on a computer (first time ever) and with Cinnamon (Gnome 3 is Tux-awful) it runs as nicely as Mint. I have never tried any Archlinux distros, but I might give Garuda Linux a try. It looks very sleek.

[@RetosSpace]

Thank You Troy, Brilliant video, im new to Linux and these videos and your channel have helped me so much on my Linux journey, im 8 months into Linux and took the leap and wiped windows permanently off my old laptop, i have Arco running on it and it runs like a dream, not perfect but a millions times better than windows!!! Thanks

[@eBuzzCentral]

Thank you so much for the nice comment and in sharing all that info and as always thank you for watching the video.

[@mkrleza]

Great video, Troy. It's not easy going live. I've said it many times before, I like seeing you making videos that are more than just distro overviews. Now, there's one thing that I see people who are transitioning from Windows are having trouble with. Multiple drives. Maybe you can do a tutorial on auto-mounting extra drives. FSTAB configuration and such. What do you think?

[@eBuzzCentral]

Well said! And I believe you are exactly right. I don't know why I never saw this suggtestion until now, I really have to hand it to KZbin and their comment delivery system. Didn't ignore you my friend, it just showed up.

[@calholli]

I agree.. Garuda and Nobara come with such a great assistant to help you install what you need.. I'm having trouble choosing which one to use. lol

[@justsupermoey829]

Your very clear man. Keep up the good work

[@reyrodpow]

That was awesome. Might jump off Manjaro and try. Love the indepth start to finish scenario

[@miikasuominen3845]

I had a time, about something like 15 - 20 years ago, when I took a look at Linux distros every second year. Then I lost the interest. I was mainly a gamer then and still am. Though not so much of only a gamer, anymore. I like tinkering more. I use more time to get an old game (or newer) to run perfectly... And then I don't play it ;D So, I kinda like more the tinkering, than "playing". For some reason (which I don't know why). I started to look more and more Linux community videos lately (At 2021) my main feeling from the "old days", was that Linux community is mainly toxic). And I found out, that it mainly has stayed that way... Still, I'm a novice. Even after like two years of Garuda usage. But, let's get to Garuda. It's the main reason, I'm back at Linux. Saw a couple of videos and fell in love with it. Put it to my old T61 laptop, with kinda bad results... Bought an 500GB NVME drive to my comp and installed Dragonized to it. Installed Mint to that T61... Though, now I found the post about how to put Garuda to older laptop and yes, now there are Win10 and Garuda Xfce on it also! Copied my older post from Garuda forums, now I have KDE basic-version on my T61. Working a treat! It took about 24 hours and my main installation of Garuda was ruined. Because of the bug (SDDM) and actually my stupidity. But, that was an VERY good thing to teach me something about Linux and Arch. This was the only time, I reinstalled Garuda to my main rig, btw. It's now over 2 years, after I got "back" to Linux. I have Garuda Dragonized as a second OS on my main rig, still. Basic KDE-version on my T61 laptop. And Dragonized as my ONLY os on my hometheater itx-machine! Some problems, as always, on a rolling distro. Though, I cannot say, anything deal breaking... Games (mainly) work a treat, my itx-machine still has a R290 GPU and you still can play most of games with it! I don't see the day, that I would remove Windows totally. Mainly because of my GF using my computer also. But mainly, because of the multiplayer games. Love Linux novadays! Friggin' LOVE IT! So much is still "wrong", but Linux now is better that ever! P.S. And as I'm using "dual boot" (kinda) on my main machine, I would propose everyone to do it this way, if possible. I use both OS on their own drive. With both of their bootloaders on the corresponding drive. So, W11 is on it's own drive, with it's own bootloader and same with Garuda with it's Grub. I decide which to boot, on start up with the "boot button" of my motherboard (F11). So, like that, W11 doesn't mess with Linux and vice versa.

[@ryann6919]

Such a beautiful distro!! Personally I use FerenOS but themed it to look just like Garuda

[@net-twin-de]

#eBuzz... Great video man I hate Win11 and Apple because they make you 100% a slave. I'm really glad that Linux has almost managed to be on par with these other OS's these days - almost as if they knew that in 2022 Windows would slide into total obscurity. Garuda is awesome and really beautiful, unfortunately it had some bugs when I tested it last year, like no way I could get a internet connection etc. but I think a lot of work was done on it to fix most of them. Thanks for the video. By the way you should try "Brave" as your browser, its awesome I promise.

[@mr.pumpkin8891]

i actually like the way the dragonized version looks

[@davidwayne9982]

You're not taking too much time at all-- I APPRECIATE the full install and complete info.... I've never seen anyone do that... and it's NICE!!!! When you have those snapshots like this does-- do you STILL need something like TIMESHIFT-- or can the snapshots pretty much replace that? ALSO- can those snapshots be put into an ISO like MX does???? Or put on a usb for back later???

[@ForesterSOF]

Everyone uses what works best for them. With Linux you have the choice of what you want. Not what others think you should have.

[@iamllux]

This looks really nice. I can't wait to take it for a spin.

[@davidwayne9982]

I have a 256 USB stick wtih VENTOY on it--- :) love it!!!

[@eglinfo1]

The reason for the clock to change is because tim on linux is set to UTC time while windows is set to local time. to fix this, just apply the this command: "timedatectl set-local-rtc 1 --adjust-system-clock". This will make windows and linux work on the same time :-)

[@Jeff_Seely]

Thanks, man, for the tutorial and demo of my favorite distro, bar-none. What the heck is there more to ask? Its foundation starts on a Linux Zen series kernel which offers some real performance enhancements but is still very stable. Then the Calamares installer guides the user through a very infallible installation. Seriously, if you can't get through this installation process then you'd probably not be able to get through Windows installation either. Then the rolling distribution process is just about bug-free and painless. I still have yet to break this distro by updating it but just in case, you can easily "roll back" your system by using Timeshift. KDE Plasma is so sweet. KDE has probably the biggest learning curve on this Garuda but if you take a little time to open up some reading or this tutorial you can learn how to configure and shape the desktops, attributes, and characteristics to your personal preference and personality. Adding apps is ridiculously simple, setting up hardware is ridiculously simple, it is beautiful and clean, and all of this is for free. I've had this distro dual booting alongside and I am almost always in the Garuda. In fact, I only run my Windows if I need to interface a piece of instrumentation or external hardware that requires third-party software that necessitates Windows. Linux is just about the most advanced OS there ever was and Garuda is the best of the best. And one of the biggest offerings is that it has a community support system that is just too good.

[@wiz3905]

Loving this Garuda Gnome I'm running with now thank you🕊️ Great video calls for a subscribe👍

[@johnstevens8168]

I agree...use what you need.

[@williamklawuhn3273]

Very Awesome video and liked how shared how to get app from windows onto linux. Thank you

[@eBuzzCentral]

Glad you liked it

[@davidwayne9982]

Oh yes---- I agree on the icon change too!!!

[@98drez]

I tried Garuda about a year ago and loved it. However one of the panels kept resetting and every other day I had reset the order and placement of the system utilities. I ultimately went back to windows but it is the one Linux distributor I spent the most time on

[@SS-gu2tx]

Don't swear off Linux because of this crapware. There's plenty of great Distros out there.

[@esteban_9049]

Thanks for this video. I remember that it was thanks to this video that I decided to try GNU/Linux, probably one of the best choices in my life.

[@PhoebeAvro]

I use Garuda as well as that evil os i use the evil os at the moment because I have to for some programs, but for other things I have another pc or two that run Garuda, its a great distro been using it for about a year!

[@BWGPEI]

This one is a keeper! One suggestion - write down what hardware (like printers, scanners, game controllers) you have connected and look up Linux support for these - might be a deal breaker. Or an excuse to do your homework and buy newer equipment, your mileage may vary, grin.

[@TEXASDAWG09]

Great Video !!! Thank you

[@tyisafk]

I think a better way to get into UEFI for this tutorial is to open powershell as admin and put in without quotes "shutdown /r /t 0 /fw" The fw flag will automatically take you straight to your UEFI menu without mashing keys. It's always good to know your motherboard's bound key to get in, but if your PC is working just fine, a command imo is the way to go! The Linux equivalent in the terminal is (Again without quotes) "sudo systemctl reboot --firmware-setup". It's also a good way to familiarize people wanting to get into Linux to use the terminal to do specific things. Here's the hard truth. Whether you like it or not, there WILL be a time you use the terminal. You're not gonna get around that, but it's nowhere near as scary as people make it out to be and you'll quickly learn how to use it, and in fact, you'll also learn it's a great way to get stuff done in general. For example, updating your system is way better this way because you can read everything that's gonna happen before you consent to the update. I dunno about Garuda but in EndeavourOS, all you have to type is "yay" and it'll update everything you've installed with pacman AND the AUR.

[@RedSntDK]

Alternative methods: In windows, when holding shift as you click "restart" you can enter a menu allowing to boot into UEFI. In Linux, or rather, KDE, you can open System Settings, click Startup and Shutdown, then Desktop Session and under Firmware there's an option called "After next restart ☑ Enter UEFI setup screen".

[@reru_personal]

I installed the KDE lite version of the distro so I don't have all the aplications you do by default... What is the "System monitor" that is installed on your install?

[@eBuzzCentral]

I use stacer. kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5CYZGObitJ1mqs

[@reru_personal]

@@eBuzzCentral Oh, ok I had that one too, but in your video it looked like the program you were using was different... looks kind of similar to GNOME system monitor that I found.

[@Jordansklar0698]

first i used ubuntu than i tried linux mint than i tried manjaro and than i found this and its by far the coolest lol i love it

[@megamodspc6436]

lutris did not work for me and goverlary for mangohud did not work ether and could not find the fix for it

[@dansnickles]

I tried to install Garuda but there installer would freeze every try. All versions would not install for some reason. Any help would be appreciated.

[@eBuzzCentral]

When is the last time you tried to install it? Because I've installed it approximately 10 times over the last 30 days on a variety of different hardware with no issues.

[@jimmyrichards5595]

You might need to go into your BIOS and disable 'Secure Boot'.

[@JohnCrawford1979]

I do want to get setup with Pipewire already installed because trying to install it has led to conflicts that weren't easy to resolve in other distros. It's hard to find audio engineers that switched and are satisfied with their Linux experience. So many give up because they already have 20+ years developed programs in Windows that work, and thus are less frustrating than Linux, which is barely getting to where it can do MIDI and streaming music and performance with minimal latency. Not to mention, Pipewire is said to finally get ASLA and Jack to work together, instead of having to switch between them, which boesn't help if trying to stream audio that only works on ASLA, but goes quiet on Jack, and thus can't be streamed live. Not to mention producing music in modern DAWs that use both MIDI instruments and synths alongside audio and modern VSTs. Fedora Jam was OK, but it had the ASLA-Jack conflict. Unbutu studio better, and AV as well. But I considered Garuda because I heard it came with pipewire, and Gamer distos tend to be tweaked with high performance in mind. So I'd really like to get it working, and maybe see if it might be a way to graft in Cakewalk, or maybe find a decent Linux based DAW, such as Ardour to get the music work flow going again, as well as play some games and explore Second Life.

[@artedwards717]

why can't I dual boot garuda with ubuntu 22.04 ???? I have tryed it both ways!!!!!!

[@terrypark5725]

Question, I would like to use Garuda but this distro will not dance with me for every time I install it on my main system(Bare Metal). At the moment I was able to get to install but I cannot update... Am I the only one having this issue...? Also, do you have recommendation regarding arch distro with KDE other than 'Garuda, Xerolinux' to replace manjaro?

[@jared.mohammed]

Vanilla Arch Linux is the best solution.

[@terrypark5725]

@@jared.mohammed Yeah, I am starting to realize that. The EndeavourOS gives no issue what so ever starting from first installation to VMware(Still need it for exclusive apps...) setup. Some distro just don't bond with you no matter which system you try to install it to. At least this works with me. Thanks

[@mytiamos]

Bro be using Dolphin for emulation and file management

[@Mendaz]

Would you recommend this distro over Nobara? Or would you say they’re relatively equal in terms of performance and stability?

[@igrewold]

if you look at phoronix distro benchmarks which include ubuntu, clear(intel), opensuse, arch, fedora...etc. you discover at the very end they are not far from each other even if one of them is a bit faster say y 5 or 10% But for which is faster, I dunno, maybe nobara because the dev has experience in red hat, fedora, proton, lutris...etc. The general idea that arch is fastest in gaming still stands though But you have to try both and do your own benchmarks

[@pw1187]

If I had a gun to my head and someone said you need to choose.. It would be nobara, especially if you have Nvidia...and it's a tad bit more stable..

[@igrewold]

Thanks man, good tutorial For emulation RetroArch/Liberto combo is great, with nice UI It's also available from the Steam store/client One just needs to add the required retroarch CORE(the kind of emulator required, like N64)

[@eviloz9905]

The iso image file i downloaded is isoHybrid. It is not compatible with Rufus. Where can i get normal Iso file?

[@sfwnsftmusic]

Garuda is really good & user friendly. This is the only distro that worked for me out of the box. Drivers were fine, applications were easy to use. I'm thinking to have it as my daily driver for future. Nonetheless, awesome video.

[@KemalALKIN]

🇹🇷🇺🇸🐧 Thank you for your all videos 🙏

[@wiz3905]

Thank you. Done, I'm running Garuda Gnome & am very happy! Fyi been looking for a flaming comment I wrote U & I want to appoligize for, I was wrong & you are right anyone can do this if they follow these instructions.

[@codejupiter.]

So I installed it and it took me back to the boot screen, to choose from the USB drive? Do i just pull the USB out once its already been installed?

[@nerdypappy]

Thanks for the video! I just installed Garuda Linux Dragonized Gaming Edition. How do you make you task bar icons bounce when mousing over? Mine stay flat. Thanks!

[@peterschmidt9942]

I finally got around to installing this. I was having a few issues with Manjaro anyway and then updated windows 10 on this dual boot and Windows being so "Linux Friendly" decided to stuff the grub loader 🤬. So instead of trying to fix it, I thought I'd give Garuda a go. Well, I'm not too impressed. Even with the garish theming I thought I could fix that. Install time was quick (like any Linux install), however I ended up installing it twice since I thought there was an issue when I installed it first go round. Nope, there's some dodgey stuff happening. So quick install and stuffing around with it for hours afterwards. When you actually install it on hardware, these are the issues I found with it: - After install, it asks to do an update (fine). Then does a partial update after failing errors. After doing a second update, it stuffs the KDE wallpaper selector (and god knows what else). That's one of the reasons for using KDE is the customisation and if you can't do it, whats the point? - Playing around with the latte dock is sketchy at best. I tried adding some widgets and the whole dock disappeared with no menus. I ended up just adding a default KDE panel to get me going again until I reinstalled - Their Firedragon browsers is garbage now. The Garudasearx doesn't work anymore for duckduckgo or google as there's an overload or their account is disabled due to high volume searches. - The decorations aren't consistent if you change them to something other than dragonized. You'll get half whatever you picked and half dragonized. - Installing Firefox on here doesn't bring up your add ons by default when you sync. You have to manually add them to the menu I'm not going to go any further with it. There's some great features, but it's too dodgey ATM Yeah I'll give it a miss 👎

[@sharktooh76]

Icons are broken because you changed them and didn´t restart your session. Basically, logout and log back in and it should be fixed. Also CPU load is high because of OBS recording ;)

[@eBuzzCentral]

I stated that in the video covering resources and restarting and coming back in the icon was still disappeared.

[@sharktooh76]

@@eBuzzCentral oh, well, probably the icons set didn't have the garuda menu icon and reset it to the default

[@davidwayne9982]

I may actually give this a try.... maybe.. I still really like my Spiral, my MX, and would love BLUE STAR IF i could get it to recognize my secondary drive.

[@artedwards717]

You may be out of your mind, keep going !!!!!!!!!

[@eBuzzCentral]

Thank you, I will.... I appreciate you continued support my friend.

[@_DeadBeat_]

im getting an error when i try to use flameshot, any idea on how to fix?

[@МаркетКом]

I couldn't install broadcom wifi drivers on garuda kde. not through mhwd not through pacman. On manjaro it goes esay peasy ))

[@eBuzzCentral]

My son's broadcom drivers and to think of it my daughter's broadcom drivers were Auto discovered right at install.

[@МаркетКом]

@@eBuzzCentral so they are lucky 😀

[@YoStu242]

Great OS but couple of things, forward/backward buttons of my wireless mouse weren't working. I downloaded mouse configuration app (can't remember what it was called) but it said mouse not supported. So I guess that's a bummer. Also I couldn't figure out how to get Garuda remember size and position of closed apps as they always open in same default size and position.

[@davidwayne9982]

I've ALWAYS done that--- except in stead of the panel, I use PLANK and can work with it easier. I take several thigns OFF-- no need for music players on there- or photo viewers.. .those will open automaitcally when you set them that way-- I only put stuff NOT opening automatically on my plank!! I thought Garuda was beautufil wihen I first saw it- but the more I look at it - the more guady it looks to me-- I'd have to change it completely. This one background you're showing above looks good- and I'd set my background to rotate regularly.. I really like BLUE STAR beter!!! (except I couldn't get it to recognize my secondary hard drive that is my STORAGE drive for data.. I'm using SPIRAL-- because it's debain- it's FAST- , it's BRTFS, and VERY good..

[@Punisher1992]

what do i do when i only get the option manual partitioning?

[@JohnCrawford1979]

The thing is, this was without conflicts. Whe I installed WayFire, it took hours to problem solve conflicting packages, which I hope removing certain packages was the right way to resolve it. also, for whatever reason, I can't download from a browser, and one program I have used fine in other distros after downloading from its git-hub, trying to install it through Garuda's software installer has taken hours and is still not finished. It's also wanting to use 16 Gb, which the initial program is normally closer to 250 Mb.

[@davidwayne9982]

I don't know why anyone would find that boring--- I enjoy seeing this--- as it actuallly happens-- that way NO doubts it is what's coming!!!! I prefer the realistic stuff like this.. and am considering this.. Although i did get my MX set up perfectly the way I want and can make it look like whatever I want. NOthing wrong with the voice over on my end..

[@oldtechie6834]

I think your Linux saves the time setting to the real time clock chip in Universal Time whereas Windows saves the time setting to the chip in local time. This is why the time is messed up when you boot between the OSes.

[@mellowww2222]

Is it possible to install garuda on top of windows without clean install or shrinking a volume?

[@RaphaelSwinkels]

if your crazy, i'm crazy as well, used arch since i know of it.. i like how it looks flashy and different then pop os, mint, ubuntu, those i've tried aswell.. i used windows since 3.11. So it was kinda a big step from Windows 10 to ubuntu/mint/pop os. everyone on the internet always said that arch is voor elitist (experienced users). so i was bit scared not understanding any linux distro. since win 11 making it more difficult for older hardware to run it. i'm leaning more to linux as main OS for that PC (i7 6700k & 5700xt) its runing Garuda since today tried Nobara yesterday it ran fine, but i think Garuda looks nicer. so hope it will run as good as my experience yesterday.

[@esko738]

Every time I try and update it says failed to commit transaction

[@D.H..]

Thank you very much

[@InnerHacking]

I tried Garuda, can't work on it with my music production software, it bugs all over after a clean installation through Wine. No Linux native support either. I'm back to Windows.

[@በተሰበ]

Once I removed Spectacle, the home row desktop icons disappeared. Just a little bit of an OS build oversight. Back to Zorin.

[@rashidellø]

I faced error Dracut warning failed to mount

[@iTzHe4DHuNt3r]

Tried out Garuda today, but I'm having trouble with it - It installs & boots fine. But as soon as I update Garuda and reboot - I can no longer boot, Grub doesn't even show up anymore & my PC will just eventually reboot into BIOS :(

[@eBuzzCentral]

What hardware are you installing it on?

[@iTzHe4DHuNt3r]

@@eBuzzCentral Nvidia 3080 Ti Ryzen 5800x3D Gigabyte x570S Aorus Master 32GB 3600mhz DDR4 G.Skill Memory I've installed Garuda on a 1TB Samsung Sata SSD I have Windows installed on my main Samsung NVME drive

[@eBuzzCentral]

When you do your initial boot from usb, do you pick proprietary drivers nvidia?

[@eBuzzCentral]

And when you update it are you using garuda's included tool or are you doing it from command line?

[@iTzHe4DHuNt3r]

@@eBuzzCentral Yeah I pick Nvidia's proprietary driver from the Live USB boot options - That works fine & can install the OS like normally. Garuda's tool assistant asks me to update the OS after logging into the desktop for the first time. I remember seen the nvidia driver been updated - 5.15 to 5.19.3 And something about Fix "Grub" after.

[@MasterH2005]

What if you’re trying to add the OS to a multi-boot USB?

[@davidwayne9982]

I always set my computers up with a double drive deal-- one SSD for Distro. and a LARGE disc for STORAGE -which is all my data- photos, music, and so much more... that way if the system dies- I still have all my stuff..

[@kirangeorge8]

Totally agreed 💯🧡🖤🧡

[@xavhow]

Your vids have really convinced me to ditch Windows for Garuda Linux. Thank you!

[@tracylf5409]

Drives are cheap-as right now. Remove your M$ drive, install a new one, and install the distro of your choice to give it a whirl for an entire day. No dual-boot, no VM (& all that entails, vs a screwdriver). You can swap the drive back out and run back to M$ any time you wish. Yes, "some" a-hole laptop makers deliberately ham-string you re: disassembly/reassembly-- but many don't. Good luck!

[@eBuzzCentral]

Not a bad idea

[@davidwayne9982]

How is the DOCUMENTATION (manual, instructions , etc.) with this distro???

[@svan71]

I would love to try it but my paid VPN (SurfShark) is not available for Garuda :(

[@andreanastro6189]

Would you recommend Garuda for a noteboom with celeron N5100? I am in doubt between pop OS and Garuda as I know that Garuda is all about performance and don’t care about battery life… Am i right? What distro for a me as a beginner would you recommend? (I am planning to study a bit about Linux)

[@samo123371]

I am using Ventoy. It let's you have more than one iso. My plan is to try Garuda Linux or maybe Ubuntu 23.10

[@bodycountplays2915]

Between this video and @Mattscreative in depth fedora videos, it's making me hard to pick a distro, he gives good tips on how to get the most performance out of fedora for gaming.

[@kirangeorge8]

Garuda💯👌🏻🖤🧡🖤

[@louisfifteen]

I recently insdtalled the gaming version and after all the updating and settings things were done, I tried to connect to my external monitor exclusively, but it was not possible. I could either share the 2 screens or duplicate them, but when I tried to use the external monitor exclusively, both screens blacked out. I set my samsung gaming monitor as active and the laptop screen not active and thus the samsung should light up, but no no no, all black. Yes, I went with the Nvidia boot solution and the Nvidia drivers were installed. I tried all possible solutions and lastly I installed windows 11, where I have no issues at all.

[@jakobw135]

Can you add MULTIPLE WORKSPACES or DESKTOPS to Garuda Linux?

[@abhishekkharwar]

Does Wayfire not work with Nvidia RTX3050 and AMD Ryzen 7 5800h?

[@ayikart]

I octopi it did every thing for me when I install it on any arch.

[@angelorgya]

Looking to change from manjaro on old laptop i5 3rd gen , should i choose cachyos or garuda ? Wanna daily driver for long run and that is stable and fast on old systems ! Thanks if someone can help me choose !

[@act.13.41]

For me, Windows is using UTC-6 for the timezone. Arch is using America/Chicago. I need to see if there is a way to set Arch to UTC-6 so the clock will be the same. I just have not taken the time to do a search for that. Lazy? Yup.

[@SerkanBalta]

totally agreed

[@davidwayne9982]

I had decided against this one already-- because I didn't like the look-- BUT- about 2/3 through this vid and I'm about to decide IN FAVOR of this one.. :) (but I do like the SPIRAl-- brtfs, etc. on debian)

[@OleZone]

I tried the install but for some reason It took 2 hours and still wasn't half finished, I was trying to install it onto an additional flash drive so maybe that had something to do with it

[@univera1111]

You should do More exposure to these distros. How can I use Linux to trade the forex currency.

[@aminvand]

I almost using free softwares on windows but visual studio. Last night my internet connection on windows 11 lost for several hours and finally it fixed i don't know how

[@hiddenspirit9180]

Garuda kde lite is awesome

[@danleedev]

I have now moved from Windows 11 to Garuda XFCE completely. It took me about 2 hours. i9 13900K, Nvidia 4090, and 3 monitors JUST WORKED. This isn't only the best Linux experience I have ever had, it is better than I though Linux COULD BE. Run, don't walk. Install a Garuda flavor and don't look back. It will be the best decision you made in a long time about your desktop computing life.

[@darwinthomas3361]

is this tutorial for dual boot

[@JadeSlays]

Ive been trying to install it for hours and keep getting errors. Watching your video is my last ditch effort, hopefully it helps

[@headrushindi]

I am not opposed to arch based distro's. I simply just have chosen not to use them . I started out on Linux using NON arch based distro's, and I have tried a few Arch based distro's in the past and simply was put off by having to re-learn an entirely different set of Terminal commands instead of (SUDO) .I may try Garuda on a laptop of mine and run it a while. I simply just do not like Garuda's Neon like icons at all. They simply just do not appeal to me. If I give Garuda a run for a while, I would choose to ditch the Icons altogether if possible.If Garuda does not allow this out of the box, then that would be the deal breaker for me when it comes to Garuda as a daily use. I use Zorin as my daily driver. I have used POP, and other really reliable , stable , and simple Operating systems as daily use tools for several years. I am not a distro Hopper per say, and have NO interest in becoming a Power Linux user who can reconfigure the universe of Linux strictly from the terminal. But I do have several Laptops dedicated to testing and playing with various other distibutions, and I will probably give Garuda a spin on one of those for a while and play with it for a few weeks. I am definitely ALL FOR a Linux distro that is Stable, and has long term support.

[@folksurvival]

Most people on Arch use Sudo.

[@headrushindi]

@@folksurvival In the arch distros i used in the past it did not recognize SUDO at all . I had to use PACMAN

[@eBuzzCentral]

Why are you comparing a superuser command to a package manager?

[@headrushindi]

@@eBuzzCentral Not "comparing " them. What I "said" was. In the distrosI have tried in the past that were ARCH based, I had to use "Pacman" commands instead of SUDO commands in the terminal. After using NON arch based distros for so long , I was turned off by suddenly having to use a different set of terminal commands.

[@folksurvival]

@@headrushindi Why would you be surprised that Arch uses Pacman as its package manager? Pacman is the package manager for Arch and most Arch users are using sudo unless they have installed and switched to doas.