Do we have some Archers?

Not_OlesNot_Oles Hosting ProviderContent Writer

Having the idea to try something different, I installed Arch Linux, which I never used before. I have seen some very nice articles on the Arch wiki. Now I have to go and read some more about Arch. At least, it boots successfully! :)

[root@lol ~]# uname -a
Linux lol 6.8.8-arch1-1 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Sun, 28 Apr 2024 15:59:47 +0000 x86_64 GNU/Linux
[root@lol ~]# cat /etc/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://gitlab.archlinux.org/groups/archlinux/-/issues"
PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://terms.archlinux.org/docs/privacy-policy/"
LOGO=archlinux-logo
[root@lol ~]# 

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  • edited May 7

    I'm more of a McDowell's Linux guy

    But on a more serious note, I think I made it to reading how to install it and I figured I already get frustrated enough with things having a good handle on debian flavors but Arch seems specifically made for people who are a glutton for punishment. Have things changed in that department?

  • jqrjqr OG

    Yup. I've been running it on my personal laptop for a few years now. I don't recall it ever breaking, except when I've made bonehead mistakes. πŸ˜…

    I used to run Debian stable, but I got tired having to give up on newer packages. I tried sid for a while, but I figured at that point I should switch to something that was a rolling release by design.

    @Not_Oles said: I have seen some very nice articles on the Arch wiki.

    I think the Arch wiki is the best resource for anyone using Linux, regardless of distribution. I often go there first when researching/troubleshooting.

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  • Not_OlesNot_Oles Hosting ProviderContent Writer
    edited May 7

    Is there a way in the Arch package system to

    • run bleeding edge software;

    • self-compile everything like Gentoo, BSD, and apt-build; and

    • change init programs among systemd, system v, runit, others;

    all in an already installed and running system (with a reboot)?

    I hope everyone gets the servers they want!

  • havochavoc OGContent Writer

    I used to have a compound bow, so yes.

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    @Not_Oles said:
    Is there a way in the Arch package system to

    • run bleeding edge software;

    pacman -Syyuu goes brr

    • self-compile everything like Gentoo, BSD, and apt-build; and

    AUR but it is not as convenient as portage and overlays.

    • change init programs among systemd, system v, runit, others;

    I think only systemD is officially supported by Arch Linux team nowadays. However there is Artix available.

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  • Not_OlesNot_Oles Hosting ProviderContent Writer
    chronos@penguin:~/servers/redacted/lol$ ssh lol 
    Last login: Tue May  7 04:21:39 2024 from 187.189.238.2
    [root@lol ~]# man pacman
    -bash: man: command not found
    [root@lol ~]# pacman -S man-db manpages
    error: target not found: manpages
    [root@lol ~]# pacman -S man-db man-pages
    resolving dependencies...
      [ . . . ]
    [root@lol ~]# pacman -S fio iperf3
      [ . . . ]
    [root@lol ~]# curl -sL yabs.sh | bash
    # ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## #
    #              Yet-Another-Bench-Script              #
    #                     v2024-04-22                    #
    # https://github.com/masonr/yet-another-bench-script #
    # ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## #
    
    Tue May  7 07:01:41 PM CEST 2024
    
    Basic System Information:
    ---------------------------------
    Uptime     : 0 days, 14 hours, 42 minutes
    Processor  : 13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-13900
    CPU cores  : 32 @ 1209.443 MHz
    AES-NI     : βœ” Enabled
    VM-x/AMD-V : βœ” Enabled
    RAM        : 62.5 GiB
    Swap       : 32.0 GiB
    Disk       : 3.4 TiB
    Distro     : Arch Linux
    Kernel     : 6.8.8-arch1-1
    VM Type    : NONE
    IPv4/IPv6  : βœ” Online / βœ” Online
    
    IPv6 Network Information:
    ---------------------------------
    ISP        : [Redacted] Online GmbH
    ASN        : AS24940 [Redacted] Online GmbH
    Host       : [Redacted] Online GmbH
    Location   : Tuusula, Uusimaa (18)
    Country    : Finland
    
    fio Disk Speed Tests (Mixed R/W 50/50) (Partition /dev/md5):
    ---------------------------------
    Block Size | 4k            (IOPS) | 64k           (IOPS)
      ------   | ---            ----  | ----           ---- 
    Read       | 1.70 GB/s   (425.6k) | 2.36 GB/s    (36.9k)
    Write      | 1.70 GB/s   (426.8k) | 2.37 GB/s    (37.1k)
    Total      | 3.41 GB/s   (852.5k) | 4.73 GB/s    (74.0k)
               |                      |                     
    Block Size | 512k          (IOPS) | 1m            (IOPS)
      ------   | ---            ----  | ----           ---- 
    Read       | 3.06 GB/s     (5.9k) | 3.32 GB/s     (3.2k)
    Write      | 3.22 GB/s     (6.2k) | 3.54 GB/s     (3.4k)
    Total      | 6.28 GB/s    (12.2k) | 6.86 GB/s     (6.7k)
    
    iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv4):
    ---------------------------------
    Provider        | Location (Link)           | Send Speed      | Recv Speed      | Ping           
    -----           | -----                     | ----            | ----            | ----           
    Clouvider       | London, UK (10G)          | 916 Mbits/sec   | 785 Mbits/sec   | 36.6 ms        
    Eranium         | Amsterdam, NL (100G)      | 927 Mbits/sec   | 924 Mbits/sec   | --             
    Telia           | Helsinki, FI (10G)        | busy            | busy            | 1.17 ms        
    Uztelecom       | Tashkent, UZ (10G)        | 883 Mbits/sec   | 521 Mbits/sec   | 66.0 ms        
    Leaseweb        | Singapore, SG (10G)       | 406 Mbits/sec   | 489 Mbits/sec   | 307 ms         
    Clouvider       | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 807 Mbits/sec   | busy            | 154 ms         
    Leaseweb        | NYC, NY, US (10G)         | 866 Mbits/sec   | 665 Mbits/sec   | 91.9 ms        
    Edgoo           | Sao Paulo, BR (1G)        | 796 Mbits/sec   | 144 Mbits/sec   | 169 ms         
    
    iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv6):
    ---------------------------------
    Provider        | Location (Link)           | Send Speed      | Recv Speed      | Ping           
    -----           | -----                     | ----            | ----            | ----           
    Clouvider       | London, UK (10G)          | 905 Mbits/sec   | 809 Mbits/sec   | 36.4 ms        
    Eranium         | Amsterdam, NL (100G)      | busy            | busy            | --             
    Uztelecom       | Tashkent, UZ (10G)        | 889 Mbits/sec   | 616 Mbits/sec   | 66.4 ms        
    Leaseweb        | Singapore, SG (10G)       | 400 Mbits/sec   | 479 Mbits/sec   | 307 ms         
    Clouvider       | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 805 Mbits/sec   | 202 Mbits/sec   | 154 ms         
    Leaseweb        | NYC, NY, US (10G)         | 852 Mbits/sec   | 661 Mbits/sec   | 91.8 ms        
    Edgoo           | Sao Paulo, BR (1G)        | 782 Mbits/sec   | 153 Mbits/sec   | 169 ms         
    
    Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test:
    ---------------------------------
    Test            | Value                         
                    |                               
    Single Core     | 3184                          
    Multi Core      | 17548                         
    Full Test       | https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/6000205
    
    YABS completed in 13 min 12 sec
    [root@lol ~]# 
    

    Arch fio a little faster than Debian, enough to nudge 4k IOPS to well over 800 from Debian's 798. Single Core GB6 is 11 points slower. Compare at https://lowendspirit.com/discussion/comment/176796#Comment_176796.

    I hope everyone gets the servers they want!

  • Not_OlesNot_Oles Hosting ProviderContent Writer

    @havoc said:
    I used to have a compound bow, so yes.

    During a visit to France I got to see Agincourt. Apparently the battlefield still remains much as it was back in 1415, long and somewhat narrow, with forests on either side. There was a road across the battlefield. The road had a little sign saying the road marked approximately the location of the English archers at the start of the fighting. I am guessing the sign referred to the location after the English advanced to within longbow range of the French, who were massed at the top of the gentle gradient.

    I read that the trees on both sides of the battlefield prevented the French from surrounding the much smaller English army. And it had rained, so mud obstructed the attempted advance of the heavily armed French cavalry. The archers were on the far right and the far left of the English line, so I am guessing that the French cavalry trying to charge the English center must have received arrows from both sides.

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  • edited May 7

    @Not_Oles said:

    chronos@penguin:~/servers/redacted/lol$ ssh lol 
    Last login: Tue May  7 04:21:39 2024 from 187.189.238.2
    [root@lol ~]# man pacman
    -bash: man: command not found
    [root@lol ~]# pacman -S man-db manpages
    error: target not found: manpages
    [root@lol ~]# pacman -S man-db man-pages
    resolving dependencies...
      [ . . . ]
    [root@lol ~]# pacman -S fio iperf3
      [ . . . ]
    [root@lol ~]# curl -sL yabs.sh | bash
    # ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## #
    #              Yet-Another-Bench-Script              #
    #                     v2024-04-22                    #
    # https://github.com/masonr/yet-another-bench-script #
    # ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## #
    
    Tue May  7 07:01:41 PM CEST 2024
    
    Basic System Information:
    ---------------------------------
    Uptime     : 0 days, 14 hours, 42 minutes
    Processor  : 13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-13900
    CPU cores  : 32 @ 1209.443 MHz
    AES-NI     : βœ” Enabled
    VM-x/AMD-V : βœ” Enabled
    RAM        : 62.5 GiB
    Swap       : 32.0 GiB
    Disk       : 3.4 TiB
    Distro     : Arch Linux
    Kernel     : 6.8.8-arch1-1
    VM Type    : NONE
    IPv4/IPv6  : βœ” Online / βœ” Online
    
    IPv6 Network Information:
    ---------------------------------
    ISP        : [Redacted] Online GmbH
    ASN        : AS24940 [Redacted] Online GmbH
    Host       : [Redacted] Online GmbH
    Location   : Tuusula, Uusimaa (18)
    Country    : Finland
    
    fio Disk Speed Tests (Mixed R/W 50/50) (Partition /dev/md5):
    ---------------------------------
    Block Size | 4k            (IOPS) | 64k           (IOPS)
      ------   | ---            ----  | ----           ---- 
    Read       | 1.70 GB/s   (425.6k) | 2.36 GB/s    (36.9k)
    Write      | 1.70 GB/s   (426.8k) | 2.37 GB/s    (37.1k)
    Total      | 3.41 GB/s   (852.5k) | 4.73 GB/s    (74.0k)
               |                      |                     
    Block Size | 512k          (IOPS) | 1m            (IOPS)
      ------   | ---            ----  | ----           ---- 
    Read       | 3.06 GB/s     (5.9k) | 3.32 GB/s     (3.2k)
    Write      | 3.22 GB/s     (6.2k) | 3.54 GB/s     (3.4k)
    Total      | 6.28 GB/s    (12.2k) | 6.86 GB/s     (6.7k)
    
    iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv4):
    ---------------------------------
    Provider        | Location (Link)           | Send Speed      | Recv Speed      | Ping           
    -----           | -----                     | ----            | ----            | ----           
    Clouvider       | London, UK (10G)          | 916 Mbits/sec   | 785 Mbits/sec   | 36.6 ms        
    Eranium         | Amsterdam, NL (100G)      | 927 Mbits/sec   | 924 Mbits/sec   | --             
    Telia           | Helsinki, FI (10G)        | busy            | busy            | 1.17 ms        
    Uztelecom       | Tashkent, UZ (10G)        | 883 Mbits/sec   | 521 Mbits/sec   | 66.0 ms        
    Leaseweb        | Singapore, SG (10G)       | 406 Mbits/sec   | 489 Mbits/sec   | 307 ms         
    Clouvider       | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 807 Mbits/sec   | busy            | 154 ms         
    Leaseweb        | NYC, NY, US (10G)         | 866 Mbits/sec   | 665 Mbits/sec   | 91.9 ms        
    Edgoo           | Sao Paulo, BR (1G)        | 796 Mbits/sec   | 144 Mbits/sec   | 169 ms         
    
    iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv6):
    ---------------------------------
    Provider        | Location (Link)           | Send Speed      | Recv Speed      | Ping           
    -----           | -----                     | ----            | ----            | ----           
    Clouvider       | London, UK (10G)          | 905 Mbits/sec   | 809 Mbits/sec   | 36.4 ms        
    Eranium         | Amsterdam, NL (100G)      | busy            | busy            | --             
    Uztelecom       | Tashkent, UZ (10G)        | 889 Mbits/sec   | 616 Mbits/sec   | 66.4 ms        
    Leaseweb        | Singapore, SG (10G)       | 400 Mbits/sec   | 479 Mbits/sec   | 307 ms         
    Clouvider       | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 805 Mbits/sec   | 202 Mbits/sec   | 154 ms         
    Leaseweb        | NYC, NY, US (10G)         | 852 Mbits/sec   | 661 Mbits/sec   | 91.8 ms        
    Edgoo           | Sao Paulo, BR (1G)        | 782 Mbits/sec   | 153 Mbits/sec   | 169 ms         
    
    Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test:
    ---------------------------------
    Test            | Value                         
                    |                               
    Single Core     | 3184                          
    Multi Core      | 17548                         
    Full Test       | https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/6000205
    
    YABS completed in 13 min 12 sec
    [root@lol ~]# 
    

    Arch fio a little faster than Debian, enough to nudge 4k IOPS to well over 800 from Debian's 798. Single Core GB6 is 11 points slower. Compare at https://lowendspirit.com/discussion/comment/176796#Comment_176796.

    wait a minute. is that Hetzner's EX101 Dedicated Server??????

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