I'll put the link to the wiki here again ;) https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Chroot
"Run arch-chroot with the new root directory as first argument:
# arch-chroot /path/to/new/root
You can now do most of the operations available from your existing installation. Some tasks which needs D-Bus will not work as noted in #Usage"
The general idea is that a desktop environment provides you with common graphical user interface elements such as icons, toolbars, wallpaper, and desktop widgets. In other terms it's purely an aesthetic question. You can also decide which of these features will be useful to you and install the appropriate package(s) if you don't want to grab the bundle that comes with any DE.
As far of timing is concerned, you can always experiment and install what you need as you go. The only downside to wait will depend on how good your distro is in managing packages dependencies.
Personaly, my Linux journey made me realize that the features offer by a DE were actually negatively impacting my productivity and a windows manager (a tiling one for me) was all I needed. But this decision - like a lot of others - comes down to personal tastes. Note that not using a DE doesn't mean relying on the terminal only.
If only asking the same thing for non-computer jobs would be accepted. I always have to use my personal laptop.
Any more details to share?
So far this is really what makes me leaning toward Framework. But you know, when something seems too good to be true... If Framework is as perfect as it seems to be I can't wait for the need of a new laptop :D
That's interesting... I was not aware of that. Another more element to add to my future decision ^^
Have you looked at KISS? Extremely lightweight and customizable. You can go from the most minimalist approach with text only and selection of apps to show to crash things like visual effects and icons for every single installed app.
Right, nobody said it's never needed (but it should be rare, especially for WiFi). What's weird is that on this item link itself it's stated that "Linux drivers are part of the upstream Linux kernel." And from the table there the driver should be available unless you're running a pretty old kernel.
Thanks for sharing. Can't wait to read some great new stuff!
My little one where I promote some apps I think deserve more love, talk about neovim and zsh cool tweaks, and share my experience with some bigger projects (like building your own split keyboard, testing a new distro...).
I also follow https://lazybear.io/index.xml
Enjoy the new rabbit hole you just fall into :) 3D printing is really nice and can be helpful sometimes too. I've printed some good stuff from Thingiverse or Printables before starting to create my own simple designs. You save money at some point and you have more fun than going to the store or ordering online.
It's also great to be able to say: it's not perfect but I made it ;)
I will not reiterate the great things others have said but I've used old windows to create an enclosure for my printer and it definitely helps with the prints. Also since you're a new user and have an Ender 3, I would recommend you to take a look at thingiverse.com and printables.com - if not already done - for great tweaks to protect your printer but also to find great things to print.
For your printer, you may be interested in cable guides, filament guide, spool roller, fan duct, bed lock (they will keep your bed in place so you will not have to deal with bed tramming anymore before your bed leveling sessions)...
Finally, although a little bit off topic, if you get bored to walk to your printer to watch the prints and would like to add some level of safety in case anything goes wrong I would highly recommend considering octoprint.
I forgot about the distro. Any should work I think but Arch is fully supported if you're interested.