From Arch to Debian with LinuxRenaissance

From Linkarzu Podcast | Neovim, macOS, Emacs, Linux, Terminals and more. by Linkarzu

October 24, 2025 · 3h 9m · Season 1 · Episode 35

About this episode

The episode discusses the transition from Arch to Debian and explores various topics related to Linux distributions and technology.

I've been thinking about Linux lately, a lot. But I'm still not sure which distro to go with, everyone keeps saying arch, but my brain, wisdom and soul say Debian. So when I find someone else that went down this path, I want to learn and hear more about it. We'll also touch on many other topics Link to the video: https://youtu.be/0CEYNvEdsag What's the best way to support me? https://linkarzu.com/about/#youre-a-fraud-why-do-you-ask-for-money-isnt-youtube-ads-enough Timeline: 00:00:00 - Highlights 00:02:14 - Why the red hat, is it redhat related? 00:05:10 - youtube channel 00:08:00 - Thoughts on the Red Hat distro 00:12:17 - What is Matrix, is it IRC, Element app, discord 00:16:56 - So Matrix is more about ownership and censorship? 00:19:40 - Thanks for the superchat @tony-btw 00:20:20 - Should we use forums? 00:21:55 - Darth's matrix server 00:25:27 - What are matrix encrypted channels? 00:27:37 - amiga, Commodore 64 00:28:56 - How terminals worked in the past with serial cables 00:30:58 - Debian 1.3 00:33:59 - Darth is 44, terminal showdown 00:36:23 - Unix finger command 00:37:35 - Education background and current profession 00:39:20 - Rocky Linux, RHEL, Red Hat killing CentOS…

People in this episode

Host: Linkarzu

Guest: Darth

Topics covered

Linux distributions
Debian
Arch
Red Hat
macOS
Hyprland
Matrix

Keywords

Linux
Debian
Arch
Red Hat
macOS
Hyprland
Matrix
terminal
KDE
RHEL

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Red Hat, Debian, Arch, Rocky Linux, RHEL, CentOS, macOS, Hyprland, KDE, Matrix

Places: Commodore 64, IRC, Element app, discord, Unix