All the guides in the Cookbook are written for Windows. I tried to relocate to Linux many times, but each time there was a couple of Windows apps I couldn’t leave behind. Finally, I was able to find same or similar apps on Linux, and the sound wasn’t shit. If you’re on Linux or want to try Linux, here’s how you can adapt my guides to Linux.

Installation

https://kskroyal.com/arch-win11-dualboot-2024/

This is a great guide how to dual boot Arch Linux alongside with Windows.

Linux basics

All action on Linux happens in the console. Linux has two main text editors in the console: vim and nano.

Keys to save and exit for vim:

:wq

nano:

Ctrl+O Enter Ctrl+X

Keys to copy and paste in console:

Ctrl+Shift+C Ctrl+Shift+V

Package managers:

pacman
yay

Console mod to see memory use and CPU load:

fastfetch

Applications

mpv

qBittorent

Elisa

XnView

LibreOffice

Calibre