#Do I actually need arch for this customization?

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summer chasm
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For context:
I was watching a linux ricing video, I liked how it looked so i decided to go for the customization but I realised that I use zorin os so i did my search (also asked chatgpt) if i could do same customization on zorin os. and i got the thumbs up knowning i could,

The issue:
but here's another thing. I downloaded everything (not eww) I got to the part where i was supposed to copy the default sway config to the new one i made and lo and behold, there was nothing in the sway default config neither the folder itself.

The Question:
What can do in this case? Do I actually have to switch to arch? (because I tried with endeavour os first but the display kept flickering even at grub screen so im using zorin os instead) help a brother out

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zenith kayak
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No you do not have to switch to arch if you do not want

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It should be a fixable issue in eos,

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But you do realize you don't really need arch (or arch based) for ricing?

summer chasm
summer chasm
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I was using eos but the display would flicker and shuts off which scared me... so I tried it here and here i am with this problem

zenith kayak
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Upon installation or after you did something?

summer chasm
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After installing and while i was configuring sway

zenith kayak
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You said the the sway config folder wasn't there?

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If you had installed sway, then you just generate it easily

summer chasm
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In zorin os, the sway config is not there
but in EOS, the sway config was there

zenith kayak
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sway --default-config > ~/.config/sway/config

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This would give you the default sway config

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Where it's supposed to be

summer chasm
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ok lemme try that

zenith kayak
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If you do not have basic Linux knowledge then I would not recommend a wm so soon

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But of course it's your choice

summer chasm
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I understand but I used wm in a virtual machine before i made the switch

zenith kayak
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Also refrain from using chatgpt for those kind of questions as it hallucinates a lot

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It could be helpful

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But it can mess up up very bad as well

summer chasm
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Also this is the output what you told me

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summer chasm
zenith kayak
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Do you have the config that you wanted to copy?

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You can just drop it into ~/.config/sway/config

summer chasm
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sorry im trying not to cause a headache but I thought it creates a config once you install it?

zenith kayak
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Crate the sway config if not there

summer chasm
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hold on

zenith kayak
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mkdir -p ~/.config/sway

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Should do the job

summer chasm
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okay let me try that

zenith kayak
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Sometimes you have to do it manually

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Although on arch it has always been created by default for me

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Zorin might be different

summer chasm
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So as far as i can understand

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in EOS it alr created one, but here since zorin is ubuntu based, i would have to manually create one

zenith kayak
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Apparently yes

summer chasm
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God I hate myself

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anywho

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thank you for the help

zenith kayak
warped depot
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mlocate or plocate are the classics

summer chasm
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So i should type mlocate sway/config or mlocate sway

warped depot
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mlocate and plocate are the tools, locate is the command

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They don't come as standard, so you'll need to pick one and install it

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then sudo updatedb to create the file database (might take a minute)

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It keeps a static database of all your files, so you can find stuff without having to search your system for real each time

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Makes sense to updatedb regularly, as it does not pick up changes until you do

summer chasm
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atp, im gonna stick to a vm for now, (maybe 6 months using arch in a vm) then once I am ready, I will use arch instead of any other distro