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Why does Arch seem to have a cult like following?
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No idea, but ArchWiki has some of the best linux documentation around.
That is the main reason I use Arch. I am not a Linux expert but I am able to solve most of my problems reading the wiki. I used to use Ubuntu and Mint but those ended with me copy pasting stuff into the terminal and not really learning anything. When I switched back to Linux this time I went with Arch.
It is the gold standard.