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Users of Arch-based distros, why don't you use pure Arch? (ani.social)
submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by to c/linux@programming.dev
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(No provocation)

I see these reasons:

  • newbie
  • lazy (don't wanna edit config files etc.)
  • unique features (like assistant/toolbox, some optimizations like in cachyos)
  • wanna check how different systems are set up (that's rather distrohopping)

Personally, I used manjaro i3 when I was beigginer and wanted to see how tiling WM should be configured (check out ranger config, for example). But after some time, I don't see reasons why not to just customize pure arch (same with debian and debian-based distros).

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[–] 17 points 2 months ago (3 children)

i've been customizing linux for 15 years. it's nice to just sit down with something that works.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago* (2 children)

    This is me but 25 years as my main os. I just don't care to configure if something exists already so I can do the things I actually care about. It's not the flex that people think it is to install arch. If you can follow the recipe to make boxed Mac and cheese and you can install arch assuming you have do not value your time.

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