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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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[–] 4 points 2 months ago

I did a pure Arch setup in a VM before I made the ultimate switch to CachyOS. I did not use the installer script but followed the guide on the wiki to get the basics running, and then I customized from there.

And while I'm glad I got that experience, because it taught me how much is really going on under the hood, I discovered that I simply don't enjoy that level of tinkering. It's not laziness, it's a lack of enjoyment towards the process.

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