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Users of Arch-based distros, why don't you use pure Arch? (ani.social)
submitted 20 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) by kiri@ani.social 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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[-] SinTan1729@programming.dev 8 points 11 hours ago

I love the rolling release model, and the AUR. (I even maintain some applications ok AUR.) I have installer and used pure Arch in the past, if only for the rite of passage.

But nowadays I mostly use EndeavourOS. It's basically Arch once it's installed, but has a nice and fast installer, with great defaults. Also, the community is awesome. I rarely need any help anymore, but I still like hanging out in their forums helping others, and generally chatting about non-Linux stuff.

[-] EuroNutellaMan@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 hours ago

Definitely not a good time to love the AUR rn tho

[-] SinTan1729@programming.dev 4 points 3 hours ago

Idk, I feel like it's blown out of proportions a bit. It's always supposed to be unsupported, and users are supposed to look at the PKGBUILD files. I know most people don't, but I don't think that's AUR's fault.

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