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Users of Arch-based distros, why don't you use pure Arch? (ani.social)
submitted 11 hours ago* (last edited 10 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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[–] Junkers_Klunker@feddit.dk 2 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)

Connecting via a command, rough AF

Even more so if you’re using a non-US qwerty keyboard were many of the special symbols are swapped. Christ I spent a lot of time figuring where everything was.

[–] LostWanderer@fedia.io 1 points 2 hours ago

I imagine a non-US QWERTY keyboard would be a boss battle, it would require just being absolutely locked in and ready to install Arch. Sadly, that day I really wasn't locked in on my US Keyboard...