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Users of Arch-based distros, why don't you use pure Arch? (ani.social)
submitted 6 hours ago* (last edited 5 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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[โ€“] Bimfred@lemmy.world 5 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

The complicated parts of the setup are already done and I still get the benefits of a fast update schedule, without (mostly) having to worry about accidentally breaking something.

And you're right about running another, less finicky distro. It's why I've got Bazzite on the HTPC and the handheld. Because I want those to be zero finicky, as poking around in them is way more of a pain in the ass.

[โ€“] devfuuu@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Opensuse tumbleweed would likely be a good choice.