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Installed Arch for the first time today. They sure make you work for your installation - I'm impressed. I'm a bit of a Debian die-hard, but that might change.
2 years ago · 👍 lykso, defunct
arch teaches you things actually work. and when something stops working you actually know how to read a wiki page instead of copy-pasta countless old stack overflow commands that don't teach you anything. it's great · 2 years ago
Hard and easy are a bit relative. Arch was the gateway to Linux from Scratch for me, then to building my own package manager and distribution. Now I feel like any Linux that comes with packages and patches already defined is relatively easy. :D · 2 years ago
Lol, arch is easy. Try installing gentoo. · 2 years ago
Yep, @sdfgeoff. it occurred to me that rather than waste time writing software to do stuff for us, Arch write clear documentation to say what needs to be done. I've referred to Arch docs so many times in the past, it's a sin it's taken me so long to actually use it! · 2 years ago
Ahh, but if you are familiar with the linux internals, the install process makes sense! So installing that way forces you to learn just a little bit :)
I've been using arch for years now, and have loved the fact that I haven't had to reinstall the OS for years and still have access to the very latest of everything. (unlike other Linux's with their 1-4 year support cycles).
Also, once you've got it all configured you don't have to touch it. I haven't tweaked my setup since probably 2018 when I switched everything to a solarized-dark color scheme. · 2 years ago