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[–] ayaya@lemdro.id 45 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

I have been using the same Arch installation for about 8 years. The initial installation/configuration is the only time consuming part. Actual day-to-day usage is extremely easy.

Maybe this is no longer the case but I previously used Ubuntu and it was actually much more annoying in comparison, especially when upgrading between major revisions or needing to track down sources/PPAs for packages not in the main repos. Or just when you want something more up-to-date than what they're currently shipping.

The rolling release model + the AUR saves so much time and prevents a lot of headaches.

[–] tourist@lemmy.world 21 points 10 months ago (2 children)

You may have just sold me on Arch.

I have never been able to hold down an Ubuntu install for very long without getting that dreaded you have held broken packages scold.

[–] SuperIce@lemmy.world 16 points 10 months ago

Yeah, I love Arch for the same reasons. Try installing it in a VM and using it a bit, and you'll see that it's quite an easy OS to use now.

[–] thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 10 months ago

You can follow the wiki guide and really have a solid systems that is just yours. That will take some time and can be a little frustrating.

Or use the installer script they have included for a year or more now and get to a working desktop in 20-30 minutes.

But if you feel the need to trim down the scripted version, you can make it just a strong as the step-by-step install in a few hours.

I have used the same step-by-step based on the wiki install since 2016, on my daily driver laptop

[–] corrupts_absolutely@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 months ago

had same experience with ubuntu, just outdated packages. outside of two major breaks that were announced beforehand arch has been just fine

[–] uis@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Same Gentoo installation for last 5 years.

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