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Sorry I've been reinstalling my computer about once a week.
Same but with local repos and cached debs so they don't count
We must all do what we can to BECOME the Mirror.
NixOS user spotted!
I'm a bit more of a masochist, Archlinux. I am beginning to see the appeal of having something like NixOS though.
Definitely try it, using NixOS after the "horrors" of Arch feels much more secure. Your system is basically unbreakable, not unintentionally, at least.
found the power user!