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    [–] [email protected] 45 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 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.

    [–] [email protected] 21 points 11 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.

    [–] [email protected] 16 points 11 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.

    [–] [email protected] 7 points 11 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

    [–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

    had same experience with ubuntu, just outdated packages.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

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

    Same Gentoo installation for last 5 years.

    Here's BTWOS for you: