this post was submitted on 03 Dec 2023
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[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago (14 children)

You can still run Arch & have a life. Arch actually just works if you use it correctly....

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago (4 children)

I run Debian on my work laptops, and Arch on my gaming rig. They are absolutely equal in terms of time sink, and it's not that bad at all.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago (4 children)
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[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I miss gentoo in your diagram

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago

They think Kali(Debian Based) is harder than Gentoo I guess….. I miss seeing Slackware on these lists too

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I had a brief expedition into game development recently and ended up using Unreal Engine, I eventually gave up on Unreal -- but I do plan on checking out Godot. Although, I eventually go home sick for Linux (my computer isn't powerful enough to run a Windows VM with a game engine; please spare me), and ended up wanting a "it just works™" setup. So, logically, I try Fedora. Although, the installer just wouldn't boot, not on a USB, not on Ventoy, nothing. Just a cold dark screen with a solid underline cursor. I also tried OpenSUSE at one point, but there's some bad blood between me and that distro so I think I gave up at the installer. Anyway, I ended up installing Arch Linux, and would you look at that, the installer launches!

TL;DR: Arch Linux might take more time to get setup to your liking, but once you get it there, it it just works™.

PS: I have very much non-free hardware, this could be part of it -- and it made installing Artix Linux with hardware encryption very difficult that one time. :/

Edit: PPS: I'm not trying to say "don't use Fedora or OpenSUSE," use what you want. This is my experience.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I’ve used most of these with the exception of ChromeOS and the “not having a life” category. I’d say it’s fairly accurate.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

Do you have an life should exclusively just say NO

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Can manjaro be "no life but want it to work"

[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago (10 children)

from what ive heard its easier to break manjaro than arch (or at least a well installed arch)

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (4 children)

Manjaro can be "never heard of EndeavourOS"

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