Can we please, PLEASE for gods sake just all agree that arch is not and will never be a good beginner distro no matter how many times you fork it?
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Wrong on both fronts!
I've been using Manjaro exclusively for at least 4 years and I have several AUR packages installed!
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- Arch users everywhere: You MUST read the Arch news files before updating.
- Also Arch users when updating: Oops, I forgot to read the news file.
- pacman when updating: I have pre install hooks but I don't print the news files updates by default because that's probably bloat or something.
Make it make sense
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No software worth its salt offers only flatpak installation. I don't use flatpak at all and Blender works flawlessly. I'm not sure what a flatpak version could possibly do any better than the version I use.
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is the basic arch CLI commands any different from discord bots? it feels easier to use if you think its same as playing with a discord bot. using CLI isnt some kind of programming
Thanks for the hearty chuckle, zoomer.
Bash and all other shell languages are programming languages. The terminal is just a REPL for a language primarily meant to be used as a REPL for managing your OS.
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Cachyos can access aur? Thats what Paru is for? I could be mistaken, still very new
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Yeah black screen with mouse cursor is the thing. If I check the logs it'll complain about errors trying to get display foo. Can switch to a TTY session and kill shit and get display back if I restart X.
nfi why the mouse cursor still works.
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are there any good tutorials or something for void. I'm very interested because the name is cool but haven't found a good resource for learning.
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Mint has been nice
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Debian is just the carcinization of Linux.
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I started with EndeavourOS, which is basically Arch, and had a great experience.
I did have someone knowledgeable help guide me a bit at first, but eventually I learned how to find solutions myself on google, and use the Arch wiki.
I must have broke my installation a dozen times, but used Timeshift to bring it back from the dead... And I learned so much about how Linux works in the process. Wouldn't have done it any other way.
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I’m very interested because the name is cool
Lol I love the honesty
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Arch is for people who want bleeding edge and the aur. Gentoo is for people who really hate one particular thing that everything tries to use or have a system with very specific requirements.
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with archinstall as part if the ISO now it is genuinely easier to install than most other distros.
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also systemd is just assumed in 99% of Linux tutorials and questions.
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I'm sure you could make a "beginner" Gentoo distro but it's really so counter to its purpose I don't see it happening.
(something something ChromeOS)
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I'm not sure what a flatpak version could possibly do any better than the version I use.
The official OBS flatpak supports more codecs and integrations than some distro packages.
Stability is also a factor, especially on rolling or cutting edge distros. Fedora RPM release of Blender did not work for me at all with an nvidia GPU, for example.
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They're a liiittle harder but yeah basically
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I'll tell you, nothing bricks as hard or as irreparably as Windows. I have never had to actually reinstall Linux due to some problem (though it's a good practice security-wise).
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I never liked debian or it's derivatives, but since moving to Selfhosting most of my services and needing sane defaults on my server (I'm a noob with server stuff) I've circled back to LMDE after 20 years of using primarily bleeding edge and DIY distros.
I like it, it's nice that it's set and forget and doesn't need constant attention like my bleeding edge stuff always did.
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I was not technically a newbie since I had previously used ubuntu in the distant past, and probably a few others I can't remember, but I came back with EndeavourOS and I'm having a great time. I did have a few challenges though I am fairly tech savvy and I knew what I was getting into so I was definitely not a regular novice.
After a single big oopsie I've been running a very stable system and I've kept with it with practically no issues, at least none I wasn't willing and able to solve. I troubleshot an issue I was having with a package installation the other day without finding any help online and that made me proud of myself.
