• Hellfire103@lemmy.caEnglish
    53·
    5 days ago

    The literal ArchWiki says you may not want to use Arch if you are happy with your current OS.

  • ghen@sh.itjust.works
    3·
    3 days ago

    I’m on kubuntu. I can just Google questions with ubuntu attached to the query and it tells me a gui solution if it’s available. Bonus, there’s far less people telling me I’m doing it wrong, they just assume I’m a newbie.

    • MadPsyentist@lemmy.nzEnglish
      2·
      5 days ago

      Dosent even have to be the way you like it. It only has to be the way that lets you get work done. If you can get work done on your thinking sand tool then it is a good tool.

    • festnt@sh.itjust.works
      3·
      4 days ago

      i’ve heard a bunch of people talking about cachyos

      i use endeavour os, and when i get my pc back (i moved and haven’t been able to build it yet) i’m planning on installing base arch

      so, what are the upsides to cachyos?

      • BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world
        31·
        4 days ago

        As a gaming-oriented distro, CachyOS is ready to use right out of the box. It’s similar to Endeavor, but goes a few steps further with its opinions. I’d still be using it if it weren’t for AUR’s serious malware problems.

        • festnt@sh.itjust.works
          1·
          2 days ago

          hmmm interesting. i might use it, but now i need to know more about the AUR’s malware problems. i haven’t heard of them and am now kinda scared

  • Diplomjodler@lemmy.world
    10·
    5 days ago

    You can have your cake and eat it too! Just install Arch in a VM to play around with without jeopardizing the stability of your main machine. Once you feel comfortable, you can make the switch. Or not. Having choices is great.

  • DonutsRMeh@lemmy.world
    20·
    5 days ago

    Unpopular opinion: install community distros, not corporate ones. That way you can support the developers for their hardwork. Redhat doesn’t need our money, they already make enough of it. I use CachyOS, btw.

    • BurntWits@sh.itjust.works
      5·
      5 days ago

      I just switched to CachyOS and I’m really enjoying it so far. My journey so far has been Mint > Bazzite > Kubuntu > back to Mint > CachyOS and for the first time I don’t have any real complaints. There’s a voice inside my head telling me to jump to just standard Arch though. Not really sure why. Have you tried standard Arch? If so, how does it compare to CachyOS? I probably won’t end up switching, I haven’t had any issues yet and I’m a computer problem magnet and certified idiot, so I’ll probably stick to what works, but something draws me to pure Arch.

      • DonutsRMeh@lemmy.world
        7·
        5 days ago

        I’ve run vanilla arch for quite a while. CachyOS is a ton better. Arch is barebones and you have to do everything yourself. If you have the time and patience to do it, then more power to ya. I’m a dad of two, one of which is on the spectrum. So, I wanted something like Arch that just works and doesn’t require too much maintenance, and cachy has been just that.

        I’ve not had a single major issue with it in the 3 months it’s been running on my machine. Just your normal Linux annoyances. I love how the gaming package on cachy is literally one click of a button. Also, it’s a lot faster

          • DonutsRMeh@lemmy.world
            5·
            5 days ago

            Dude, fucking congratulations 🎉🎉. And yes, your PC should never take time away from your kids. I love taking care of mine, they’re so much fun. I love that my PC just works. And if Cachy gives me any trouble, it’s gone and will be replaced with something immutable like Bazzite. I legit want my machine to JUST work with minimal issues. I have had Bazzite on a laptop I have for close to 6 months now and it’s rock solid and a true just works distro.

            • BurntWits@sh.itjust.works
              4·
              5 days ago

              Thanks man, yeah I’m pretty excited. I’ve always wanted kids, it’s crazy to think I’m finally going to have one soon.

              For sure, family always comes first, especially kids.

      • seralth@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        5 days ago

        Standard arch is just a downgrade from cachy if you just want a functional computer and not have to think about it.

    • porl@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      5 days ago

      Nah, I looked at it and it doesn’t interest me. I like arch because, contrary to popular belief, it is quite stable (as in non crashing, not package versions) if you only install exactly what you need. I had way more stability issues on the more standard distros since they had so much extra stuff. Debian for servers every day though.

      Nix looks interesting in theory, but is a lot of work and too opinionated for me. Far from an expert though and have nothing against those that like it or any other distro.

    • seralth@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      5 days ago

      Naw, archer users either become cachy users OR nix. It’s a pipe line with a y junction.

  • idefix@sh.itjust.works
    1·
    3 days ago

    There is a lot of propaganda for Fedora these days. Something I see much less frequently for Arch and its derivatives. Isn’t that meme based on old facts?

    • Headbangerd17@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      3 days ago

      It’s not propaganda. Fedora’s just that good. Been using it since 2019 myself. Never felt the need to distrohop after.

      • idefix@sh.itjust.works
        2·
        3 days ago

        Opposite experience from me. I feel at home with Debian and Arch but there was always something wrong with Fedora.

  • CosmicSurgeon@lemmy.ml
    3·
    4 days ago

    I have the same problem with NixOS and Debian.

    Currently every family computer and server in the house runs Debian 12 as a base. But the urge to convert everything to Nix one day still tickles me, who knows someday…

    • rumba@lemmy.zipEnglish
      4·
      4 days ago

      I have Nix installs on two computers and have moved one of them twice to different hardware. Works, as it says, on the side of the tin.

      BUUUUT… It’s a bear to get under control. It adds a lot complexity to things that should be simple, it makes some things nearly impossible, and then makes really hugely difficult things cake.

      for example, one of a thousands things I want to do that’s easy

      If I want to run parsec client. (there is no server available sadly)

      nix search nixpkgs parsec

      • legacyPackages.x86_64-linux.parsec-bin (150_97c) Remote streaming service client

      nix-shell -p parsec-bin #ephemeral install, puts it in the store but only links it for this shell

      done! Let’s start it!

      parsec

      parsec: command not found

      parsec-bin

      parsec-bin: command not found

      parsec-client

      parsec-client: command not found

      google: nixos parsec

      a million ways to run parsec but none from the package manager

      google: nixos packages->https://search.nixos.org/packages

      https://search.nixos.org/packages

      parsec-bin

      nothing about how to run it

      but there are at least notes about how to install it permanently

      so you plow through /nix/store looking for parsec, 4 minutes later

      parsecd

      they could have just included that in the docs, but nope…

      Honestly, I really enjoy it, it feels like I’m in slackware back in the 90’s completely lost and confused learning everything new, and moving an install from box to box with a home directory sync and two files? chef’s kiss

      Figuring out why a rebuild isn’t working is pain. Figuring out why an update won’t run, is pain.

      ohh and you only get a month after a major release to install it before they stop putting in security updates for the previous version. And historically all the revisions before 25.05 were generally not just one and done. 24.11 ended up with me doing a wipe, fresh install, restoring my home folder and slowly easing parts of configuration.nix back in one rebuild at a time. but to be fair, they’ve been fighting wayland for a while now.

      My desktops are Nix, my servers are Debian.

      • CosmicSurgeon@lemmy.ml
        1·
        2 days ago

        Thanks for your experience, it’s easy to forget have stable debian really are and glorify nix as the one config to rule them all. Backports and lts kernels vs a four weeks update window are miles apart. I should go back and enjoy all my systemd services and sync/backup scripts instead.

        But the urge still tickles, hopefully I can contain it inside a vm :)

    • lepinkainen@lemmy.world
      1·
      4 days ago

      I tried three times. Failed 3 times.

      And I started with Slackware in the 90s. I can handle jank.

      But Nix really needs to take a clue from Arch on the documentation front…