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Headphoneus Supremus
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Wow hello, old thread! I posted on the first page a bit about my journey, but as of about a year or so I think now, I've been using exclusively Arch Linux on the server, desktop, and laptop. I'm a total convert.
It's just about exactly what I want from my linux. Start with the bare minimum of software and install exactly what you want. And most installs are from binary, so you don't have to wait ages to compile (like Gentoo). If something isn't in the repositories, it's mega simple to generate your own package. Everything is as simple as possible, so the distro definitely favors RTFMing and editing config files over GUIs, but some of us prefer this minimalist approach.
And I generally have far fewer issues with it vs the years I ran Gentoo.
It's just about exactly what I want from my linux. Start with the bare minimum of software and install exactly what you want. And most installs are from binary, so you don't have to wait ages to compile (like Gentoo). If something isn't in the repositories, it's mega simple to generate your own package. Everything is as simple as possible, so the distro definitely favors RTFMing and editing config files over GUIs, but some of us prefer this minimalist approach.
And I generally have far fewer issues with it vs the years I ran Gentoo.