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[β] AdrianTheFrog@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago (3 children) I would say arch is more of the buzz lightyear shelf meme, you think you're being unique and cool but really its probably the most popular enthusiast distro permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [β] Wilzax@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago* (1 child) It's not about Arch itself being a unique choice, it's about how Arch looks very different from user to user because they not only had the option but the requirement to install nearly everything but the Kernel themselves. The result is that no two Arch users end up with the same OS, just the same kernel and package manager. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] superkret@feddit.org 9 points 2 years ago* (1 child) 90% of Arch users run the exact same installation you get when you copy-paste the example commands from the installation guide without diving into linked pages, then add a user with default groups and install Gnome. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Wilzax@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* (3 children) While I don't think it's as high as 90% of users, I admit I didn't think about people who would subject themselves to Arch just to not take advantage of what Arch has to offer. (But seriously, why would anyone choose to do this when they can just install Mint) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [β] probableprotogen@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago Rolling releases and very "vanilla" packages. I get the upstream configurations with very few changes, making it better imo to modify and rice into what I want. permalink fedilink source parent [β] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 1 point 2 years ago Pacman and the aur permalink fedilink source parent [β] Sestren@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Rolling releases for issues with newer hardware and the AUR. That's really all there is to it. There are plenty of ways to be "unique", but at the the of the day, nobody else is ever really going to care. If I bought myself a 6 year old Thinkpad, I'd put Mint over Arch on it in a heartbeat. For the desktop that's constantly upgrading, it gets Arch because it has the fastest releases and biggest community to troubleshoot stuff. permalink fedilink source parent [β] exu@feditown.com 6 points 2 years ago (3 children) If you use Arch you're either a neckbeard or a femboy. No in between I use Arch btw permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [β] superkret@feddit.org 3 points 2 years ago Some are femboys with neckbeards. permalink fedilink source parent [β] cmbabul@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Use or have used? Because if the latter I just learned something about myself, not sure which yet but... permalink fedilink source parent [β] probableprotogen@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 years ago The third option is the trans woman :3 permalink fedilink source parent [β] _____@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago I have met 3 arch users irl. One was a hacker man kid (unironically one of the best developers I've met), messy hair, hoodie but other wise a regular kid. One was his friend, jock kind of kid. Not necessarily good at programming but he did program and was enthusiastic about it. Another is a CS major, 6ft tall and fit. Not much else to say about him. He studies CS, you can infer whatever else you want. And obviously me (btw), not that I've met myself. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Wilzax@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago* (1 child) It's not about Arch itself being a unique choice, it's about how Arch looks very different from user to user because they not only had the option but the requirement to install nearly everything but the Kernel themselves. The result is that no two Arch users end up with the same OS, just the same kernel and package manager. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] superkret@feddit.org 9 points 2 years ago* (1 child) 90% of Arch users run the exact same installation you get when you copy-paste the example commands from the installation guide without diving into linked pages, then add a user with default groups and install Gnome. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Wilzax@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* (3 children) While I don't think it's as high as 90% of users, I admit I didn't think about people who would subject themselves to Arch just to not take advantage of what Arch has to offer. (But seriously, why would anyone choose to do this when they can just install Mint) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [β] probableprotogen@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago Rolling releases and very "vanilla" packages. I get the upstream configurations with very few changes, making it better imo to modify and rice into what I want. permalink fedilink source parent [β] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 1 point 2 years ago Pacman and the aur permalink fedilink source parent [β] Sestren@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Rolling releases for issues with newer hardware and the AUR. That's really all there is to it. There are plenty of ways to be "unique", but at the the of the day, nobody else is ever really going to care. If I bought myself a 6 year old Thinkpad, I'd put Mint over Arch on it in a heartbeat. For the desktop that's constantly upgrading, it gets Arch because it has the fastest releases and biggest community to troubleshoot stuff. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] superkret@feddit.org 9 points 2 years ago* (1 child) 90% of Arch users run the exact same installation you get when you copy-paste the example commands from the installation guide without diving into linked pages, then add a user with default groups and install Gnome. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Wilzax@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* (3 children) While I don't think it's as high as 90% of users, I admit I didn't think about people who would subject themselves to Arch just to not take advantage of what Arch has to offer. (But seriously, why would anyone choose to do this when they can just install Mint) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [β] probableprotogen@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago Rolling releases and very "vanilla" packages. I get the upstream configurations with very few changes, making it better imo to modify and rice into what I want. permalink fedilink source parent [β] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 1 point 2 years ago Pacman and the aur permalink fedilink source parent [β] Sestren@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Rolling releases for issues with newer hardware and the AUR. That's really all there is to it. There are plenty of ways to be "unique", but at the the of the day, nobody else is ever really going to care. If I bought myself a 6 year old Thinkpad, I'd put Mint over Arch on it in a heartbeat. For the desktop that's constantly upgrading, it gets Arch because it has the fastest releases and biggest community to troubleshoot stuff. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Wilzax@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* (3 children) While I don't think it's as high as 90% of users, I admit I didn't think about people who would subject themselves to Arch just to not take advantage of what Arch has to offer. (But seriously, why would anyone choose to do this when they can just install Mint) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [β] probableprotogen@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago Rolling releases and very "vanilla" packages. I get the upstream configurations with very few changes, making it better imo to modify and rice into what I want. permalink fedilink source parent [β] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 1 point 2 years ago Pacman and the aur permalink fedilink source parent [β] Sestren@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Rolling releases for issues with newer hardware and the AUR. That's really all there is to it. There are plenty of ways to be "unique", but at the the of the day, nobody else is ever really going to care. If I bought myself a 6 year old Thinkpad, I'd put Mint over Arch on it in a heartbeat. For the desktop that's constantly upgrading, it gets Arch because it has the fastest releases and biggest community to troubleshoot stuff. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] probableprotogen@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago Rolling releases and very "vanilla" packages. I get the upstream configurations with very few changes, making it better imo to modify and rice into what I want. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 1 point 2 years ago Pacman and the aur permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Sestren@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Rolling releases for issues with newer hardware and the AUR. That's really all there is to it. There are plenty of ways to be "unique", but at the the of the day, nobody else is ever really going to care. If I bought myself a 6 year old Thinkpad, I'd put Mint over Arch on it in a heartbeat. For the desktop that's constantly upgrading, it gets Arch because it has the fastest releases and biggest community to troubleshoot stuff. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] exu@feditown.com 6 points 2 years ago (3 children) If you use Arch you're either a neckbeard or a femboy. No in between I use Arch btw permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [β] superkret@feddit.org 3 points 2 years ago Some are femboys with neckbeards. permalink fedilink source parent [β] cmbabul@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Use or have used? Because if the latter I just learned something about myself, not sure which yet but... permalink fedilink source parent [β] probableprotogen@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 years ago The third option is the trans woman :3 permalink fedilink source parent
[β] superkret@feddit.org 3 points 2 years ago Some are femboys with neckbeards. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] cmbabul@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Use or have used? Because if the latter I just learned something about myself, not sure which yet but... permalink fedilink source parent
[β] probableprotogen@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 years ago The third option is the trans woman :3 permalink fedilink source parent
[β] _____@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago I have met 3 arch users irl. One was a hacker man kid (unironically one of the best developers I've met), messy hair, hoodie but other wise a regular kid. One was his friend, jock kind of kid. Not necessarily good at programming but he did program and was enthusiastic about it. Another is a CS major, 6ft tall and fit. Not much else to say about him. He studies CS, you can infer whatever else you want. And obviously me (btw), not that I've met myself. permalink fedilink source parent
