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Part of me wants to main Gentoo just to neutralise any arch smug I come across.
But then I remember I don't really want a 2nd job
I imagine telling an Arch user you use Gentoo is like telling a Texan that if you cut Alaska into two halves Texas would be the third largest US state.
It's only a second job if you ever want to add a new app
Actually, only if you want to tune stuff, like selecting from hundreds of USE flags and some may cause trouble, but who can resist.
This thread once again proving that complaints about arch elitism are 1000x more common than actual arch elitism
This would have been the perfect comment if you were from a slightly different instance
Edit: wait there is (was?) an "I use arch btw" instance right? I'm not imagining it?
~~This guy uses arch btw.~~
No seriously, there's plenty of arch elitism in this thread alone, And other distros too. You really don't need to be preemptively defensive about it though.
I just scrolled the whole thread and canβt find any at all, what are you talking about?
Elitism isnβt βI like arch and I think it is good for some stuffβ, itβs βIβm smart because I use arch, youβre dumb if you donβt, and any problems you have with it are your fault.β
I'm literally in the process of switching my main from Arch to Gentoo now. (Yes it's taking a while.) And I intend to be even more smug. Bwahahaha!
Gentoo is not that bad. Its just arch with a longer install. You still got to read the wiki when installing something and still have to follow the news.
IMO Arch's defaults (especially w.r.t. audio and fonts) are a little nicer than Gentoo's, but that's a pretty minor inconvenience all things considered.
Arch's defaults haven't always been good and I'd argue they are still not good enough for users to rely on. As an arch user (im not an arch user) you are expected to not just plug and play everything without checking its configuration matches your system and needs.
Gentoo, that's fun. Brings back a lot of memories from Kindergarten. Let me know when you're ready to build LFS with the big dogs.
I'm surprised LFS is still around. I used that on my main computer back when Linux kernel versions started with 2.4. it was my third distribution after red hat and Debian
Just main NixOS.
I just need to learn Diet Haskell first...
I don't get that 'Gentoo takes forever' argument. With todays hardware it's really a non-issue. Just let the updates compile in the background while you do other stuff. My Arch install broke several times, not so my Gentoo. Also, the Gentoo community is really kind and don't treat you like an idiot for not knowing something.
On the other hand, what's the benefit of running Gentoo on modern hardware?
The ability to patch packages with little effort ( https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki//etc/portage/patches ) is the main reason I'm currently considering switching to gentoo.