Arch Linux

corstar

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From: Perth, Western Australia

Registered: 2008-05-05

Posts: 27

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I'm loving Arch linux!!

I've been using Debian and Ubuntu for 5 years or so with a small dose of Fedora in between and I was looking for a distro a little more challenging. I could have stayed with Deb, but I know it in and out .

I tried out the Arch distro from the Linux Format under VirtialBox and was blown away. This is what I've been waiting for. Something to force me out of my comfort zone. I'm now customizing bash/zsh adding aliases and a lot more CLI customizing.
I could have done all this in Deb or Ubuntu, but I feel I want to get into the guts of the OS in Arch.

Thanks for an AWESOME distro guys.

Oh, the wiki kicks ass too, there's a wealth of info there.

keratos

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Registered: 2008-04-27

Posts: 138

Re: I'm loving Arch linux!!

+1

me too.

although, not fully understanding why you could not customise deb or ubuntu , or for that fact any distro. Just login to a console (not even X) and customise away. Any distro supports that.

arch is the only i686 out of the box distro, for me. I played with gentoo which was comparable in performance, but lacks the community spirit and support offered by Arch.

Raccoon1400

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From: Ontario, Canada

Registered: 2008-04-14

Posts: 853

Re: I'm loving Arch linux!!

I don't think he said he couldn't customize them.

Arch does open up a lot more customization options I never thought of when using ubuntu.

I just switched from ubuntu to Arch myself.

Last edited by Raccoon1400 (2008-05-05 23:29:33)

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Nikke

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From: Sweden

Registered: 2008-04-27

Posts: 60

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Re: I'm loving Arch linux!!

you are not the only one mate

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shiver

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Registered: 2008-05-06

Posts: 2

Re: I'm loving Arch linux!!

I've been on Gentoo the last 2-3 years now, but I am looking to switch to Arch.
I love the whole minimalist approach, but I tire of the constant compiling of things in Gentoo.
I've also kinda lost track of all the garbage I have installed over the years and feel the need to start fresh again.

Also, the community here does seem to be pretty good, which is another reason I decided on Arch.

Hopefully Arch will be my home for a long time to come.

drag0nl0rd

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From: Czech Republic

Registered: 2007-10-24

Posts: 127

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Re: I'm loving Arch linux!!

And there are many more superb features like ABS and AUR packed with Arch Linux. I totally agree with the topic

prasetyams

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From: Jakarta

Registered: 2008-04-29

Posts: 74

Re: I'm loving Arch linux!!

.. AWESOME distro ..

Agree!

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