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jason32835

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Registered: 2010-02-02

Posts: 11

Why I love Archlinux

I recently switched from Windows to Linux. Even more recently I switched from Ubuntu to Arch, I will never look back. Just reading the Wiki and installing Arch is an enlightening experience.

I'll say it like this:

Windows is like watch a beautiful beach on a 12" TV with a pair of rabbit ears.

Ubuntu is like putting on every article of cloths in your closet and going to a beautiful beach.

Archlinux is like standing on a beautiful beach wearing nothing but a Speedo.

The choice is simple..

JonathanArcher

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From: San Francisco

Registered: 2008-11-12

Posts: 108

Re: Why I love Archlinux

Ye-no... gonna have to disagree with the speedo...

RaisedFist

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From: Romania

Registered: 2007-01-30

Posts: 556

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Re: Why I love Archlinux

there's this for that http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=12926

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sand_man

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From: Australia

Registered: 2008-06-10

Posts: 2,164

Re: Why I love Archlinux

I feel much more comfortable around my Arch than being on a beach in a speedo

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Cyrusm

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From: Bozeman, MT

Registered: 2007-11-15

Posts: 1,053

Re: Why I love Archlinux

Arch provides the user freedom and simplicity by design. 
and Arch is sleek, streamlined, and increases user productivity.

:%s/Arch/A Speedo/g

I see the correlation.

welcome to the community btw

Last edited by Cyrusm (2010-02-02 22:09:58)

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jason32835

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Registered: 2010-02-02

Posts: 11

Re: Why I love Archlinux

Thank you! Good to be here.

I apologize to everyone... in my excitement at the true art of simplicity which Arch has so perfectly captured, I probably invoked the image of an overly hair endowed, pot bellied gentleman with just a glimpse of Speedo poking out from shiny crevasse. Not cool on my part!

My true intention is to inspire any browsing newbies, as I was one just a week ago, into giving Arch a try. It isn't nearly as difficult as it looks from first glance.

Since Archlinux is the exact opposite of bloat, I get the feeling of being truly free to experience the essence if Linux. Sort of like stripping down and letting one's nethers feel a cool breeze, but that is just me, I'm a tad off.

ludovico

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From: Oslo, Norway

Registered: 2008-08-24

Posts: 75

Re: Why I love Archlinux

...essence of Linux. Sort of like stripping down and letting one's nethers feel a cool breeze

Well, that's one way of putting it

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xenofungus

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From: Spain

Registered: 2009-10-17

Posts: 63

Re: Why I love Archlinux

My true intention is to inspire any browsing newbies, as I was one just a week ago, into giving Arch a try. It isn't nearly as difficult as it looks from first glance.

It is not difficult, but making your own config files and the russian roulette that pacman is sometimes requires bravery, much like the speedo, yeah

toxygen

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Registered: 2008-08-22

Posts: 713

Re: Why I love Archlinux

i dont think i could ever use anything other than arch anymore.  the ease of use  and control it provides have spoiled me.

Last edited by toxygen (2010-02-03 06:01:10)

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Tyriel

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From: Melbourne, Australia

Registered: 2009-01-20

Posts: 161

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Re: Why I love Archlinux

Well your analogy made me laugh... speedos + fat old hairy men ftw!

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The software required Windows XP or better, so I installed archlinux.

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Registered: 2006-11-26

Posts: 5,819

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Re: Why I love Archlinux

As RaisedFist pointed out, you can continue your praises in the thread he linked to .

Closing.

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