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So technical question...

I have been using Linux for a few years, usually some flavor of Debian. But recently I acquired an older Thinkpad and thought it would behoove me to use something more… involved.
So I chose to dive into Manjaro and only broke pacman once. So now the question… can I say I’m using Arch btw or is that a faux pas?

kittenzrulz123 ,

Install Arch, it’s not that difficult if you use Archinstall. Even the “manual” method isn’t hard, just make the partitions and pacstrap all of the packages.

AnEilifintChorcra ,

I’d just like to interject for a moment. What you’re refering to as Manjaro, is in fact, Arch/Manjaro, or as I’ve recently taken to calling it, Arch plus Manjaro. Manjaro is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning Arch system made useful by pacman, yay and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX.

meekah ,
@meekah@lemmy.world avatar

I mean, its mostly a meme anyways so I say go for it

genuineparts OP ,
@genuineparts@infosec.pub avatar

It’s a meme?! Wow… that explains the looks I get during speed dating…

potentiallynotfelix ,

Also a pro tip: Use endeavourOS not manjaro, it’s more stable

genuineparts OP ,
@genuineparts@infosec.pub avatar

I feel my life is too stable. I need more excitement.

HeckGazer ,

Don’t update any arch based distro for long enough and your life will be plenty exciting when you do. Bonus points if you use a non-lts kernel that can blip out of existence at any moment along with all the graphics drivers

Marty ,
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How long is to long? I’ve been running the same arch install for a few years and wondering if it supposed to be time for a reinstall?

*I also have backups of all my configs and read the arch news before updating so I’m not really that worried.

CrayonRosary ,

Are you not updating it regularly? They said, “Don’t update for long enough…”

shadowbert ,

I learnt this the hard way when I worked out my shutdown script that did this automatically had stopped working :P

potentiallynotfelix ,

Arch is relatively unstable just by being rolling, but manjaro is another level of unstable lol. if wish to use it, im not gonna stop you, but I’d advise you not to rely on the computer you install it on.

potentiallynotfelix ,

I’ll give you the pass

genuineparts OP , (edited )
@genuineparts@infosec.pub avatar

Thank you I will treasure it. I use Arch, btw.

barkingspiders ,

Also drive Manjaro and I tell people I use Arch, there are dozens of us

genuineparts OP ,
@genuineparts@infosec.pub avatar

I mean my Job is already giving me impostor syndrome… I really do not need my Distro to make me feel that way…

barkingspiders ,

I’ve been a big fan of Manjaro for exactly that reason. Something breaks occasionally and gives my skills a run for their money but a lot of the difficulty of running a rolling release gets nullified by the testing Manjaro does for you. It’s a great compromise, you get almost bleeding edge for much less work than an arch installation can take.

I love me some Debian for their stability and security, I run Debian or Debian based servers mostly. But I wanted something closer to the bleeding edge for my desktop so I could make use of newer features, run newer packages etc…

lessthanluigi , (edited )

Close enough. I am an avid Arch user and i’ve used Manjaro before, and it broke just as much.

genuineparts OP ,
@genuineparts@infosec.pub avatar

I’m glad that I get the full experience then.

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