New Arch-based Distros - eviltoast
  • Acid@startrek.websiteEnglish
    105·
    1 year ago

    I think only endeavour and Manjaro still hold any use of the arch based distros.

    Endeavour generally has nice tools and is pretty much what you’d do with the install script so it just saves a few steps.

    Manjaro because it’s a gateway into learning arch for better or worse.

    But other than those two I don’t see the point of any other arch distros other than to be made for the sake of it.

    (I forgot steam os 3, but that’s a different topic)

    • Ghost@lemmy.ml
      51·
      1 year ago

      https://github.com/arindas/manjarno

      https://www.hadet.dev/Manjaro-Bad/

      Manjaro also has a “rolling release” model that isn’t actually fully rolling release. They hold back packages for a few weeks which in return has almost always destroyed the AUR for not only manjaro users but Arch users.

      They lie about it being fully rolling. Not just that they have forgotten to sign their signature keys multiple times before releasing big updates.

      Sure it’s an easier Arch for “beginners” but I’d say it’s easier to just install arch on a VM if you really want to learn and use arch that bad a VM is the best way.

      Pure Arch is better than Manjaro. Hell I hate Ubuntu but I’d rather use that over Manjaro

      • Acid@startrek.websiteEnglish
        24·
        1 year ago

        You know that’s not a Manjaro problem that’s a user problem, you’re specifically warned that AUR compatibility is not guaranteed with Manjaro https://wiki.manjaro.org/index.php/Arch_User_Repository

        But people often ignore this and then complain that Manjaro isn’t stable.

        And yes Manjaro is fully rolling just because they delay packages a week doesn’t stop it being rolling, that’s like calling tumbleweed not a rolling release?

        I’m not arguing that Manjaro is better or worse than Arch just that if you use it as intended it functions correctly and is a good way to learn Linux and Arch.