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For the first time in about 8 years an Arch update rendered my OS unbootable last week. I'd had graphics issues once or twice but this time it just hung in syst
by anderspitman 4y ago
For the first time in about 8 years an Arch update rendered my OS unbootable last week. I'd had graphics issues once or twice but this time it just hung in systemd somewhere. Still don't know what happened. Rolled all packages back about a month and that worked, but I'll need to update eventually.
I'm considering Nix but don't like the custom language. I wish Guix were. more popular and less extreme on the freedom side. Chances are I'll just do a fresh Arch install or maybe try Debian rolling.
These days I like to install almost all software and libraries by hand in my home directory. All I really want is a solid system that basically boots fresh then loads my home directory. Maybe I should do a net boot of some sort?
Any other suggestions?
- iopq 4y agoI mean, I just add packages to the list and some configuration options. If you only need it as a user it's fairly simple.
- Daegalus 4y agoyou can try something like Kinoite or Silverblue from fedora. you can also manage tools with asdf if it makes it easier. I personally run Fedora + Flatpaks + asdf and it covers everything, and is stable, up to date, and has a new release every 6 months. it feels midway between a rolling release and. apoint release
- jcynix 4y agoI just started to experiment with EndeavourOS, a prepackaged version of Arch. Looks nice so far. https://endeavouros.com/about-us/ https://endeavouros.com/about-us/
- sph 4y agoEh, I'd just use Silverblue. You get the benefits of immutability, without having to learn a new language and weird tools to manage your workstation. I ain't got time for any of that.
- Sugimot0 4y agoJust a heads up, the issue was likely grub, grub had a breaking change for certain EFI devices. You can check arch news etc for more info. I had to chroot and fix my laptop the other day cause it was stuck boot looping after I upgraded.