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Reasons I _want_ to use Arch: - Almost always up to date software - Little to no patching/changing upstream - Follows upstream defaults/best practices Reaso
by candiddevmike 4y ago
Reasons I _want_ to use Arch:
- Almost always up to date software
- Little to no patching/changing upstream
- Follows upstream defaults/best practices
Reasons I shy away from Arch:
- Too much churn on keeping things up to date
- Package maintainers are hit or miss, don't seem as engaged as Debian
I'd like to use Arch on my servers and devices, but it seems like it requires more responsibility than using Debian vs the benefit of using.
- kaba0 4y agoI found Nix to be a great mix of always up-to-date and stable/always a single command away from rolling back. But there is a learning curve.
- seba_dos1 4y agoIMO using Arch on servers is pointless. It's good for devices you use daily and can take care of regularly - updates are mostly painless then, but once you stop you're simply asking for a lot of additional maintenance burden when you get back to it.