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If you enjoy doing that, there is always Slackware or NetBSD or debian-unstable as well.

• g3orge 15y ago
  I've tried Slackware and I like the Arch-feeling better. I also like the "pacman" package manager.
• tete 15y ago
  Frugalware is also nice. Used it for a while. It was an awesome alternative when Arch got really unstable for a while some time ago. I use Arch again, but for everyone out there who has some problem (or simply needs a more stable approach) use Frugalware. It's also nice for people coming from Slackware or BSD. Most things are close to Arch Linux, so it's pretty straight forward to switch between them without having to get used to another distribution again. In short I think it can be a better alternative for people who don't like to hack (so much) on their systems. http://frugalware.org/ http://frugalware.org/
• SomeOtherGuy 15y ago
  NetBSD and debian both customize 3rd party software to fit with the project's desired software policies. That is quite different from arch which just packages everything up as-is.
• gtaylor 15y ago
  Slackware isn't rolling release, though, is it?
  • bff 15y ago
    You can always use the slackware-current packages to run with software that is newer than the last release.