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But it makes the people who figure out how to install it think they're some kind of hacker/coder...so they get this elitist attitude about them.
by GoofballJones 3y ago
But it makes the people who figure out how to install it think they're some kind of hacker/coder...so they get this elitist attitude about them.
- tehnub 3y agoIn my experience, Arch users have the opposite attitude. They want to empower you to fix your system yourself. On the Arch forums, even "silly" questions are usually met with a nod in the right direction at least, if not substantial back and forth help. Perhaps they're elitist in the sense that they believe Arch is a superior OS compared to many other options, but not in the sense of gatekeeping.
- Lapsa 3y agoI do think it's superior OS compared to many alternatives which is precisely why I'm using it. likely there are better, I don't know. heck - you can even build whole Unix thing from scratch if you fancy so. but the problem with that is that Arch satisfies all my needs / ain't seeing advantages desirable enough elsewhere / I'm lazy.
- wkat4242 3y agoYou have both kinds IMO. I met Arch users that are all 1337 and think they are the best. Usually they don't actually know much about their system at all. And others that are like you say... Helpful but a bit protective.
- laeri 3y agoI don't think that's the case. For me personally it gave me more control over my system and understanding. Nothing elitist about that. Also the arch wiki has very high quality. It is a good feeling to start with something minimal and build on it until you have something that is totally customized to your needs. Sure you can start with a distro that has a lot of things preconfigured but you will need to reverse engineer first. Arch gives you the greenfield approach which is in my opinion more enjoyable.