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I see, I agree me mentioning Arch is coming from my personal preference, I can't help it- I think Arch is the best :) But my mom could not care less, all she wa

by gwnywg 3y ago

I see, I agree me mentioning Arch is coming from my personal preference, I can't help it- I think Arch is the best :) But my mom could not care less, all she wants is fast boot and responsive browser without having to upgrade on RAM or buying entirely new hardware- this is what she used to do during her Windows time

ndsipa_pomu 3y ago
I really like Arch, but my main issue is the problem with performing updates. I've been caught out a couple of times by updates where the issues were documented, but I hadn't bothered to read it. I've also managed to mangle a PinePhone installation where it couldn't update the pacman sources. I don't think it's very suitable for business servers though, due to the hands-on nature of it and the occasional surprise.
- gwnywg 3y ago
  Oh you have Arch on PinePhone, can you share if this worked for you? Are you using that phone as your primary device? I bought PinePhone around 1.5y ago but did not have time to set it up
  - ndsipa_pomu 3y ago
    Yeah, I've got the Danctnix version of Arch running on a PinePhone original with the keyboard case. I've found the original PP is too slow for any serious use and haven't even attempted to use it as a phone. I got it with the idea of it being like some kind of cyberdeck when used with the keyboard, but the screen is too small for it to be of much use like that and it's also quite chunky with the keyboard case fitted. The keyboard also isn't very good, even after I took a dremel tool to the top line of keycaps to make them work properly. I might well try the new UBPorts version on it as I've got an older UBPorts running on a JingPad. Basically, the original PP is very much a toy device unless you've got some very specific need for one. https://github.com/dreemurrs-embedded/Pine64-Arch/releases https://github.com/dreemurrs-embedded/Pine64-Arch/releases

by gwnywg 3y ago

ndsipa_pomu 3y ago

I really like Arch, but my main issue is the problem with performing updates. I've been caught out a couple of times by updates where the issues were documented, but I hadn't bothered to read it. I've also managed to mangle a PinePhone installation where it couldn't update the pacman sources. I don't think it's very suitable for business servers though, due to the hands-on nature of it and the occasional surprise.

gwnywg 3y ago
Oh you have Arch on PinePhone, can you share if this worked for you? Are you using that phone as your primary device? I bought PinePhone around 1.5y ago but did not have time to set it up
- ndsipa_pomu 3y ago
  Yeah, I've got the Danctnix version of Arch running on a PinePhone original with the keyboard case. I've found the original PP is too slow for any serious use and haven't even attempted to use it as a phone. I got it with the idea of it being like some kind of cyberdeck when used with the keyboard, but the screen is too small for it to be of much use like that and it's also quite chunky with the keyboard case fitted. The keyboard also isn't very good, even after I took a dremel tool to the top line of keycaps to make them work properly. I might well try the new UBPorts version on it as I've got an older UBPorts running on a JingPad. Basically, the original PP is very much a toy device unless you've got some very specific need for one. https://github.com/dreemurrs-embedded/Pine64-Arch/releases https://github.com/dreemurrs-embedded/Pine64-Arch/releases