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I installed many Arch Linux for servers, they have been online for decades. There is no fuss. The only downtime was when I issued a reboot, but it was back in 5

I installed many Arch Linux for servers, they have been online for decades. There is no fuss. The only downtime was when I issued a reboot, but it was back in 5 seconds if not less. So you really do not have to be bothered by installation or anything of these lines. You install once and you are fine. You should check out the Wiki pages of Arch Linux, for example. It is pretty straightforward. As for upgrades, Arch Linux NEVER broke. Not on my servers, and not on my desktop. That said, to each their own.

indigodaddy 1y ago
Arch on servers is completely insane, unless you never update or are a maniac and update every few days
- oblio 1y ago
  Software is so advanced these days that tech SMBs can probably run Windows XP in production.
- johnisgood 1y ago
  Why would you think that it is insane? It works well, and had no issues for decades. Any personal experiences you have that suggest otherwise? I would love to hear. I will give you the benefit of the doubt that you are not regurgitating what other people have been saying (IMO wrongfully), which is: "Arch Linux for servers? Eww. Bleeding edge. Not suitable for servers.". All that said, please, do share. It will not negate those decades of no issues, however. As I said, I maintain quite a lot of Arch Linux servers with loads of services without any issues, for decades.
  - indigodaddy 1y ago
    I used Arch for a few years on desktop (granted that was over ten years ago), and if I didn't update frequently enough, updates would routinely break. I would never use it on a server because of that. RedHat and Debian exist for a reason.
    - johnisgood 1y ago
      Interesting. I have never run into that issue. Sometimes I do not upgrade for months, yet everything works after I do. Are you sure it is not a matter of archlinux-keyring? You have to update it first. Plus, you have to check out their website because once in a blue moon, breaking changes happen.
      - johnisgood 1y ago
        For the record, I have been running Arch Linux many years ago as well for desktop, and the only issue I ran into was related to not having updated archlinux-keyring before downloading other updates. This is most likely solved though, because it is no longer an issue. I see sometimes that there is a new version of it and it seems to work without updating it first, but to be honest, I always update archlinux-keyring first as a "just in case". Old habit.

indigodaddy 1y ago

Arch on servers is completely insane, unless you never update or are a maniac and update every few days

oblio 1y ago
Software is so advanced these days that tech SMBs can probably run Windows XP in production.
johnisgood 1y ago
Why would you think that it is insane? It works well, and had no issues for decades. Any personal experiences you have that suggest otherwise? I would love to hear. I will give you the benefit of the doubt that you are not regurgitating what other people have been saying (IMO wrongfully), which is: "Arch Linux for servers? Eww. Bleeding edge. Not suitable for servers.". All that said, please, do share. It will not negate those decades of no issues, however. As I said, I maintain quite a lot of Arch Linux servers with loads of services without any issues, for decades.
- indigodaddy 1y ago
  I used Arch for a few years on desktop (granted that was over ten years ago), and if I didn't update frequently enough, updates would routinely break. I would never use it on a server because of that. RedHat and Debian exist for a reason.
  - johnisgood 1y ago
    Interesting. I have never run into that issue. Sometimes I do not upgrade for months, yet everything works after I do. Are you sure it is not a matter of archlinux-keyring? You have to update it first. Plus, you have to check out their website because once in a blue moon, breaking changes happen.
    - johnisgood 1y ago
      For the record, I have been running Arch Linux many years ago as well for desktop, and the only issue I ran into was related to not having updated archlinux-keyring before downloading other updates. This is most likely solved though, because it is no longer an issue. I see sometimes that there is a new version of it and it seems to work without updating it first, but to be honest, I always update archlinux-keyring first as a "just in case". Old habit.