Arch linux is a good roll-up-your-sleeves alternative to linux from scratch. It is the polar opposite of debian, forcing you to understand and make choices of

Arch linux is a good roll-up-your-sleeves alternative to linux from scratch. It is the polar opposite of debian, forcing you to understand and make choices of how your system is set up, and what packages you install. What is interesting is that after the initial hard install, you just keep on updating incrementally and there is never a "giant upgrade" like debian12 -> debian13