> I've never had a problem with pacman breaking things on install/updated except for when I attempt to use unstable repositories. I wasn't using any unstable o

> I've never had a problem with pacman breaking things on install/updated except for when I attempt to use unstable repositories. I wasn't using any unstable or experimental repo., only the standard basic one. I read on HN some weeks ago that there had been problems last year and there were related to some changes in the system and that that year wasn't a good one to get started with arch but I didn't follow on that. > You can get the exact same font aliasing/hinting, you just need to change the hinting settings (if you're using gnome, install gnome-tweak-tool, if you're using xfce it's in the font settings menu, I don't know about other DEs). https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Font_Configuration https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Font_Configuration I have my doubts I just need to change the hinting :] Ubuntu's defaults are really good (for me). I am using awesome. I don't see the point of using gnome or kde with a distro that has simplicity in mind (but that's my take on it).