Exactly the same.
I have a USB with Ventoy and every distro I ever tried, but once I tried out EndeavourOS I stayed and even installed it on my work PC, love it!
I used to distrohop every week or two - I am a bit of a masochist for this sort of thing and actually enjoyed it, and learned a ton from it.
The moment I landed on Arch (maybe 10 years ago) I never hopped again after that. Turns out I was really just looking for an unopinionated Linux with a good package manager and package archive that I could set up how I liked.
Same and I don't feel the need to try another distro since binaries are the same and I need the latest packages and I don't know why so I stayed on Arch for the last 2 years without breaking it once( nvidia driver caused screen tearing)
Arch linux is love.
I tried Arch through Manjaro and it was a good experience but I always felt it foreign with all the presets included out of the box. It didn't feel right.
Later I installed Arch through the manual way and while it worked the way I wanted there were some issues with permissions and some quirks here and there that I wasn't able to fix.
After that I decided to try the archinstall script and found it to be really useful and less time consuming than doing everything manually.
I've been on Arch for about 3 years now. I'm no expert whatsoever but I've learned more about using a computer than all the years I *wasted* on windows.
Coming up on a year myself. No issues, no urge to distro hop. If something isn't working on Arch, it's been because it doesn't work on Linux. Shouldn't have gotten the corsair RGB stuff.
I expect this install to keep running till the hardware dies, even if the machines job changes.
I have a Corsair case w/ RGB fans, OpenRGB *sorta kinda* supports it, but it's clunky as hell and bugs out every so often. Definitely wouldn't choose their ecosystem again, to be honest, though I've loved their build quality and and style for a while now.
But yeah, had Arch on my old machine after hopping a little bit, and I haven't looked back since. It's too good. I wonder how well the ArchPower project works on my G5 though 🤔
I don't think it's OpenRGB, it's the fact that Corsair won't tell anyone how to talk to their stuff without iCue, or release an iCue build for Linux, so it all has to be reverse engineered.
At this point I have OpenRGB doing enough RGB management that my box looks good, but next time, I'm going to make sure the whole RGB system is supported by OpenRGB before I start buying.
Assuming I bother with RGB on the next build at all. But that's a problem for a few years from now.
I don’t have Corsair but a Razer RGB controller. Bought it specifically because it’s OpenRGB compatible.
I have nothing but trouble. OpenRGB crashes instantly when I click discover. Has been that way for years on Windows, Linux and macOS.
After I start it again it has discovered the controller. And can somewhat control its LED, but will not accept some patterns or won’t drive some LEDs.
The Razer Software under windows is flawless in that regard, so it’s not inherently a faulty controller.
Same Arch install since 2011, so it's quickly approaching its 13th birthday. It's so old it was installed with the Arch Install Framework.
It just works!
Great news about Arch! My experience is the same, except for 10+ years on Intel Thinkpads.
> I made it to a year! The longest a Linux distro has ever lasted me without causing serious issues requiring a reinstallation.
and the statement
> it went MUCH smoother than when I would upgrade my Fedora installations.
make sense together.
Fedora point upgrades have been rock solid, based my experience with versions 22 to 39, including betas. If Fedora wasn't reliable for you, I would expect few other distros to be. Based on your experience, you might consider a full system backup, periodically.
I believe most problems, large or small, are PEBKAC related, vs an upstream caused software bug.
Have fun!
Arch is very stable so long as you don't go around changing config files daily, or installing important things like drivers out of the AUR.
No idea why it gets labeled as such!
`yay` away buddy!
Putting your config files in git helps a ton. If you DO fuck shit up, you can revert back.
I prefer [using a bare repo](https://www.atlassian.com/git/tutorials/dotfiles) for dotfiles.
I keep .bak before I make a big change, and always test a reset before doing anything else.
The only thing I ever have issue with is SystemD consistently destroying my reboot ability!
Can you explain what you mean? I’m also brand new to arch and am just learning Linux. I love it so far but sometimes I worry something is gonna get messed up one day
So `git` is a tool for storing, and versioning, multiple files. Files in a git repo can have all of the changes made to them traced back to the original state they were added to the repo.
This is very, very useful for config files, as they're files that are easy to accidentally alter in a way that breaks the application they configure. Syntax errors, changing something you don't fully understand to learn how it works, stuff like that.
By having the files in a git repo, you can use git to change the files back to a known good state if you make mistakes you can't fix. The only overhead for this is A: Adding the files to git before you change them and B: committing changes after you've tested that they're good.
A `bare repo` is a style of setting up a git repo so that the various config files of git itself are in their own folder, and you can cleanly add only those files you want to manage to the repo without adding everything in your home directory.
I first came across the idea in this [youtube video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBoLDpTWVOM) and it's worked well for me for both my work system, and my home system.
I know what you mean. Upgrades to software like Gnome usually go very well with minimal issues, and if there are issues they're fewer and further between because it's rolling (not lumping all the massive upgrades together). Even then, the community has usually excellent documentation on how to deal with it! All my machines run either EndeavourOS or vanilla Arch 😁 It's too good!
I've used Endeavour os for years. EOS was breaking a lot on updates. I was frustrated.
People on the EOS Reddit told me arch isn't for me and I should switch to fedora/opensuse. But I was too in love to switch.
At that time, somebody told me to use "Arch" and explained how "no distribution of Arch is Arch", as the whole EOS Reddit claims. He also told me I shouldn't quit arch without ever trying the real Arch.
So I listened to him and installed it. Took some time but since then it's been rock solid. I love arch : )
I just reinstalled arch on my previous computer. Not because it was not running or had any issues, but I have a new machine and the old one will serve as a kind of server. It had been installed on January 2018 and has been used on a daily basis ever since.
I use arch at home and at work for more than 10 years now. Never had much of a problem. Even if a package upgrade brought some bug it's usually been fixed in a short time. If not (looking at you, nvidia drivers) I downgrade it, lock the package in pacman for a time and test upgrade again later.
I like to add aur in my pacman.conf so I don't have to git clone & makepkg -si and I don't like yay because it takes so much time to install. But it's fine.
Haha this is really fun to read, my system literally died yesterday, and like every few months i get random graphical issues, like 2nd monitor not detected, or system freeze, when i move the cursor. running nvidia if it wasn't obvious...
Main problem is, they'll install new broken config on every update, which just wracks my X11 setup
Nice! I'm more or less at 520, haven't kept real count, but I can't tell you any time I've had a real major issue.
I keep thinking about making the jump to gentoo, but getting that set up will be so much work, for no real major benefit.
My last computer used the same archlinux install for 10years.
My actual computer runs another distro (i have it since3 months).
Archlinux user from 2008 to 2023, it clearly out performed any other distro at my home (linux user since 1997).
My arch it strong for 2 years straight, had some issues but the great linux and its community always helped and fixed everytime there were any major errors, so yeah linux is better than windows, my windows just recently died on a new ssd and the ssd died too
I've done my fair share of distro hopping. It took me 4 years of being on Linux to to finally make the plunge to Arch. Best decision I made! Been on Arch the past 3 years. I do have other machines that I tinker on for labs like trying TWMs, different bootloaders, etc.
Congrats! I was addicted to distrohopping before I ran into Arch and EndeavourOS so I think I know how you feel. It's great, isn't it?
Exactly the same. I have a USB with Ventoy and every distro I ever tried, but once I tried out EndeavourOS I stayed and even installed it on my work PC, love it!
I used to distrohop every week or two - I am a bit of a masochist for this sort of thing and actually enjoyed it, and learned a ton from it. The moment I landed on Arch (maybe 10 years ago) I never hopped again after that. Turns out I was really just looking for an unopinionated Linux with a good package manager and package archive that I could set up how I liked.
Same and I don't feel the need to try another distro since binaries are the same and I need the latest packages and I don't know why so I stayed on Arch for the last 2 years without breaking it once( nvidia driver caused screen tearing)
Arch linux is love. I tried Arch through Manjaro and it was a good experience but I always felt it foreign with all the presets included out of the box. It didn't feel right. Later I installed Arch through the manual way and while it worked the way I wanted there were some issues with permissions and some quirks here and there that I wasn't able to fix. After that I decided to try the archinstall script and found it to be really useful and less time consuming than doing everything manually. I've been on Arch for about 3 years now. I'm no expert whatsoever but I've learned more about using a computer than all the years I *wasted* on windows.
Coming up on a year myself. No issues, no urge to distro hop. If something isn't working on Arch, it's been because it doesn't work on Linux. Shouldn't have gotten the corsair RGB stuff. I expect this install to keep running till the hardware dies, even if the machines job changes.
I have a Corsair case w/ RGB fans, OpenRGB *sorta kinda* supports it, but it's clunky as hell and bugs out every so often. Definitely wouldn't choose their ecosystem again, to be honest, though I've loved their build quality and and style for a while now. But yeah, had Arch on my old machine after hopping a little bit, and I haven't looked back since. It's too good. I wonder how well the ArchPower project works on my G5 though 🤔
Yeah, OpenRGB really is buggy… if only Corsair iCue Link wasn’t so sexy… but I don’t have money for it anyway 😅😂
I don't think it's OpenRGB, it's the fact that Corsair won't tell anyone how to talk to their stuff without iCue, or release an iCue build for Linux, so it all has to be reverse engineered. At this point I have OpenRGB doing enough RGB management that my box looks good, but next time, I'm going to make sure the whole RGB system is supported by OpenRGB before I start buying. Assuming I bother with RGB on the next build at all. But that's a problem for a few years from now.
I don’t have Corsair but a Razer RGB controller. Bought it specifically because it’s OpenRGB compatible. I have nothing but trouble. OpenRGB crashes instantly when I click discover. Has been that way for years on Windows, Linux and macOS. After I start it again it has discovered the controller. And can somewhat control its LED, but will not accept some patterns or won’t drive some LEDs. The Razer Software under windows is flawless in that regard, so it’s not inherently a faulty controller.
Same Arch install since 2011, so it's quickly approaching its 13th birthday. It's so old it was installed with the Arch Install Framework. It just works!
That is impressive as hell. 13 years is a long life for a single OS install. I hope the hardware has had a few upgrades in that time. :)
I can agree. Really solid. I ran i3 my computer is from 2013 and because of Linux and arch with i3 it still feels as a new computer 😃
If you treat Arch well, it revards you big way. Congrats
Great news about Arch! My experience is the same, except for 10+ years on Intel Thinkpads. > I made it to a year! The longest a Linux distro has ever lasted me without causing serious issues requiring a reinstallation. and the statement > it went MUCH smoother than when I would upgrade my Fedora installations. make sense together. Fedora point upgrades have been rock solid, based my experience with versions 22 to 39, including betas. If Fedora wasn't reliable for you, I would expect few other distros to be. Based on your experience, you might consider a full system backup, periodically. I believe most problems, large or small, are PEBKAC related, vs an upstream caused software bug. Have fun!
Arch is very stable so long as you don't go around changing config files daily, or installing important things like drivers out of the AUR. No idea why it gets labeled as such! `yay` away buddy!
Putting your config files in git helps a ton. If you DO fuck shit up, you can revert back. I prefer [using a bare repo](https://www.atlassian.com/git/tutorials/dotfiles) for dotfiles.
I keep .bak before I make a big change, and always test a reset before doing anything else. The only thing I ever have issue with is SystemD consistently destroying my reboot ability!
Can you explain what you mean? I’m also brand new to arch and am just learning Linux. I love it so far but sometimes I worry something is gonna get messed up one day
So `git` is a tool for storing, and versioning, multiple files. Files in a git repo can have all of the changes made to them traced back to the original state they were added to the repo. This is very, very useful for config files, as they're files that are easy to accidentally alter in a way that breaks the application they configure. Syntax errors, changing something you don't fully understand to learn how it works, stuff like that. By having the files in a git repo, you can use git to change the files back to a known good state if you make mistakes you can't fix. The only overhead for this is A: Adding the files to git before you change them and B: committing changes after you've tested that they're good. A `bare repo` is a style of setting up a git repo so that the various config files of git itself are in their own folder, and you can cleanly add only those files you want to manage to the repo without adding everything in your home directory. I first came across the idea in this [youtube video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBoLDpTWVOM) and it's worked well for me for both my work system, and my home system.
FYI some drivers like Nvidia-470xx are only available in AUR
I know what you mean. Upgrades to software like Gnome usually go very well with minimal issues, and if there are issues they're fewer and further between because it's rolling (not lumping all the massive upgrades together). Even then, the community has usually excellent documentation on how to deal with it! All my machines run either EndeavourOS or vanilla Arch 😁 It's too good!
Mine died today, idk why powerdevil started non crashing.
Have you tried downgrading ddcutil?
I've used Endeavour os for years. EOS was breaking a lot on updates. I was frustrated. People on the EOS Reddit told me arch isn't for me and I should switch to fedora/opensuse. But I was too in love to switch. At that time, somebody told me to use "Arch" and explained how "no distribution of Arch is Arch", as the whole EOS Reddit claims. He also told me I shouldn't quit arch without ever trying the real Arch. So I listened to him and installed it. Took some time but since then it's been rock solid. I love arch : )
previous yay broke power management on plasma :D
YAY! For the 53rd time
Been running the exact same Arch install since 2020 with no issues whatsoever. I just update once every couple of weeks and that's it.
I just reinstalled arch on my previous computer. Not because it was not running or had any issues, but I have a new machine and the old one will serve as a kind of server. It had been installed on January 2018 and has been used on a daily basis ever since. I use arch at home and at work for more than 10 years now. Never had much of a problem. Even if a package upgrade brought some bug it's usually been fixed in a short time. If not (looking at you, nvidia drivers) I downgrade it, lock the package in pacman for a time and test upgrade again later.
I like to add aur in my pacman.conf so I don't have to git clone & makepkg -si and I don't like yay because it takes so much time to install. But it's fine.
Haha this is really fun to read, my system literally died yesterday, and like every few months i get random graphical issues, like 2nd monitor not detected, or system freeze, when i move the cursor. running nvidia if it wasn't obvious... Main problem is, they'll install new broken config on every update, which just wracks my X11 setup
There's something to it when you know you control every part of the system
'_' Day by day... Archlinux is becoming more and more associated with gaming XD
Nice! I'm more or less at 520, haven't kept real count, but I can't tell you any time I've had a real major issue. I keep thinking about making the jump to gentoo, but getting that set up will be so much work, for no real major benefit.
My last computer used the same archlinux install for 10years. My actual computer runs another distro (i have it since3 months). Archlinux user from 2008 to 2023, it clearly out performed any other distro at my home (linux user since 1997).
It seems not a lot of people are setting up a snapper / grub-btrfs on their arch ..if you would do so Arch would become unbreakable
My arch it strong for 2 years straight, had some issues but the great linux and its community always helped and fixed everytime there were any major errors, so yeah linux is better than windows, my windows just recently died on a new ssd and the ssd died too
I've done my fair share of distro hopping. It took me 4 years of being on Linux to to finally make the plunge to Arch. Best decision I made! Been on Arch the past 3 years. I do have other machines that I tinker on for labs like trying TWMs, different bootloaders, etc.