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As a capable but lazy user, how much would switching to Arch frustrate me? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I know my way around a command line. I work in IT, but when it comes to my personal fun time more often than not I'm quite lazy. I use windows a lot because just plugging in anything or installing any game and it just working is great.

But support for windows 10 is ending and I should probably switch sonner rather than later, so I'm wondering if Arch would be a good pick for me? For reference, I mostly game and do Godot stuff in my free time.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

I mean maybe? Arch is fun as a project, but imo it's not very fun if you're looking for a stable daily driver without fuss.

If you enjoy spending an evening tinkering with your config and installing various workarounds, arch is the perfect playground for you, but if that annoys you then I'd suggest looking at more stable established distros, at the very least until you start to get bored by stability. Personal pick is debian, but if you're coming from IT you could install a distro you're already familiar with like alma or Ubuntu.