I've been using Linux since several years, but only prepared distros like Ubuntu, Linux Mint etc. By installing Arch Linux, I learned A LOT of how linux work, although I already knew a lot :D Furthermore, I feel like knowing each service running by name, since I have manually enabled it, so I am much faster in trubleshooting without needing to Google with service delivers e.g. network connections. Am 15.04.2016 um 00:03 schrieb Dragon ryu: > yep. and when install, there will be minimum environment. > Arch is How you make it(tm) > Enjoy. > 2016/04/15 6:10 "Guus Snijders" <gsnijders@xxxxxxxxx>: > >> Op 14 apr. 2016 22:21 schreef <theodore.preuninger@xxxxxxxxx>: >>> For example non OS: >>> >>> A hammer is the best to get in a nail. Could use a screw driver, but >>> that is not the best tool for the job/task. >>> >>> Comparing ARCH to other distros in the SAME CATEGORY (not for example >>> against pfSense - one of many distros designed for connection sharing), >>> what jobs/task is it the best at? >> IMHO Arch is very good at: >> - Educating users who want to know how Linux really works >> - pleasing power users in letting them have control over the system >> - being nice to users who don't want to reinstall every few months, just >> because there's a new release >> - people who like to use (b)leading edge software >> >> Or in short: for those who like to stay in control of their systems. >> >> It's less suited for those that have little interest in the O.S. and/or >> reading documentation. >> >> I guess the old UNIX adage can be applied here: >> It is very user friendly. It's just picky who it's friends are. >> >> For me personally, Arch is very good for my home systems. Keeping >> everything up2date is just one command away and rarely breaks stuff. Even >> when something breaks, it's usually a simple fix. >> I myself wouldn't use it @work, mainly because of 3rd party (commercial) >> applications that have a hard time keeping up with the pace of OSS >> development. >> >> My info on other distros is a bit dated. I used debian before switching to >> Arch. In those days Gentoo and LFS were mostly named as options for power >> users, besides freebsd/netbsd. >> Arch looked a bit like Gentoo without the long waits for compiling, with a >> very enthusiastic community and a very nice package manager. ~10 years >> later I'm still using the same installation (though only the pacman log >> proves it ;) ). >> >> Mvg, >> Guus Snijders >>
