Reject Convenience Forum

rejectconvenience wrote: Sun Nov 10, 2024 2:11 am Firstly, welcome, @rejectsocietynorms! Also, I know it's a meme, but I had a realization the other day - why does arch have such a devout fanbase? It is more stable? Is it more customizable? Like what's the big catch? I'm really curious as I've never actually thought about it before.

Arch isn't really more stable as it is a rolling release distro, you're moreso on the edge when it comes to packages.
Customizability plays a big part because you basically start from a minimal distro when done with setting it up.
It's a huge meme cause it's not user-friendly to install and people like to flex the fact that they installed it which did contribute to growing a fanbase xd

Tam wrote: Mon Nov 11, 2024 7:56 pm Arch isn't really more stable as it is a rolling release distro, you're moreso on the edge when it comes to packages.
Customizability plays a big part because you basically start from a minimal distro when done with setting it up.
It's a huge meme cause it's not user-friendly to install and people like to flex the fact that they installed it which did contribute to growing a fanbase xd

Haha okay, got it, it's a flex distro. Also, welcome @Tam !!!

I like to think that me using Linux at all is a flex, but the people around me don't give me credit for using Linux, so I need to one day install Arch to get the cool points from the Linux community. lol

I'm just here for stability haha Windows has been so unstable for me in the past, and so I used macOS. When Ventura hit, I looked towards linux, cause that was HOT GARBAGE. Now that Apple is blocking unsigned apps, I'm happy to be fully moving away from macOS. I was editing in Final Cut Pro, but the new video (that will be up soon) was entirely done in Blender!

Open source software for the win! You're free now (in your workflow, hopefully). Blender is such an awesome success story of an open source tool that has become popular in the industry its meant for. In so doing, it protects its artists from future exploitation by a company! I hope it continues working for you.

I did use Arch for a majority of the Time I have been using Linux. But I do hop Distros every now and then, when they have something Special that they offer. I did it with Universal Blue and am Now been trying NixOS for the Past 3 Month now. The Atomic/Immutable Desktops are truly Interesting.

@Crazyroostereye Welcome! I've been seeing a lot more on NixOS, maybe it's high time I check it out

It is really Helpful having everything Configured in the Same Place in the same way and being able to quickly restore to previous state, after messing stuff up.

But it is also difficult (at least for me) to get your head around the Nix Way of doing thing. As everything is configured in your master Config or set of Configs. So if you want to change something real quick you have to rebuild your system instead of reloading that one Software. And some softwares get really confused, as things aren't in their usual places.

happy to open this thread and see NixOS being mentioned. it's been my daily drive for over a year now, and despite having a pretty tough learning curve and a few kinks (like some apps not working out of the box because of the funky filesystem structure and having to rebuild a lot), I really love having everything configured as code and in one nicely organised place.

Adding to the NixOS hype train. It's been my daily driver for a few months now, and despite some significant frustration*, it's exactly what I want in a distro. Not just because it's defined through a configuration, but because that "new install feel" where everything works* and your configurations aren't filled with tweaks to keep everything smoothly is standard operating procedure in nixos.

*The challenges with running dev environments and proprietary software are persistent.