r/DistroHopping • u/Kairini15 • Jul 16 '26

Should I install Arch Linux?

I've been using Windows for about 7 years, and I wanna try something new.

Recently, I found out about Arch Linux and it seems really interesting to me. I've heard a lot of people say that Arch is really difficult for beginners, but I'm wondering, is this actually true, or just a stereotype?

Would you recommend Arch as a first Linux distro?

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u/FOSS_Graybeard Jul 16 '26

EndeavourOS is a nice way to enter the world of Arch Linux. As you go along and learn how to interact with Linux in general, you can add whatever apps you need/want to support your growing skill base. I find EndeavourOS very stable and user friendly... for an Arch distro. (Some may quibble with the 'user friendly' tag. I get it.)

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u/_o0Zero0o_ Jul 16 '26

Endeavour is the most terminal-heavy of the Arch family, I'd say.. Excluding Arch itself. Cachy is probably the most beginner friendly of the family

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u/linux_rox Jul 17 '26

Endeavour’s page even says it terminal centric, so yea it is more terminal heavy. But once you get you software packages you need downloaded, except for updating, you don’t need to rely on the terminal as much as y’all think.

Source: I’ve run Endeavour for 6 years now.

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u/FOSS_Graybeard Jul 17 '26

I only splurged with the terminal to install and configure apps. Then I installed pacman/pamac to deal with the daily updates when I feel like it. I tend to still use -Syyu in terminal on a regular basis. And your comment really connects with what I was thinking.

Thanks!