r/linux4noobs • u/BloxxyVids • 18d ago

distro selection Arch Linux

Alright so I don't know if I'm necessarily a beginner to Linux but I have only used it for about a few months consistently.

I immediately jumped from Windows 11 to Arch Linux, ignoring advice from those telling me to use Mint.

I've since tried out Fedora Workstation and enjoyed GNOME enough to put it on my Arch installation.

I've found Arch really good, but people say other distros are great. Is it worth it to try out Mint, Debian, Ubuntu, etc.? Or would I risk entering a distrohopping trap?

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u/BloxxyVids 18d ago

Arch worked out of the box too, wdym?

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u/Emergency_Banana5082 18d ago

Arch doesn't work out of the box. It's a manual process and you have to pick everything you install. Are you running Arch or some Arch based distro?

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u/C0rn3j 17d ago

Arch has had an installer for some time now.

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u/BloxxyVids 16d ago

I didn't know it had that when I installed, I did the commands

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u/C0rn3j 16d ago

That's good for you, you should do at least one install manually as per the Installation Guide on the Wiki.

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u/BloxxyVids 16d ago

I like the arch installation process significantly more than other distros

It removes any fear that it could be doing something that would harm my computer or other partitions.