Why not Arch Linux?

Discussion in 'all things UNIX' started by Mrkvonic, Mar 28, 2016.

  1. Daveski17

    Daveski17 Registered Member

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    I think compatibility is an important consideration. This is why I bought a laptop preinstalled with Ubuntu.
     
  2. Amanda

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    Then you want "compatibility out-of-the box", because anything that is compatible with Ubuntu can be made compatible with any distro, specially with the one with an Arch community ;)
     
  3. oliverjia

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    lol, that may be true, but not everyone want to compile the driver for a sound card from the source. For desktop users, usability is a big concern. Out of the box experience is important, and hardware comparability is a big one.
    Ubuntu worked out of the box on all my computers so naturally I am a ubuntu fan now.
     
  4. linuxforall

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    Btw Arch uses linux-firmware .deb from launchpad.
     
  5. Amanda

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    True :p

    Is it from launchpad? I thought they grabbed it from Debian experimental or sid.
     
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    TBH! Arch has been way less buggier than Fedora for me, only the latest Fedora has shown some promise. Also yes, Fedora does testing like the Ubuntu six month release.
     
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