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As a capable but lazy user, how much would switching to Arch frustrate me? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I know my way around a command line. I work in IT, but when it comes to my personal fun time more often than not I'm quite lazy. I use windows a lot because just plugging in anything or installing any game and it just working is great.

But support for windows 10 is ending and I should probably switch sonner rather than later, so I'm wondering if Arch would be a good pick for me? For reference, I mostly game and do Godot stuff in my free time.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

Everyone here seems to be saying you'll have a tough time. Maybe that's right, but I haven't run "proper" Arch in a long time. My experience in an Arch-based distros these days (Garuda) has been very smooth sailing other than a few minor quirks I had to iron out. Gaming, in particular, has been mostly flawless outside of a few specific games.

That said, you'll probably have an easier time on a more stable distro, but they've all got their issues and frustrations. I'd probably recommend against something super stable like Debian if you primarily do a lot of gaming, as it'll be running older packages that might not work well with newer games (so I've heard). You may also wanna stay away from mainline Ubuntu because of the snap bullshit (personal preference, but it's a sentiment that seems to be shared by much of the community).

I guess what I'm saying is, if Arch interests you, give it (or a derivative) a shot. If not, just fire up something like Mint and be happy. It's your computer.