Top Five Arch-Based Linux Distros 2022 DistroTube
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Date: 2022-03-30
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Daniel
It's funny. Every time something comes out, that actually makes Linux systems much grater and more modern, some old user that is stuck in the past, start protesting it. Init systems on Linux has never been very good. The one Arch Linux used before, was one of the worst that I have seen and I actually switched away from Arch for this very reason. I liked the distro and the package system, but I could not stand the init system. I would even rather have seen Startup as a replacement, that is how much I disliked it. Systemd is the first and only real init system that I have seen, that takes the concept into this timeline of computing. It provides a real dynamic service control system, that can adapt properly to the current state of your machine, rather than just blasting it with unnecessary services from a string within a text file. It was, and some times still is, the same exact thing with NetworkManager, that finally brought a functional solution to control your network connections in an easy and uniformed way. But it to was an evil invention sent from the devil himself in an attempt to take over and limit the flexibility of Linux. I too loved the 90', but it was more than 2 decades ago and things have to move forward. I am still waiting for someone to bring hate to Fiber and DSL, because they think that the old dial-up connection was the only REAL way to use the web -
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It's funny. Every time something comes out, that actually makes Linux systems much grater and more modern, some old user that is stuck in the past, start protesting it. Init systems on Linux has never been very good. The one Arch Linux used before, was one of the worst that I have seen and I actually switched away from Arch for this very reason. I liked the distro and the package system, but I could not stand the init system. I would even rather have seen Startup as a replacement, that is how much I disliked it. Systemd is the first and only real init system that I have seen, that takes the concept into this timeline of computing. It provides a real dynamic service control system, that can adapt properly to the current state of your machine, rather than just blasting it with unnecessary services from a string within a text file. It was, and some times still is, the same exact thing with NetworkManager, that finally brought a functional solution to control your network connections in an easy and uniformed way. But it to was an evil invention sent from the devil himself in an attempt to take over and limit the flexibility of Linux. I too loved the 90', but it was more than 2 decades ago and things have to move forward. I am still waiting for someone to bring hate to Fiber and DSL, because they think that the old dial-up connection was the only REAL way to use the web -
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Mythmaker
This computer is very finicky with what will install properly - Manjaro has always worked and it's been easier to configure and use than nearly any Ubuntu-based distro. Pop OS is the only thing that comes close, and even then - the Optimus manager under Manjaro is the best hybrid graphics support I've ever had on a laptop, period. I can see Pop OS catching up once Gnome 42 is implemented into it, and even Linux Mint should be a solid choice once they update to version 22, but Arch provides much better support for my machine and for whatever reason Majaro is the only form of it that will install without major headaches.
When I have time to tinker - I'd actually prefer something closer to vanilla Arch. Endeavour OS failed during its install every time I attempted it, and my attempts to install vanilla Arch failed at first boot at the initialize ramdisk screen. (And I know I did it right because I was able to get it going on an old laptop.) All in all, I'm happy I ignored the advice to stick to Ubuntu and jumped right into Arch, and despite wanting to be running (or running something closer to) vanilla Arch, I'm incredibly happy I gave Manjaro a spin.
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This computer is very finicky with what will install properly - Manjaro has always worked and it's been easier to configure and use than nearly any Ubuntu-based distro. Pop OS is the only thing that comes close, and even then - the Optimus manager under Manjaro is the best hybrid graphics support I've ever had on a laptop, period. I can see Pop OS catching up once Gnome 42 is implemented into it, and even Linux Mint should be a solid choice once they update to version 22, but Arch provides much better support for my machine and for whatever reason Majaro is the only form of it that will install without major headaches.
When I have time to tinker - I'd actually prefer something closer to vanilla Arch. Endeavour OS failed during its install every time I attempted it, and my attempts to install vanilla Arch failed at first boot at the initialize ramdisk screen. (And I know I did it right because I was able to get it going on an old laptop.) All in all, I'm happy I ignored the advice to stick to Ubuntu and jumped right into Arch, and despite wanting to be running (or running something closer to) vanilla Arch, I'm incredibly happy I gave Manjaro a spin.
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gaetan
I have been using windows since it's beginning (Start of the 80's). Windows 10 was to much to continue with windows. But recently, the same happened with Linux. My Manjaro crashed. I spent hours to find a fix without luck. I installed the new version of manjaro, and it seems to have as much bugs as windows 10, which is unacceptable. So I think you may be better with windows 10 than Manjaro. I wish that you could contact me to tell me your side of your perfect manjaro and all the arch distros. Sorry but about 20 hours after trying to install Manjaro. I had to install Debian 11 which has his fare shares of bugs. Maybe arch should repair it's bugs before anything else. There are major bugs that are over 2 years and are still not repaired.
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I have been using windows since it's beginning (Start of the 80's). Windows 10 was to much to continue with windows. But recently, the same happened with Linux. My Manjaro crashed. I spent hours to find a fix without luck. I installed the new version of manjaro, and it seems to have as much bugs as windows 10, which is unacceptable. So I think you may be better with windows 10 than Manjaro. I wish that you could contact me to tell me your side of your perfect manjaro and all the arch distros. Sorry but about 20 hours after trying to install Manjaro. I had to install Debian 11 which has his fare shares of bugs. Maybe arch should repair it's bugs before anything else. There are major bugs that are over 2 years and are still not repaired.
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Brian
I tried Arcolinux and really liked that it has great tweak tools and the Pamac software manager. CLI fans can snicker but most people coming from Windows will be very happy to see the GUI based tools. My only gripe is that even though I tried installing three times choosing only the XFCE desktop it still booted to KDE Plasma after finishing the install. To make things worse the Plasma on Arcolinux was very sluggish compared to a Plasma MX install.
Tried EndeavorOS and liked the way it updated everything during the install but I couldn't get my printer installed no matter what I tried despite the fact that it works fine on Manjaro and Arcolinux.
Back to Manjaro which has pretty good GUI tweak tools including a nice kernel tool.
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I tried Arcolinux and really liked that it has great tweak tools and the Pamac software manager. CLI fans can snicker but most people coming from Windows will be very happy to see the GUI based tools. My only gripe is that even though I tried installing three times choosing only the XFCE desktop it still booted to KDE Plasma after finishing the install. To make things worse the Plasma on Arcolinux was very sluggish compared to a Plasma MX install.
Tried EndeavorOS and liked the way it updated everything during the install but I couldn't get my printer installed no matter what I tried despite the fact that it works fine on Manjaro and Arcolinux.
Back to Manjaro which has pretty good GUI tweak tools including a nice kernel tool.
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Joseph
I tried endeavour os for my 2nd foray into Arch territory, the first being Manjaro.
It was not easy with the Calamares installer at first. A second instance of the installer would just start up in the middle of the installer. If I closed the second instance, the first would close / fail too.
Finally got it working by closing both instances, and running a new instance, but I had to redo the partitioning that was already done by the 1st installer. Really drove me crazy at first -
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I tried endeavour os for my 2nd foray into Arch territory, the first being Manjaro.
It was not easy with the Calamares installer at first. A second instance of the installer would just start up in the middle of the installer. If I closed the second instance, the first would close / fail too.
Finally got it working by closing both instances, and running a new instance, but I had to redo the partitioning that was already done by the 1st installer. Really drove me crazy at first -
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Trenton
I would say if you want an out the the box general purpose arch distro manjaro is probably the best. If you want an esthetically pleasing distro with all the benefits of arch Garuta would be your best bet. And if you want the simplicity of vanilla arch with an easier install then Endeavouros would be best though I would only recommend this one for intermidiate users as they don't have a GUI package manager it's all done through the terminal.
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I would say if you want an out the the box general purpose arch distro manjaro is probably the best. If you want an esthetically pleasing distro with all the benefits of arch Garuta would be your best bet. And if you want the simplicity of vanilla arch with an easier install then Endeavouros would be best though I would only recommend this one for intermidiate users as they don't have a GUI package manager it's all done through the terminal.
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Jonathan
It took me a while to come to Linux from Unix. I used to use Solaris a lot and still now have OpenIndiana on an old pc somewhere in my attic.
Now I-m running GhostBSD most of the time and BlackArch / Fedora on my other backup computers. I haven-t distro jumped for a while though, but when I did I went through Arcolinux, Opensuse, Pop OS, Mint, Arch, Rhel and Parrot. Good video. Keep up the great work -.
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It took me a while to come to Linux from Unix. I used to use Solaris a lot and still now have OpenIndiana on an old pc somewhere in my attic.
Now I-m running GhostBSD most of the time and BlackArch / Fedora on my other backup computers. I haven-t distro jumped for a while though, but when I did I went through Arcolinux, Opensuse, Pop OS, Mint, Arch, Rhel and Parrot. Good video. Keep up the great work -.
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Lucien
I tried to run Manjaro XFCE and KDE Plasma, both on 21.2.1 version, from my DVD drive .. I used an old laptop for this .. an old Dell computer with an Intel Core 2 Duo, 2 GB of Ram, an Nvidia 8600m GT video card ... both distributions freezed before reaching the desktop ... by comparison, Linux Mint XFCE and Cinnamon edition both ran perfectly .. why ??
Can it be a problem with my videocard ?
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I tried to run Manjaro XFCE and KDE Plasma, both on 21.2.1 version, from my DVD drive .. I used an old laptop for this .. an old Dell computer with an Intel Core 2 Duo, 2 GB of Ram, an Nvidia 8600m GT video card ... both distributions freezed before reaching the desktop ... by comparison, Linux Mint XFCE and Cinnamon edition both ran perfectly .. why ??
Can it be a problem with my videocard ?
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Matt
I tried a number of different distros on my main system, including Endeavor, and I ended up with Manjaro. I found that it gave me the best combination of features that I wanted. And I was able to connect my printer and scanner wirelessly on Manjaro where I had difficulty doing it in Endeavor. Didn't try Arco or Garuda, though. I'll have to try those some time in the future.
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I tried a number of different distros on my main system, including Endeavor, and I ended up with Manjaro. I found that it gave me the best combination of features that I wanted. And I was able to connect my printer and scanner wirelessly on Manjaro where I had difficulty doing it in Endeavor. Didn't try Arco or Garuda, though. I'll have to try those some time in the future.
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Sofian
I completely agree with what you said about Arcolinux except that to me it should be #1 ! It helps you a lot with understanding the system you are on and configure it the way you want in an easy way. Eric Dubois is doing a fantastic job with it and his motto of -Choices, choices- is the very essence of arch and linux in general.
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I completely agree with what you said about Arcolinux except that to me it should be #1 ! It helps you a lot with understanding the system you are on and configure it the way you want in an easy way. Eric Dubois is doing a fantastic job with it and his motto of -Choices, choices- is the very essence of arch and linux in general.
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