Arch-based Linux-distris: which one would you recommend?

[dhubs]

g day dear friends,


which one of the arch-based systems do you recommend. there are pretty much out there.

that said: in the Linux world, Arch Linux is often discussed as the system with the cult and freak-factor. i have heard alot of Arch and the famous lightweight aspects that belongs to this distribution
The Arch distribution seems to offer bleeding-edge character that - which is loved by the (more) experienced user. And the updates - they come with a - lets say a DIY (do it yourself) attitude.

Question: which one of the arch-based systems would you recommend to choose: there are pretty much out there.

ArcoLinux
Garuda Linux
Archlabs Linux
RebornOS
ArchMan

those are called slim, leightweight and i think that is interesting.

btw: i heard that Arch itself now comes with a graphic-installer. ?! is this true!?

well - I have tried EndeavourOS and also Manjaro so far.
Do you know Cachy or have you ever worked with it?


i really look forward to hear from you

 

[f33dm3bits]

I would go with EndeavourOS, Garuda, ArcoLinux or CachyOS. If you've used one Arch-based distribution than it's pretty mucht the same experience except for the different pre-installed packages. I've never heard of ArchMan or RebornOS and if I remember correctly Archlabs is just an installer script for Arch. If I were to go for an Arch-based distribution I would go for EndeavourOS or Garuda since their communities are great and they seem to be just Arch with a graphical installer with a sane set of minimal defaults. I've heard good things of CachyOS too, so that may be worth a try as well.

 

[dhubs]

good day dar f33dm3bits

many thanks for the quick reply - for the sharing of your experience and your thoughts.

thats awesome. I am very glad..

I would go with EndeavourOS, Garuda, ArcoLinux or CachyOS. If you've used one Arch-based distribution than it's pretty mucht the same experience except for the different pre-installed packages. I've never heard of ArchMan or RebornOS and if I remember correctly Archlabs is just an installer script for Arch. If I were to go for an Arch-based distribution I would go for EndeavourOS or Garuda since their communities are great and they seem to be just Arch with a graphical installer with a sane set of minimal defaults. I've heard good things of CachyOS too, so that may be worth a try as well.

Awesome: this encourages me to go - and to start with some of the Arch-based distris.

the EndeavourOs-Community - i also have heard that this is a nice place with good support.

Ah yes: CachyOS - i will also have a look on it.

Many thanks for your awesome posting - very helpful and encouraging me.

Greetings

 

[kc1di]

I have used arch and a couple of those distros in the past. and what I would recommend would depend on you experience level with Linux? EndeavourOS is great but requires a good understanding of the command line and package management. Though they do have a great forum. Catchy is good also. But I just didn't care for it that much. Manjaro is what I would recommend if your experience level is newbie then go with manjaro until your level increases.
Good luck with whatever you choose.

 

[dhubs]

hi there good day dear Dave

many thanks for the reply - and for sharing your experience - your tipps, ideas. Thats just great!

I have used arch and a couple of those distros in the past. and what I would recommend would depend on you experience level with Linux? EndeavourOS is great but requires a good understanding of the command line and package management. Though they do have a great forum. Catchy is good also. But I just didn't care for it that much. Manjaro is what I would recommend if your experience level is newbie then go with manjaro until your level increases.

Thank you - i will take all your tipps into account. EndeavourOS - seem to have a great and friendly user-community. I have heard alot in the past few weeks.

EndeavourOS is great but requires a good understanding of the command line and package management

agreed - and i guess that here (at EOS ) more knowledge is needed

Well arch - its perhaps generally considered to be beyond the reach of those who need more technical expertise (or persistence) to use it.

i will have also a look at Manjaro and Catchy

thanks for all the tipps, hints and heads-up. Its great - and i am pretty sure this might help others too ...

btw: i found a interesting overview here:

Top Arch-based User Friendly Linux Distributions

Top 10 User-friendly Arch-Based Linux Distributions [2024]

Want to experience Arch Linux without the hassle of the complicated installation and setup? Here are a few user-friendly Arch-based Linux distributions.

itsfoss.com

That are Easier to Install and Use Than Arch Linux Itself: Want to experience Arch Linux without the hassle of the complicated installation and setup? Here are a few user-friendly Arch-based Linux distributions.

Arch compared to other distributions

Arch compared to other distributions - ArchWiki

wiki.archlinux.org

This page attempts to draw a comparison between Arch Linux and other popular GNU/Linux distributions and UNIX-like operating systems. The summaries that follow are brief descriptions that may help a person decide if Arch Linux will suit their needs. Although reviews and descriptions can be useful, first-hand experience is invariably the best way to compare distributions.

btw. i am sooo glad to be part of this great forum

keep this great ressource alive.

Greetings

 

[Mike-W0BTU]

Manjaro is what I would recommend if your experience level is newbie then go with manjaro until your level increases.
Good luck with whatever you choose.

I agree. Manjaro KDE Plasma is my main OS.

I can dual-boot into Debian 12, but I have audio issues in Debian. And Debian is not for newbies.

It has been said that LM is the best distro for Linux newbies, and I don't argue with that. Whatever OS you install for the first time —even Windows— there'll be a learning curve.

But I have come to love Manjaro. It's improved over time. I highly recommend it! And there's a very helpful Telegram room, not to mention forum.manjaro.org.

 

[ron.alan]

Artix, because you actually have a choice of init systems.

 

[Brickwizard]

I would probably go endeavour as it worked fine when tested on my kit

 

[CptKrf]

I am curious as to why Arch seems to be the go-to distro recently. Not so curious as to want to install it on anything, as my fun-days of distro hopping are far in the past - just wondering at the many references to it now.

I assume the reason is that it is newbie friendly, maybe? Or has all the latest programs in the repository? Or lots of eye-candy? Or...?

Again, just wondering.

 

[KGIII]

I am curious as to why Arch seems to be the go-to distro recently.

I wouldn't say they're 'go to' but a subset of people like to think that using Arch is a greater challenge and so they feel better about themselves for following directions. They are, of course, vocal about it.

This has maybe led to a slight uptick in Arch use.

If you want to 'impress' me, do BLFS and build out your entire system by yourself. Gentoo can also be a bit hard. Well, I'm not sure if Gentoo is 'hard' so much as it is a 'time consuming install'.

 

[CptKrf]

I did the Linux from Scratch project a few months ago and it was fun, without doubt, but downloading a ready to install distro is a LOT easier. In fact, if you do LFS to have your own distro, rather just to learn from the experience, then prepare yourself for a ton of work. And I suggest that you download Everything you will need to a repository before starting and separate it from the world, otherwise a random library will be updated and you will have to back up and recompile things to... oops, that didn't work because the library that called the library that called the library was also updated. Had to back up and start over a couple of times before I realised that the Linux library stack is a moving target and LFS is a static procedure.

Fun, though, if you have lots of time and a pretty hot cpu.

 

[KGIII]

I did the Linux from Scratch project a few months ago and it was fun

I haven't done it in ages. I went all the way to Beyond Linux From Scratch. It was fun but not something I'd want to maintain.

 

[Brickwizard]

I did the Linux from Scratch project a few months ago

Not something that would interest me these days, that's why I don't do the testing that I use to, after the last year OTB whatever distro is for me.

 

[Mike-W0BTU]

I am curious as to why Arch seems to be the go-to distro recently.

I get the impression that it is a very stable distro indeed. I was seriously considering it until I saw how newbies were treated in the Arch Telegram chat. Enough said.

 

[CptKrf]

Not something that would interest me these days, that's why I don't do the testing that I use to, after the last year OTB whatever distro is for me.

I'm not really a hacker any more either. Once, way back in Slackware days when Linux had to be downloaded onto floppies (on a half-speed dialup line, no less) I would spend days on end building kernels and trying to get this and that to work and having a blast in learning an OS that I could actually own and control. Now, I just want something stable and that DOES NOT CHANGE at the whim of some company (looking at you, Apple and Microsoft).

 

[theLegionWithin]

a subset of people like to think that using Arch is a greater challenge and so they feel better about themselves for following directions. They are, of course, vocal about it.

it's like veganism - a vegan will always let you know, even to the point of chattering away about the benefits to deaf people. Arch users just cant seem to stop spreading the good word about arch. it's sort of funny

 

[spaceday]

I did the Linux from Scratch project a few months ago and it was fun, without doubt, but downloading a ready to install distro is a LOT easier. In fact, if you do LFS to have your own distro, rather just to learn from the experience, then prepare yourself for a ton of work. And I suggest that you download Everything you will need to a repository before starting and separate it from the world, otherwise a random library will be updated and you will have to back up and recompile things to... oops, that didn't work because the library that called the library that called the library was also updated. Had to back up and start over a couple of times before I realised that the Linux library stack is a moving target and LFS is a static procedure.

Fun, though, if you have lots of time and a pretty hot cpu.

Not as fun as going to my Local Fish Store, though. I'll betcha.