Question for daily-driver artix users

[archbtw]

Just considering trying your distro on my main desktop. Are there any problems with aur packages? Fartix repo has about 2 times lower amount of them, and I'm not sure it would work long-term without broken updates with aur repo, with their systemd compatibility layer.

Is there anyone who's using it for a long time here? How it is? How's AUR repo there? Arch is stable btw, if we're comparing.

 

[kc1di]

Hello @archbtw
Welcome to the Linux.org
I'm not a long time artix user so can't be of much help, but I'm sure someone will be along with advise.
In the mean time enjoy the journey!

 

[archbtw]

bump

 

[Brickwizard]

Bumping a topic [apart from annoying the admin's] won't do you much good, I have been on these boards for a few years now, and from memory this is the first time a question has been raised about this particular distribution, which may indicate that it is not very popular , they do however have their own forums at [but they do not appear very busy]

Artix Linux Forum - Index

Artix Linux Forum - Index

forum.artixlinux.org

 

[KGIII]

As @Brickwizard says, it's probably not all that useful but I don't mind a bump after it has been a reasonable time. In this case, it was more than a week, so I'd normally just skim the post again and close the tab unless I thought I had the ability to offer more help.

I've never used this disto but the name does pop up now and again.

 

[f33dm3bits]

I've only seen someone here use Artic on an occasion here, so not likely you will get alot of answers. I agree with the advice @Brickwizard gave.

 

[wizardfromoz]

I have been on these boards for a few years now, and from memory this is the first time a question has been raised about this particular distribution, which may indicate that it is not very popular ,

Lol, actually, there are 5 pages of them in Search, over the last 5 years, but thanks for mentioning that, I responded to one query I had missed

Wizard
Chair, Council of Forgetful Wizards

 

[wizardfromoz]

@archbtw -I have been using it for 3 - 4 years, but not as a daily driver.

...and I'm not sure it would work long-term without broken updates with aur repo, with their systemd compatibility layer.

Not sue what you mean by that, they don't use systemd.

They have a choice of about 4 init systems, I use OpenRC on mine.

 

[archbtw]

@archbtw -I have been using it for 3 - 4 years, but not as a daily driver.



Not sue what you mean by that, they don't use systemd.

They have a choice of about 4 init systems, I use OpenRC on mine.

They have some sort of systemd compatibility layer (hacks, whatever) to make packages that depend on systemd work. I asked for experience-based thoughts about the stability of this approach, you can't just check it by yourself without using it for a relatively long time. Neutral forums look like a perfect place for that type of question to avoid biases.