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[–] possiblylinux127 3 points 1 month ago (6 children)

I don't understand why people use Arch. It takes all kinds I suppose. For me I automate everything and use preconfigured stuff when I can.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago (5 children)

I like to tinker, plus I can be absolutely assured that every problem with my system is 100% my fault, which actually makes it easier to track down any problems. But the main reasons people use Arch is probably the rolling release model and the AUR.

[–] possiblylinux127 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It isn't necessarily your fault as it is unstable software. It is going to break and fall apart. I feel like having a homelab is a much more productive way to tinker.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Arch isn't unstable, I just keep breaking things in my ignorance. The only thing in this scenario I could pin on Arch is that the "ca-certificates" package should have been marked as a dependency for pacman, but I guess it's not strictly a dependency, as you can use pacman to install stuff from a local repo. Definitely for Firefox, though, as you can not browse the internet without the certs.

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