Couldn’t you say that about any Arch spinoff? Seems to be the no true scotsman fallacy.
reply> Couldn’t you say that about any Arch spinoff?
replyI can, and I do.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Arch_Linux#User_centrality
> It is targeted at the proficient GNU/Linux user, or anyone with a do-it-yourself attitude who is willing to read the documentation, and solve their own problems.
Assuming you mean "they don't actually want to use Arch" as a criticism (rather than a truism), I think that's fair for a distro described as "Arch linux but configured X way". I don't think it's a good criticism for something like SteamOS which is configurable but is aiming hard for "it just works".
replyI like and use Arch daily. My "way" was just to get past the fdisk squirrel catcher. After that it was as easy as Ubuntu. I'm not bragging, I wish I'd read the manual but was too impatient for that. I suspect I'm not the only arch user that arrived at it using similar approaches. I might even be a target user for DHH's distro but the bloat (and to some extent the vibe coding) holds me back.
reply> Then they don't actually want to use Arch Linux.
replyNo, they want to use Arch Linux as configured by DHH
Thats the old arch way. New arch is archinstall + AI
replyActually we do. I like pacman for example. And don't mind going thru archinstall for a test install once to learn. But my workstation, I'd not like to have to develop, even if I do like configuring minimal installs for other uses like kiosks.
replyinstalling arch is enough of a pain that I've been putting off installing it on my desktop for months.
replyarchinstall comes preinstalled on the official iso. It’s a normal install flow and takes 5 mins.
replyIt's something you do literally once.
replyYes and?
replyYes, and Arch is probably not the right distro for you if you think installing it is a "pain".
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