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Arch Linux limitations? (programming.dev)

submitted 6 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by staircase@programming.dev to c/linux@programming.dev

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I'm curious about trying Arch Linux, but I want to know what's difficult or impossible with it first, as that's usually what stops me sticking with a distro.

I'm particularly interested in software/driver support. For example, NVIDIA doesn't mention Arch in its CUDA download page.

UPDATE: OK it sounds like Arch is for bleeding edge. That sounds fun, but I like things simple and reliable, so I'll still with Ubuntu. I might run Arch on my secondary drive, or toy with it in Docker.

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[–] UnfortunateShort@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

If Debian, Ubuntu and Fedora are S tier in terms of support, Arch is at least A+. There is virtually nothing you can't do with it, albeit you might have to rely on community ports here and there.

The rolling release approach is great to get the latest features very quickly, good for games and new hardware. There is a reason OpenSUSE adopted the approach, SteamOS is build on Arch, and KDE Linux will be as well.

I would recommend to take a look at EndeavourOS, if you want a simplified graphical install.