Arch/Gentoo users, why do you use Arch/Gentoo? It seems like

i just started switching from ubuntu to arch and the main reason why I am doing its because arch forces you to learn the insides of linux itself and forces you to debug your OS and its super costumizable...

gotta be compilin' at all times

>>55334371
Because pacman is a cool guy

>>55334371
Arch and the AUR has more packages than any distro :^)

>>55334371

not quite there yet but I've installed and used both of them and I'm currently working on a gentoo install that I'll use semi-regularly

if I want something that just weks I can use fedora and not have an issue, but I've wanted to try a rolling release distribution and the only usable ones (barring some clusterfuck like fedora rawhide or debian testing/unstable which aren't meant to actually be used) are arch/gentoo, maybe opensuse tumbleweed, and I figure there's no benefit to arch when I have a beefy cpu and compile times are a non-issue on gentoo

otherwise building the system yourself is pretty appealing, I've tried netinsts before and they're generally a pain in the ass until you have them setup how you like them but there's no point when it's a release based distro

i tried gentoo once just felt it wasnt for me though i've read many times that its really flexible i just find arch more appealing, just dont know if its suitable for my old laptop since i have to compile it many times to make tweaks

using arch I installed vim and it installed the gui version which made me FUCKING REEEEEEEEEEEEEE SO MUCH SHIT BLOAT REEEE so I swapped to gentoo and did emerge vim +minimal -X

so do you feel gentoo suits your needs? ^^

>>55336451
>using the smiley with a carat nose

I just like to.

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>trouble
Till today it worked fine for 6-7 months without any issues. Today, I was forced to type update before startx.
Talk about a hustle.

because "look at me! i'm such a nerd!"

>>55334371
Do you like homemade cookies, or the stuff you buy in a tube?

>>55334371
To get out of my comfort zone on purpose and learn how to fix my OS so for future reference I can.

>>55334371
>Linux Mint but for Arch
>What is Manjaro

>>55337441
Bullshit
pacman -S vim will install vim minimal.
If you installed gvim you're literally retarded

i wouldn't cal him that but i think you just need to be completely focused on what you're doing

>>55334371
I fell for a meme.