Arch or Debian?

>>61068414
>want to have access to all free software made by mankind up to date without having to deal with the hell that is build scripts?
Arch

>Want a system that actually works?
Debian

>>61068414
I recommend debian 9. It just released and it just werks.

>>61068414
Neither, use Gentoo.

>>61068438
>he unironically used the AUR
oh dear

>>61068438
>want to have access to all free software made by mankind up to date
>without having to deal with the hell that is build scripts?

Pick one.

Will I become unstable if I use Debian Unstable?

>>61068414
debian if you actually want to have a small, configurable base to build off
arch if you just need leet bloatware with fairly new packages

>>61068708
debian unstable is pretty stable

>>61068414
install mint

all other distros are autistic and barely work

debian has a phenomenal software collection too, it's just out of date and doesn't break a few times a year

>>61068414
speaking from experience here
Arch is great if you use the AUR often, Debian is a pain to setup properly but it generally has a ton more support. The Arch Wiki knows almost everything and tweaks for convenience. I just reinstalled Debian because OpenRC borked itself with pacman -Syu but thats my fault for not getting an LTS kernel
>>61068740
>install my shrek's cum version of Ubuntu
pass.

I want to use Cinnamon DE.

>>61068740
Isn't Mint made by Fisher-Price?

Debian has honestly broke on me way more than arch ever has, and I'm not even talking about unstable im talking about testing and stuff

>>61068452
Install (and maintain) Gentoo?
Ain't nobody got time for that!

>>61068414
Don't use any other Debian branch than stable for production. If you miss updated packages, run stable with backports or move to Ubuntu. So, consider Arch vs Ubuntu.

>>61071191
>production

>>61068414
>be on arch
>update pandoc
>it now pulls in additional 750 mb of haskell dependancies
archcucks will defend this

This seems like a good place to ask.

How do I install a minimal version of Debian 9. Just the drivers I need and the packages I want. Netinst simply pulls all the bloat from the mirrors.
I know I can just install like regular and remove packages after, but I was hoping I could simply only install what I want.

>>61068414
RHEL

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>>61068414

If you aren't educated enough to make up your own mind, I suggest you use Manjaro instead.

>>61068438
>Debian unstable
>work