Subj : Arch Linux
To   : Chicken Head
From : Benny Pedersen
Date : Tue Jan 14 2020 11:28:36

Hello Chicken!

10 Jan 2020 17:19, Chicken Head wrote to All:

 CH> So is anyone using Arch Linux and can you convince me why I should 
 CH> even bother?

i keep away from percompiled problems :)

 CH> I decided to try with Arch and it's...painful.  I know they want to be 
 CH> "Linux from the ground up" but even basic things like setting up your 
 CH> network and basic stuff is painful.  Needlessly painful.

if you really like to be painfull try slackware

 CH> I am a fan of FreeBSD and I feel like they are trying to do what 
 CH> FreeBSD does...only wrong.  Painful.   FreeBSD can get you going from 
 CH> the ground up with minimal effort and pain.

no matter what you try you have to learn what is less painfull :)

 CH>  The FreeBSD guide is 
 CH> great.  The Arch Wiki?  Not so good.  Bootstrapping Linux is not "fun" 
 CH> and the worst parts should be automated with a simple script.

on gentoo there is catelyst to bootstrap binaries nearly into anything if gcc 
will build it

 CH>  Getting 
 CH> all the way through, rebooting and finding there is no 
 CH> networking..that's bullshit.

you know openrc ?

and the combo of kernel that have now new style network device names ?

 CH>  Networking should be part of the base 
 CH> install full stop.  It's 2020 after all.

boot a copy of systemresquecd, and see how lame gentoo is :)

 CH> Convince me otherwise.  Like Gentoo, I've gotten part way through this 
 CH> and realized "why the fuck am I doing this?"

please dont sweer in linux, you can boot anything if you like


 Regards Benny

.... there can only be one way of life, and it works :)

--- Msged/LNX 6.1.2 (Linux/5.4.8-gentoo-x86_64 (x86_64))
 * Origin: I will always keep a PC running CPM 3.0 (2:230/0)

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