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Why does Arch seem to have a cult like following? (reddthat.com)

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Also why does everyone seem to hate on Ubuntu?

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This is it mostly for sure. I used to be that True Linux Enjoyer. I still install arch sometimes but I only ever use an arch-derived distribution now that comes with an installer. I already feel like there’s not enough time in the day without having to manually copy files off a USB stick

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

None of the usual installers can do what I want unfortunately, so I'm stuck doing it myself.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

I gotta ask, what is it you want that the installer doesn't provide?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 24 minutes ago

BTRFS with LUKS (OpenSUSE gets close), but using rEFInd as bootloader. Snapper snapshots, Zram.

I'm actually thinking about switching to systemd-boot with Secure Boot, TPM2 and stuff, so even further from mainstream installers.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Not them but for me its LUKS on LVM for desktops. For laptops, archinstall with LVM on LUKS is sufficient.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 40 minutes ago* (last edited 39 minutes ago)

I have a similar need for a "niche" install. I need Arch for it. I'm doing a laptop installation with LUKS2, TPM2, Secure Boot, systemd-boot with UKI, BTFRS, Apparmor and it has a Oculink eGPU dock station.