The EndeavourOS Linux distro has a new ISO release to give you guys an up-to-date installation medium in case you want to use Arch Linux but don’t want to go through its complex installation process.
This sounds great, but the reality is that to use Arch you have to install Arch. Arch-based distros and Arch installers are explicitly not supported by Arch maintainers and Arch forums. More importantly, Arch wiki instructions and update guidelines in Arch news may not work for a specific Arch-based distro or installer, because of side-effects from pre-configuration done by the distro/installer.
Why would you want to use Arch anyway, if not to deal with OS maintenance? Is it for AUR? But Debian's PPA system is just as rich, so why not go with a Debian-based user-friendly distro.
Which software though? PPAs are not just for extra software, they're also for latest software. Then there's Flatpak and Snap.
I assume, end users care about specific latest software, not latest versions of everything, including the kernel or pulseaudio or whatever else core component that requires active maintenance. For example, if a vendor pushes a faulty update to linux-firmware, you may need to manually deal with hardware failures. That's probably not the nice kind of latest software. :)
I use Plasma and appreciate having the latest version. Coming from Windows you don't expect to have to wait long time for software to get updated even tho the update is available for a while. I'd probably go for a Linux distro that provides latest software updates and DE version while keeping the Kernel to the LTS version :)
This sounds great, but the reality is that to use Arch you have to install Arch. Arch-based distros and Arch installers are explicitly not supported by Arch maintainers and Arch forums. More importantly, Arch wiki instructions and update guidelines in Arch news may not work for a specific Arch-based distro or installer, because of side-effects from pre-configuration done by the distro/installer.
Why would you want to use Arch anyway, if not to deal with OS maintenance? Is it for AUR? But Debian's PPA system is just as rich, so why not go with a Debian-based user-friendly distro.
If you want the latest software for example.
Which software though? PPAs are not just for extra software, they're also for latest software. Then there's Flatpak and Snap.
I assume, end users care about specific latest software, not latest versions of everything, including the kernel or pulseaudio or whatever else core component that requires active maintenance. For example, if a vendor pushes a faulty update to linux-firmware, you may need to manually deal with hardware failures. That's probably not the nice kind of latest software. :)
I use Plasma and appreciate having the latest version. Coming from Windows you don't expect to have to wait long time for software to get updated even tho the update is available for a while. I'd probably go for a Linux distro that provides latest software updates and DE version while keeping the Kernel to the LTS version :)