From: adam@address.invalid
Whiskers wrote:
> On 2012-05-26, Adam wrote:
>>> I'm getting along fairly well with Arch Linux.
[...]
>>> Its main attraction is that
>>> it's a 'rolling release' distro, so there's (theoretically) never a need
>>> to install a new version of the whole system; upgrading is happening
>>> continuously.
>>
>> Thanks, Whiskers! I hadn't even considered that one
The "core" install CD is now in my pile of distro install discs to check
out. :-)
>> Which newsgroups associated with it are helpful?
>
> None specifically
[...]
> There are useful web forums, and mailing lists, and a very
> comprehensive wiki
Good enough! I said "newsgroups" but I was really thinking of anyplace
online where I could ask questions and find answers.
>> Also, do you mind if I ask why you chose Arch after
>> several years with Mandr*?
>
> I got fed up with reinstalling the whole system every 6 or 12 months and
> then finding all the things that meant I had to change my way of doing
> things. A rolling release cycle means that only one or two significant
> things need re-learning at any one time; the downside is that something
> or other is likely to break at any time.
Okay, that's one point in favor, and one against. :-)
> (A recent kernel upgrade led
> to complete system lock-up at random intervals; pretty scary - but I
> began to learn about things like chroot after booting into the
> installation media to get a stable kernel running, so in the long term
> probably a useful experience).
That sounds a little scary to me too. Still, I might try it out -- it
sounds interesting.
>> For anyone reading this who's
>> not using Mandriva/Mageia/PCLinuxOS, why did you choose the distro
>> you're using?
>
> Could be interesting :))
No responses to that yet. I think I'll ask the same question on my
local LUG's mailing list, which isn't specific to any one distro as this
newsgroup is.
Adam
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