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[-] 9point6@lemmy.world 147 points 3 months ago

Part of me wants to main Gentoo just to neutralise any arch smug I come across.

But then I remember I don't really want a 2nd job

[-] pixelscript@lemm.ee 65 points 3 months ago

I imagine telling an Arch user you use Gentoo is like telling a Texan that if you cut Alaska into two halves Texas would be the third largest US state.

[-] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 59 points 3 months ago

It's only a second job if you ever want to add a new app

[-] lurch@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 months ago

Actually, only if you want to tune stuff, like selecting from hundreds of USE flags and some may cause trouble, but who can resist.

[-] traches@sh.itjust.works 51 points 3 months ago

This thread once again proving that complaints about arch elitism are 1000x more common than actual arch elitism

[-] 9point6@lemmy.world 14 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

This would have been the perfect comment if you were from a slightly different instance

Edit: wait there is (was?) an "I use arch btw" instance right? I'm not imagining it?

[-] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

~~This guy uses arch btw.~~

No seriously, there's plenty of arch elitism in this thread alone, And other distros too. You really don't need to be preemptively defensive about it though.

[-] traches@sh.itjust.works 12 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I just scrolled the whole thread and can’t find any at all, what are you talking about?

Elitism isn’t „I like arch and I think it is good for some stuff”, it’s „I’m smart because I use arch, you’re dumb if you don’t, and any problems you have with it are your fault.”

[-] TootSweet@lemmy.world 20 points 3 months ago

I'm literally in the process of switching my main from Arch to Gentoo now. (Yes it's taking a while.) And I intend to be even more smug. Bwahahaha!

[-] freijon@lemmings.world 6 points 3 months ago

I don't get that 'Gentoo takes forever' argument. With todays hardware it's really a non-issue. Just let the updates compile in the background while you do other stuff. My Arch install broke several times, not so my Gentoo. Also, the Gentoo community is really kind and don't treat you like an idiot for not knowing something.

[-] superkret@feddit.org 3 points 3 months ago

On the other hand, what's the benefit of running Gentoo on modern hardware?

[-] SleveMcDichael@programming.dev 3 points 3 months ago

The ability to patch packages with little effort ( https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki//etc/portage/patches ) is the main reason I'm currently considering switching to gentoo.

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