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Arch Linux – Best Tips for Beginners?
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Only update your system if you have some time on your hands afterwards, in case something breaks. Happened to me a few times before.
This.
"Just do a quick update" and spend 1h trying to fix some broken updates
Also look at https://archlinux.org/news/ before updating (or follow the RSS feed), some updates may need manual intervention
Paying close attention to news feeds is something I wish I did when I ran Manjaro.