[ Thanks to J
LaCroix for this link. ]
“I’m hoping that Kubuntu 9.10 changes my opinion
when it’s released, but that doesn’t appear to be
happening judging by the Alphas. While I’m waiting to find
out if Kubuntu can return to its former glory, I decided to give
Arch Linux a try. It’s been recommended to me by many of my
readers. Can a spoiled Kubuntu user survive in the land of Arch?“Initially, I decided to review Arch Linux and give it a score
just as I do everything else. However, Arch Linux isn’t like
most distributions. From what I’ve read, you basically
install it once, and upgrade forever. You don’t have to wait
for the next version to get all the new packages and features, they
come in as soon as they’re released. So, how do you review
something that’s always changing? I don’t think you
really can, or at least not fairly. If I did, the version you
install would have already changed enough to make my review invalid
so I decided to write about my experiences the distro instead.“The mission is simple. I decided to see if I can duplicate my
existing Kubuntu set up into Arch Linux. Kubuntu itself benefits
from the extremely large Ubuntu package database, so that in itself
would be a feat. Still, a rolling release cycle seems very
tantalizing to me. Imagine installing a Linux distro and never
having to wait for the next version to benefit from all the new
goodies. It sounded too good to be true.”