OSNews: Arch Linux: An End To My Distro Shuffle? | Linux Today

OSNews: Arch Linux: An End To My Distro Shuffle?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 12, 2004

“After reading a discussion on DistroWatch asking if users were
happy with their current distribution, I noticed a common thread of
those who have had similar experiences as myself with juggling
various Linux distributions. Like myself, they feel many Linux
distributions are great, but no one quite feels like home. None of
them quite fit the bill and they may even begin to think that every
OS sucks.

“One recommendation that popped up by several users was Arch
Linux. Although I’ve tried 27 different distributions in the past
couple years, I never managed to stumble upon this one. CD-Rs are
cheap so I decided to give it a try…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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