Star Arch Linux: A Better Distribution
Linked by Ben Mazer on Wed 15th Oct 2003 20:58 UTC
Linux A few months ago I was a Slackware Junkie. I loved it, and laughed at those who used 'more automatic' distributions (ok, I didn't actually laugh). Then Arch Linux 0.5 came out and I was very intrigued by it. I was getting tired of having to compile updated packages myself.
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RE: Arch's package management
by anemone on Wed 15th Oct 2003 21:42 UTC

Thanks for the answers. Usually distros choose between source packages and binaries, favouring one and dropping the other altogether. If Arch handles these both well, this makes Arch a gem among Linux distros.

Also the option to activate hardware autodetection (hotplug/hwd) during installation sounds very promising. I don't need too much handholding, but I appreciate intuitiveness in system design. Must try out this one as soon as possible. :-)