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Arch Linux limitations? (programming.dev)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by staircase@programming.dev to c/linux@programming.dev

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I'm curious about trying Arch Linux, but I want to know what's difficult or impossible with it first, as that's usually what stops me sticking with a distro.

I'm particularly interested in software/driver support. For example, NVIDIA doesn't mention Arch in its CUDA download page.

UPDATE: OK it sounds like Arch is for bleeding edge. That sounds fun, but I like things simple and reliable, so I'll still with Ubuntu. I might run Arch on my secondary drive, or toy with it in Docker.

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[–] SheeEttin@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

What are your goals or requirements? What have you found limiting in other distros?

[–] staircase@programming.dev 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (5 children)

I'm not sure I can think of an example beyond lack of software/driver support

General difficulty of use (i.e. how many things do I have to read and do for something to happen the way I want)

And I want libraries to be officially supported, whatever that looks like, mainly so I don't have to use workarounds or unverified sources (I don't want to be using lots of Arch's equivalent of PPAs, for example)

[–] matcha_addict@lemy.lol 5 points 1 week ago

Arch is not the most widely supported distro (as in supported by the creators of programs). You will see it supported most by some of the more indie open source programs, but beyond that, Debian and Ubuntu are more likely to be explicitly supported.

Arch definitely requires you to read. It's a distro for those who want to assume greater amount of choice and freedom in their system. If you prefer an out of the box experience, try another distro.

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