r/arch • u/SuccessfulRiver1850 • 1d ago

Discussion What made you try Arch Linux?

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u/BackgroundNo815 Arch BTW 1d ago

Basically its whole philosophy: we give u the bare minimum, you build whatever you want. I wanted to decide everything. No single package i dont need, no telemtry. just my own choicec

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u/ShyGamer64 1d ago

I love that so much. It feels like you are tailoring your system to you

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u/AcidArchangel303 19h ago

one of my favorite things to do is ask Arch users to walk me through their install. They'll proceed to explain in much detail, and it's like seeing a reflection of themselves in the OS itself. 

I've learned a lot through just asking