I mean, is it really worth it to compile every single program that I install? Wouldn’t that be a waste of time? I am inclined to try it out but on the other hand idk

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    Arch has great documentation, rolling release, and customizability, minus the compilation. Obviously, use Gentoo if you want to. But for advanced Linux users, I highly recommend Arch.

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      As a long time Gentoo user I tried Arch a few times but the whole AUR mess instead of using the same tools for distro, community and my own packages really put me off.

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            Arch works for me, Gentoo works for you.

            I’d still rather recommend Arch over Gentoo so people don’t start whining, “eVeRy tHiNg tAkEs 4eVar!”.

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              Oh, I never said other people shouldn’t use Arch. In general though, I would probably recommend neither to the kind of person who needs distro recommendations.

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      I’ve heard good things about Arch. Indeed, I installed it on one of my boxes, where I specifically wanted to avoid a lot of compilations, besides being curious about it.

      Used it for a bit over a year know and… I don’t know, it hasn’t been as stable, and I’ve find using AUR more of a chore than custom ebuild repos. It’s probably great when you get used to it, but so far I still prefer Gentoo.

      It’s great, that there are several good distros for different use cases, and that we have the freedom to choose what suits us best!

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        “it hasn’t been as stable” I say that’s bad luck. Maybe if I went to try Gentoo some bad source code might’ve gotten pushed and then I’d get a bad impression.

        Also, I only have access to potatoes. Also, I use the chaotic aur repo, otherwise I would’ve given up ages ago.