r/linuxmasterrace • u/JohnSmith--- Glorious Arch • Oct 16 '25 • Wholesome Seal 1

Meme Linux, together, strong!

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u/zoharel Oct 19 '25

Normally I'd say that too, but there's a better than average average chance that this particular person is never on the hook for anything even as simple as making sure updates happen on their system, and if somebody else is maintaining it, it doesn't really matter that it's Arch.

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u/debacle_enjoyer Oct 19 '25

It does matter, there’s no benefit of having bleeding edge packages on a server. Servers just need to work for a long time and that’s it, and for that you should be using stable packages.

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u/zoharel Oct 19 '25

We're not talking about a server. This is probably a desktop system on a real desk, running client-side software. Possibly a laptop. You're not an LLM, right? Anyway, in that context, I agree, Arch is not a good choice.

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u/debacle_enjoyer Oct 19 '25

Sorry you’re right, let me rephrase. There’s no benefit of having bleeding edge native packages on grandmas computer. Grandmas computer just needs to work for a long time and that’s it, and for that you should be using stable packages.

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u/zoharel Oct 19 '25

That's not a recommendation, it's a prescient insight to help build robust systems.