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rob05c  ·  3807 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Looking to try a new Linux distro. Suggestions?

I've been using Arch as my primary desktop for about a year now. I like it. It can be a pain to install, but once you do it's fairly low-maintenance.

I like that it only has what I need. It's like Gentoo: the base installation has pretty much just what you need to boot, and you add the rest.

The biggest reason I looked into it was the incredible support community. It seems like every time I google a Linux issue, the top results are Arch forums.

If you're OS-bored, might I also recommend a tiling window manager? I switched to i3 several years ago, and IMO it's incredible. I can't believe how long I lived with windowing.