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this post was submitted on 28 Sep 2023
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I’m gonna get hate, but I much prefer the independent distribution of exe files over package managers. I’ve still yet to have a good experience with a package manager. Almost all end up with outdated versions of software. My discord broke for a full day because the central arch repo hadn’t updated yet.
This is actually true and it’s a big reason I prefer FreeBSD for a lot of things (if I don’t need containerization).
Distros always ship totally old software and slam the filesystem with trash everywhere.
FreeBSD on the other hand lets you easily compile the exact features you want and usually pretty recent versions. I had lots of luck while doing crazy stuff with nginx.
If you look up Discord on the Arch wiki, you will find instructions to prevent this. In other words, RTFM! (/s, I also had to be directed there by some redditor while ago)
I find that if I have to RTFM for my daily computer I’m always going to hate using it. I don’t like having to tinker with my operating system. It’s not fun, it just makes me hate Linux. There’s a reason I switched back to windows after a week. Nothing works and I’m not willing to waste hours of my time trying to fix it.
Maybe Arch shouldn't have been your distribution of choice then.
It was the only one I could get to work with my hardware. Tried Ubuntu, mint and Pop, and none of then worked. Arch was the only one that would output to 3 displays.
Were it some brand new monitors? The support may be better by now.
4ish years old at that point in time