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Question: is there a reason to use arch over something like kubuntu, or ubuntu? It seems like a difficult starting point (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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[–] ddnomad 1 points 2 years ago

            
              Stability (yes, Arch is more stable than Ubuntu, at least in my anecdotal experience)
The most recent package versions (no more running ancient stuff with the only way of upgrading is compiling from source, which then may break something your distro relies on)
AUR (also know as “anything you ever need installable in a quick and easy way”)
Learning experience (you learn new things faster if you’re an intermediate Linux enthusiast)