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Based OnArch Linux
Default Desktop EnvironmentBash (Unix shell), Cinnamon, KDE Plasma, LXDE, LXQt, MATE and XFCE
Release ScheduleRolling release
Package ManagerPacman
Official Supported Architecturesx86-64 (AMD64) and AArch64 (ARM64)
OS Family GNU/Linux
Origin Worldwide
Release TypeBinary
Init SystemsDinit, OpenRC, runit and s6
Pros
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Cons
Con No systemd
Some packages flat out won't work because systemd is non existent, sadly pipewire needs systemd to run. Hopefully Pipewire becomes usable soon. Edit: Pipewire does work but you will have to make a startup script.
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Few Arch packages might not be available yetPro
Close to bare Arch LinuxPro
RunitPro
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3 years ago
Wholly incompatible with my any dkms kernel modules. Partially incompatible with nvidia drivers. Graphical errors (KDE). Can't change default theme at all without breaking everything. I tried three different ISOs (different DE's) and each one had issues. XFCE wouldn't even boot 8/10 times.
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