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Old 02-06-2009, 08:18 PM   #3 (permalink)
MetalheadGautham
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Default Re: HOw does Arch 'Roll'

I use arch and it has not broken ever, since several months back when I installed it.

And doing a System Upgrade here is perfectly alright and does not b0rk the PC.

I run the update command DAILY.

Unlike debian sid, which I think is the distro you are refering to which causes issues upon upgrading 1 in 10 times, arch only has stable updates and they are all 99.99% safe.

But don't join the arch club unless you have enough experience with linux. I recommend you to move to Debian Testing (Squeeze) first and try it for a few months. Install a minimal commandline system and then build the rest of the system from there. Once you do this you have gained valuble commandline experience. Then you can join the arch gang.

And BTW, arch has next to ZERO maintainence. Its also called the distro for lazy geeks.
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