3 Mind-Blowing Reasons You Should Switch to Archcraft! (RIGHT NOW)

[@NoobFriendlyAI]

If I listened to Linux Tex I'd be switching systems every other week...

[@LinuxTex]

Actually, I switch every week so that you don't have to buddy. 😴

[@jayrowe6473]

Some people prefer to diddle around with the operating system, and others prefer to just get work done. One of my pet peeves is when the OS changes the location of once-familiar items. If I had my choice, I'd never update my desktop workspace from distro to distro, version to version.

[@JP-ri4kt]

I've switched multiple times. Stuck on lmde ..It's killing it 😊. Love your reviews and passion for linux.

[@SearchFinger]

Every distro is good according to this channel.

[@jit_x]

@@LinuxTex I was actually distrohopping a lot... like I tried manjaro listening to Linux Tex and then I thought arch is cool so now I am happy on gnome on arch

[@mubashir21]

distro hopping is addictive

[@rjv2395]

answer basic questions. how is it for partiioning during the install, does the file manager let you open in terminal, open as root? any addons, desklets panel addons? does it use system packages or flatpaks, snaps? its great you like to use system packages, but what happens if the developer stops making a version for your distro. seriously, you make it sound cool, but actually sounds like a maintenance headache with little usability.

[@LinuxTex]

Great questions there. The partitioning is both simple and exhaustive. You have full control over how you want to install it. Yeah the file manager let's you open as root. The system uses full native packages. No flatpak. No snap. If the developer stops making a version for arch, you can always use the AUR. It installs software directly from the source code. Yeah, arch based rolling releases do tend to need a bit of maintaining. But with a proper backup and carefully applied backups, it goes smoothly. That's why I said in the video that this might not be very suitable for beginners. But it can be very fun.

[@agust-x]

I installed this on my spare hard drive few days ago and I'm in love with this. Everything looks soo good and feels 10x faster than Windows 10. I'm having a really good experience but the only thing i don't like is screen tearing.

[@TungolTech]

Literally you can do this on any distro Either ubuntu,fedora,arch, void , mint or anything

[@diegorodriguezv]

I have the same problem with DWM and an AMD system. There is a fix. You have to modify the xorg config file to enable tearfree.

[@M1strzu2115]

You need to enable force full composition pipeline for nvidia x server and save it to xorg config file

[@M1strzu2115]

He opened it in the video and the setting you are looking for is in the "X server display configuration" tab. Then you select the nvidia screen (monitor) and then go to "advanced" and check the checkbox for "force full composition pipeline", then save it to X config file

[@Hiroxcds]

​@@TungolTechyes. If you have couple months

[@anthonyreikai]

This is what I'm using right now, I have it on my production machine working every day and everything is fine so far.

[@davidwayne9982]

I'm liking this.... and with ZEN browswer installed- I won't even miss my tiling that much. THANKS... don't know why I hadn't seen this.

[@LinuxTex]

Glad you liked it David. Yeah, I can see why you experienced Linux users are taking a shine to Archcraft. It's pretty cool.

[@WorldvsTruth]

15+ years Windows user from 2000 - 7 Pro/Ultra, a few years dual booted with Ubuntu, then 10+ years with Mac dual booted with Win7 Pro (never liked any past that), then 2021 Mac M1. In recent weeks binging on Linux distro comparison videos and "how to" dual boot or VM Linux distro on M1 Pro ... hours of failures so far, but I'll get there. After watching just under half this video, I'm interested in using Linux again, and relearning how to use a computer, rather than having it learn all about me.

[@themarksmith]

What about long term stability? - is this going to run well for a month and then suddenly crash and burn? (love your vids btw!)

[@LinuxTex]

It's a rolling release. But yeah, you can control the updates. And it comes with timeshift pre installed. With that, you eliminate any risk of crash and burn. Thank you Mark.

[@nosotrosloslobosestamosreg4115]

Just be grateful it's not manjaro😂

[@TungolTech]

No I tweaked the archcraft linux scripts and replace some alternatives. Looks cool

[@Helios.vfx.]

I had installed it some months ago but I had some issues. Let's say I changed the wallapaper, resolution, and other stuff can be done normally in any other distro. THe thing is when I rebooted the OS. it all became as default settings back again having to do everything I Did previously. it was the same over and over. So I installed Fedora instead. Was it just me or was I doing something wrong?

[@Hiroxcds]

I used this distro over 6 months and never witnessed something as you said

[@freezingCode]

Is it easy to style Rofi? Everything looks to have squared edges, except for Rofi with rounded edges.

[@johnmichalek9802]

I run this on a fairly fast thumb drive. It’s the only crunch-bang clone that is actually usable.

[@Caboose12000]

do you have a guide on how to set that up?

[@johnmichalek9802]

@@Caboose12000 I’m surprised it’s not more difficult. Just plug in your thumb drive and boot up the installer on another thumb drive. It helps if you use two different size drives so you don’t install it to your main drive or the installer drive.

[@nosotrosloslobosestamosreg4115]

One of my two only goid experiences with Arch ecosystem. This one and MaBox both with custom Openbox are amazing.

[@LinuxTex]

There's tight competition among Arch based systems, and this one is really unique. Glad you liked it.

[@nosotrosloslobosestamosreg4115]

@@LinuxTex it was a nice ride but I'm more comfortable in Debian-verse with LMDE. I'm thinking of trying to take that Openbox configuration to LMDE. There's a small issue with a cinnamon extension which Openbox Is the way to solve it.

[@vishalkumar040393]

Loved the DE experience. Will give it a try. Thanks for the video.

[@kasyfizamzam]

how it is going with external monitor when installed on laptop? last time i use archcraft. it is so bad, the panel bar being completely mess

[@cybernit3]

This OpenBox doesn't support wayland; but I like that it doesn't take many resources.

[@Hiroxcds]

Cause you don't need

[@M4R71N_88]

I’ve been an Arch Linux and KDE Plasma user for a long time, and nothing else even comes close. The key to achieving maximum performance, stability, and reliability lies in my deep understanding of Linux. I meticulously built and configured my installation myself, and I manage every aspect of it personally. That's the point of using Arch. PERIOD.

[@ProfShibe]

Dooooooooont care

[@Arek1125]

typical arch user btw

[@phatmeow7764]

i heard those who use Arch have Star Trek uniforms and old school but working Nintendo and Sega consoles?

[@Henry-sv3wv]

Steam Deck doesn't look like an old school console. (Steam OS is made from Arch Linux)

[@supernewhuman]

use arch no gui best lightweight os

[@MayurSolanki-s5o]

Please tell me how can I add desktop icons

[@dailynews7822]

Nice. The search is like MacBook ❤❤

[@AslamNazeerShaikh]

Maturity is when you realise "KDE is best DE" ❤

[@benezen]

no debian or void is enough for basic tasks

[@isbestlizard]

This would run real good on a pi

[@Aarrmannn]

how to add a clipboard manager in panel

[@CDMS_pt]

Wayland? Flatpack? VRR?

[@Vercinaigh]

The real questions, OpenBox does not support Wayland, so, no to first and last.

[@CDMS_pt]

@@Vercinaigh Another useless distro.

[@Cargren18]

Wayland depends on Desktop Environment so Wayland can be used on any distro by just installing a DE like Gnome,KDE,Cinnamon,etc

[@ArdentInfoSec]

Hyprland WM uses Wayland if you want.

[@shawnchalfant1595]

AUR will also put your system in the toilet quickly if you're not careful. No GUI for apps by default kills this one for me. Arch strikes again.

[@justawfulgamer7738]

Looks dont mean crap in linux. Choose a distro based on what app support it gets, and how big of a community it has.

[@Henry-sv3wv]

it's arch linux so everything you can do with arch linux ...

[@Ameripple]

Isn't Arch for computer experts (or nerds)? Keep going. Cheers! I hope you can replace Mac OS in the future if you can also do much for users who don't have computer knowledge at all.

[@mich977f]

As as newbie who runs Arch, it's definitely possible. I barely know what I'm doing, but Googling helps a lot. I'm using EndeavourOS, which is an Arch distro. I've had minor issues with it, nothing system breaking at all. I think some of the issues I've had in general have just been "Linux" issues and not Arch issues specifically. But I think in the end it depends on what you're gonna do and what you're gonna need from it. Also right now I'm using Waves (Terminal) with a ChatGPT built-in and it's even the turbo version, for free. It's just always on the right hand side, so that also helps a lot when in doubt of something.

[@Cargren18]

Actually this is Archcraft not Arch. Archcraft is based on Arch Linux. These 2 are completely different distros

[@mich977f]

@@Cargren18 But isn't Arch kinda ambiguous for all Arch distros??

[@Henry-sv3wv]

most "arch based" distros are mostly just arch with preinstalled stuff and preconfiguration / theming and maybe some own software package mirrors Manjaro does make copy of mirros, EndeavourOS doesn't it uses original Arch package mirrors.

[@oraz.]

I'll try it

[@LinuxTex]

Tell me how you like it.

[@nosotrosloslobosestamosreg4115]

You won't regret it, even though I'm a LMDE user, this Arch one is a nice experience.

[@TungolTech]

@@nosotrosloslobosestamosreg4115 You can make your LMDE look like this but need to build the polybar 3.7.1 yourself

[@jakobw135]

How does Archcraft Linux compare with Garuda Linux?

[@Hiroxcds]

Garuda really bad bro

[@jakobw135]

@@Hiroxcds Do you mean REALLY BAD in the MODERN SENSE - signifying the opposite - really ROCK 'EM, SOCK 'EM UNBELIEVABLY GOOD!?

[@Aoitori365]

until it breaks because it's arch and the creator's solution for every problem the users have is read the wiki not good for inexperienced users

[@kartikpintu]

wasn't that the opening statement of this video? its not meant for beginners

[@ml_serenity]

Yeah, nothing like getting your system break after one of those "infamous" "immediately gets tested and released".

[@technicallittlemaster8793]

Have you never used hyprland?

[@kingcrainy]

Yes

[@sereneorb]

Bro is making me proud as an Indian ❤🇮🇳

[@indomitablereasoning2875]

You mean as British colony that you people still are , and completely brainwashed to think otherwise.

[@IAmPixelRice]

sorry but hell no, i'm already satisfied with my fedora install, gonna switch to rawhide. i don't like the aur, you forgot to tell me WHY I SHOULD use it.

[@TungolTech]

then can install this on fedora as well

[@asamrit74]

i bet u havn't heared about deepin and ubuntuDDE remix.

[@RandomQuebecer]

Thanks! I love it

[@RandomToastyJt]

how do i install it?

[@Helios.vfx.]

If i'm not mstaken it as a ui to install it

[@RandomToastyJt]

@@Helios.vfx. tyyy

[@Helios.vfx.]

@@RandomToastyJt I Just installed it on a vm. Yes it has a interface. When you boot it click on "install calamares" something but the word "calamares" then the installing process will conitnue. Is easy actually.

[@TechieKool]

Before Watching This Video I Think Arch Craft Is Havey But It's Not It's To Lightweight

[@biswajitrajaguru4013]

This just arch + dwm + rofi + polybar

[@antoniom.andersen6704]

Arch based - The way to make linux difficult. Gentoo - Hold my beer If I ever want to get back into having a system break once a week I'll give it a try but so far it's a no for me. Besides I didn't really hear any reasons to switch.

[@zap_shiva]

Fedora ❤❤❤

[@bigyankotha]

Debian Ubuntu based distro is best 🎉🎉

[@GehTehKah-ok4ls]

everybody ??

[@ww4102]

Why is nobody

[@hoshi411]

Open box is just not my thing.

[@Daiarthaine65]

I just got settled with Tumbleweed… now I want to switch again.

[@admiralfalco]

Everyone changing distros...... Definately not. A small percentage of home pc users, who use linux, of which a small percentage like to disto hop are trying out archcraft temporarily before their next hop. There fixed it for you. I can almost guarantee no company dev or home server dev will touch this till its at least a decade old. Has enterprise support out the box. And has truely dependable lts releases with security patching as standard. I mean it looks pretty but so does arch if you know how to set it up.

[@ProfShibe]

There’s plenty of people running arch on workstations. This is just a very specific version of arch install essentially.

[@deleted61-y9y]

Bro is overhyping everything from day 1.. no wonder views counts tanking

[@Skiggles]

There is nothing "mind blowing" about any of this. You can do all of this on Arch Linux and none of the reasons you provided are good reasons to switch.

[@richardbaker4974]

Arch is unstable and lacking in software and it’s harder to use and community support is not very good. Arch users are very rude!!

[@andoryus]

Someone didn't read the documentation

[@ak-zv7ps]

​​@@andoryus typical arch user.

[@kizersoozie]

Three negative things that aren't going to prompt me to switch distros. 1. None of these 'Mind-Blowing Reasons' were mind-blowing for me. 2. Not a fan of rolling releases, I prefer stable releases. 3. A single developer makes me VERY hesitant to leave my current distro. So, it's a pass for me.

[@nosotrosloslobosestamosreg4115]

I tried during a month, and it's a good distro, but I agree with you because I never left LMDE. That ArchCraftOS and Mabox have been my only good experiences in Arch-ecosystem but my house is LMDE.

[@darkwolf3259]

Which distro u r using now ?

[@kizersoozie]

@@darkwolf3259 I started out dual-booting Windows/Ubuntu about 20 years ago, but currently have LMDE on two secondary systems, and dual-booting Mint/LMDE on my main system.

[@Home-o2v4h]

Windows 11 >>>>>

[@Henry-sv3wv]

it helps you recall what crimes you did in the past

[@SatyajitDas-z6x]

Using linux is wasting time for desktop users. Lack of apps and drivers.

[@Henry-sv3wv]

indian scammers are just sad that they can't easy scam linux users

[@_DashingAdi_]

lmao @Henry-sv3wv

[@fooboomoo]

i will this the most useless comment

[@xytan3502]

Literally​@@fooboomoo

[@shawnchalfant1595]

AUR will also put your system in the toilet quickly if you're not careful. No GUI for apps by default kills this one for me. Arch strikes again.