arch with kde
the best distro if you enjoy having a computer which is perfect for you
- installation provides only a minimal base; add to it and configure it to your preferences
- like most distros; you /can/ slap a de on top & it will look like any other distro w/ that de
- if you like how kde looks, you can just add kde to arch - or go with something cooler like sway
(but maybe not hyprland; even this transphobe feels like the community is too transphobic)
- i prefer kde over gnome as the extra clicks to get where i am going in gnome drive me a little crazy
- arch is a rolling release distribution - you can stay at the bleeding edge with arch
- arch has a wiki so amazing and helpful that it is famous even with users of other distros
- there is an install script you can run after booting in the first time which makes it easy
(so you have no excuse for using omarchy - made by a right-wing lover of llms)
- uses the pacman package manager which has fewer official packages than apt
this is balanced with the existence of the aur; a vast collection of community packages
there are security risks with using the aur; users will need to be technical enough to review
packages they wish to use to safeguard their own security if they wish to use the aur safely
that said, i only use 9 aur packages; everything else i need or want is an official package
the small set of programs i use via the aur i review the pkgbuild diffs for each each update
(after reading fully to install a new app via the aur, you only need to read diffs to update)
programs called aur helpers exist (i recommend paru) which make finding what you want easier
they don’t just help with the aur - they have other features which make finding official
packages easier and make updating easier both for aur packages and official packages
if you use debian or gnome i will forgive you, i promise (but maybe not if you use a distro leashed to a corporation)