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Daniel Schulz

I was daily driving Arch for a long time. It had some pros and some cons.
Pros:

  • I learned a lot about my machine and how to get the best out of it.
  • I was in control of my operating system. There were no forced surprise updates, no ads, no UI changes that I had to adapt to.
  • I could automate a lot. Disconnecting a screen meant also re-arranging my windows to be better organized for a single screen.
  • I could squeeze out a longer battery life.

Cons:

  • I had to do the things above by hand. If you just want a plug and play machine, I'd stick to Ubuntu.