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>said fuck it, let's use this opportunity to try something different
>installed linux mint, comfy again
>get more curious, hear cringe memes about Arch Linux being the "Dark Souls of Linux" but it still sounded interesting
>actually found it to be a very pleasant and well documented system
>despite the more CLI-focused aspect of Arch when compared to Ubuntu, it really is just "Keep It Simple" philosophy distilled down about as far as you can without complicating anything for no reason
>Learn how my system works, how the various components interact with each other
>Pacman was the best package manager ever, and the AUR (arch user repository) was great for programs that weren't available in "official" arch software repositories
Oh yeah, that's another thing I like about Linux, you generally install programs through your PACKAGE MANAGER, which is kinda like an installation wizard except for all your programs, also it tells you when any program has an update available, also it will update them for you if you tell it to, also it will let you roll back to a previous version for you if you don't like the update for a specific program. All of these programs, keep in mind, are verified by trusted repository maintainers, so no downloading programs from sketchy sites. A repository is like a kind of list of verified programs for your system, a bit like an app store but not as gay and a lot more useful programs.
Anyways,
>literally no problems updating anything because I would check the front page of the official Arch website before running a system-wide update, because they would post if any update required specific user intervention to avoid breakage
>specific intervention was needed very rarely
Loved it, it was great. I actually had to install it a few times to understand some things, but afterwards was glad that I did because of how much I understood and by extension how much control I had over my system.
