Allero , (edited )

Nope, EndeavourOS to me is a useless project from the start that doesn't really simplify everyday operation of Arch and just cuts corners on installation and minimal quality of life.

If someone needs pure but accessible Arch, I'd go with Garuda, though it has all the issues of pure Arch as well.

Manjaro is still my choice. A good majority of Manjaro haters just hear about AUR issues and never go there, although they are fairly rare and can be resolved, or you can rely primarily on extensive repos that probably do have what you need. Some others just blindly use solutions for Arch, and while Manjaro does allow for it, it shouldn't always be done, as devs themselves warn. If you won't treat Manjaro like mainline Arch, it will not break. But as any Linux system, it does allow you to shoot yourself in the foot.

The difference is - in Arch, noobs destroy their system and power users (kinda, usually) do not. In Manjaro, it's the Arch power users that don't know the difference and blindly apply their experience that get rekt, while noobs do just great without even knowing stuff that can break it.

Also, backups and snapshots are a must for absolutely every Arch system, that is just the reality of it. Arch does break, as anything bleeding-edge. Manjaro helps with that - granted, by introducing another issue that can easily be circumvented.

If anything, I'm a happy Manjaro user for 1,5 years, and I'm just alright.

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