I installed CachyOS with Plasma DE and found it has no discover in it. When I searched on their sub lots of people say that one shouldn’t use Discover with any Arch distro as it will break the system. Can anybody clarify why?

Also if I am not supposed to use Discover, can anybody suggest an actual GUI application store? Unlike Octopi (which I consider just as a TUI with check boxes and columns)

Edit: I only use Discover for find and install new apps.

For updating, I just use paru.

  • CubitOom@infosec.pubEnglish
    3·
    9 days ago

    I’ve never personally used a GUI package manager. I just install an aur helper like yay and use the terminal, using the Arch repo websites to help look for packages when I need to.

    I’m not sure why it might be bad to use discover. It’s in the extra repo, not even from the aur. I would say you should backup, timeshift, and try it. You can always do a reinstall if you break something.

    I did find this article which is not too old. https://www.debugpoint.com/arch-linux-gui-package-managers/

    Out of this above list, I would try Bauh.

    • gpstarmanOP
      2·
      8 days ago

      using the Arch repo websites to help look for packages when I need to.

      I mostly use GUI package managers to discover the existence of new apps.

      I would say you should backup, timeshift, and try it. You can always do a reinstall if you break something.

      Thankfully I use BTRFS.