• KISSmyOS@feddit.deOP
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    8 months ago

    Actually, I use Arch cause I’m too lazy for other distros (I’ve tried all the main ones).
    The simplicity makes it much easier to automate the entire process.
    I run my update.sh script before I install new packages, or when a news entry pops up in my terminal about a change requiring manual intervention.
    So about once a month I type in update.sh, monitor the messages for 5 minutes and reboot.

    Literally the only issue I had so far was a software from 2021 that didn’t compile on the first try cause it expected an older version of Java.
    Other than that, it’s the least buggy distro I know.

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      8 months ago

      So, your personal computer then? Just one instance?

      Do you think that holds up when you are supporting a legacy environment of 200+ VMs and iron with code written by the cheapest consultants for 20+ years?

      Because that is a very different experience.

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        8 months ago

        No shit that’s a different experience, who in this thread is suggesting running fucking Arch on their server farm? Lmao

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        8 months ago

        No, I use it on my personal computer as well as my server and that of my org, with a nextcloud, website and forum.

        Do you think that holds up when you are supporting a legacy environment of 200+ VMs and iron with code written by the cheapest consultants for 20+ years?

        No. I never claimed rolling release is right for every system.

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        8 months ago

        ::From the shadows, a ragged, scruffy, burnt out looking enterprise IT employee slowly emerges into the room. His button-up grid patterned shirt has a few buttons hanging on for dear life. His face lit only by flickering server lights and a crumpled cigarette smolder lazily hanging from his dry, crusty lips. His employee badge sways to and fro with each bedraggled rise and fall of his gaunt shoulders.::

        “Oh, you like your rolling releases and your AURs and your ‘cutting edge’ software huh?”

        ::He takes another drag before blowing a stench into your face that can only be described as vaporized despair. He then drops the cigarette into his coffee with a hiss, swirls it a few times, and takes a long swig.::

        “Do you think that holds up when you are supporting a legacy environment of 200+ VMs and iron with code written by the cheapest consultants for 20+ years?”

        ::His eyes narrow. The open source software enthusiasts who were moments ago happily discussing their personal computing experiences are stunned, unsure what to say.::

        “…Because that is a very different experience.”

        ::He turns and melds back into the server room from which he emerged, mumbling something that sounds like ‘absolute fools’ and ‘don’t even know about ESXI…’