> if you think the install is difficult despite the billions of user guides
I've installed Arch from scratch many a time. It's not the setup, it's keeping it working that's the interesting bit.
I've installed Arch from scratch many a time. It's not the setup, it's keeping it working that's the interesting bit.
Starting with Arch taught me way more about Linux than anything, and also had a factor in starting me on the path of using Emacs, and a tiling window manager.
I have heard that in-place upgrades are getting better but back in my Ubuntu days I never had luck. It seems like you are always going to slowly accumulate cruft that the installer doesn't fix.