The installation process of different Linux distributions ( feddit.de )

kadu , vor 3 Monaten

Arch users overreacting to a meme is not helping refute it. I use arch, btw.

Outsider9042 , vor 3 Monaten

Of all the distros I’ve hopped over the last 25 years, the most self destructive one has to have been Ubuntu.

I use NixOS btw

femboy_bird , vor 3 Monaten

If you know what your doing you can install arch faster than debian or fedora

treadful , vor 3 Monaten

Also, this whole meme misses out on the whole fun factor of getting everything setup exactly how you want and all the learning along the way. The Arch user is way more likely to fix any issues that come up in the future rather than just nuking the install and starting over Windows-style like this meme suggests.

Arch user rage bait and I guess I fell for it. I use arch btw.

9488fcea02a9 , vor 3 Monaten

totally anecdotal.... but i've installed debian on a bunch of different machines and i've never had to "prepare additional installation media" for any weird hardware/firmware/drivers.... i just installed the base system and connected ethernet if any non-free stuff is needed. has anyone ever come across an ethernet interface that didn't work out of the box? maybe it didn't work 100%, but at least good enough to download the proper firmware to fix?

Voroxpete , vor 3 Monaten

Some wifi drivers. It's because of the Debian philosophy of never using non-free (as in speech, not beer) software.

9488fcea02a9 , vor 3 Monaten

Thats why i said you just need a few minutes on ethernet.... Although i can see the problem these days with a lot of laptops shipping without ethernet ports

pmk , vor 3 Monaten

These days Debian ship with non-free firmware in the default installer, so laptops without ethernet isn't a problem.