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[–] Hoimo@ani.social 45 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

The real "scorched earth" strategy:

  1. Format system drive
  2. Reinstall Arch
  3. Keep all your files on the data drive
  4. Run your personal setup script to put everything back how you like it
  5. (Optional) Be happy

Edit: forgor 6. Tell everyone you use Arch

[–] spicytuna62@lemmy.world 24 points 2 months ago (1 children)
  1. Install Debian
  2. Experience stability.
  3. No, really. It's very stable.
  4. Spend years growing old with the same packages.
  5. Accept your fate.
[–] Draconic_NEO@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 months ago

Use flatpak for anything newer. Most things are already available as flatpak, only things I haven't seen available are terminal based applications as Flatpak.

Though maybe in a future version we might get that capability. I've always been told you can't install terminal based applications like neofetch or bpyTOP as flatpak. Which is kind of a bummer but not that big of a deal.

[–] fallingcats@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

If you're at the level of having a personal setup script, you should be able to solve just about any problem on Arch without reinstalling.

Source: Been doing it for 10 years now, not a single reinstall.

[–] themagzuz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 months ago

that just sounds like nixos impermanence with extra steps

[–] janet_catcus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 months ago

repeatedly, and put it in your bio "I use Arch, btw!"