Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve seen a lot of content that’s ripping on Arch Linux, from pictures of stickers being removed from laptops, to comments about it having a lot of bloat or frustrating package management. Was there a change to their policies, strategies, or distro that has turned this once proud vessel into a floating psycho ward?
Arch Linux has always been the butt of a lot of jokes and memes. Anything that becomes popular and has lots of cheerleaders will become a target for jokes. You’re just noticing now because it’s peaking on attention on the places you look at. It’s the natural ebb and flow of memes. It has no rhyme or reason. Trying to predict or explain it is a fool’s errand.
Remember, “I use Arch, btw” was born almost the same year Arch was invented. And the first time, it was uttered without a single lick of sarcasm or irony
I consider it the Linux version of “How can you tell someone is vegan? They’ll tell you.”
(I use arch, btw)