I've been using EndeavourOS since March 2020, and its still up 'n running. Arch based distros don't need a reinstall every now and then - that was one of the reasons why I prefer them over point release distros.
I found out that Distro / DE hopping isn't a problem, as long as you backup ~/*; specifically, ~/.local, ~/.config, ~/.mozilla and ~/.*; but please ls -a to check first.
Also, now I need *.deb or *.rpm support, for closed source packages. debtap doesn't always work.
So, I am back to Ubuntu (+triple boot Arch, Windows). But dkpg / deb isn't as convenient as yay, or even pacman... (Still, Synaptic Package Manger is much more decent than tkPacman or pamac-aur.)
Another problem is, sometimes, maybe often, compiling takes a very long time; including ungoogled-chromium and linux-rt.
I haven't yet tried debtap. For ungoogled chromium, you can get a pre-built binary from chaotic aur repo aur.chaotic.cx/
Linux-rt is available in disastrous aur. These are third party repos so Arch devs take no responsibility. Chaotic AUR is popular, and comes with Garuda Linux too. But they can be a hassle. Ubuntu is better when it comes to binary packages support.
To search packages in unofficial repo, you can use this site : pkgs.org/
About distro hopping - I used to do that a lot until 2019. I had separate home partition so I did not lose any data or app configs. Now I have a single partition installation for simplicity's sake.
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I've been using EndeavourOS since March 2020, and its still up 'n running. Arch based distros don't need a reinstall every now and then - that was one of the reasons why I prefer them over point release distros.
I found out that Distro / DE hopping isn't a problem, as long as you backup
~/*; specifically,~/.local,~/.config,~/.mozillaand~/.*; but pleasels -ato check first.Also, now I need
*.debor*.rpmsupport, for closed source packages.debtapdoesn't always work.So, I am back to Ubuntu (+triple boot Arch, Windows). But
dkpg/debisn't as convenient asyay, or evenpacman... (Still, Synaptic Package Manger is much more decent than tkPacman or pamac-aur.)Another problem is, sometimes, maybe often, compiling takes a very long time; including
ungoogled-chromiumandlinux-rt.xkcd.com/303/
I haven't yet tried debtap. For ungoogled chromium, you can get a pre-built binary from chaotic aur repo aur.chaotic.cx/
Linux-rt is available in disastrous aur. These are third party repos so Arch devs take no responsibility. Chaotic AUR is popular, and comes with Garuda Linux too. But they can be a hassle. Ubuntu is better when it comes to binary packages support.
To search packages in unofficial repo, you can use this site : pkgs.org/
About distro hopping - I used to do that a lot until 2019. I had separate home partition so I did not lose any data or app configs. Now I have a single partition installation for simplicity's sake.