[00:36] <fastforward> So is anyone here still actually using Ubuntu?I remember asking a while back and it sounded like some had moved on to other distros but were here for the conversation and questions.
[00:50] <wrst> fastforward: I have a vps using ubuntu
[00:50] <wrst> And a laptop that has a partition on it
[00:50] <wrst> But yeah arch is what I use for desktop
[00:52] <fastforward> Why Arch? I set it up once, but it seemed like more complication than it was worth to me.
[00:57] <Unit193> I"m using Xubuntu...
[01:05] <wrst> Isn't the question why would you not run arch?
[03:23] <Omnifrog> what is so special about arch?
[03:23] <Omnifrog> I've never tried it
[10:19] <wrst> Omnifrog: fresh packages, you get to set it up pretty much how you want
[12:54] <fastforward> Morning, Folks.
[13:04] <wrst> morning fastforward
[13:04] <wrst> as to arch, it is rolling, a true rolling release so get fresh, stable packages
[13:04] <wrst> it isn't tied to anything really, so I can get vanilla gnome, kde, xfce, in the AUR (arch user repository) I can get about any package that I want
[13:05] <wrst> for me that makes a great desktop OS
[13:16] <fastforward> Ah yes, I bailed yesterday after asking that question. My apologies. That's understandable. Since I've discovered MATE, I'm back on Ubuntu from Mint. I like tinkering, but not that much and Arch was a bit more complicated than I wanted. One day, I might spend a weekend and dive into it.
[13:51] <wrst> it is certainly not for everyone
[13:51] <wrst> I do prefer it because I'm a micromanaging control freak :)
[13:55] <fastforward> lol
[13:56] <fastforward> I try to find a balance between control and working. Arch was too much for me at this point. :D
[13:56] <fastforward> Maybe a little farther down the road.
[14:00] <wrst> it is really whatever works, if I had to do it now I don't know if I would use arch
[14:00] <wrst> it is really whatever works, if I had to do it now I don't know if I would use arch
[20:21] <netritious> howdy
[20:22] <Unit193> Howdy.
[20:22] <fastforward> Hello.
[20:22] <wrst> hello
[20:22] <wrst> :D
[20:22] <netritious> how's it going Unit193, fastforward, wrst?
[20:23] <Unit193> Seems fine to me.
[20:23] <fastforward> Pretty good for me, netritious. How about yourself?
[20:23] <netritious> all is well. still have stuff to do to firewall but procrastinating :$