Arch Linux – "It is what you make it"
I switched from Ubuntu to Arch on my servers and linux desktops a while back.<p>Here's are the key benefits from my perspective:<p>- <i>shallow mental model:</i> I know where everything is, I know all the moving pieces<p>- <i>pacman:</i> outstanding package manager.<p>- <i>aif:</i> dieter has done a great job making a modular install framework.<p>- <i>AUR:</i> compared to PPAs, AUR is simple and easy to contribute to (both commentary and packages)<p>It really does take time if you want to understand Arch deeply. Not crazy amounts of time. Less than vim, I'd say ;) but enough that you shouldn't expect instant results. The knowledge gained is very rewarding and applicable to Linux systems in general.