Archcraft
Dev tools
linux distribution
SHOW HN2020
How HN took it
1 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 9 critical, out of 15 comments about the project. Thread score -0.40.
Design: 0 for, 6 againstIdea: 1 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
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What HN said
What people liked
Looks great and clean; appealing for trying something new
From 3 comments
This looks great, I was looking to try something new to replace Ubuntu on my laptop and I missed the AUR. So this'll be great to try out!
vaughnegut on HNI must say this looks very clean and minimal but website doesn’t scale well on mobile If its opensource i can definitely help you with the website
mraza007 on HNAlthough I'm not really looking to replace any current install, I'll definitely check this out in a vm. See how many and what programs it has preinstalled and have a look through…
RealStickman_ on HN
Objections
Website and screenshots do not scale well on mobile
From 4 comments
The attention to detail is so high that the screenshots in the website are not even proportionally scaled. Just no.
drinkcocacola on HNTry viewing it from mobile. It only gets worse.
adamhearn on HNThe images don’t appear to scale correctly on mobile.
b1476 on HNI must say this looks very clean and minimal but website doesn’t scale well on mobile If its opensource i can definitely help you with the website
mraza007 on HN
Landing page claims open source but links to no source code
From 1 comment
I can't stand landing pages that fly the 'opensource' flag then don't have any links to the source. The 'Donate' button was easy to find though. Also couldn't find any technical…
karmakaze on HN
Arch is bleeding-edge and can break on updates
From 2 comments
The core of any argument against Arch is that it's a bleeding-edge Distro, which means more breakage.
RunningDroid on HNWhenever I use an Arch laptop that I haven't touched in a while and need to do an update on it, there will be update conflicts that need to be resolved manually. I'm pretty sure…
haecceity on HN
Login screen does not fit minimalist look
From 1 comment
minimalist != that login screen
enricozb on HN
Requests
Explain how it differs from other Arch distros
From 1 comment
I can't stand landing pages that fly the 'opensource' flag then don't have any links to the source. The 'Donate' button was easy to find though. Also couldn't find any technical…
karmakaze on HN
Show preinstalled programs and themes
From 1 comment
Although I'm not really looking to replace any current install, I'll definitely check this out in a vm. See how many and what programs it has preinstalled and have a look through…
RealStickman_ on HN
Questions
Can it dual-boot alongside macOS Big Sur on a MacBook
From 2 comments
Hey this looks great! Can I use it alongside Big Sur on my MBP? dual-boot is an option?
agustif on HNHad a quick look at the BIOS install blog post. It's recommending grub as a bootloader, so dual booting should work as long as you don't mess up in partitioning and accidentally…
RealStickman_ on HN
Is it safe to replace an existing Arch install
From 1 comment
Alright, somebody tell me why this isn't as awesome as it looks and why I shouldn't immediately wipe my current install and use this instead.
vlmutolo on HN
Alternatives named
BlackArch
From 1 comment
This reminds me of another eye-popping distro but for pentesting (also Arch based) Black Arch
sloshnmosh on HN
Deepin
From 1 comment
I tried Deepin on my 4K laptop a few months ago to try it out and see how "beautiful" it was. Unfortunately I'm a laptop hoarder and when I go to reach for a laptop to use I tend…
j_walter on HN
Ubuntu
From 1 comment
This looks great, I was looking to try something new to replace Ubuntu on my laptop and I missed the AUR. So this'll be great to try out!
vaughnegut on HN