> I think you're confusing Arch with Gentoo or something - the Arch package manager is not from-source, it ships binaries just like apt. Perhaps you're thinking of the AUR
Sorry, what I meant was: when I need to manage the version of something carefully, I just compile it from source and that's OK with me. My understanding is that people use the AUR for this on Arch, and the pains don't seem worth it.
> The main thing that people like about it is the rolling release model
Fair enough, though I've been pretty happy with the pace of update from, for example, Fedora.
> That's very much a "cover-your-ass" type disclaimer, like a ToS that says you have no right to expect anything to work.
Sorry, what I meant was: when I need to manage the version of something carefully, I just compile it from source and that's OK with me. My understanding is that people use the AUR for this on Arch, and the pains don't seem worth it.
> The main thing that people like about it is the rolling release model
Fair enough, though I've been pretty happy with the pace of update from, for example, Fedora.
> That's very much a "cover-your-ass" type disclaimer, like a ToS that says you have no right to expect anything to work.
Fair enough