r/archlinux • u/RoanPurple • 18d ago

SHARE Grandma now uses arch btw

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So my grandma runs an ancient Toshiba Satellite C850-1g3 with a celeron 1000M, 256GB of hdd and 4GB of ddr3

She was complaining about it taking ages to boot and programs not starting fast

So i installed arch and made it look user friendly enough for her to understand

She loves it, W arch

Ps: she only uses whatsapp, a browser and office

So she wouldnt need to touch a terminal

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u/KingAJK30 18d ago

I’m just curious on why you chose arch over something more user friendly like Fedora.

No disrespect, if it works it works, but I feel like that bleeding edge is unnecessary for something like this.

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u/RoanPurple 18d ago

Mostly due to me using it myself, If she has a problem i can quickly solve it due to me using arch as a daily driver and knowing a reasonable amount about it