Reply #14: Gotta give you credit for persistance

[toddaa]

When I first tried Arch Linux, I struggled much like you. Arch Linux is simple, not easy. But the pay off is huge, if you are looking for a distro that can be meticulously tailored to your needs. I'm use KDE much of the time, but I've built an ancient desktop using Fluxbox and Samba, I use as a firewall/home network file system for the family. Arch Linux starts out seeming like a major headache not worth the effort, but over time, you grow to appreciate it's philosophy. The fact that I can <b>find</b> and manage my configurations with nothing more than vi is a godsend over more sophisticated distros, that are always as much an impenetrable mystery that is Windows.

The biggest challenge for me is always getting video and wireless to work. WICD is my preferred wireless tool, but can't compensate for all the vast variety of weird wireless cards on the mark. And don't get me started on ATI.

Anyway, thumbs up on given it a go, even if you decide to go back to the safe confines of Ubuntu.