Talk:Arch Linux

Misplaced "rating" claim

The article currently states "As of 2023, Arch also enjoys the highest average rating of any Linux distribution on DistroWatch with a rating of 9.34.". From the wording "rating" I expect a user rating. But when I click through, apparently what is being referred to is the "Page Hit Ranking". That's not a rating, no conscious user decision involved here, so I consider the statement misleading and think this sentence simply doesn't deserve its place. Also, of course clicks change quickly over time and today Arch is on place 4, not at the top. 159.100.249.232 (talk) 17:02, 28 June 2023 (UTC)

Template:Tq It looks like you're (understandably) mixing up two separate things on Distrowatch. The page hit ranking is not the 9.34 number (which is not current) and indeed cannot be anything except a whole number since it's a placement ranking (you can't be 9.34th place, and according to Arch Linux's Distrowatch entry the page hit ranking is currently 60th based on the last 12 months). That ranking is not the same as the visitor rating that the Wikipedia article's text is referring to. The "Average visitor rating" is indeed a conscious user decision and is a rating based on user reviews. However, you're correct that Arch has dropped to number 4 overall since it went from 9.34 to (as of writing) 9.19. So there is an issue that the statement is out of date, but it's not otherwise misleading and does refer to user ratings, not the page hit metrics (which are a separate thing). - Aoidh (talk) 17:34, 28 June 2023 (UTC)

Should we be trusting distrowatch ratings in the first place? I'm only asking because popularity on distrowatch is really easy to artificially manipulate from time to time. PinkBunnyBun (talk) 23:24, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

Add info about user perception?

Or perhaps there should be a new article talking about how linux as a whole is percieved? Ned Retherbrick (talk) 04:54, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

KDE Plasma photo

@Terrainman My edit somery got soo long[1] that I think it may be better to discuss it here instead of via edit wars. Anthony2106 (talk) 23:19, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

So the wikipedia android app sucks and didn't tell me I went over, at the end it should read "but arch is popular because its hard". Anthony2106 (talk) 23:21, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

What I said in the reversion still stands, not sure what that last part has to do with it? the fact that a DE isn't selected by default isn't enough reason. Having a picture gives the article value; it makes it clear that Arch is a distro which is frequently used with a DE as other distros are. 𝙏𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙢𝙖𝙣地形人 (talk) 07:04, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

Since it is a change you would like to make, it is better to reach consensus before the change rather than wait for consensus until it is reverted. 𝙏𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙢𝙖𝙣地形人 (talk) 07:20, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

@Terrainman Yeah we can leave it untill someone else has something to say. Anthony2106 (talk) 08:42, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

"I use arch btw" listed at Redirects for discussion

File:Information.svg The redirect I use arch btw has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Template:Slink until a consensus is reached. Heyaaaaalol (talk) 21:28, 4 January 2025 (UTC)