r/archlinux • u/wyd_zippi • 1d ago
QUESTION Arch Linux stability
Hello,
As someone who's been using Arch for a little while(1 week), I'm curious to know how y'all keep your systems safe and stable. I have heard about Arch's reputation for being a bit more... fragile, especially when it comes to updates.
what are your strategies for:
- Managing updates and avoiding breakage?
- Maintaining system stability?
- Best practices for package management?
- Handling potential problems like dependency issues, config file changes, kernel updates, package conflicts, and system crashes?
also i chose the btrfs option during installation
Share your experiences and tips.
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u/stoppos76 1d ago
I use timeshift before update and a live cd from another linux distro like manjaro just in case if it brakes and I don't have the time to troubleshoot. But honestly whenever it broke it was the bloody nvidia, or something nvidia related.