However, this does not always translate to having your hand held, or having tools do everything for you, when specifically referring to Linux systems and how things are done or managed. Arch follows the principle of KISS, or ‘Keep It Simple, Stupid' which is a principle used to describe the practice of keeping things as simple and less complex, whenever possible. Arch LinuxĪrch Linux was first released on March 11, 2002, and was created to be a minimalist distribution. I love the APT system for package management, and I find Ubuntu stable and secure, with a huge support community for any issues I may face. I use Ubuntu as a server distribution right now, on three different servers. Actually, I have multiple Ubuntu systems running as I write this, and zero Arch based systems.

It’s no secret to anyone who has followed previous articles I’ve written on Ghacks, that I love Arch Linux and its derivatives… But, that’s not to say that Ubuntu and Ubuntu-based systems are something I don’t use. Arch Linux and Ubuntu are two major Linux distributions that both get a lot of attention, have dedicated fanbases, and are used base-distributions for other systems that are forked off of them… But, how they do things are quite different, and some users might find one more to their liking than the other.

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