I have something like 70 AUR packages installed and it’s very seldom I have problems.
There isn’t any significant difference in AUR compatibility between Manjaro, Arch or any other Arch based distro. I believe this to be an often misunderstood issue.
When you install an AUR package it will work now, on the current state of the distro (current package versions). Later, as you upgrade packages, AUR packages will gradually start failing to work. This is the same on any Arch distro and it depends on how often you upgrade. If anything, by delaying packages by 2 weeks Manjaro will also delay potential incompatibility.
TLDR is that all AUR packages will break eventually and have to be reinstalled periodically, on any distro.
I have something like 70 AUR packages installed and it’s very seldom I have problems.
I’m glad to hear that you’re able to dodge problems more often than not. But even if you wouldn’t have any problems at all, it’s undeniable that the model of Manjaro + AUR is fundamentally broken. No amount of copium, Stockholm-syndrome or masochism would change that.
There isn’t any significant difference in AUR compatibility between Manjaro, Arch or any other Arch based distro. I believe this to be an often misunderstood issue.
Don’t you think that Manjaro’s model of holding back packages conflicts with the AUR that primarily targets Arch which (by design) doesn’t hold back packages? And, if you agree that it conflicts, don’t you think that this actually is a very significant difference as two distinct programs/binaries/software/whatever might rely on two different versions of the same dependency? It’s like a schoolbook example of what dependency hell is*.
When you install an AUR package it will work now, on the current state of the distro (current package versions). Later, as you upgrade packages, AUR packages will gradually start failing to work. This is the same on any Arch distro and it depends on how often you upgrade. If anything, by delaying packages by 2 weeks Manjaro will also delay potential incompatibility.
Fam, with all due respect, I’d like to invite you to educate yourself on this matter. Because, apologies for saying this, there’s just an awful lot of misinformation, conflation and confusion present in this paragraph.
TLDR is that all AUR packages will break eventually and have to be reinstalled periodically, on any distro.
I agree that packages everywhere on all distros may break at some point; that’s just how software is. Though, nothing condones taking on a defeatist stance towards package breakage.
I have something like 70 AUR packages installed and it’s very seldom I have problems.
There isn’t any significant difference in AUR compatibility between Manjaro, Arch or any other Arch based distro. I believe this to be an often misunderstood issue.
When you install an AUR package it will work now, on the current state of the distro (current package versions). Later, as you upgrade packages, AUR packages will gradually start failing to work. This is the same on any Arch distro and it depends on how often you upgrade. If anything, by delaying packages by 2 weeks Manjaro will also delay potential incompatibility.
TLDR is that all AUR packages will break eventually and have to be reinstalled periodically, on any distro.
I’m glad to hear that you’re able to dodge problems more often than not. But even if you wouldn’t have any problems at all, it’s undeniable that the model of Manjaro + AUR is fundamentally broken. No amount of copium, Stockholm-syndrome or masochism would change that.
Don’t you think that Manjaro’s model of holding back packages conflicts with the AUR that primarily targets Arch which (by design) doesn’t hold back packages? And, if you agree that it conflicts, don’t you think that this actually is a very significant difference as two distinct programs/binaries/software/whatever might rely on two different versions of the same dependency? It’s like a schoolbook example of what dependency hell is*.
Fam, with all due respect, I’d like to invite you to educate yourself on this matter. Because, apologies for saying this, there’s just an awful lot of misinformation, conflation and confusion present in this paragraph.
I agree that packages everywhere on all distros may break at some point; that’s just how software is. Though, nothing condones taking on a defeatist stance towards package breakage.