--- title: You Guys Were Right About Arch Linux... | daily.dev description: A beginner Linux user tries EndeavourOS, an Arch-based distro with a graphical installer, after months of using Mint and Fedora. The experience covers... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/you-guys-were-right-about-arch-linux--71vosjakw twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: You Guys Were Right About Arch Linux... | daily.dev og:description: A beginner Linux user tries EndeavourOS, an Arch-based distro with a graphical installer, after months of using Mint and Fedora. 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