So far it’s really really smooth sailing, especially with Octopi handling packages and updates for me. I even made octopi notifier to notify me when there’s update (similarly to Mint’s update manager). However though, despite being very close to vanilla arch, I barely need to do “manual interventi…

Welcome aboard, @tungnon ! [xc] [image] tungnon: So far it’s really really smooth sailing, especially with Octopi handling packages and updates for me. I even made octopi notifier to notify me when there’s update (similarly to Mint’s update manager). As has already been eluded to, Arch (End…

Sometimes I’m feeling lonely and forgotten when there’re no updates the next day :scream:

Obviously, you need to install more packages, so you have more choices of upgrades :slight_smile:

welcome @tungnon as mentioned before. All you need is yay :slight_smile: if you like :laughing:

I am well aware that Octopi isn’t needed. However, I do think that I prefer having one because I prefer GUI package manager. It isn’t way that many arch users do but, that’s how I do and not others. Thanks for the recommendations anyway!

Also a former LM user. This site really helped in the transition: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Pacman/Rosetta

I’m with you - while I do everything in yay, if I’m having issues finding a certain package, it’s nice to have a visual representation (GUI) of all the packages available. So, in other words, I use Pamac (or Octopi for a KDE desktop) to see what’s available. But I always install via the command line…

Welcome to our EOS family. And congrats on choosing the sensible option, Octopi. It is the best tool that I have apart from yay for updating the system. I do not recall when I last used pacman. And yes typically on a average day, one does not have to do much. Unless like there is a split in the fir…

I also have octopi installed, but I never use it. 90% of the time I just open a terminal and type yay(or EOS-update when the AUR is down). I have the KDE plasmoid “Apdatifier” installed which handles background checks/notifications and lets me know when the important updates are ready, and it’s can…

Hi, @tungnon - your experience compares to mine: it’s a very smooth OS. Enjoy!

Just switched to EOS from Mint - here's my experience

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r0ckhopper December 3, 2025, 9:09am 17

pacseek is an excellent TUI* alternative to the likes of octopi. You can install it from the AUR with yay -S pacseek.

*Terminal User Interface