May be three to four years ago, I found its image and installed it, without knowing how ARCH Linux works.
I am a Gnome guy and I used to hate KDE.
BlueStar Linux changed my views about KDE. Not only that I really got hooked to ARCH. I tested every ARCH Distribution and when I found CachyOS on top of distrowatch list. I have a copy of CachyOS and learning curve was steep.
Coming back to BlueStsr Linux, I got a real liking for Octapi Installer.
Guy who had used only Synaptic Package Manager all my life and this was a new experience.
I installed Gnome on top of KDE using BlueStar Linux. It was difficult but I had used Netrunner Linux (gone dormant still in Bookworm kernel )Linux which was beautiful KDE Desktop with Synaptic Package Manager.
Best of both worlds.
I hope if develooer guys of Netrunner reads this, buck up and get updated to Trixie Kernel.
However, I could not get Gnome on top of Netrunner KDE.
Come BlueStar Linux, Gnome on top of BlueStar Star KDE is as elegant but with bit of hicough with Cairo Desktop.
I really like the Cairo Desktop of Emmabantus that come from France.
Version 6 is still in development stage with lot of applications.
But BlueStar Linux much more versatile.
Now for a guy or girl using BlueStar Linux I have a few guidelines.
1. Download the latest iso and write it on a USB.
2. Boot up but do not configure the WiFi or do not plug in the Ethernet.
3. Install the basic install utility.
4. Now configure the Internet.
Without Internet no more applications.
5. Using Octapi UPDATE the system.
ARCH is Rolling distribution.
6. I generally reboot to free the cache.
7. One need not install anything else.
Everything is there.
In my case I install AbiWord.
Both AbiWord and LibreOffice are the lastest. Unlike good old days I can open a abi file in LibreOffice.
AbiWord of course would open any word file by default.
8. If you are confident now try installing Gnome.
No spoon feedings
Trial and Error leaning is mandatory.
You can install Cutefush and Cosmic.
Pantheon did not work
I actually HATE Elementary OS.
Only tried once very very long time ago.
9. Mistake I did.
I gave standard 20GB for the root partition.
With full KDE install only 2GB left.
Added 5GB reducing/home and /var partitions.
Basic install takes only 15GB.
I had 10GB left for GNOME and its repotoire of applications.
It took over 1200GB.
I needed GNOME Boxes.
It is as big as Blender.
I install Blender first.
10. By the way all these are available in Debian Gnome.
That is my workhorse.
BlueStar is the testing distribution which edges CachyOS by a little margin.
I said good bye to Manjaro
Why?
It is too easy to install.
I need make mistakes.
Manjaro has the best GRUB, even better than GNOME GRUB.
If you are knew to ARCH, start with Manjaro. It is also a very beautiful distribution.
It has Gnome, KDE, XFCE and community spin Isos.
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