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Arch Linux vs Fedora: What are the differences?
Arch Linux: A lightweight and flexible Linux distribution that tries to Keep It Simple. A lightweight and flexible Linux distribution that tries to Keep It Simple; Fedora: Operating system based on the Linux kernel, developed by the community-supported Fedora Project. Fedora is a Linux-based operating system that provides users with access to the latest free and open source software, in a stable, secure and easy to manage form. Fedora is the largest of many free software creations of the Fedora Project. Because of its predominance, the word "Fedora" is often used interchangeably to mean both the Fedora Project and the Fedora operating system.
Arch Linux and Fedora can be categorized as "Operating Systems" tools.
According to the StackShare community, Arch Linux has a broader approval, being mentioned in 5 company stacks & 32 developers stacks; compared to Fedora, which is listed in 12 company stacks and 21 developer stacks.
At the moment of the decision, my desktop was the primary place I did work. Due to this, I can't have it blow up on me while I work. While Arch is interesting and powerful, Ubuntu offers (at least for me) a lot more stability and lets me focus on other things than maintaining my own OS installation.
Pros of Arch Linux
- Large Community13
- Package Manager11
- Customizable10
- Arch User Repository9
- Rolling Release9
- Bleeding Edge8
- Extensive Documentation8
- Arch Build System6
- X86_64 architecture supported5
- Can fix bugs yourself if you know how to2
Pros of Fedora
- Great for developers17
- Represents the future of rhel/centos8
- Good release schedule7
- Great integration with system tools6
- Reliable5
- Fast4
- Docker integration3
- Has SeLinux2
- Latest packages2
- Awesome community1
- Complies with International Standard1
- Python distribution1
- Updated with Bleeding-edge software1
- Great for ops teams1
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Cons of Arch Linux
- Systemd only2
- Only X86_64 architecture is offically supported1
- No Guided Installation1
- System maintenance1
- Unstable1
- Comparatively fewer offically supported packages1
Cons of Fedora
- Bugs get fixed slowly from kernel side1
- Much less support from Wiki1
- Boring1
- Systemd1
- Less packages in official repository1
- A bit complicated1
- Slightly difficult to install for beginners0