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Switching to Parabola?

Thomasabc - over 1 year ago -

Hi!
I decided to switch from Linux Mint to Manjaro. After installing, I noticed Vivaldi and Snap which I really don't like from a FOSS perspective. I think about installing Parabola. But I have some questions before doing a final decision on a distro which want to use for the next years.

  • What packages do you miss most in Parabola?
  • What properitary components are installed by default in Arch?
  • Is it easy to install some Arch-Packages in Parabola pacman? Like Ubuntu PPAs or apt pinning?
  • Where can I find more information about the properitary Intel WiFi drivers? Is it a properitary driver or does it just have properitary firmware? If its just firmware, I think about installing Arch Drivers into Parabola.
    (*) Do you have a good replacement for VirtualBox Guest Extensions?

Best Regards!
Thomas