Re: Greetings everyone, I'm heavily considering a switch to Artix.
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Hi, Unfortunately, due to widespread usage of Systemd on most Linux distros, some applications are now being compiled against Systemd. So, one of the challenges of using Systemd-free distros, like Artix Linux, is that applications that depend on Systemd are not going to work, unless they are ported by someone to Artix. As I am aware the GUI client of some commercial VPNs, like ProtonVPN and Windscribe don't work on Artix Linux, due to the fact that they depend on systemctl. See Windscribe Requires Systemd
The Gnome desktop environment also heavily depends on Systemd and is challenging to port to Systemd-free systems.
So, make sure to test all software packages that you use on an Artix Linux VM to see if they work properly or not.
Another challenge is that not all applications available in Arch repositories are present in Artix repositories. This means you might need to manually add Arch's extra repository to your "pacman.conf." Be aware that careless mixing of software packages from Arch and Artix repositories can lead to a broken installation.
Also, since you are migrating from Debian to Artix, I guess checking the following page in the Gentoo wiki can be helpful for you: OpenRC to systemd Cheatsheet
You can also use cfdisk for partitioning when you are installing Artix using the base installer. It's a nice TUI application and is a lot easier to use than fdisk. Partitioning, Cfdisk