Feedback from a relatively new user to Manjaro

I really don’t understand how some people find Manjaro to be a difficult system to operate and maintain. It really isn’t that hard:

  1. Read update announcements before updating
  2. Maintain immediately any .pacnew or .pacsave files created by an update
  3. If a problem is encountered, search the Manjaro Linux Forum and open a support topic if necessary. Also, the Manjaro Wiki is full of useful information/instructions.
  4. Avoid asking AI for help if an issue is encountered as LLMs are usually a year or more out-of-date - a long time for a rolling release. Plus LLMs know nothing - they are just an advanced form of predictive text. The Manjaro Linux Forum should always be the first option when you encounter an issue, not the last option.
  5. If that is too hard or too time-consuming, then you have other options: [Consideration] Is Manjaro the right distribution for you?
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