Apparently some people give Arch Linux less credit than it is due. It does not break all the time, 4 times a year, or whatever...
I've been using it since 2015 and never have I had one problem that kept me from using it for whatever I need.
It is my main Linux distro now and it is indeed on the cutting edge. The kernel is at 4.15.2-2-ARCH already.
It is not necessary but, if one wants an LTS kernel, one can be installed. It is currently at 4.14.18-1-lts.
It does not come installed, the same as any other optional package but, must be explicitly installed.
There is also a fallback kernel for both the regular and the LTS kernel.
My friend, the conky weather programmer, uses Arch Linux exclusively without the LTS kernel. He has never had a problem that he could not get by.
I have Windows 10, Arch Linux, Xenial 16.04 LTS, Artful Aardvark and the current Xubuntu developmental version Bionic 18.04 on my one and only 9 year old PC.
If I get a laptop, I would format the hard drive and install Arch Linux.
You have the choice of updating your system or waiting until you need to as there is no automatic updating on Arch.
Many things like Compiz, the Fusion Icon, etc. are on the AUR (Arch User Repository) and can be left for as long as you want before updating.
There is also a couple of websites to look at before updating to see if there is anything to prepare for, one is https://www.archlinux.org
So, ye of little faith, there is not one reason that Arch Linux can be used exclusively, of course you need to know what you are doing but, it's not as bad as some would have you believe.
I just prefer having some different operating systems to boot into is the reason I don't use Arch Linux exclusively.
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