I would tend to agree with that, distros are not that different from one another in the grand scheme of things.
But there are still differences; I speak about them at the beginning of the book. For Arch Linux, the three important ones are for me:
1. Installing it teaches you quite a lot about Linux-based system. If you have any problem with another distro, you'll know pretty well what happens under the hood and you'll be able to debug the problem more easily.
2. Arch is a rolling release, which means that every program you use will be up to date. No need to wait for the next LTS like other distros. It has some drawbacks, but I think the benefits outweigh them.
3. It let you choose exactly what program you want. It doesn't install much by default. Freedom is important for me, and Arch just gives me that.
And did I speak about the crazy amazing Arch Wiki? And the repos which have... everything? Sorry I stop, I'm doing my fanboy here :D
But there are still differences; I speak about them at the beginning of the book. For Arch Linux, the three important ones are for me:
1. Installing it teaches you quite a lot about Linux-based system. If you have any problem with another distro, you'll know pretty well what happens under the hood and you'll be able to debug the problem more easily.
2. Arch is a rolling release, which means that every program you use will be up to date. No need to wait for the next LTS like other distros. It has some drawbacks, but I think the benefits outweigh them.
3. It let you choose exactly what program you want. It doesn't install much by default. Freedom is important for me, and Arch just gives me that.
And did I speak about the crazy amazing Arch Wiki? And the repos which have... everything? Sorry I stop, I'm doing my fanboy here :D