[kluck]

If updates in Arch frequently "destroy" some features, you could do this: have two partitions, each with Arch on it and bootable from the boot manager. The first is minimal (rescue system) and the second is the one you use. Then before you make an update, boot into the rescue Arch, backup the second Arch partition's data, try the update and see how it goes ;)

[matt4077]

Yeah... Or use basically any other OS and get shit done without every update degenerating into a day's worth fiddling.