[ElliotH]

ArchLinux is a very poor distribution to leave with someone who doesn't have the knowledge to fix these problems.

When you do pacman -Syu you should be looking on the front page for update news, you should be looking at the list of packages to be upgraded. It's not a distribution that will hold your hand, because there are some of us around who don't want our hands held.

[freshhawk]

The idea that there are interfaces for expert users (or that there should be) is anathema on HN these days.

[ElliotH]

It's a pity, I can't imagine I'm the only person in the world who shudders at the idea that my computer should be made 'easy' for me (at the expense of flexibility and power). I'm a type of customer, just as much as the so called 'average user' is.