Arch Or Artix, which one is best for you? While it may seem obvious to some, that you should always go with the base distro, there are some cases where you should look more into the alternative bracnhes. And in this post I will be doing just that. Desktop comparisson! (the linux noobs will love this) Arch desktop: Arch wiki says: Arch Linux is an independently developed, x86-64 general purpose GNU/Linux distribution versatile enough to suit any role.