This might explain the growth in distros that expect the user to install and configure his own packages with minimal changes from upstream.
Such include Void and Arch.
As an anecdote, it took me a while to tweak my Void installation to be just right, but I've had no surprises like that. The distro offers you the choice of any or no network manager, any DNS resolver, ALSA or Pulse, etc and assumes nothing. The guidebook specifies how to configure your choice of these packages too.
It's unfortunate to see well-known distros go this way, but there are others who keep user choice alive.
Such include Void and Arch.
As an anecdote, it took me a while to tweak my Void installation to be just right, but I've had no surprises like that. The distro offers you the choice of any or no network manager, any DNS resolver, ALSA or Pulse, etc and assumes nothing. The guidebook specifies how to configure your choice of these packages too.
It's unfortunate to see well-known distros go this way, but there are others who keep user choice alive.