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For everyone saying the wiki, you don't have to be an Arch user to love the wiki. I'm on Solus but use the Arch wiki frequently.
I'm a Debian & Gentoo user and I refer to it from time to time.
What specific parts of Arch Wiki do you find useful as a Debian user?
One that stood out for me is the systemd article on Arch wiki is amazing! From basic operation to creating units, it has everything. It has helped me with my work more times than I care to admit (we use Debian & Ubuntu).
Other than that, mostly, that'd be more as a Gentoo user for me, since it requires more involved setup.
I just switched to Fedora from Ubuntu for my Plex server and I'm referencing the Arch wiki all the time, recently for looking up info about pam/Google Authenticator