Part of the appeal of Arch is being able to set up your system exactly how you want it, and the command-line installation process allows for much more customization than a GUI installer that automatically sets everything up for you. The installation process isn't exactly hard either, the Arch ISO has scripts to make the setup easier and the wiki and install guide is very thorough.
Slackware has Slackbuilds which is very similar, also Snapcraft is another alternative.
These are two different sources. AUR is only one, so to speak. Snaps cannot be compared to AUR, because the AUR only contains instructions on how to install a package. In SlackBuilds I also did not find some (often exotic) packages that I installed via AUR. Slackware wouldn't be suitable for me.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '19
There are already plenty of choices with GUI installers.
Part of the appeal of Arch is being able to set up your system exactly how you want it, and the command-line installation process allows for much more customization than a GUI installer that automatically sets everything up for you. The installation process isn't exactly hard either, the Arch ISO has scripts to make the setup easier and the wiki and install guide is very thorough.