• ѕєχυαℓ ρσℓутσρє@lemmy.sdf.org
    2·
    1 month ago

    I’ve installed Arch manually exactly once. (Just for the bragging rights, lol)

    My go to way is just installing EndeavourOS. It’s basically Arch, but with a nicer installer and reasonable defaults.

    • dzsimbo@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      1·
      1 month ago

      I use Endeavour, btw. Nah, I don’t think it’ll catch one.

      I’m super stoked to be on an Arch-based system, but things have been so easy I have earned no bragging rights what-so-ever with it.

    • Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world
      1·
      1 month ago

      I got to where it expected me to partition the drive manually and noped out. I was doing that in the 90’s when I compiled my own kernel. Ain’t nobody got time for that today.

    • Fizz@lemmy.nz
      1·
      10 days ago

      Once is all you need to be fair. After that you’re the exact person who should be using archinstall.

    • DaTingGoBrrr@lemmy.ml
      0·
      30 days ago

      I did it once, wrote down all the commands I used in order and then made my own install script. It was a great learning experience

      • festnt@sh.itjust.works
        1·
        30 days ago

        i did that once… watched a video of some guy installing it, wrote down every single command, did it myself, it worked! then the clock system broke and i tried to fix it, couldn’t do it because dumb, and reinstalled it. exact same commands as before, but it didn’t work, no clue why

        then i did the same with some other youtube video, until i just decided to use an arch based distro with an installer

        now i just see people talking about archinstall and i’m like… i could’ve done it with one command? why did nobody tell me??? or did i just ignore everyone who told me? am i stupid???

  • Allero@lemmy.today
    1·
    30 days ago

    Installing Arch manually is not hard, and there are plenty of step-by-step guides.

    Figuring out what you need next and then managing this mess is more complicated.

    Source: I installed Arch manually btw

    • Samsy@lemmy.mlOP
      0·
      30 days ago

      Years ago I installed it manually, too. For learning, yes. But regularly, no. The archinstall package is easy but a newbie would struggle there, too. It’s just a faster way for skilled Linux Users.

      • Allero@lemmy.today
        1·
        30 days ago

        Newbie Linux users shouldn’t go with Arch to begin with, even Endeavour or Garuda, unless they’re seeing it as a learning experience and have an IT background behind their back.

        It’s not worth it for the average user, and honestly - even for most veteran users for that matter.

        The great power of Arch comes with great responsibility to manage your system properly.