how easy is it to install arch? (no anarchy/archinstall)

  • Pacmanlives@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    It’s not to bad as others are saying. Real question is to why you don’t want to use the installer?

    They are quite good. I just used one for a Gentoo install because I have better things to do with my time. Can I do it for the millionth time sure by hand sure but what’s the point? End result is more consistent than me as a human doing it by hand

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      4 months ago

      I always manage to forget the locale or NetworkManager or set a password for root etc… Unless you have a hyper-specific partitioning scheme or system config these work great

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      4 months ago

      Exactly. archinstall is pretty nice, and if you want the frustration of dealing with random errors, it’s still there. But it’s straightforward (but keep the docs handy since you’ll likely need them).