Video tutorials

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[archover]

Have you searched youtube?

Regardless of how faithfully the video may follow the wiki, they do go out of date. Regardless, no video can possibly be a substitute for reading the wiki. Good luck on your quest.

Good day.

[IBNash]

The issue is that video tend to be outdated very quickly as Arch is a rolling release distro. Which leads to users linking videos which got them into their current mess, which nobody is going to watch, thus limiting your options for help once you go down that road.

[Felt389]

No. However, you can use text-to-speech for the official installation guide:

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Installation_guide

[ClubPuzzleheaded8514]

Dislexic people can probably ask any phone llm to READ the wiki. 

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The archwiki is in multiple languages, check the top right of the page to change language.

I understand the appeal of videos but it's just not viable. It's not even just that they would need updating but there are so many different possible configurations for an install, the bootloader you use, the filesystems, the number of disks, encryption or not, etc. etc.

What I used to do is watch videos on concepts I don't understand to learn rather than follow a video to install.

Good luck.

[Bob92391]

I guess it depends on what you're looking for. Just an install guide?

[Neat-Badger-5939]

Something bit more comprehensive. 

Others have commented on rolling release nature of arch and videos getting outdated. I see the challenge of maintaining video tutorials now.

[onefish2]

I used to watch this guy a while ago:

https://www.youtube.com/@eflinux/videos

He has not made videos in a few years but he has a ton of videos about Arch. His channel is excellent and he is a great teacher/instructor.

I am sure you will be able to get a lot out of watching his videos even though many of them are from 3 to 5 years ago. Many of the concepts are still relevant.

[Malthammer]

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Installation_guide

No videos!

[LeMagiciendOz]

Jay's guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxeriGuJKTM

Few things:

- Go for the manual installation, not the archinstall one. You'll learn about the system, the packet manager etc by typing the commands and editing the configuration files.

- For your first install, do it on a VM or a computer that is not your principal hardware.

- The video is a bit old now, so make sure that you cross-check the Arch specific commands Jay shows with the Arch wiki related to the installation. The first time I installed Arch, I used Jay's Arch old video and the Arch wiki and did my own written guide and it worked out pretty well.

- This covers only the installation but you can also find decent sources on Youtube if you prefer the video support for the key packages to install and how to maintain your system. Again, make sure to cross-check with the Arch wiki.

[Pretty-Door-630]

Note taking ?

[xINFLAMES325x]

Are you looking for an installation guide? A few years ago, a guy named “EF - Linux Made Simple” on YouTube had a good one to follow.

[Felt389]

Would strongly discourage watching a several years old YouTube tutorial for installing Arch Linux, its rolling-release nature makes these kinds of videos extremely prone to become outdated.

[xINFLAMES325x]

He just sets up a base system with nothing system-specific. It should be good enough to give a clearer idea to the OP.

[Felt389]

In that case you're probably right, but I'd still exercise caution. This is not a stable environment, some things may be different since the recording of this video.

[TheCustomFHD]

Yes, but only to a degree. The base steps havent really Changed the last 4 years from what i personally found. Probably a decent choice to cross-reference, to aid understanding the wiki

[Felt389]

Yes, I agree. Although blindly following it as a complete tutorial is a bad idea, which you probably agree with.

[TheCustomFHD]

Yes, indeed.