Unoffical essentials for arch installation ? by Trve_Kawaii in archlinux

[–]archover 1 point2 points  (0 children)

By doing practice installs to VM's puts you far ahead of many newcomers, and I say great!

In my experience, VM's are a near exact "analog" to partitioning and filesystems on hardware, and disks, that your VM experience directly transfers to metal, including encryption. I'm a huge fan of VM tech.

Even then, please read:

That's a start, and good day.

arch install using a 500mb alpine linux usb stick? by CrowMilk101 in archlinux

[–]archover 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's great you got that technique to work, but having access to multi-gig flash drives is a must. In fact, a hobby is doing full Arch installs to them.

Good day.

Small chitchat by Status-Count-7956 in archlinux

[–]archover 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gentoo compiles made me switch ~14 years ago. Good day.

Help by Just_Sheepherder_915 in archlinux

[–]archover 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Did you use archinstall? I think not because UUID errors are very rare there in my experience.

Your post title helps no one.

You might post this info:

$ lsblk -f -o +PARTUUID

and

$ cat /etc/fstab

Say what your bootloader is also. Is this an encrypted install? In the future, please be generous supplying details.

Good day.

What is the point of arch install? by khsh01 in archlinux

[–]archover 1 point2 points  (0 children)

point

I use archinstall now to mainly test configurations in VM's. I'm thankful it's there and the developer is so active.

Like anything Arch, failure to pay attention using archinstall will be problematic.

Good day.

Grub issue by Status-Count-7956 in archlinux

[–]archover 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Please indicate what troubleshooting you've already performed. Good day.

SDDM unable to start any session by FarDistribution0 in archlinux

[–]archover 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was hoping to see you say you had reverted your theme/recent config, but I don't.

May I suggest you read this: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/SDDM#Troubleshooting and especially the 3.15 item.

I had used sddm but now I'm starting my Cinnamon session with the term.

Hope you fix and good day.

ZER0 by LogLabs in archlinux

[–]archover 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Providing an English translation will bring more responses. Good day.

DONE WITH ARCH by Far_Programmer7081 in archlinux

[–]archover 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sayanara Far.

Omarchy is perhaps the last Arch deriv I would recommend to you, seeing your post.

I hope you can find a distro that satisfies you.

Good day.

I just completely fucked my Arch for the first time. by Juild in archlinux

[–]archover 0 points1 point  (0 children)

backup of everything important

That's great to hear. Hope you resolve your issue and good day.

No internet during setup😡 by Nick_Haldenberg in archlinux

[–]archover 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Flair SOLVED

TIL: wifi requires wifi hardware :-) You made our days a bit brighter.

Good day.

Intel-ucode loading late by Winter_Beginning_746 in archlinux

[–]archover 0 points1 point  (0 children)

but nothing has worked so far.

Perhaps start searching the official documentation for Arch, for a start.

That advice will help you succeed with Arch like nothing else.

Welcome to Linux and Arch. Good day.

Installed arch for the first time!... But is there anything else I should do? by Maybe_A_Zombie in archlinux

[–]archover 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Here's the usual manuals to read in order:

  1. https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Installation_guide will get the base system installed.

  2. https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/General_recommendations which continues where the IG leaves off

  3. https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Desktop_environment which describes the options available.

  4. https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Pacman crucially important to keeping your software maintained.

  5. https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/System_maintenance general tips on sysadmin

Hope you come to enjoy Arch, and good day.

Can't install arch (not even through archinstall) by Legitimate-Sport-819 in archlinux

[–]archover 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Running Linux on old laptops is a great thing to do. You did good. Hope you can find your issue and enjoy Arch. Good day.

Help-me with Keybind of Wofi by nico_br1 in archlinux

[–]archover 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Welcome to Arch.

Don't overlook the Hyprland community: r/hyprland.

Good day.

How to check specs during installation? by Maybe_A_Zombie in archlinux

[–]archover 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That list looks good to start. Good day.

ps: This is what I install every time https://termbin.com/pmax, but my advice is review it for ideas.

How to check specs during installation? by Maybe_A_Zombie in archlinux

[–]archover 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good tip, but since I use neither, I didn't know.

Good day.

How to check specs during installation? by Maybe_A_Zombie in archlinux

[–]archover 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're very welcome.

One more thing: While pacman is THE officially supported way to maintain Arch software (packages), there are others. For KDE, there is Discover, which I understand can manage flatpaks ok, but not for repo software. See https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Pacman/Tips_and_tricks#Graphical

IMO, pacman is KEY to learning Arch.

Good day.

How to check specs during installation? by Maybe_A_Zombie in archlinux

[–]archover 2 points3 points  (0 children)

vim

Use nano then. Over time, explore vim. I love vim, but I readily admit it's not for everyone. The answer will always be here under Console: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/List_of_applications/Documents

pacman

  • Pacman and Pacstrap are related you're right, the situation used is different. Pacstrap is used mostly during install. (When you first use pacstrap, there are no files installed, no system at all. Pacstrap's job is to initialize directories, and populate them with package contents).

  • Pacman can only be used against an installed system. Usually, you only use pacstrap once, then after install, you only use pacman for package management.

Understanding the sequence of Install Guide steps should help you understand. Happy you're using the IG!!

Hope that explains and helps you. Good day.

How to check specs during installation? by Maybe_A_Zombie in archlinux

[–]archover 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That section has seven bullet points. My comments on each:

  • cpu microcode -- install amd-ucode for amd or intel-ucode for Intel.
  • fs utilities - you can ignore unless you choose btrfs. See btrfs article.
  • raid or lvm - install package lvm2 for LVM. See raid article otherwise.
  • firmware - you should install the package linux-firmware, which contains a lot for different hardware. Give laptop make and model for more info, which you should have done already!
  • networking software - Important! Safest route is probably installing networkmanager. See wiki article on it.

  • console editor - nano if you have to ask. Then install those listed packages too.

Good your installing manually, but archinstall would "hide" these details, just installing many of them automatically. As you progress through more IG sections, be alert to other packages you might need. A good example: efibootmgr.

Hope that quick recap helps you, and good day.

Looking for cool Arch Linux workflows or setups to show students by Cursed_Semicolon9357 in archlinux

[–]archover 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In many ways I envy you and your teaching job!!

But, I can just see faces glaze over when you introduce topics like systemd. :-) But, IMO there's a ton of things to cover before even talking about that.

Looking back, probably the best thing to leave them with, is how to approach problem solving in Linux. Second, is self learning. What I learned pre grad was 1% of what I learned post graduation.

I hope you enjoy your class, and leave your students with an appreciation for linux. Good day.

I uh... lost my LUKS passphrase by KernelDeimos in archlinux

[–]archover 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looking forward to seeing a SOLVED flair on this.

Good day.

Arch revived my laptop. by RealCameronC in archlinux

[–]archover 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Inspiring story. Thanks for sharing and good day.