Arch Linux Installation Guide (Best on YouTube!)

Great instructions, everything worked, but a word of caution, make sure the /boot drive /dev/sda1 is greater than 128MB as it will fill up quickly. Had to re-install Arch

I used to be scared of Arch. You led me through the minefield. At present, my system is configured with a separate home partition. Could you make a tutorial with a separate home? I know you do a lot, jw. Thanks for being awesome.

I am in my 40s and I am installing this so I can be one of the cool kids. I will install in a VM, screenshot neofetch, then delete this useless distro. I ♥ Mint.

Hey i want linux so bad but iam afraid that my graphic drivers will not work ? 😢

So this really is the best installation guide on YT.

Honestly, this isn't difficult if you just follow along. The hard part is understanding the context and logic behind most of the commands. Maybe in a few years I'll "get it." lol

What is the purpose of unmounting at the end? What happens if it is not done?

Do you memorize these commands? or like you already know what each obviation signifies so its like a new language to you. Like learning music you can see the notes.

I like my Linux distros like I like my cars - they gotta come with lots of RPMs. Therefore the only good distro for me these days is openSuSE.

For anyone still using this tutorial, please note that wifi-tools were made obsolete or something. You will need to know how to use the Intel networking tools that Arch provides.

nano haters just hate simple easy to use text editors smh

Mine’s stuck at the internet part… it’s pinged over 200 times now

Thank you

Listen, if you insist on using VIM why not just stick to windows 95 as well lol. And, mention spaces and special characters in commands too . Backslash, Forward slash, Space....seee easy! In all seriousness, thank you for your help.

Great tutorial! Very simple and dumbs it all down even for advanced users.

This tutorial still works in 2023, thanks! Did the trick for me, while others didn't and man, seing that neofetch output really is something XD

I can not believe that linux is less then 1GB

there's no reason to hurt my newbie self by calling nano a dirty bullshit😅

how tf do i take a screenshot

how tf do I stop it from pinging

great tutorial and all but i tried installing to a live usb with a vm and now the usb doesnt show up in bios when i want to boot. wtf do i do now. every article online leads to nothing so idk anymore.

Arch, the Dunning-Kruger distro.

10/10 installation walkthrough, made me 100x more insufferable. I’m only rivaled by my vegan and cyclist friends.

Question about "locales:" why did you un-comment "en_US ISO-0059-1" along with the (ArchWiki suggested) "UTF-8"? What utility does that obtuse string serve? Anyone?

grub-install error cannot find efi directory arch linux

Aside from a few steps, I followed the tutorial exactly as instructed. Had to figure out how to get grub-install to work(had to use --efi-directory) and connect to wifi on my own(iwctl didn't quite connect it, had to use nmcli), but it worked perfectly otherwise. Thanks, local 4-eyed cat Linux man.

'I don't wanna use some dirty bullshit like Nano...'

LOL. Don't know why that made me chuckle. Now it needs an explanation. (Sincerely. I'm not knowledgeable enough to know.)

Why use bit torrent instead of the official site to download?

"Some dirty BS like nano" THANK YOU!!!

Grub opens in CLI and when i type "boot" it says "you need to load the kernel first"

Only issue i had was with uefi I had to specify mount point instead of just giving it drive

The nano bashing is savage 😂

Stuck on the vim part? VVV

To "write quit that" you have to first press the ESC button then type :wq in the console that shows up, followed by Enter.

Insane tutorial. Thank you so much. I did this on a VM just to get to know my endeavourOS install a little better. And maybe make the vm look sick with some ricing. I may end up installing vanilla arch on bare metal someday... Just not today. Good luck m8.

NixOS.

Tranny distro

Curious: Why do your reccomend torrenting compared to other options? What are the benefits of this compared to the alternatives

I installed arch, but it doesn't have access to the internet.

this is like installing dos, it requires manual work

This video is the best thing happening.

Why can’t I scroll up?

USB stick Image for mine has to be written in DD mode, or the damn thing will hang waiting for the Drive to mount.. Rufus has to be Switched from ISO mode to DD mode

So I followed these steps, but must have screwed something up somewhere. When I try rebooting, it now only gives me a single drive option (my new NVMe that I'm installing Arch onto), where I should have an older linux drive, a windows drive, and the new NVMe, so I can no longer choose any other drives. Any thoughts on this?

I've never been so both educated and offended!

This was literally the best tutorial. Thanks again helping out a noob!

Nobody would install Arch on a gaming laptop. Of course it's made for trash laptops.