Arch Linux Installation Walkthrough

This video demonstrates the steps involved in installing Arch Linux on your machine.

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Science & Technology

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• arch
• linux
• installation
• computer
• hacks

[Tomita238]

Apart from partitioning where I chose autoprepare, I installed the whole Arch like u and I dont get Internet, cannot update pacman and so on. Any idea?

[linuxandfriends]

Most probably it could be an IP address issue.  Check the IP address of your machine.

[endnami]

whats the next step after this?

thanks for the help on install, but

how do i get to graphical interface :(

[linuxandfriends]

This video shows only the base installation of Arch Linux.

For graphical interface, you need to install xorg and any of the desktops (GNOME, KDE etc). Arch linux comes with a superior package management system called pacman.

[Dekorad]

No offence, but as an Arch-user I personally think if one can't install the system with ArchWiki's help, then he shouldn't be installing it at all. It's pointless to run a system when you don't understand how the base behind the GUI works, if there comes any error, the user will be like WTF and can't fix it.

[PARTYzaNOVAC]

I'd like to see a video on how you install X and eventually how you install a DE over a fresh arch install.

I prefer XFCE but I believe the install process would be very similar to any of them.

[Dekorad]

@timpster93 Yeah, it's really mostly about matter of taste. I myself prefer KDE over GNOME. I find it better looking and having better/more features and better customizing options. KDE also can be slow if there's graphics-driverproblems or hardware's just older. The good thing is that we have the options to choose what we want to use, instead of being forced to use one desktop environment. :)

[timpster93]

@alexander161192 if this is your first OR second time trying linux PLEASE go with Linux Mint 10

yes i KNOW 11 is out but 10 is WAY more stable and dosent have Compiz errors and shit like that

so get 10 and i think you might like it

[timpster93]

@Dekorad i have tried KDE desktop but i dont like it as much as i do gnome

just dont know what the different features are that Gnome dosen't have and

i feel KDE is still SLIGHTLY slow

[Dekorad]

@timpster93 Yeah, Linux Mint is pretty awesome if you just want to have a easy to use-system without manual configuration. It succeeds in that very nicely. :) If you haven't tried KDE desktop, be sure to try it out sometime. It's pretty cool. Search Youtube for some KDE 4.5 or KDE 4.6 videos and you'll see :)

[timpster93]

@Dekorad yeah i think ill stick w/ LM 10 gnome for now haha YEAH GO MINT really tho if you havent tried mint might wanna make a cd cuz its awesome

[Dekorad]

@kingkong14957 Preferably you use Windows' disktools to make the Windows-partition smaller making 20GB or more of space without any partitions, then you can use that space during Linux-installation.

[Dekorad]

@timpster93 Erm, ok? I really didn't get what went wrong but if you have some questions to ask about the installation, drop me a pm. Also if you have no prior Linux-experience and are not willing to learn much stuff at once, you probably shouldn't try installing Arch.

[timpster93]

@Dekorad like what i just did in virtualbox haha EXACTLY it couldn't 'configure system' for my network or somthin so i chose no and picked NANO went to root passwd cuz thats all i know and it says CHROOT unknown password scrollin like a mofo down the screen so i said FUCK IT

[kingkong14957]

what if i have windows and no linux partitions like u already have when i got to the screen which i believe is called cfdisc it says fatal error whats up with that why is it doing that and what do i need to do