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GNU Linux how to install arch (with btrfs and without frustration) + minimalistic latest MATE Desktop (dwaves.de)
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[–] Shareni@programming.dev 18 points 3 days ago (2 children)

how to install arch (with btrfs and without frustration)

Download Endeavour and click through the wizard?

[–] xylol@leminal.space 2 points 3 days ago (2 children)

isnt it the same with arch? at least when I tried arch I just clicked through the install menu

[–] Samueru_sama@programming.dev 6 points 3 days ago (2 children)

isnt it the same with arch?

I once to helped troubleshoot an EndeavourrOS user.

during the process I discovered that their kernel parameters were being reset with every kernel update, this was because Endeavour was using dracut instead of mkinitcpio...

[–] pyssla@quokk.au 1 points 1 day ago

during the process I discovered that their kernel parameters were being reset with every kernel update

That's pretty horrid. They ought to have fixed that since. Right?

[–] Shareni@programming.dev 1 points 2 days ago

Damn, the last time I used it I could've sworn it was just arch with a wizard and some custom dotfiles. Although that was like 3 years ago.

[–] Shareni@programming.dev 2 points 2 days ago

I never actually used archinstall, only manual and derivatives which were essentially arch with a wizard.

[–] UnfortunateShort@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

Nooooo, you will have that heavily bloated Plasma desktop! That won't run properly on my 4GB Raspberry Pi (it does)!

[–] Shareni@programming.dev 2 points 2 days ago

You can choose the de by clicking in the wizard

[–] meekah@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

Plasma was hell on my x230 (gen3 i5 + 4gb ram), it only worked properly with 8gb. Is it different somehow for ARM versions of Linux?