Thanks a lot! I struggled like an idiot to get it installed following the web page instructions and never could make it boot. Now I have my arch virtual box running.
Wow, this was quite a bit more involved for a distro installation than most, but it's not as bad they were before VM's came out around the turn of the century. Thanks for putting this together. Now to clone the baseline and evaluate the other available packages.
"bit more involved for a distro installation than most" haha yeah you can definitely say that. You're welcome and glad you got things going! Cloning is a great idea :D
A most excellent tutorial, especially regarding the network issues post install. Thank you very much, I really feel I've achieved something. Beginners will probably run a mile. Should it really be this difficult though?
You're welcome. Glad it helped!! Luckily Arch Linux recently started including an install script with their install image. I have a video on this as well. No I don't think it should be this difficult haha but it really helps you learn about the interworking and how stuff is setup on the system.
THANK YOU! I tried at least 3 other tutorials, but manually going into settings to unmount the ISO instead of through the terminal seemed to finally work for me!
very easy to follow, and what a great way to learn about how linux works behind the scenes. Wish I could say the same for the official tutorial, I can't imagine being a beginner and trying to follow that junk of redirect and low level language. With this tutorial it was clear what each command did at a high level. though the exact syntax eludes me still, I was able to follow along with the process and understood most steps.
The NAT adapter should work fine. Remember since it's a virtual machine it will only emulate the current connect (pass it through) so it doesn't matter what you are connect to as long as you have a network connection.
All are good for dev don't get hung up on that just find one you find pleasing. All the same tools can be installed across the board. Look up arch wiki after deciding on a desktop and they'll have in depth instruction on how to install.
@@SavvyNik Maybe you can answer a question for me? I have CAD software that won't run on Linux, in your opinion, which virtual software do you use and prefer, Vmware Player or Vbox? Thank you for any help you can provide..
VBox because it's free and there's not much it can't do. VMWare player is nice at an enterprise level (vm management tools), but I haven't really found anything extra in one vs the other to really be like "yeah there's a clear winner"...
@@SavvyNik Thank you as always for taking the time to reply. I'm not convinced yet that Linux is the right choice for me but as I get closer in understanding a new OS I see the value in switching. Keep up the good work... Pete
Gonna try this out already following another youtube channel I tried to install Arch Linux 5 times on VirtualBox but each time error message in the partition!
All right I don't subscribe to anybody until I successfully install whatever it is I came for. I remember I was watching your video on a different Linux and I can't get that installed so I'm not subscribing yet. I have my doubts that I will be able to install Arch Linux but we'll give it a shot.
Good tutorial! I have a problem: I did the set up of the grub menu as per tutorial, but when I reboot and remove the disk I can't find "Arch" in the Grub boot menu Thanks to who will answer me
24:40 this step is much easier when you have NetworkManager installed after that you can just sudo systemctl enable NetworkManager and reboot and you have networking!
Goof afternoon! I get the "login incorrect" error. Tried to change host and user names, passwords are different. Nothing helps... I look forward to your reply! And thank you for the tutorial.
You're welcome. Looks like something was messed up during the install process when entering your passwords for root/normal user. I would go back and retry. If you want to try the scripted install version here's a video: th-cam.com/video/nx5qAUtytW8/w-d-xo.html
In vim you press "i" for "insert" and when you're done you can press escape and then one of these: ":wq" Save and quit ":x" Save and quit ":q!" Don't save but quit
@@moddingforreal8427 Same here i finally got it so far the # is gone on the bottom by manually going down so i can type in grey instead of blue but now the commands wont work
Yes some of the steps would be different, mainly how the VM is setup. Not much, but you're right not really the right tutorial for that. You would want to make sure virtualization is enabled.
You'll type a colon (:) followed by an x those two together and enter (you'll see them displayed at the bottom left side. You can also use a different text editor instead of VIM like nano if it is easier for you.
@@SavvyNik , I have already liked I am new to linux, so i am trying different distros to get the one that suits me, so understanding some of the comands, it is helpfull. Thanks for this awesome video, keep it up😀.
You forgot to add the virtualbox-guest-utils and xf86-video-vmware. Also, to enable the dhcpcd after installation. At least that's how I did it on my system after following this tutorial. Good job other than that.
Yeah all good mentions for a virtual machine. Those two packages don't really help until you have some type of environment setup. They mainly help with rendering graphics in virtual machines. Thanks.
@@SavvyNik I am actually one of them. Well, sort of. In 1998, I bought a copy of Red Hat Linux for $60. It was an absolute nightmare. You couldn't find drivers for anything. None of my devices worked. I think the only desktop available was Enlightenment. So, I keep coming back to see the advances in Linux but one thing held me back from using it. My touchpad would work but it was not controllable. Now, I just received a new linux compatible laptop and I am ready to give it another go. I cannot stand Windows. I only want to use it for a few things. So, I am going to dual boot Windows and Arch.
Quick Question: How do I actually boot into the Arch Linux os? Thank U in advance for your help *also just a quick question again, can I host another machine from within the Arch Linux machine that I just created?
I'm not following. The entire process for installing and booting is shown in the video.. Can you host another machine inside the Arch Linux machine? Well dual-boot should be fine, but a VM inside a VM? Probably not a good idea.
No it's not the same process. I do have videos on this however. Arch Linux Lone Install - th-cam.com/video/7XXfwNRqS2A/w-d-xo.html --- Arch Linux Dual Boot - th-cam.com/video/LGhifbn6088/w-d-xo.html
Everything was going fine until 13:45, when I try to run `arch-chroot /mnt` it says there's no file or directory, Im even using the 2021.01.01 release Edit: some trouble shooting revealed that I probably mounted something incorrectly, oops
I really thought...I should try Arch Linux, and after trying to install Arch Linux, I gotta say...guys if you're new and facing difficulties....try Manjaro or Endeavour. They are awesome. And if you're into Linux, you know how people are loving Manjaro.
@@SavvyNik I would recommend viewers to atleast have a month or two of experience in Debian based or Fedora, if you're new to linux. I use Pop_OS. And Fedora 34 is lit. What do you think @SavvyNik?
To each their own, I don't necessarily recommend viewers to start anywhere. It depends on the scope of what they are doing. Perhaps, they need to learn about a particular distro/os for school/work or need something minimal for an older computer. These are all different use cases. I myself really enjoy using PopOS! and suggest that to new users as well as experienced ones.
u need to put a dot on the end so like (cp examples/ethernet-dhcp .) yes i was also confused until i read about the cp command and realized that it needs a destination hope this fixes your issues : )
VirtualBox emulates your wireless as a wired connection. Select NAT or bridged network in your VM settings and set it up like you have a physical ethernet port
A swap part is kind of an old deal since you can create a swap file instead and it's just as effective and easier. Some people don't need swap space if their system has plenty of memory, but if you want to create a swap file here's how - th-cam.com/video/HSbBl31ohjE/w-d-xo.html
Hey. Thanks for the Responst, great video tbh.! I just got the problem @24:40 that the sudo command doesn't ask me for a password. I can just write text below. If i click enter, then the console says: [written text]: command not found [3]+ Stopped. Is there a problem with my sudo setup?
You're welcome. Make sure to smash that like button for me. It does sounds like your sudo config is messed up. Go back into the config (visudo) and check to see if you accidently uncommented the wrong line which I believe has the phrase "NOPASWD". What this would cause is a user of a specific group can have access without typing in a password. You'll want the one that says ALL:ALL:ALL instead.
@@SavvyNik I do! Thanks a lot. I just realized that i need to type the command w/o sudo first and THAN with sudo. That way the console is asking for a passwort, everything was right!
At 22:02 it says " EFI Variables are not supported on this system " " grub-install : error: efibootmgr failed to register the boot entry: No such file or directory ". But I check ls /efi the directory exist
You need to add the user to to a sudoers group and edit the sudoers config which was in the video. You must've missed it. Here's a video I made about how sudo works and is setup: th-cam.com/video/KXqU86DxU3g/w-d-xo.html
@@SavvyNik sorry. That was my mistake. I didn’t know how to use vim. This was my first time and while i was watching this tutorial i wrote :q instead of :x . And vim not saved. Btw :q = don’t save anything and exit :D
@@AbdullahYazbahar haha!! Well I'm glad you figured things out ^^ good luck with Arch and make sure to smash that like button on the video if you haven't already =D
@@SavvyNik i liked this video . I deleted the archlinux and reinstall. Now it works fine. Do you know about the transparent terminal and icon themes. Because while i was trying to install these my arch is crashed :D You can make a video about this.
@@AbdullahYazbahar yeah it's not necessarily simple if you don't know what you're looking for. Hopefully I have a video soon coming for some customization on Arch with xmonad. I think it might be something you'll like.
I am having a problem with the dhcpcd.service file, it doesn't seem to exist on the system for context the error message is: Failed to enable unit: Unit file dhcpcd.service does not exist. I followed everything correctly and edited the file according to my eth connection on the VM from ip a. Thanks.
@@SavvyNik Hello savvynik, How did you go down to type in the blue tilde areas @ 17:23? I'm trying to use my down arrow to type in there, but it isn't working.
Followed this tutorial step by step, however when I started the VM it gave no option to install Arch just "EFI shell" and "Reboot into firmware interface"
Hey there, I had this problem too. With EFI enabled choose "Reboot Into Firmware Interface" > Boot Maintenance Manager > Boot From File > Choose the option that has /CDROM somewhere in its name > EFI > BOOT > BOOTx64.EFI. That should load you back into the menu with the installer options!
Wow, if this video is for beginners I should stay with Windows. Very involved and complicated to someone like myself contemplating switching from Windows to Linux..
Honestly Peter, I would not start with Arch Linux if you are a beginner. This is an involved install. What is meant by "beginner" here is people who's first time it's install Arch Linux that have used Linux before. This is because Arch is harder to install than most distros.
Great tutorial so far but i am stuck for a hour already at 16:05 "save and exit out of this file" How in the name of ... do i get to the bottom to save and exit this file to press :x.. It boggles my mind for such an easy task
Manually going to the bottom just writes an other # line like its wanting to create an other file i just want an empty line like he does to save and exit this damn file without reseting and redoing the whole thing
"Escape and co and x for me" what does that actually mean is he skipping how to get to the empty line or is it really just "escape+command/control+x" or just the text he is typing ":x" escape and colin x!?!?!?!?!
"To save a file in Vim / vi, press Esc key, type :w and hit Enter key. One can save a file and quit vim / Vi by pressing Esc key, type :x and hit Enter key." The escape key wont do anything
Hope this helps: cp is the copy command. I think you need to list a location to copy to after your command (no idea how he made that work). Thus, I believe you need to (in the /etc/netctl directory) do cp examples/ethernet-dhcp /etc/netctl
I was already in the folder I needed to copy to but your idea sounds like it will work ^^ you can always use absolute paths.. meaning directly reference from the root directory /some/folders/examples/ethernet-dhcp /some/folders/etc/netctl
My screen stays black after I bootup, that is only if I enable the EFI in virtualbox, but I need to because I am using uefi in Arch Linux. Cannot find the solution anywhere :(
@@AcidiFy574 I thought the initial RAM usage was < 100MB. Besides that the only other bottleneck you would have is transfer speeds between the USB and CPU.
There are a ton of desktops environments out there available to Arch. You'll need to research what you like and then install. A great place for guidance is the arch wiki.
trying to do cp examples/ when setting up netctl gives me this message "cp: missing destination file operand after 'examples/' one other thing to mention was that during the shutdown of the live installation was that i noticed there was one error in the shutdown failed unmounting /run/archiso/bootmnt i thought it was something i didn't do on my side but i also realized you got the same error. is there any steps you could have missed? if so what is the fix for this?
Hi, I was having some trouble doing a login after rebooting the VM after the basic setup, but for some reason, it shows 'login incorrect', even tho I put in the right username and password. Can you help me with this? Thanks in advance :)
Try logging in as your root instead. user: root password: whatever you set during installation. If that logs in then you probably messed up creating the regular user. You can recreate one using root. And make sure to smash the like button while you're reading ;)
Pretty great! But i’m having issues with the time zone, every time I try to install the time zone, it does nothing. Does someone know a way to fix this? Update: I finally found a fix, you can just use archfi, but if you want the complex way, you can just go with this tutorial.
@@SavvyNik no. it says GNU GRUB VERSION 2.04 minimal BASH like line editing is supported.For the first word, TAB lists possible command completions. Anywhere else tab lists possible device or file completion. grub> _ I am just starting Linux and so i don't know anything about it. I tried some solutions from net but they didn't work. should i do a fresh start or is there any way you can help me with this problem? Thank you.
@@sagarprasad1436 Here's a video I made about rescuing the system with GRUB th-cam.com/video/LFj_yqk6AUI/w-d-xo.html , but if you're a beginner it might be best if you restart the installation process. Keep practicing and you'll get it! The issue is something while you were configuring/installing the bootloader (GRUB). You probably missed a step.
Anyone having problem in command "grub-install --target=x86_64-EFI ... " like efi not supported should check their respective virtualbox settings > system > Enable EFI (Special Oses) and enable it :)
Arch is special in the fact that it's minimal. Only the bare necessities are installed. If you want to use a script to install arch there is now a way with their default install script. Here's a vid I made - th-cam.com/video/nx5qAUtytW8/w-d-xo.html
Download a 25 page Linux Checklist here - learn.savvynik.com Want to use the Arch Install Script instead?? New OFFICIAL script video - th-cam.com/video/nx5qAUtytW8/w-d-xo.html
@@SavvyNik so basically I set the VM up the same as you did, I press start then choose the top option, and then I get presented with a black screen that doesn't go away
can't make it run. must be my wsl2 Failed to get device handle and/or partition ID for 000000000125fd30 (hPartitionDevice=0000000000000d25, Last=0xc0000002/1) (VERR_NEM_VM_CREATE_FAILED).
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7:40 ABSOLUTE legend for showing how to change the keyboard layout first, thanks bro, u made this a lot easier
You're very welcome!
Thanks a lot! I struggled like an idiot to get it installed following the web page instructions and never could make it boot. Now I have my arch virtual box running.
Awesome to hear. Great job, and glad you liked it!
thanks so much for this video nikk, i dont know how u remembered all of those commands for this video, but still pretty cool
Glad you enjoyed it. I guess I've done it a few times :))
Thank you very much! I'm from Brazil and there isn't a tutorial for arch-linux as you explain. Congratulations!
thanks a lot bro, its still helpful in 2023
Please make a video on docker & k8 installation on arch, or share it if you already created that
For those wondering how to set the time to your local time zone:># timedatectl set-timezone /. Example --># timedatectl set-timezone Europe/Berlin
Awesome!! Thanks for sharing =)
Thx a lot! ;-)
Thx man
Wow, this was quite a bit more involved for a distro installation than most, but it's not as bad they were before VM's came out around the turn of the century. Thanks for putting this together. Now to clone the baseline and evaluate the other available packages.
"bit more involved for a distro installation than most" haha yeah you can definitely say that. You're welcome and glad you got things going! Cloning is a great idea :D
A most excellent tutorial, especially regarding the network issues post install. Thank you very much, I really feel I've achieved something. Beginners will probably run a mile. Should it really be this difficult though?
You're welcome. Glad it helped!! Luckily Arch Linux recently started including an install script with their install image. I have a video on this as well. No I don't think it should be this difficult haha but it really helps you learn about the interworking and how stuff is setup on the system.
probably the best video for arch. Im looking foward your rice videos
Super glad! I'll keep the videos coming ;)
THANK YOU! I tried at least 3 other tutorials, but manually going into settings to unmount the ISO instead of through the terminal seemed to finally work for me!
Awesome to hear! You're welcome. Make sure to leave a like for me =)
very easy to follow, and what a great way to learn about how linux works behind the scenes. Wish I could say the same for the official tutorial, I can't imagine being a beginner and trying to follow that junk of redirect and low level language. With this tutorial it was clear what each command did at a high level. though the exact syntax eludes me still, I was able to follow along with the process and understood most steps.
Awesome to hear! Glad you enjoyed the video :)
So clear and easy to follow, thanks man.
You're welcome! Glad you found it helpful. Make sure to smash that like button for me if you haven't already.
@@SavvyNik no! *Gently touches the like button*
Thank you very much! It was a smooth installation thanks to your guide!
You're welcome! Glad you found it helpful. Make sure to smash that like button for me if you haven't already.
Thank you very much for making such an wonderful tutorial. This is the best tutorial I've ever seen on youtube. Keep uploading videos.
You're very welcome! I appreciate the kind remarks. I'll keep them coming ;)
@@SavvyNik You're awesome man
Thank you for the info! On setting up my internet connection, what should I choose? I am using wifi
The NAT adapter should work fine. Remember since it's a virtual machine it will only emulate the current connect (pass it through) so it doesn't matter what you are connect to as long as you have a network connection.
thank you so much 🙏 and an you tell me which desktop environment is good for development and how to install in virtual box?
All are good for dev don't get hung up on that just find one you find pleasing. All the same tools can be installed across the board. Look up arch wiki after deciding on a desktop and they'll have in depth instruction on how to install.
@@SavvyNik thank you so much for your time
Thanks!
You're welcome!! Glad you enjoyed it :) and thanks for the super!
Gonna try this out tomorrow. Thanks, man.
You're welcome. Good luck!
Thank you for the clarification. I just started using Mint/Cinnamon and really like the UI and ease of use.
You're welcome! I'm glad you found a distro that's working out for you.
@@SavvyNik Maybe you can answer a question for me? I have CAD software that won't run on Linux, in your opinion, which virtual software do you use and prefer, Vmware Player or Vbox? Thank you for any help you can provide..
VBox because it's free and there's not much it can't do. VMWare player is nice at an enterprise level (vm management tools), but I haven't really found anything extra in one vs the other to really be like "yeah there's a clear winner"...
@@SavvyNik Thank you as always for taking the time to reply. I'm not convinced yet that Linux is the right choice for me but as I get closer in understanding a new OS I see the value in switching. Keep up the good work... Pete
Thanks Pete! I'll keep the content coming. Good luck with whatever you end up doing ;)
Gonna try this out
already following another youtube channel
I tried to install Arch Linux 5 times on VirtualBox but each time error message in the partition!
Good luck!
All right I don't subscribe to anybody until I successfully install whatever it is I came for. I remember I was watching your video on a different Linux and I can't get that installed so I'm not subscribing yet. I have my doubts that I will be able to install Arch Linux but we'll give it a shot.
Good luck ;)
oh man, i got stuck on the ls /sys/firmware/efi/efivares/ part it says thats its not a file can you help?
Excellent tutorial. I made it through successfully at my first sitting. Bravo Zulu!
Good tutorial!
I have a problem:
I did the set up of the grub menu as per tutorial, but when I reboot and remove the disk I can't find "Arch" in the Grub boot menu
Thanks to who will answer me
you are golden mate. GOLDEN
Glad you think so =D make sure to smash that like button for me if you haven't already.
@@SavvyNik sure have
24:40 this step is much easier when you have NetworkManager installed after that you can just sudo systemctl enable NetworkManager and reboot and you have networking!
Goof afternoon! I get the "login incorrect" error. Tried to change host and user names, passwords are different. Nothing helps...
I look forward to your reply! And thank you for the tutorial.
You're welcome. Looks like something was messed up during the install process when entering your passwords for root/normal user. I would go back and retry. If you want to try the scripted install version here's a video: th-cam.com/video/nx5qAUtytW8/w-d-xo.html
17:23 How did you go down to type in the blue tilde areas? I'm trying to use my down arrow to type in there, but it isn't working.
In vim you press "i" for "insert" and when you're done you can press escape and then one of these:
":wq" Save and quit
":x" Save and quit
":q!" Don't save but quit
@@moddingforreal8427 Same here i finally got it so far the # is gone on the bottom by manually going down so i can type in grey instead of blue but now the commands wont work
How does he get his shell to give suggestions? Like at 24:16 when the terminal prints possible example/ dirs
Tab twice.
@@SavvyNik super easy, thanks
This was very useful
Glad you found it helpful! Make sure to smash that like button for me if you haven't already =)
Tip: As far as I understand, enabling EFI in System > motherboard (VM settings) is required to boot into UEFI mode, so it's not optional.
You can boot with 32bit and MBR.
Yes, but some of the steps would be different right? I meant that it's not optional for the tutorial.
Yes some of the steps would be different, mainly how the VM is setup. Not much, but you're right not really the right tutorial for that. You would want to make sure virtualization is enabled.
good tutorial! i'm stuck at the locale part idk how to exit the blue things because i don't know what key colon x is
You'll type a colon (:) followed by an x those two together and enter (you'll see them displayed at the bottom left side. You can also use a different text editor instead of VIM like nano if it is easier for you.
@@SavvyNik when I did "vim /etc/locate.gen" it looked like this
"~
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~ " with no text what do I do? And please respond
thanks, this helped me a lot.... 👍
Awesome to hear!! Glad you found it helpful. Make sure to smash that like button for me if you haven't already =)
@@SavvyNik , I have already liked
I am new to linux, so i am trying different distros to get the one that suits me,
so understanding some of the comands, it is helpfull.
Thanks for this awesome video, keep it up😀.
@@thescientist464 You're welcome! Good luck finding that perfect distro ^^
10:49 is it possible to format both partitions as ext4? Is there a reason for formatting the efi partition as fat32?
Yes, there's a reason. It's for the EFI partition and needs to be fat32 to work properly.
Thanks for your help
You're welcome!
You forgot to add the virtualbox-guest-utils and xf86-video-vmware. Also, to enable the dhcpcd after installation. At least that's how I did it on my system after following this tutorial. Good job other than that.
Yeah all good mentions for a virtual machine. Those two packages don't really help until you have some type of environment setup. They mainly help with rendering graphics in virtual machines. Thanks.
@@SavvyNik Yes, of course. They are only helpful if you're going to run a desktop environment.
just making sure the new linux peeps out there know ^^
@@SavvyNik I am actually one of them. Well, sort of. In 1998, I bought a copy of Red Hat Linux for $60. It was an absolute nightmare. You couldn't find drivers for anything. None of my devices worked. I think the only desktop available was Enlightenment. So, I keep coming back to see the advances in Linux but one thing held me back from using it. My touchpad would work but it was not controllable. Now, I just received a new linux compatible laptop and I am ready to give it another go. I cannot stand Windows. I only want to use it for a few things. So, I am going to dual boot Windows and Arch.
Quick Question:
How do I actually boot into the Arch Linux os?
Thank U in advance for your help
*also just a quick question again, can I host another machine from within the Arch Linux machine that I just created?
I'm not following. The entire process for installing and booting is shown in the video.. Can you host another machine inside the Arch Linux machine? Well dual-boot should be fine, but a VM inside a VM? Probably not a good idea.
This was helpful.
Glad you enjoyed it.
can i use this to install on an actual machine?
No it's not the same process. I do have videos on this however. Arch Linux Lone Install - th-cam.com/video/7XXfwNRqS2A/w-d-xo.html --- Arch Linux Dual Boot - th-cam.com/video/LGhifbn6088/w-d-xo.html
I was wondering why I can't finish my install for 5 hours straight, then watched your videao and realised I didn't removed optical drive LOL
Haha :) well I'm glad you got it figured out
6:27 is not a back slash
oooops
Everything was going fine until 13:45, when I try to run `arch-chroot /mnt` it says there's no file or directory, Im even using the 2021.01.01 release
Edit: some trouble shooting revealed that I probably mounted something incorrectly, oops
what was it? I am stuck on the same place
I really thought...I should try Arch Linux, and after trying to install Arch Linux, I gotta say...guys if you're new and facing difficulties....try Manjaro or Endeavour. They are awesome. And if you're into Linux, you know how people are loving Manjaro.
Good tip! Arch isn't for everyone especially which much easier install options out there.
@@SavvyNik I would recommend viewers to atleast have a month or two of experience in Debian based or Fedora, if you're new to linux. I use Pop_OS. And Fedora 34 is lit. What do you think @SavvyNik?
To each their own, I don't necessarily recommend viewers to start anywhere. It depends on the scope of what they are doing. Perhaps, they need to learn about a particular distro/os for school/work or need something minimal for an older computer. These are all different use cases. I myself really enjoy using PopOS! and suggest that to new users as well as experienced ones.
i followed all the steps but after I restart the machine it gets stuck at "Loading initial ramdisk"
cp missing destination operand after examples (any fix?)
u need to put a dot on the end
so like (cp examples/ethernet-dhcp .)
yes i was also confused until i read about the cp command and realized that it needs a destination
hope this fixes your issues : )
Howdy, second times the charm on this one. I’m on the 25 min mark. I don’t have an Ethernet connection and am running on Wi-Fi. How do I proceed?
VirtualBox emulates your wireless as a wired connection. Select NAT or bridged network in your VM settings and set it up like you have a physical ethernet port
@@SavvyNik mmm that's good info. Thank you much!
Amazing job
Why did you not setup a swap partition?
A swap part is kind of an old deal since you can create a swap file instead and it's just as effective and easier. Some people don't need swap space if their system has plenty of memory, but if you want to create a swap file here's how - th-cam.com/video/HSbBl31ohjE/w-d-xo.html
Hey. Thanks for the Responst, great video tbh.!
I just got the problem @24:40 that the sudo command doesn't ask me for a password. I can just write text below. If i click enter, then the console says: [written text]: command not found
[3]+ Stopped.
Is there a problem with my sudo setup?
You're welcome. Make sure to smash that like button for me. It does sounds like your sudo config is messed up. Go back into the config (visudo) and check to see if you accidently uncommented the wrong line which I believe has the phrase "NOPASWD". What this would cause is a user of a specific group can have access without typing in a password. You'll want the one that says ALL:ALL:ALL instead.
@@SavvyNik I do! Thanks a lot. I just realized that i need to type the command w/o sudo first and THAN with sudo. That way the console is asking for a passwort, everything was right!
Awesome to hear! Glad you got things figured out =) happy times using Arch Linux.
At 22:02 it says
" EFI Variables are not supported on this system "
" grub-install : error: efibootmgr failed to register the boot entry: No such file or directory ".
But I check ls /efi the directory exist
Check your VM Settings and confirm that you have "Enable EFI" checked under System->Motherboard.
@@SavvyNik thank you 😁😁
You're welcome make sure to destroy that like button for me if you haven't already.
@@SavvyNik Already done
Hey SavvyNik, Savvy people here. xD
:O it's the reverse card!! Haha
hewo there
24:42 It says "username is not in the sudoers file.This incident will be reported." Can you help me ?
You need to add the user to to a sudoers group and edit the sudoers config which was in the video. You must've missed it. Here's a video I made about how sudo works and is setup: th-cam.com/video/KXqU86DxU3g/w-d-xo.html
@@SavvyNik sorry. That was my mistake. I didn’t know how to use vim. This was my first time and while i was watching this tutorial i wrote :q instead of :x . And vim not saved. Btw :q = don’t save anything and exit :D
@@AbdullahYazbahar haha!! Well I'm glad you figured things out ^^ good luck with Arch and make sure to smash that like button on the video if you haven't already =D
@@SavvyNik i liked this video . I deleted the archlinux and reinstall. Now it works fine. Do you know about the transparent terminal and icon themes. Because while i was trying to install these my arch is crashed :D You can make a video about this.
@@AbdullahYazbahar yeah it's not necessarily simple if you don't know what you're looking for. Hopefully I have a video soon coming for some customization on Arch with xmonad. I think it might be something you'll like.
I am having a problem with the dhcpcd.service file, it doesn't seem to exist on the system
for context the error message is:
Failed to enable unit: Unit file dhcpcd.service does not exist.
I followed everything correctly and edited the file according to my eth connection on the VM from ip a.
Thanks.
Sounds like you're missing the dhcpcd package.
@@SavvyNik Hello savvynik, How did you go down to type in the blue tilde areas @ 17:23? I'm trying to use my down arrow to type in there, but it isn't working.
Arrows work fine for me. Maybe try pressing i or o and maybe it will allow you to enter info and use arrows.
16:50 how do I go back 😞
Followed this tutorial step by step, however when I started the VM it gave no option to install Arch just "EFI shell" and "Reboot into firmware interface"
Ah never mind I found that disabling EFI fixed it
Hey there, I had this problem too. With EFI enabled choose "Reboot Into Firmware Interface" > Boot Maintenance Manager > Boot From File > Choose the option that has /CDROM somewhere in its name > EFI > BOOT > BOOTx64.EFI. That should load you back into the menu with the installer options!
@@tylerscott9277 thank you so much you just saved my ass
@@tylerscott9277 My hero
@@tylerscott9277 hi I get instantly send to the UEFI Interactive Shell, how do i get out to select the reboot into firmware interface ?
I can not see the first two options (arch linux install medium(x86_64, UEFI)) after starting (at 6:03). How can I fix it? Please help me
Are you sure you set the EFI enabled BIOS mode on for your virtual machine in the settings? It was shown in the video.
@@SavvyNik yes i did
@@SavvyNik I set Efi mode off now and now I can see the root screen. I don’t know why. But this time I see an another screen than you showed us.
@@RA-bo9cl Were you able to solve it? I have the same issue
@@pichipichi3123 i set it as did last comment. Then i can see the arch but not the exatly same content. But it works i think. You can try
is there any problem for shutting down vm while installation? My vm was stuck while installing vim
Sometimes that can create missing/broken bones packages in which you would need to purge the package you were trying to install and try again.
How to setup a desktop environment on this system
if u want gnome then do pacman -S gnome gnome-extra xorg
if u want kde then do pacman -S kde kde-applications xorg
Every time I try to install grub I get: "grub-install: error: failed to get canonical path of '/efi/'." My EFI partition is mounted at /mnt/efi
have you found a solution? I'm having the same issue
@@wpunlucky2632 Try turning on Enable EFI in virtualbox settings
@@aerodynamix1507 then i launch into interactive shell and get a prompt to skip startup.nsh with nothing working
@@wpunlucky2632 Run the command with it enabled
How do you select us international with dead keys keyboard?
What version of virtual Box you are using?
I think it was 6.1
Wow, if this video is for beginners I should stay with Windows. Very involved and complicated to someone like myself contemplating switching from Windows to Linux..
Honestly Peter, I would not start with Arch Linux if you are a beginner. This is an involved install. What is meant by "beginner" here is people who's first time it's install Arch Linux that have used Linux before. This is because Arch is harder to install than most distros.
Hii bro how to use desktop environment 😥
Great tutorial so far but i am stuck for a hour already at 16:05 "save and exit out of this file" How in the name of ... do i get to the bottom to save and exit this file to press :x.. It boggles my mind for such an easy task
Manually going to the bottom just writes an other # line like its wanting to create an other file i just want an empty line like he does to save and exit this damn file without reseting and redoing the whole thing
"Escape and co and x for me" what does that actually mean is he skipping how to get to the empty line or is it really just "escape+command/control+x" or just the text he is typing ":x" escape and colin x!?!?!?!?!
all i am getting is purple dashes i can not go the ultimate bottom in grey to type :x
"To save a file in Vim / vi, press Esc key, type :w and hit Enter key. One can save a file and quit vim / Vi by pressing Esc key, type :x and hit Enter key." The escape key wont do anything
Hi, i was follow your guide and i stuck at loading initial ramdisk. Any idea?
Not sure.. it should be fairly straight forward. There's not much difference since everyone who uses vbox has the same environment/system.
sir, at 24:16 "cp examples/" is not working
it says missing destination file operand after 'examples' (the double tab thing was needed their)
Hope this helps: cp is the copy command. I think you need to list a location to copy to after your command (no idea how he made that work). Thus, I believe you need to (in the /etc/netctl directory) do cp examples/ethernet-dhcp /etc/netctl
I was already in the folder I needed to copy to but your idea sounds like it will work ^^ you can always use absolute paths.. meaning directly reference from the root directory /some/folders/examples/ethernet-dhcp /some/folders/etc/netctl
I Followed the step till shutdown command but after I remove the iso file the machine was as new, please h
My screen stays black after I bootup, that is only if I enable the EFI in virtualbox, but I need to because I am using uefi in Arch Linux. Cannot find the solution anywhere :(
BTW, can I install arch in a USB???
For some reason VirtualBox isn't working Windows 7
(Or should I use an older version of VirtualBox???)
I would try an older version of VBox. Yes, you could install arch on a USB. The usb would show up as a device and you could partition it as needed.
@@SavvyNik BTW, how minimalist DWM is anyway???
Let's just assume
I want to run it off of a USB& I have a 1GB RAM
@@AcidiFy574 I thought the initial RAM usage was < 100MB. Besides that the only other bottleneck you would have is transfer speeds between the USB and CPU.
after this then what? how do we got to the desktop?
There are a ton of desktops environments out there available to Arch. You'll need to research what you like and then install. A great place for guidance is the arch wiki.
I would get KDE, its really nice
trying to do cp examples/ when setting up netctl gives me this message
"cp: missing destination file operand after 'examples/'
one other thing to mention was that during the shutdown of the live installation was that i noticed there was one error in the shutdown
failed unmounting /run/archiso/bootmnt
i thought it was something i didn't do on my side but i also realized you got the same error. is there any steps you could have missed? if so what is the fix for this?
Hi, I was having some trouble doing a login after rebooting the VM after the basic setup, but for some reason, it shows 'login incorrect', even tho I put in the right username and password. Can you help me with this? Thanks in advance :)
Try logging in as your root instead. user: root password: whatever you set during installation. If that logs in then you probably messed up creating the regular user. You can recreate one using root. And make sure to smash the like button while you're reading ;)
@@SavvyNik Ok thanks for the tips :) I will try doing it, otherwise I can reinstall and just stick to one user.
@@sametaor Good luck.
When i open vin there's a bunch of "~~~~" with no text beside it.
so which one of all those links should i get? is it based on location? someone plis help
Yes, you just pick the closest mirror to you. It just helps with download speeds. It doesn't really matter where you get it from.
Pretty great! But i’m having issues with the time zone, every time I try to install the time zone, it does nothing. Does someone know a way to fix this?
Update: I finally found a fix, you can just use archfi, but if you want the complex way, you can just go with this tutorial.
Same here
I was having trouble with the cp examples/ it says that cp: missing destination file operant after 'examples/
getting a "minimum bash like line editing" in grub instead of what you got on your screen. Can anyone help me correct it.
Thank you
Is it called GRUB rescue?
@@SavvyNik no. it says
GNU GRUB VERSION 2.04
minimal BASH like line editing is supported.For the first word, TAB lists possible command completions. Anywhere else tab lists possible device or file completion.
grub> _
I am just starting Linux and so i don't know anything about it. I tried some solutions from net but they didn't work.
should i do a fresh start or is there any way you can help me with this problem?
Thank you.
@@sagarprasad1436 Here's a video I made about rescuing the system with GRUB th-cam.com/video/LFj_yqk6AUI/w-d-xo.html , but if you're a beginner it might be best if you restart the installation process. Keep practicing and you'll get it! The issue is something while you were configuring/installing the bootloader (GRUB). You probably missed a step.
I had no system clock synchronized but hwlock -systohc fixed it.
Anyone having problem in command
"grub-install --target=x86_64-EFI ... "
like efi not supported
should check their respective virtualbox settings > system > Enable EFI (Special Oses) and enable it :)
when i press install medium screen just goes black and cpu usage is 0% i have waited but nothing happens
How do you uncomment it?
15:55
Please watch a VIM text editor tutorial: th-cam.com/video/bVwgwaDmZp4/w-d-xo.html
press i key and then del the #
Mine loaded into a blank screen with no choices, no ability to type or anything. I followed this and am not sure what went wrong?
when i tried to install grub it gave me: grub-install:error: failed to get canonical path of '/efi/'.
what should i do?
It cannot find the path to efi. You either have it written in wrong or misspelled something at a point.
mine cant find ARCH_202301 and then I cant type help
i don have the option to choose disk drive 04:45
Add a disk drive
Where is the GUI? Can’t you just type in archinstall and boot it up?
Arch is special in the fact that it's minimal. Only the bare necessities are installed. If you want to use a script to install arch there is now a way with their default install script. Here's a vid I made - th-cam.com/video/nx5qAUtytW8/w-d-xo.html
@@SavvyNik ok thankyou!
You're welcome. Glad I could help. Make sure to smash that like button for me if you haven't already!
@@SavvyNik already did!
Thanks :D
Download a 25 page Linux Checklist here - learn.savvynik.com
Want to use the Arch Install Script instead?? New OFFICIAL script video - th-cam.com/video/nx5qAUtytW8/w-d-xo.html
hello when i use vim or nano and open locale .gen even when i chose london (im in there) it shows an empty file
h e l p p l s
Actually no
No. I just want an explanation of the options.
where is the UI
You choose your own.
after i choose the option when we boot it up for the first time im just left on a black screen
1. is this normal
2. if so how long does this last
So after you reboot things work? Seems strange.
@@SavvyNik so basically I set the VM up the same as you did, I press start then choose the top option, and then I get presented with a black screen that doesn't go away
If you press esc does it have a log of info?
@@SavvyNik I'm not sure I decided to try VMware and that fixed it, thanks anyway for the help
Alright well glad you got things running =D
sudo is not working it says that i'm not in the sudoers file
but to edit this file I need sudo :/
When logging in at startup don't login in as your instead login in as root. Assuming you created a root user through your install.
"/dev/sda2 contains file system with erros, check forced" help
I Press C And It Keeps Running
ctrl+c
@@sandro5535 Oh
@@sollrandomguy I am bothered by that myself. Not even the wiki explains that. Just assumes you already know :/
I think you missed a step about installing a bootable, I can't do anything when I start the VM because there is no bootable medium.
There is so much different and missed stuff, I don't even have a font directory where the hell am I supposed to get that?
Why cant I boot to the system itself ....its still on the password screen...I can't see any gui
What if the virtual box just shows black screen afte i Select arch linux installation medium (x86_64, UEFI)? how can i fix that?
when I do ls /sys/firmware/efi/efivars/ nothing happens. and for some reasons it has a 130 before the root archiso. help?
You're saying you saw entries before using archchroot?
i got it to open arch linux but it opens UEFI Interactive shell v2.2 i dont know what to do after that .
The virtual machine isn't picking up on your ISO that you should have mounted in the virtual disk. Check it again.
it does not work i follwed the commands steps :( maybe its outdated
5:32 smashed!
can't make it run. must be my wsl2
Failed to get device handle and/or partition ID for 000000000125fd30 (hPartitionDevice=0000000000000d25, Last=0xc0000002/1) (VERR_NEM_VM_CREATE_FAILED).
Yes you would have issues if you have WSL enabled.
@@SavvyNik annoying wsl2 haha. thanks mate