This is the only Arch install video I’ve seen that was performed by someone that really knows Linux, brilliant! Steve, the Slackware knowledge pays off at the end don’t you think?
fantastic guide! it's great that you explain what the commands are doing, rather than just type this is. really helps new user understand what is going on during the installation.
As I said the other time OTB, I’m playing catch up on your stuff as I’m a new subscriber. Every time I’m blown away by the depth of your content, and of cause it is really current too, you are so good in taking a person through in simplest terms. Thank you.
I followed your steps with success - thanks. I've installed Awesome window manager instead of a DE. Now that I have this running, I'll be going back through your recommend packages to figure out which ones I really want.
Thanks. Installed it with quadruple boot with Arco Linux, Elementary OS and Windows 10. :) No virtual box, however I work in IT industry since 2002 so it was not problem for me.
my dear OTB, i have been trying to install Arch for quite some time now. something was always wrong. X did not start, Grub did not boot, whatever. Today was the first time i could say it was running. And that was with this SSH method via my imac. Thank you so much. i am really happy. But not too much praise without some criticism. On the first try i was sitting there (KDE) without a terminal / Konsole and without wifi. so i gave it a second shot reinstalled quickly and added a few things: pacman -S plasma plasma-desktop dolphin konsole and i think one or to more things for a smooth start. However, it is working really well now. So, thanks again. Best, Sternberg oh, and by the way, I am using Arch Linux
Totally agree with your “start from scratch” approach. I have been able to practice installing Arch at least 50 times now (in a VM on my Linux Mint install) because hey, stuck in house for almost 2 months due to the human malware crap. Arch f**king rocks. The install really is not that complicated, and you can totally customize to your heart’s content!
For me its the only real way to run an arch system, but that's because I like everything on my system to be there because I put it there and not because of some else's choices
Very nice, I wish this was a here a couple weeks ago while I was mucking my way through the Install Wiki. Installing Arch is like putting together a puzzle,
Installing Arch via SSH, I like it. Next challenge, using SSH on Windows and this without using SWL. @OldTechBloke, a little advise: use lsblk instead of fdisk -l , it is easier to read!
@@OldTechBloke You are not the only one. It took me half a year to get Chris Titus Tech to use lsblk and it took me over a year to get in his head to use !! instead of typing the same line again when he forgot sudo. :) I am still trying to get him to use Vim instead of nano. :D
Hi, thanks a lot for this video ! i switched to linux recently with PopOs and Mint, but i want to make my own system with no bloat . This video is the first where everything is described correctly and step by step . installing Arch with a script where you don't really know what'a happend is not fun. big up ! (Sorry for my english ,i'm french :-) )
Arch is cool, and the only reason i switch to Manjaro is the 2 weeks longer testing, i got a lot of PC with Manjaro and none of them has broken, it is more stable then Ubuntu, it just works :) and if you do not like the theme that manjaro got on by default then use the Architect and get the DE/WM that you love without themes
Thank you for the video. Arch install is commonly not really complicated, but there are some cases that might make it difficult. Like I've got an old usb network adapter in my pc, which iwd can't see, I managed to connect to a network eventually but it was a pain in the Arch. Other problems are: using a different bootloader(I tried rEFInd but never succeed. Anything apart from GRUB would require additional knowledge and endeavour from you), messing with non-standart Linux kernels and file systems can also cause some troubles, if you don't know exactly what you are doing.
Thanks very much for this set of instructions, it makes installing Arch so much easier. Just one thing that I found to be a problem. On line 293 you have the command in your text file: "systemctl enable org.cups.cupsd.service". When I did this I was getting errors. After a bit of digging it seems that the service has been renamed. The command should now read: "systemctl enable cups.service". Also, I am not sure, but I think you might also need the commands: "systemctl enable cups.socket" "systemctl enable cups.path" Thanks once again for this video.
I’ve just done the opposite 😂. In my experience arch tends to become more unstable the longer you use it. Eventually an update causes the system to break. I initially switched to Manjaro i3 for a couple of days to get a project done and had planned on going back to arch. It’s now been a few months and I’m still on manjaro i3 with zero issues. I love them both though, they’re both great.
Really, the most complicated part about installing Arch "the arch way" is figuring out the drive partitions. And of course, that doesn't have to be complicated at all! Once you have done it a couple of times, you won't even need the build guide to do it!
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I like this video because it shows why it's done and how it's done in one clear and understandable way. Thanks.
Did you get Virtualbox guest additions installed and can you tell me how to increase the screen resolution can't install xrandr [neill@ZyXEL9 ~]$ sudo pacman -S xrandr error: target not found: xrandr
@@Ψευδάνωρ xorg-xrandr bash: xorg-xrandr: command not found [neill@ZyXEL9 ~]$ ^C [neill@ZyXEL9 ~]$ sudo xorg-xrandr sudo: xorg-xrandr: command not found
Install arandr it’s a gui for xrandr and should pull down the dependencies. I just use the virtualbox menu and insert guest additions. Then go to the mounted guest additions folder and run the Linux script
@@neillrutherfordvolunteer8483 yes I did. I found that i had to force unload the ISO and Then load the guest additions ISO and it then run the gust additions install automatically
/me grabs the popcorn and sits back comfortably. edit: Arch has come a long way I see. It's surprisingly easy nowadays. Cool! I have a notebook with Manjaro on it that feels a bit bloated, think I'm going to wipe it and go this route instead.
Maybe silly question, but with SSD's etc, isn't it wiser to create swapfile instead of partition, for the sake of saving SSD and not write the swap into the same fixed spot over and over and over (and let the disk itself manage the positioning of the file inside the bigger partition)?
Wow this is timing.... :D I have been all day working on tweeking and testing my two scripts for arch. Eznix got me in the mood to be working on them. I have been playing with his scripts and mainly the new ones that are menu (kind of) driven but you do have to press the numbers, so it is TexT Based... Lol Then I seen you video and I want to thank you for the trick and information to do a install over SSH. I don't use ssh that much and never occured to me to do it that way. 14" verses 32", Yep ssh wins... Lol You mentioned that folks should use a VM to test installing on and that is true but I watched a bunch of video's and I followed one that Eznix made and it turned out Perfect the first time I ever done it, it was on this desktop about 7 months ago (real hardware)... I never did try installing in a vm, I just went for the gold! :-) Now days, it's kind of Old Hat as it were! The script does help a bunch too. I did write my own at first but like most folks, it is a mash of other folks. I like the ssh trick because of the copy and past! No more manual typing... Lol That's one thing I like about Eznix's latest progression or his script with menus.... Yep! I added my twist to them... :-D Thanks for the video and sharing with us. Stay Safe OTB... LLAP
You're welcome Bruce. Yes I've been watching eznix fighting with that script :-) I wish I had the skills to turn this into something a bit more interactive but for now copy and paste will have to do :-)
Hi OTB, I used this text to do a fresh install on my new-to-me desktop. I like Mate so installed that but when it was done the video on both monitors is scrambled. I went back and did it over and the same thing happened. this time I installed Gnome over the top of Mate and it works fine but I still can't boot into Mate. Can't figure out why.
Could you add the synaptic package for laptop touchpads to the install text file? This guide helped me install arch for the first time. Much appreciated!
Here's an admission. I've never played any video game. I have three sons who are avid gamers but somehow it's never appealed to me. Although maybe I just don't want to get addicted to yet another hobby :-)
@@OldTechBloke You starting to game will definitely decrease the output on your channel. :) Having said that, I have got the gut-feeling that you would like playing StarCraft2. Basically a lot of dials and each dial influences the other dials. Portal also would be nice for you and much less risky in the sense of how much time it costs because you only play it once and maybe years later once more. Once you solved the puzzles there is not much replay-value until you forgot the puzzles years later.
hey otb I am trying to load arcolinux .I get down to every thing loaded but don't get a menu down in left part of screen I do a mirror that it what am I not doing??????
You've left out one important thing up keep.. If you're unable to install Arch then it's very likely you're going to be unable to maintain it and this is my beef.. Nice video but it's like building a toboggan then saying go ride.. Arch is not for the faint hearted you've just given them the plans are you going to be on the "Help desk" when the problems happen..??? Probably not.. :-(
not really, arch is alot easier to maintain if you keep it light on the dependencies and you keep track of the changes you make... breaking your installation and reinstalling it is just the first half of the fun
@@OldTechBloke should ask raspberry for sponsorship for channel to do review of 8GB, im contemplating doing it when i get my 8GB so install is efficient as possible and rpi has a arch build available
No, if I want to install pure Linux, i will install Slackware. (but I have used Mint for years in my "main" pc, Just add some ppa's and spend happy life and say "yes" to all update. I have been using linux since 1995. Now-a-days, using it at my work also. VirtualBox with win10 installed I'm using Autodesk Fusion 360. Shared folder with thenm and emailing my job with ny boss.
Heran, kalau distro lain berusaha mempermudah dalam proses instalasi linux, arch linux malah memilih cara yang sulit. Bukan distro kesukaan saya. Saya lebih menyukai manjaro.
This is the only Arch install video I’ve seen that was performed by someone that really knows Linux, brilliant! Steve, the Slackware knowledge pays off at the end don’t you think?
I do mate
Used this guide twice now. Once setting up my first arch install and today, the day I accidentally deleted the /bin directory. Thank you.
Great to hear!
fantastic guide! it's great that you explain what the commands are doing, rather than just type this is. really helps new user understand what is going on during the installation.
Glad you liked it!
As I said the other time OTB, I’m playing catch up on your stuff as I’m a new subscriber. Every time I’m blown away by the depth of your content, and of cause it is really current too, you are so good in taking a person through in simplest terms. Thank you.
You’re very welcome
I followed your steps with success - thanks. I've installed Awesome window manager instead of a DE. Now that I have this running, I'll be going back through your recommend packages to figure out which ones I really want.
Good to hear all went well
Thanks. Installed it with quadruple boot with Arco Linux, Elementary OS and Windows 10. :) No virtual box, however I work in IT industry since 2002 so it was not problem for me.
my dear OTB,
i have been trying to install Arch for quite some time now. something was always wrong. X did not start, Grub did not boot, whatever. Today was the first time i could say it was running. And that was with this SSH method via my imac. Thank you so much. i am really happy.
But not too much praise without some criticism. On the first try i was sitting there (KDE) without a terminal / Konsole and without wifi. so i gave it a second shot reinstalled quickly and added a few things:
pacman -S plasma plasma-desktop dolphin konsole and i think one or to more things for a smooth start.
However, it is working really well now. So, thanks again.
Best, Sternberg
oh, and by the way, I am using Arch Linux
Well done, apologies about plasma, I’m not a user so just made an educated guess
Totally agree with your “start from scratch” approach. I have been able to practice installing Arch at least 50 times now (in a VM on my Linux Mint install) because hey, stuck in house for almost 2 months due to the human malware crap.
Arch f**king rocks. The install really is not that complicated, and you can totally customize to your heart’s content!
For me its the only real way to run an arch system, but that's because I like everything on my system to be there because I put it there and not because of some else's choices
now try gentoo
Very nice, I wish this was a here a couple weeks ago while I was mucking my way through the Install Wiki. Installing Arch is like putting together a puzzle,
It is a bit like that. I put the text file together for myself a while ago but thought I'd share it for those interested
@@OldTechBloke I already stole it from you, :) I like the way you use echo instead of doing everything in an editor. Subbed, cheers
ty so much for making this, been looking for something current on installing vanilla Arch
You're welcome. I put a file together a couple of years ago for myself and thought people might appreciate this
Thanks. Want to try installing Arch on a spare laptop. This is going to come in very handy 😃
✔️ Nice and clearly done, too.
You're welcome!
Installing Arch via SSH, I like it. Next challenge, using SSH on Windows and this without using SWL. @OldTechBloke, a little advise: use lsblk instead of fdisk -l , it is easier to read!
Cheers Peter. You’re right. Old habits etc
@@OldTechBloke You are not the only one. It took me half a year to get Chris Titus Tech to use lsblk and it took me over a year to get in his head to use !! instead of typing the same line again when he forgot sudo. :) I am still trying to get him to use Vim instead of nano. :D
Hi, thanks a lot for this video ! i switched to linux recently with PopOs and Mint, but i want to make my own system with no bloat . This video is the first where everything is described correctly and step by step . installing Arch with a script where you don't really know what'a happend is not fun. big up ! (Sorry for my english ,i'm french :-) )
Arch is cool, and the only reason i switch to Manjaro is the 2 weeks longer testing, i got a lot of PC with Manjaro and none of them has broken, it is more stable then Ubuntu, it just works :) and if you do not like the theme that manjaro got on by default then use the Architect and get the DE/WM that you love without themes
Moderately amusing video
Thank you for the video. Arch install is commonly not really complicated, but there are some cases that might make it difficult. Like I've got an old usb network adapter in my pc, which iwd can't see, I managed to connect to a network eventually but it was a pain in the Arch. Other problems are: using a different bootloader(I tried rEFInd but never succeed. Anything apart from GRUB would require additional knowledge and endeavour from you), messing with non-standart Linux kernels and file systems can also cause some troubles, if you don't know exactly what you are doing.
Dropping this shit right at the start of summer break. Good timing. ¦3
Excellent. I installed from scratch once. Life would have been much easier with this. Almost tempts me to do it again . . . almost 😎
Go for it :-)
A real noob friendly approach, to a daunting installation process. Thanks, Steve.
No worries
Thanks very much for this set of instructions, it makes installing Arch so much easier.
Just one thing that I found to be a problem. On line 293 you have the command in your text file:
"systemctl enable org.cups.cupsd.service".
When I did this I was getting errors. After a bit of digging it seems that the service has been renamed. The command should now read:
"systemctl enable cups.service".
Also, I am not sure, but I think you might also need the commands:
"systemctl enable cups.socket"
"systemctl enable cups.path"
Thanks once again for this video.
I ditched Manjaro for Arch Linux and i dont regret.That was the best decision.I have learned a new things
I’ve just done the opposite 😂. In my experience arch tends to become more unstable the longer you use it. Eventually an update causes the system to break. I initially switched to Manjaro i3 for a couple of days to get a project done and had planned on going back to arch. It’s now been a few months and I’m still on manjaro i3 with zero issues.
I love them both though, they’re both great.
Really, the most complicated part about installing Arch "the arch way" is figuring out the drive partitions. And of course, that doesn't have to be complicated at all! Once you have done it a couple of times, you won't even need the build guide to do it!
I like this video because it shows why it's done and how it's done in one clear and understandable way. Thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Finally got the install sorted in VirtualBox
Thank you!
Did you get Virtualbox guest additions installed and can you tell me how to increase the screen resolution can't install xrandr
[neill@ZyXEL9 ~]$ sudo pacman -S xrandr
error: target not found: xrandr
@@neillrutherfordvolunteer8483its xorg-xrandr
@@Ψευδάνωρ xorg-xrandr
bash: xorg-xrandr: command not found
[neill@ZyXEL9 ~]$ ^C
[neill@ZyXEL9 ~]$ sudo xorg-xrandr
sudo: xorg-xrandr: command not found
Install arandr it’s a gui for xrandr and should pull down the dependencies. I just use the virtualbox menu and insert guest additions. Then go to the mounted guest additions folder and run the Linux script
@@neillrutherfordvolunteer8483 yes I did. I found that i had to force unload the ISO and Then load the guest additions ISO and it then run the gust additions install automatically
I'd love to watch a video on Archiso! Keep it up!
Noted!
/me grabs the popcorn and sits back comfortably.
edit: Arch has come a long way I see. It's surprisingly easy nowadays. Cool!
I have a notebook with Manjaro on it that feels a bit bloated, think I'm going to wipe it and go this route instead.
Go for it, you won't look back
Maybe silly question, but with SSD's etc, isn't it wiser to create swapfile instead of partition, for the sake of saving SSD and not write the swap into the same fixed spot over and over and over (and let the disk itself manage the positioning of the file inside the bigger partition)?
It’s an interesting question and one that gets debated a lot. There isn’t a definite yes or no to it though. I’m going to do a video on it this week
I prefer a generic Arch build. Arch is my daily driver as it works best for my needs. Thanks for the video.
No problem!
Wow this is timing.... :D I have been all day working on tweeking and testing my two scripts for arch. Eznix got me in the mood to be working on them. I have been playing with his scripts and mainly the new ones that are menu (kind of) driven but you do have to press the numbers, so it is TexT Based... Lol
Then I seen you video and I want to thank you for the trick and information to do a install over SSH.
I don't use ssh that much and never occured to me to do it that way. 14" verses 32", Yep ssh wins... Lol
You mentioned that folks should use a VM to test installing on and that is true but I watched a bunch of video's and I followed one that Eznix made and it turned out Perfect the first time I ever done it, it was on this desktop about 7 months ago (real hardware)... I never did try installing in a vm, I just went for the gold! :-)
Now days, it's kind of Old Hat as it were! The script does help a bunch too. I did write my own at first but like most folks, it is a mash of other folks. I like the ssh trick because of the copy and past! No more manual typing... Lol
That's one thing I like about Eznix's latest progression or his script with menus.... Yep! I added my twist to them... :-D
Thanks for the video and sharing with us. Stay Safe OTB...
LLAP
You're welcome Bruce. Yes I've been watching eznix fighting with that script :-) I wish I had the skills to turn this into something a bit more interactive but for now copy and paste will have to do :-)
@@OldTechBloke I understand the feeling very well! I do most of my stuff by copy and paste too Lol
Hi OTB, I used this text to do a fresh install on my new-to-me desktop. I like Mate so installed that but when it was done the video on both monitors is scrambled. I went back and did it over and the same thing happened. this time I installed Gnome over the top of Mate and it works fine but I still can't boot into Mate. Can't figure out why.
That's really strange. Try arandr as its going to be something with xorg
Thanks for the mention. Cheers. :-)
Cheers eznix, I've been watching your videos with interest as you've been fighting that script :-) Good job mate, wish I had those skills
Could you add the synaptic package for laptop touchpads to the install text file? This guide helped me install arch for the first time. Much appreciated!
Hi Pat, I believe the package in arch is libinput.I'll add it to the text
"Hell, it is about time!"
If you don't know this quote, start playing StarCraft2 Wings of Liberty! It is free to play. :)
Here's an admission. I've never played any video game. I have three sons who are avid gamers but somehow it's never appealed to me. Although maybe I just don't want to get addicted to yet another hobby :-)
@@OldTechBloke
You starting to game will definitely decrease the output on your channel. :)
Having said that, I have got the gut-feeling that you would like playing StarCraft2. Basically a lot of dials and each dial influences the other dials. Portal also would be nice for you and much less risky in the sense of how much time it costs because you only play it once and maybe years later once more. Once you solved the puzzles there is not much replay-value until you forgot the puzzles years later.
@@peterjansen4826 Try Europa Universalis IV. THAT'S "dials influencing dials". StarCraft 2 is just memorizing a build order and drooling.
I haven't played that game yet. SC2 is a bit more than memorizing a build order.
I just don’t have time for all of it right now, I will be back
You do this type of install once or twice, and then I pretty much guarantee you will develop shell scripts to at least the majority of this
hey otb I am trying to load arcolinux .I get down to every thing loaded but don't get a menu down in left part of screen I do a mirror that it what am I not doing??????
Is there a scroll bar on the right? Sounds like your resolution might be out
i need what to write after the big (A) come up
I do the mirror and don't know where to go from there
Steve, you missed out umount /dev/sda1 umount /dev/sda3 from step 27 in your text file
Now updated
u could just umount -R /mnt and it will remove them all. but I believ you could even reboot without unmountig and it would still work
vins this is right. I never unmount and it works fine. But it’s better practice to unmount all as you said.
You've left out one important thing up keep.. If you're unable to install Arch then it's very likely you're going to be unable to maintain it and this is my beef.. Nice video but it's like building a toboggan then saying go ride.. Arch is not for the faint hearted you've just given them the plans are you going to be on the "Help desk" when the problems happen..??? Probably not.. :-(
Ha ha, you're right of course, but it's only as hard to maintain as the likes of endeavour et al
not really, arch is alot easier to maintain if you keep it light on the dependencies and you keep track of the changes you make... breaking your installation and reinstalling it is just the first half of the fun
will this be the same for installing on a rpi4?
I haven't got one to test but I'm pretty sure the process would be the same
@@OldTechBloke should ask raspberry for sponsorship for channel to do review of 8GB, im contemplating doing it when i get my 8GB so install is efficient as possible and rpi has a arch build available
I like Arch, but the only thing holding me back is it's partial multilib support for gstreamer for wine.
I don't use wine so wasn't aware of that
I think a btfrs install would make more sense with arch, but there are opinions for and against
Never tried btrfs, maybe I should
You ever watched EF Tech Made Simple channel ?
No Michael
No, if I want to install pure Linux, i will install Slackware. (but I have used Mint for years in my "main" pc, Just add some ppa's and spend happy life and say "yes" to all update. I have been using linux since 1995. Now-a-days, using it at my work also. VirtualBox with win10 installed I'm using Autodesk Fusion 360. Shared folder with thenm and emailing my job with ny boss.
But why tho? :)
But why not :-)
So many people switching to Arch these days.
Heran, kalau distro lain berusaha mempermudah dalam proses instalasi linux, arch linux malah memilih cara yang sulit. Bukan distro kesukaan saya. Saya lebih menyukai manjaro.
Everything works....but the internet
More detail needed here. What's the issue you're having
Typical person spends hours putting Arch together, 3 hours later, installs another linux distro.. :)
I don't know how typical that is, but it does take more effort to set up
it takes me 20 mins Arch is not that complicated now try gentoo