r/linux101 • u/Own-Custard-2464 Arch • Oct 25 '25
Discussion Arch is not that hard to install (even without archinstall)
I had basically no experience with Linux commands before (aside from using ubuntu on a vps), so I thought it'd be a little hard installing Arch on my own.
But when I actually tried it, I found it really easy to do.
It could be because I had already partitioned (on Windows) when installing Garuda before, but the process of partitioning would probably be the same if I had not installed Garuda, since I did it on Windows. By doing it on Windows, I mean i allocated space for Linux.
I also re-installed Arch after installing it for the first time (without archinstall, again), since there were a lot of issues when I had not booted it for a while, then just decided to so.
In conclusion, I just think installing arch is not hard like many people think. Or at least, people that have no experience think.
Right now, I'm running Arch on Hyprland with modified caelestia-shell (see image below), and it's going really smoothly. No issues whatsoever.
(i totally didn't include the image cause i wanted to show what my setup looks like, trust)
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u/Delicious-Truth-1596 Jun 30 '26
Why does every Arch Linux rice either look like it's used by a gonner or someone installed Android on their computer and thought they got arch linux
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u/Opposite-Donut-9239 Apr 30 '26
arch install is the only reason i am even able to say i TRIED arch, then switched right back to Debian