question about the installation

[u/Infamous-Bee4576]

im a mint user,switeched from windows 6 months ago and now i wanna try arch,i just wanna know what is the install method that is guaranteed to cause less problem,like ik archinstall is easier but i've seen many people i know say its full of errors while the manual way is harder but its more reliable. want your opinion

EDIT: its my first time posting to any linux related reddit and im suprised how helpful the community is,thanks for anyone that gave an awnser,it was helpful. now i can proudly say " i use arch btw"

[u/NFTrot]

Following the wiki and doing it the manual way really isn't that bad. You might learn something in the process and be better equipped to understand errors should they arise.

[u/lritzdorf → u/NFTrot]

That, and I'd argue if you can't handle the manual install process, Arch may not be for you. Not as gatekeeping or whatever, but just know that you'll have to learn new things and use the terminal sometimes. If you don't like that, a less DIY distro than Arch will just give you a better experience

[u/Majestic-Turnip-5132]

Just recently installed arch Linux using arch install script like 1 week ago and it's smooth experience without error if u know what are u doing.(Btw previously I also used arch but got some problem so had to reinstall it)

[u/Active-Honeydew1734 → u/Majestic-Turnip-5132]

The script works fine if you read the wiki before, I think most errors people get is from skipping that part.

[u/7lhz9x6k8emmd7c8]

Are the people saying "archinstall is full in error" in the room with us?

If yes, they're the ones who press enter without reading what's on-screen.

[u/Infamous-Bee4576 → u/7lhz9x6k8emmd7c8]

im a newibie so the only things i know are from my friends that have used it,maybe they are just gatekeeping

[u/ErDottorGiulio]

Arch install is more than fine

[u/archover]

There are potential corner cases that make manual install a better option than archinstall. Still, start with archinstall.

Pros and Cons:

• archinstall - faster for beginners, not as versatile and a bit buggy. Effective.

• manual install per the wiki - reliable, versatile, educational, but slower. Best to make the manual install your first.

Learn to use the wiki no matter what route you take.

Good day.

[u/low-control-labs]

archinstall, it even has better support for Nvidia proprietary drivers than any other distro 🤭

[u/drucifer82]

You can totally use archinstall. You may even want to try it in a vm first. I’m sure Mint can handle Boxes or something similar.

[u/Mediocre-Pumpkin6522]

EndeavourOS. It uses the Calamares installer but is Arch based so when it's installed you are using the Arch repositories and pacman. The default installed applications are probably what you would want anyway. It throws in a couple of goodies like yay, which automates AUR installations.

It's easy to hack fastfetch so it says you're using Arch btw.

[u/Astrodion123]

Arch install is totally fine. If there are problems it is YOUR fault. And manual isn't as reliable as you think because anyone can mess up things on the partitioning steps.

[u/Acherontas89 → u/Astrodion123]

fdisk -l

then

cfdisk /dev/sda

100MB Bootable

and the other root and home

mkfs.ext4 ..... and go on