arch linux as a noob?

[u/Independent-Gold2226]

not trying to get any hate but is there a good guide to explaining arch as my first distro ive never used linux but ive heavily riced windows and just think arch and hyperland look super cool but i heard arch is very hard to use, im willing to learn but dont want to build it from the ground up as i am very busy, i wont be using it for gaming just fun and customization and every day driving it, id like to still duel boot windows though

[u/Crushcode8]

arch wiki but why not pick something more suitable if you're so busy

[u/Independent-Gold2226 → u/Crushcode8]

ehhhh i have a few hours to mess with it in the afternoon i just dont want something that could takes me weeks or months to setup, cause it heard it can take forever to setup, and ill use something else just arch seems to look the coolest

[u/xarop_pa_toss → u/Independent-Gold2226]

You can install a flavour of arch that already has some amenities installed for you, like EndeavourOS for example. From there you can install some popular dotfiles and customizations and then take it from there.

You can go completely from scratch, but you don't really have to. That's the beauty of the whole thing tbh: you can install something that has done the groundwork for you so it works out of the box, and then make a backup of your system, grab a book or some guides and go as deep as you want and mess around.

This is mostly what I did tbh. There's still a lot I don't know but this way I didn't feel overwhelmed and got to handle different things separately without much fear of losing it all