Want to install Arch for first time; hints and suggesstions please...?
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Want to install Arch for first time; hints and suggesstions please...?
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last time I tried installing Arch
it was a mess and total failure
my I'm sure
Now, I know alot more about linux and so wanna try a install
via net-install cd.
questions
1) arch has a installer similar to debian/slackware yes or no?
text or gui doesn't matter
2) what desktops are available for arch?
3) is arch similar to slackware wherein I can build from source or use pacman?
Please note I have no windows on any PC here
just linux and dont wanna mess that up
I have a 15gb partition ready and hope Arch can fit in there?
tahnks
The install guide on the Arch wiki is very good. The wiki also has the answers to many of your questions.
A few things that come to mind:
Always install the "develop" option, in addition to "base".
Know your internet connection parameters ahead of time
Do the initial internet setup in /etc/rc.conf
Start with a wired connection
After the initial install, do a full system upgrade before adding any SW
Set up the mirrors using the "rankmirrors" command. (See the wiki under mirrors)
When installing X, remember that you need to separately install input and video drivers.
Install XFCE first, even if you're eventually going to install another WM or DE. XFCE is small, and you can start it directly without a login manager or any configuring. This will give you a GUI while you are sorting out how to configure various things.
Once things are working, install WICD and disable the previous network setup. WICD outshines any connection manager I have ever seen.
last time I tried installing Arch
it was a mess and total failure
my I'm sure
Now, I know alot more about linux and so wanna try a install
via net-install cd.
questions
1) arch has a installer similar to debian/slackware yes or no?
text or gui doesn't matter
Probably more similar to slackware.
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2) what desktops are available for arch?
Pretty much all of them. I use LXDE, a truly lightweight desktop environment. (I do not regard XFCE as lightweight.)
As for installing it - have the documentation on hand and work patiently through it. Arch isn't a fire-and-forget install. It will help if you have another machine that you can check things on the internet with.
I shouldn't have suggested "ArchBang" just like that,instead I should have requested if you could help us by testing it. My bad! ArchBang is now going through heavy testing and we have received a huge response not only from Arch community but from ubuntu,crunchbang,etc. We even made it in LXer.com frontpage! I'm still not done hacking the AIF [ /arch/setup ] completely! There have been various bug reports but nothing deadly to nuke your system as I left the partitioning and disk functions untouched. Please make any bug-report in Arch forum thread or if you don't have an account there and don't want to create one either, just email me!
all my PC's are testbeds so its cool as long as my other installs (20+) are safe
I break a couple systems each day so I also learn how to fix'em too
LOL
actually Fedora 12 is the only distro that actually "hurt" my PC's
weird beepng noises, freezing screens,whirring motors, etc
so, no Fedora for me anymore
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