linuxmemes @lemmy.world job3rg @lemmy.world 11mo ago

me in a few weeks

Building a computer soon. Broke 3 arch installs already... (Hope i posted this right)

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Go for EndeavorOS without shame if all you want is an Arch-like system, without the hassle.

Cue the zealots screaming “Endeavor is not Arch!”
- Endeavour is Arch (mostly), Manjaro isn't Arch.
  
  I love your comment because I've been told the opposite. That Manjaro is Arch but Endeavour is not. I've also been told that neither is Arch. And I've been told that both are Arch.
  
  The thing is, I don't care.
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Did you break the arch installs trying to install arch from scratch?
- Once that way
  
  Once I accidentally locked my self out of i3 (can fix that problem now, bit back then i couldnt.
  
  Once I didnt partion the hard drive properly and made my home partion way too small. Couldnt update (i think that was the issue)
  
  Always keep a live usb handy to chroot and fix stuff.
If you're new you can just run archinstall during the installation process and have the guide do it for you. Thats how I got started.
- I was thinking of sticking with Endevour (using it on laptop) But since im treating Endevour as Arch anyway, ill give Arch another try (with ArchInstall)
  
  Rise and rise again
Weather update:

Messed around in a VM. Got (almost) all my apps workflow ready. Im happy to dive in woth pure arch
I was running arch, and then the unthinkable happened.

Team Fortress 2 stopped working due to a library bug and the supplied one from the repos causes the overlay to break and sound not to work.

I'm on Mint on another SSD right now, and I check back every now and again. It's been a month of popping in to update, run TF2, see if it boots without any console commands and then leaving when it doesn't.

Mint's nice tho, still.
- Pc (mostly) complete. Tried Arch USB to use archinstall Error before i could even get to archinstall Back to Endevour.
  
  (Also realised i need to do work on this machine. Cant work AND tinker on the same hardware. Ill tinker in a VM)

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