Hello everyone, lately I got really into Linux. I installed it in every machine I have, but I still had to try Arch. From what people were saying online I thought that it was going to be a hard and impossible task. So I bought a Thinkpad for a hundred euros (x260 if you’re wondering) and I followed a guide on how to install Arch. I thought I was going to be using the terminal all the time, and had to type everything. No black screen of death, no prompt saying “Are you awake?” Matrix style, the pc didn’t breack, reality didn’t bend and just following simply the guide I had Arch running in fifhteen-twenty minutes no problem. Only the Network Manager wasn’t on were I rebooted after installation but it took five minutes to search online how to fix it. Everything works: bluetooth, internet, apps and so on. I could leave it as it is and I could just use it as any other pc. So all I’m saying is that I’m having a great time with Linux distros, the pain to learn how install repository and other things is really worth it. Every time I learn something more about my computer puts me more in control. So thank you Linux and its community.
Is there ever a reason to manually install now that archinstall is a thing?
Yes, if you use Arch, a DIY system where the user decides which services to activate and how to configure them. Archinstall decides for you how to partition the disks and which services need to be configured based on the options you choose. In other words, Archinstall offers the same thing as an installer like Calamares, but in a CLI script. However, once the base system is installed, you must manage the security tools, backup, etc., not the distribution developer.