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Arch Installation Script not working (feddit.de)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I want install Arch on a new laptop(that cureently runs Windows 10) I just bought. Since I don't want to run through the installation manually(again) I want to use the installation script. Unfortunately I have a small problem. I can configure everything as I want, except the drives. When I click enter on the tab for the drives it opens a black screen with nothing in it. I can write in it anything I want, but commands don't work. It is also impossible to exit this window except if I use ctrl+c. Does anyone knows how to fix this?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So we've gone full circle and we're now back with a crappy installer that does not work properly and needs manual work outside the installer?

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

It takes 5 minutes to install Arch manually so why even bother using scripts?

[–] GustavoM 1 points 1 year ago

*before reading, and typing all the required commands for 10 minutes.

**3 if you are a "arch linux veteran".

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Exactly!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well it's easy for beginners to use the archinstall script than go the manual way.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

If that's what they want, they chose the wrong distro.