this post was submitted on 27 Jan 2024
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Had to install Arch recently because it would help pad word count. Normally I wouldn't pick it because it takes so long to install for an experience that doesn't feel different enough to warrant that time. But I had to for uni so I thought people here might appreciate my attempt at making a pretty desktop. If anyone has tips with Gnome on here feel free to fire away aswell.

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[–] eruchitanda 20 points 11 months ago (2 children)

If you don't want to go through the regular install, why not to just use archinstall or EndeavourOS?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I need to pad word count so I needed things to talk about relating to the setup.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

😄installing Linux on a macbookpro5,3 and get the grafic driver working would definitely have enough pad word count 🫣 well at least in the way how I did it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

I guess learning may be part of the objective.

frankly I'd probably use one of those easy options in a new install.
But i'm personally glad to have gone through the process manually at least a couple of times on a few different systems, just to learn about various bits and pieces that may or may not be needed in different circumstances.

So yeah give that to students as a learning task - more useful than lots of the crap i was told to read.
I'd be surprised if it was a pre-requisite to do other coursework though