To be fair, the install guide does say you should do it all manually at least once so you understand what's going on. However, it's not strictly necessary.
I don't have time to futz with things, so I don't bother anymore. I rely on my PC for work, so I run Debian/Mint for everything, because it almost never breaks.
I've done Arch installs from scratch and with the install script, but I always come back to Debian.
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It doesn't work so you can figure out why and learn how to install arch. Simple.
I never installed the arch, but can't you like set the repository to the date the script was known to work and just lock it there ?
It worked just fine for me the other week. I did have issues with partitioning when I first used it like half a year ago
It's to reaffirm our own superiority, because even the script can't install Arch like we can...
Fine! I don't even know why we have an Arch Install
scriptwiki pageIt's there for every time after the first. My first two I did manually. Excellent learning experience, very glad to do it. I'm old and lazy now.
Same
Last time I reinstalled it was before it being there... It's been so long.
I'm new enough that I've never done it manually. Never had a problem with it.
is that a thing?
Yes. Arch has an installer you can run by running "archinstall" from the live boot. Works well, too.
i thought I had to do it all manually. welp, time to boot up virtualbox.
To be fair, the install guide does say you should do it all manually at least once so you understand what's going on. However, it's not strictly necessary.
ive tried several times and so far its worked zero lol
That sounds like Arch.
I don't have time to futz with things, so I don't bother anymore. I rely on my PC for work, so I run Debian/Mint for everything, because it almost never breaks.
I've done Arch installs from scratch and with the install script, but I always come back to Debian.