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> The Arch wiki is pretty useful even for non-Arch users. Try to install Linux on some new or exotic hardware, Arch is very likely to be first on search result.
by snuxoll 10y ago
> The Arch wiki is pretty useful even for non-Arch users. Try to install Linux on some new or exotic hardware, Arch is very likely to be first on search result.
Yup, especially on new laptops. When I first got my XPS 13 the arch wiki had a bunch of useful information on what I needed to do to get the hardware to work correctly before the next Fedora release supported it. Built a patched kernel package and off to the races I went.
- digler999 10y agoI just gave up today trying to install arch on my new-ish '13 laptop because of a UEFI debacle. The instructions were not clear about how to install the bootloader and UEFI partition. At one point it says make a fat32 partition, but after that it never says what to do with it, or where to mount it. The instructions don't go in series, each section is its own novel, with branches at each level. earlier, it says "pick one of these 3 UEFI bootloaders" but never follows up with how to make each one work. I'm in no way whatsoever afraid of the command line (I run ubuntu every day ), but man I wish it had a graphical or at least curses-based installer. linux mint installs in under 3 minutes, including UEFI and full-disk encryption.
- Comkid 10y agoI definitely agree the articles related to bootloaders can be very hard to read If you want to use GRUB and UEFI, my recommendation is follow the headings up until the end of Installation https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GRUB#UEFI_systems https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GRUB#UEFI_systems Then you just need to generate the config https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GRUB#Generate_the_main_configuration_file https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GRUB#Generate_the_main_... The partition you're referring to is explained here https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/EFI_System_Partition https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/EFI_System_Partition