Arch is easy to install (if you are comfortable with Linux, terminal and fucking up your partitions) 0. If you have Windows, a bit tiny work to correctly setup

Arch is easy to install (if you are comfortable with Linux, terminal and fucking up your partitions) 0. If you have Windows, a bit tiny work to correctly setup secure boot and UEFI 1. Create partitions manually, carefully. For best results I use seperate disks but windows installer still fucks up. 2. Mount and chroot 3. Install packages 4. Install a network manager 5. Reboot 6. Install a favorite login and desktop manager and if have any nvidia drivers 7. Reboot to ensure nvidia drivers load (F** you secureboot) 8. Install a nice font (sorry, yes) 9. Audio mostly works out of the box but if not install pulseaudio or something else. 10. Install yay or any AUR helper to install non-official packages in AUR. 11. Occasionally run pacman -Syu to update system to be not left behind a lot. There are no fixed releases like Ubuntu 22.04 or sth. It looks complex, I know, but it's fun and there are literally every package with almost latest versions in Arch and if not, in AUR which helps a lot.