I’m moderately experienced with linux. Been using it as my daily driver since 2018. Mostly using Fedora but also have a Debian server. I’m pretty comfortable with systemd but don’t love the bloat.
Anyway, I’ve decided that I’d like to try Arch. So I’m looking for tutorials to help me learn or get familiar with Arch instead of just diving in head first like a madlad.
So what Arch tutorials do you like and are there any that you’d recommend that I watch?
Edit: lmao you guys are brutal. yeah i know about the arch wiki, rtfm and all that. I know i’ll be spending a lot of time with the wiki. I just wanted to get a rough intro first. Well, I guess I’m off to read the fkin wiki now.
Honestly the wiki is excellent, I do recommend to dive in head first with the install guide
As others said, the Arch wiki is so well made that it should be the only source you need. Videos will not bring you anything given your background. The main difference with other distros will be the package manager.
A video about the install process will just be someone reading the wiki to you, and a video to “explain” pacman to you will be overkill ;)
For actual tutorials the Wiki is the best choice.
Reviews etc. I always found pointless, and esp. with Arch because of its user-centricity: each install will be different.
FWIW I’ve been using it for 10 years and the only gripe I have is that my hardware is getting old while Arch isn’t.
As you’ve been daily driving Linux for 7 years already, I don’t understand what issues you think you’ll have with Arch?
The reason videos aren’t recommended is because they quickly go out of date. Text is easier to update, and so are screenshots.
The wiki is the most comprehensive guide you will find.
However if you don’t know what you are looking for help on, it is best to search up what issue you are having, then consult the wiki when you learn the terminology you needed to find the page.
Either you are heavily misinformed about how difficult arch is, or you lack any confidence in your ‘Linux skill’.
Choose the system you want to achieve, follow the wiki and choose the software you want to use using it and you are good to go, it really is not that hard. You can always use archinstall.
Arch Wiki is all you need.
Read the arch wiki if you are in doubt, go through manual install once for experience, follow the arch wiki guide for that too.
Arch wiki is life, YT guides are basically useless for this.
Well, I guess I’m off to read the fkin wiki now.
You can always install an arch derivative like endeavour instead and click through the wizard
