I (struggle to) use arch (in disposable VMs, not my actual machine) btw

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[–] 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (8 children)

Not using installer more often than not is a good indicator of being tryhard and not something to brag about (like who cares how exactly have you installed OS, something that you do once in a few years).

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  • [–] [S] 12 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    I think I get what you're saying, but you might want to fix up the way you said it to be clearer, for your own clarity of expression.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    My current copy of arch on my laptop was manually installed by using pacstrap running on my previous nixos installation because i didn't have a usb drive with me. i don't really recommend that route it isnt very well supported

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago* (2 children)

    It was* (before archinstall) usually bragged about in a tongue and cheek way...I thought. Be pretty stupid to brag you're literate enough to just follow directions. Waste of time.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago

    I've never bragged that I managed to install Arch (Or Gentoo for that matter), buuut let's be honest, most people aren't literate enough to follow directions. Complex words outside of their domain of expertise frighten and confuse most people.

    But then the people who understand the complexity involved to understand the brag are precisely the people who themselves could easily install follow said instructions so it becomes kinda moot anyway.

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