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GNU Linux how to install arch (with btrfs and without frustration) + minimalistic latest MATE Desktop (dwaves.de)
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[–] 18 points 1 year ago (8 children)

how to install arch (with btrfs and without frustration)

Download Endeavour and click through the wizard?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Nooooo, you will have that heavily bloated Plasma desktop! That won't run properly on my 4GB Raspberry Pi (it does)!

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    isnt it the same with arch? at least when I tried arch I just clicked through the install menu

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    isnt it the same with arch?

    I once to helped troubleshoot an EndeavourrOS user.

    during the process I discovered that their kernel parameters were being reset with every kernel update, this was because Endeavour was using dracut instead of mkinitcpio...

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    during the process I discovered that their kernel parameters were being reset with every kernel update

    That's pretty horrid. They ought to have fixed that since. Right?

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