#Omarchy Installing on an SSD

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boreal coyote
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quick question: can I install omarchy to an ssd trough a virtual machine, and be able to boot into it ,for e.g , from another laptop.

ripe cliff
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But what do you mean "from another laptop"

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Like inserting the ssd into the other laptop?

boreal coyote
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basically, I have a laptop where I wanted to dual boot

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I found out that ain't possible

ripe cliff
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It is possible, wdym

boreal coyote
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I had the idea that I'll install to an external ssd

ripe cliff
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Ah

boreal coyote
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my laptop only has a single ssd

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1tb

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I need windows for school and my music shi

ripe cliff
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Alright, you can partition out like 500GB or how ever much you want for Omarchy then follow a guide that I can give you if you want to partition it using the arch iso

boreal coyote
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but then I have to do everything else for it to become omarchy?

ripe cliff
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You can unallocate a portion of the window installation (there is no danger)

boreal coyote
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like, the whole shabang

ripe cliff
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One sec

boreal coyote
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aight

ripe cliff
ripe cliff
boreal coyote
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sigh

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I'm dumb for this

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I'll fuck sum up

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are you 100% sure that theres no other way?

ripe cliff
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Well, the only risk is if you accidentally select the wrong partition i.e the windows one

ripe cliff
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But you can install it onto the external ssd if you want

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The only thing that I can think of that can get complicated with that is that the bios can get confused because the bootloader will be gone so you would need to fix the boot order every time you pull it out

boreal coyote
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ngl I thought it would be nice to have a portable linux

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u get what I mean

ripe cliff
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Yeah

boreal coyote
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I'm just really scared I'll format sum I shouldn't

ripe cliff
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There is always a risk

boreal coyote
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the whole "omarchy uses the whole drive" scares the shi out of me

ripe cliff
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Well, that is if you use the omarchy iso

boreal coyote
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I dualbooted other distros before

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but that's the only experience I have

ripe cliff
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I've spoken about wanting to create a menu where you can allocate manually so you don't need the arch iso

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But I haven't written it yet and I would have to get it merged lmao

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Long process

boreal coyote
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well, I think you should

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many people dualboot

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u would be praised

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ofc only do it if ur unemployed

ripe cliff
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A lot of distros use calemares for their installation process which already supports manual allocation but, Omarchy decided to create their own installation software

ripe cliff
boreal coyote
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ur normal

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I'm just 14 and bored 😭

ripe cliff
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Ay, it is good to learn stuff at any age

boreal coyote
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yeahhh

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I always had an interest in computers

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in school I'm the IT guy

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they always call me, not the teacher

ripe cliff
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I've used Linux since I was 7 i.e since 2013, (may be a bit autistic 💀)

boreal coyote
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ik more than the teacher 😭

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romania core

boreal coyote
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Im experimenting from like

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2023-24

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fedora

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KDE neon

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once tried to install arch

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I had suicidal thoughts from it

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:3

ripe cliff
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Damn, I spent my first years on slackware which was a big teaching moment

boreal coyote
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actually, I have an idea on why it ain't working

boreal coyote
boreal coyote
ripe cliff
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Ah

boreal coyote
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it could still shit itself

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wanna watch me try to install?

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call, share screen

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I won't talk tho, parents

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kms

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it did the same

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😭

ripe cliff
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I mean, does it just error out?

boreal coyote
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yup

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it asks if every info right (name, email, etc)

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then shits itself

ripe cliff
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Also, I just saw that you just asked Matt for help lmao, don't do that. Bro will just be rude to you

boreal coyote
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I'm used to it, get bullied every day

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Ill put him to his place

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okay I hate matt

ripe cliff
boreal coyote
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alright, idk what to do

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i feel like chatgpt will just give me ai slop

ripe cliff
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I mean, I don't really know other than just saying to install it using the iso on a usb drive and installing it onto the ssd that way

boreal coyote
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look, ik im askin for much, but can you hop on a call so i can show u my configuration

ripe cliff
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I am currently in a call so I can't really

boreal coyote
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aaaa

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alr

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one more question

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u know rufus

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my USB didn't boot

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it said to remake it in mbr

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can i?

ripe cliff
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Yeah, it was a while ago I last used rufus, but I think there is like a button where you press if you want uefi or not and in this case you don't want it because that would make it GPT

boreal coyote
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ye ik how

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its just, ion rly know what it means

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didnt know if it messes w omarchy

ripe cliff
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Well, MBR supports older hardware and is the standard for isos and stuff

boreal coyote
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kk

ripe cliff
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Though, for paritioning of drives it is GPT

boreal coyote
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well

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uhh

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sure

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ngl i would trust u w my life atp

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so

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thx 👍

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Ill see if it works

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umm, I mean, it's fuctional

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happened to me in installers before tho

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okay, the installer started

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like, the actual installing part

ripe cliff
boreal coyote
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thank you for being here for me

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ripe cliff
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Good job