hi - i want to install arch on my laptop with ssh for that sweet sweet copy/paste functionality
can i ignore steps 3.1-3.6 that describe how to do the operation on a headless machine, since mine is not headless?
#[CLOSED] installation on existing arch machine
dry apex
hi - i want to install arch on my laptop with ssh for that sweet sweet copy/past...
Yes, you can skip those steps.
earnest spruce
Yes, you can skip those steps.
actually i just found a guide that suits my situation better:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Install_Arch_Linux_from_existing_Linux
i have arch linux already installed but i just want to reinstall it, keeping only the lowest, system configs, no apps no packages carried over etc
dry apex
Oh, I see
earnest spruce
installation on existing arch machine
dry apex
You would have to wipe everything else besides the configs and then pacstrap again
I think that’s how you would go about doing what you want
earnest spruce
of course i'd have to do it from root right?
dry apex
Yes, basically just rm -rf on everything you want gone, making the partitions fresh besides the configuration files you want to keep.
earnest spruce
will it boot me out of the system if that happens, will the system crash or anything?
dry apex
You should do it from the installation ISO or something, not while you’re booted into the system ofc.
earnest spruce
ok