how to install arch when i already have linux mint (i dont want mint)

[weary atlas]

@weary atlas dualboot or just arch?

[weary atlas]

just arch

:3

@weary atlas do you have ventoy installed?

[weary atlas]

how to check that

[weary atlas]

wget https://github.com/ventoy/Ventoy/releases/download/v1.0.99/ventoy-1.0.99-linux.tar.gz

i guess no

tar xzf ventoy-1.0.99-linux.tar.gz

cd ventoy

oka wait

[weary atlas]

You’ll probably have to walk them through the terminal it appears

no

i pasted that

in terminal

Nice!

its connecting to github

why does it take so long

idts this is normal

[weary atlas]

will this process need a usb

ventoy

i dont have any data on my device to lose

[somber spruce]

iirc ventoy is just a way to have multiple iso's on one usb

like you just copy a iso to the ventoy drive and you're good to go

[weary atlas]

yes

[somber spruce]

so no more dd, no more copy, all that

[weary atlas]

WHAT

[weary atlas]

yes

CANT I DO WITHOT USB

[somber spruce]

what do you have then lol

[weary atlas]

i dont have an extra usb

all are occupied

[somber spruce]

what did you install mint with?

[weary atlas]

with?

[somber spruce]

...

[weary atlas]

I DONT NEED MINT

why do u ask that

[somber spruce]

why are you so panicked lol

[weary atlas]

how to install arch when i already have linux mint (i dont want mint)

[somber spruce]

i thought you were saying you didn't have any usbs at all

[weary atlas]

i have

usbs

but they are filled

with stuff

[somber spruce]

@weary atlas is it possible to boot from a section of his hard drive?

cuz he could just do that ig

[weary atlas]

not recommended, but yes

[weary atlas]

move them

[somber spruce]

i mean, doesn't sound like he wants to replace whatever is on his usb* drives

that's the only other solution I can think of

[weary atlas]

how to do this

[weary atlas]

i cant bruh

[somber spruce]

google.com

theres plenty of people asking the same question

I would recommend starting there since they know it better than i do