#unable to use archinstall

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agile karma
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use calam-arch for an easier experience. it's hosted on Sourceforge

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google it, it will lead to a page that has bluearch in the web addree\ss

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ok and?

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it'll will boot up to a live xfce desktop

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but u may choose a different desktop

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yep. u just need a 2nd usb to install onto the 250GB usb ssd

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shrugs

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use Lxqt desktop for Arch

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in the calam-arch installer, it will be

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ok, what exactly did you do so far?

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do you mean you loaded it onto a usb stick, like with Ventoy, and now you're trying to install it to a portable ssd?

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how though?

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oh ok.

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do u want to install it? (this will likely erase whatever is on your portable SSD)

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what you have to understand is that you need one USB drive as the installer-medium, and SOME OTHER DRIVE as the destination to install it onto.

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ok

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first in calamarch, (it's a live mode xfce desktop) connect to ethernet or wifi

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forget the terminal

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it should be as easy as locating the network manager icon in the tray area near the system clock

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hang on

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u should see this

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well u got something weird

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ur supposed to get the calamarch iso , burn it to usb, with either mint stick maker, or ventoy, then boot to that USB, and it will load up like the picture.. from there u can connect to internet graphically, and also hit the installer button, just like in the picture

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you're probably booting off the wrong thing

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press startx

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type it, then enter.

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type uname -a

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then paste the result of that here

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ok. type lsblk and press enter, then share a clear pic of that

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LSBLK but all in lowercase

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perhaps the iso is faulty. idk. boot back into Mint

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well I did not know this

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ok go on the Windows pc, I'll show u how to check the ISO integrity

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ok, so, go into Mint terminal, you'll need to verify the calamarch iso

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what folder is the calamarch iso that you downloaded from the internet?

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yeah open a terminal in that folder

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type pwd to make sure ur in it

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what's the exact name of the iso?

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ok so type sha256 Calam-Arch-Installer-2024-05 add a .iso to the end of the filename if it has one

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no

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sha256 should be built in

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ok, right click the ISO in the Mint file manager, it should have a option

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idk what it is

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so let it calculate the sha256 checksum.. while it does that, go to the website where u got it, and look for the same thing, a checksum file

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something like sha256 number or sha256sum.txt

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on the website in the download area where u got it

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then compare that value to the one in the picture above, and if it matches, then the ISO's not broken

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if it doesn't match, then it's broken

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hang on im checking the site for where the verify info is

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ok I cannot find the checksum file on the sourceforge website or anywhere

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do you really need Arch?

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so what do u want?

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I'd try MX linux

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the xfce version.

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yeah

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there's an "even lighter" version of MX called MX Fluxbox

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can give it a shot. how much memory and cpu action do u have?

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like how fast or what type of CPU

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I'd go with Antix then. it's from the same maker of MX, with many of the same pleasantries built-in, but even lighter cuz it runs ICEWM.. should be golden on an Atom

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low memory idle too.

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antix 23?

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then try it

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yeah some applications are hard to find for 32 bit these days

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so u'll def want 64 bit Antix ICE "FULL" version

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make sure u get the FULL version 64

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ya it works super fast for youtube vids

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Etcher it to ur usb stick, then install to the computer with the hard drive. I personally use it, and it works on my 16+ year old rig with a core2

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then again core2 is better than Atom, but still

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i've seen the guy on YT "techhut" talk about antix working decent

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on an atom netbook

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download the app image for etcher, it's easy.

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i didnt know balena etcher offers deb version

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u typed it weird

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u dont do that with deb files

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?

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yeah..

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so on linux mint, all u do is double-click the deb file. A program called gdebi will take over, and install it for u

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u just told me u had the deb

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lol too much confusion. there is no deb package as far as I know. get the appimage

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it's so easy

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then dot slash it, and it will run

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which version?

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the deb or the appimage?

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ok open the download folder, and just double click it to install it

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follow its prompts to etch the antix full iso to a blankable USB stick

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ok have fun

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it's point and click, in the antix look and feel manager

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wallpaper, ICEwm theme, and the look-and-feel theme, that's all point and click

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try legacy to test it out

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it will include both, and once installed u can pick either from the boot menu

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click on the left graph by the clock, that will open the network connection manager

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if u choose to install it, let it do all stuff with defaults, auto

warm zodiac
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@agile karma @warm zodiac i advice against calam arch, as it includes some unwanted packages + doesn't allow to choose between pulse or pipewire, which will be a major issue on the long run

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You better be using official arch instead or EndeavourOS

agile karma
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noted

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i dont see why not

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check the Antix Package Installer for it in the Popular Apps section

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check in system

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in the main menu

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u can also click the "App Select" item at the top of the start menu, and type some word or letters, and it finds matches

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alright

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keep in mind it probably booted with kernel 6.1 after u installed Antix. if it feels fine, then leave it as is. (uname -r to check in terminal)

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the release file not being signed u mean?

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hm i hope that's not an issue

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ok bye

warm zodiac
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For that, use lxqt