#distrohopping tips? and how to setup seperate /home partition?
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wut
shows what title asks here
i see
@viral cosmos can i make a new partition on my current drive that i am talking to you by?
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Do you have more than one drive in your computer? Then you may want to move your /home directory (or other directories) to their own drive. It certainly makes reinstalling much faster when you don't have to backup all of that data and then move it back onto the machine after the reinstall.
WARNING!!!
I am not responsible for lost documents, ...
arch is more complicated for separate home.
it can be done but u gotta do it carefully all from commandline
what should i use for flashing arch to a usb
The first 1000 people to use the link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership: https://skl.sh/techhut08211 Ventoy can can add multiple operating systems on a single USB drive!
Ventoy is an open source tool to create bootable USB drive for ISO and other formats. With ventoy, you don't need to format the disk over and over,...
that explains it well
you're welcome. also remember this paragraph>> #1305302546688245890 message
for manual arch install. I suggest watching Ermano Ferrari vids
YT channel : EF linux made simple
UPDATE: Since the kernel 5.7 the allocate command is not anymore working. Use the dd command instead as explained in the Wiki.
In this video I am installing Arch Linux with a Swap file instead of a Swap partition on a UEFI laptop and KDE. This is the base OS installation with a Swap file, the advantage being a Swap file can be resized and offer...
there is a part 2 to that vid for desktop
I appear to be having issues installing both of the distros, as Arch simply says it failed, no errors at all, and Drauger OS gets stuck on the loading screen for a while and then goes to a useless terminal. I'm not sure if it's with Ventoy or if I need to check if sceure boot is on.
the arch iso doesnt load?
It's does but it also takes me to a terminal that is odd
Yes, the terminal isn't that one
oh.
It's really weird. I can send pictures in a few hours.
verify the ISO,.. (2nd white ventoy screen)
Ok
compare to orginal sha256 sum (should be found on the downloads area of arch site
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