How to install Arch Linux - 2021 Edition

In this video, we walk through all the steps required to get a fully functional Arch Linux system installed. From Downloading the ISO - to logging in for the first time.

[cyko]

I love that is no background music so I can vibe to my own playlist while doing this.

[Ryan-ffdb]

Great video, but a big heads up to those that have an MSI motherboard. Certain MSI bios versions will not recognize the default GRUB installation path and boot to the bios instead, bypassing GRUB entirely. The fix is simple though instead of 'grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=/boot --bootloader-id=GRUB' simply add the --removable flag like below.

grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=/boot *--removable* --bootloader-id=GRUB

hopefully this will save someone the hours of frustration I just went through.

[vens]

3 DAYS TO DO IT LETS GOOO. I had to restart multiple times due to issues with the USB i was installing from, and i hopped around multiple videos on my phone to figure it all out.

Now i can finally say the words…
I use Arch btw.

[keborgan]

I'm very glad you take time to explain a) what happens, b) where to look for alternatives in guide.
Thanks a lot!

[jNaim]

"I use Arch BTW" -is the only reason I wanted to install Arch. 🤣🤣🤣

[alex.germany]

Exactly what I searched for. Explained in very good speed. Not too fast, not too slow. And also shown where the information is coming from. Im really excited. Thank you so much.
Please a video how to continue with installing a gui. That would be great :-).
Thank you so much!

[exitmanwei]

I have to say thanks for making this installation guide. It's concise compared to other lengthy guides, and give good enough explanation for me to complete install. BTW I choose syslinux for bootloader, and by following the official guide, it worked.

[xyicre]

Thanks for taking the time to put this video together. Could you please put up a would be 'sequel' to this one. I'm a Gnome user and a zsh user, I really like your customizations and I'm sure there are others who do to. I'd like to see how you setup your workspace. Cheers.

[dustech]

Thank you very much. I followed your instruction and installed arch for the first time :)

[nccyr]

Great job, thank you for the video, just what I wanted to see today!

[VulcanOnWheels]

I'll admit, I found DistroTube's instruction clearer. I do like the fact that you explained systemd-networkd.

[ParanaSlim]

Thanks, I'm new to Arch and this helped a lot!

[giancarlolugo]

Love the tutorial, you explained things other tutorials don't. Thanks for that! I wish you would have finished the installation after installing a desktop environment.

[Raspredval]

is there any chanse u can make a video about offline installation? Like download packages before installation and just install them to the machine?

[grawlixes]

Thanks for this. Quick and to the point!

[marcm]

Thank you very much from a fellow Canuck in the NCR. What to do during a pandemic... learn Arch of course : )

[thUser]

Hey, I followed your tutorial and where you are supposed to see the grub menu, I get 'Minimal BASH-like line....'

I read that it's a common grub bug but I can't understand how to fix it. If you know the solution please let me know

[jonathancrowder]

I was missing the network setup stuff and was beating my head (and keyboard). Thanks so much!

[nigeI]

linux users when they have to learn a progamming language to install an os

[johnsansevere]

Excellent video. When you created the partitions was that for installing arch on a computer with a dedicated linux operating system or a computer have dual operating systems? I never installed a new operating system on a computer, so this is all new to me but it is in my future plans.