Arch Linux

Most learning happens when something fails. If nothing breaks, nothing evolves.

My journey with Linux started about a year ago. I first tried Mint, very user friendly, almost identical to Windows, but lighter, faster, and better. I was using a broken €200 laptop with a Celeron processor, so I wanted to go as lightweight as possible. That’s when I tried Arch.

Back then, I didn’t want to read documentation or watch video tutorials, so unsurprisingly, I struggled a lot, and for no good reason. I also used ChatGPT for help, which somehow made things worse. I spent days just trying to connect to the internet. iwctl kept failing, and ChatGPT convinced me I needed to mess with IPv6 or DHCP (if I remember correctly).

Eventually, I plugged in my phone via USB, tethered the connection, downloaded NetworkManager, and everything worked perfectly. Wi-Fi connected instantly.

The lesson: if you want to use Arch, just run archinstall. Pick local mirrors, partition the disk, set a password, and you’re done. Do not try to do everything manually for the love of god.