10 Things to do first in Arch Linux

[@JohnUsp]

Do backups of the Open Files Not encrypted.

[@AverageLinuxUser]

:-) You are right. I should have added --exclude=".ecryptfs". But the home directory was already open and decrypted, so files were copied as unencrypted as well.

[@JohnUsp]

Check 5:12, you are backing up the encrypted files. When mounted the ".ecryptfs" won't appear.

[@AverageLinuxUser]

I back up /, and .ecryptfs is in /home/.ecryptfs/ It always exists.

You make vids to fast & it's ok..., but for the nubes it's not, that is way your cannal don't have more subs. (if you know what i mean)). And spasiba Alu... again. [ ;

[@BurhanDanger]

Great Video. I liked the part where you encrypted home directory. Below is something I want to say about the points. 1. Average user do not need use LTS kernel. arch shipped one is fine. If someone wants extra stability kernel-wise they might use LTS. I personally use ck kernel for Haswell. Worth using ones are the hardening ones like grsecurity (now paid stable only). 2. You are supposed install it before you even boot up. Not post installation in my opinion. 3. This is one more reason to avoid grub if possible. To disable timeout this is so much work. I recommend using systemd-boot if you're using UEFI ( or even rEFInd if you want nice interface). Grub is pretty complex and bloated to make it work on everything. Systemd-boot by default disables timeout and it can be enabled with a single uncomment. 4. Nice. 5. Average use may not need firewall. Linux doesn't open ports like windows. It's helpful to have some extra security. 6. Great thing. Might also check whole disk encryption. 7,8. Run periodically as building packages leave orphaned packages and after some time optimisation gets away. 9. Nice one. Will keep in mind. 10. I have my own script and backup to cloud if hard-disk gets corrupted. Overall Great video

[@AverageLinuxUser]

Thanks for the detailed feedback!

[@visenya1664]

Arch doesnt ship with a kernel though??? In the installation you pick the kernel

[@troylance1]

Command list! #check internet connection (use wired to make it easy) ping -c 3 google.com #update pacman database pacman -Syy #install a reflector pacman -S reflector #setup reflector reflector -c "US" -f 12 -l 10 -n12 --save /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist #check for partitions fdisk -l #repartition hard drive (erase all partitions make one that takes up the whole disk, make it the primary partition, then make it bootable. Write the changes. cfdisk (location of hard drive) #Format the disk to ext4 mkfs.ext4 (location of disk with partition number) #mount disk to system mount (disk location with paertition number) /mnt #install base system pacstrap -i /mnt base base-devel #generate fstab file genfstab -U -p /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab #login to new system as root arch-chroot /mnt /bin/bash #set location of system (uncomment en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8) nano /etc/locale.gen #generate local locale-gen #set the clock (replace US and Mountain if you arnt in the mountain time zone) ln -sf /usr/share/zoneoinfo/US/Mountain /etc/localtime hwclock --systohc --utc #give computer a name Echo (computer name) > /etc/hostname #edit host file add 127.0.1.1 to ipaddress, localhost.localdomain to hostmane.domain.ort, and pc name to hostname nano /etc/hosts #enable network service systemctl enable dhcpcd #set password for root passwd #install the bootloader grup pacman -S grup #install grub bootloader to hdd grub-install (location of hard drive) #generate configuration file grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg #logout of the system exit #unmount the system umount-R /mnt #reboot take disk or usb out of the computer reboot #log into root using the password you set #create a new user useradd -m -g users -G wheel -s /bin/bash (username) #assign a password to user passwd (username) #add new user to sudo group (uncomment %wheel ALL=(ALL) ALL) EDITOR=nano visudo #logout of root exit #login as new user #install audio packages sudo pacman -S pluseaudio pluseaudio-alsa #install xorg server (leave the first option the default, the second one need to be 1 if you're using integrated graphics) sudo pacman xorg -S xorg xorg-xinit #create file of initiation for GUI echo "(gui of choice)" > ~/.xinitrc sudo pacman -S plasma-desktop xfce: "exec startxfce4" sudo pacman -S xfce4 gnome: "exec gnome-session" sudo pacman -S gnome cinnamon: "exec cinnamon-session" sudo pacman -S cinnamon mate: "exec mate-session" sudo pacman -S mate unity: "exec unity" Unity installation is tricky - see wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/... openbox: "exec openbox-session" sudo pacman -S openbox i3: "exec i3" sudo pacman -S i3 awesome: "exec awesome" sudo pacman -S awesome deepin "exec startdde" sudo pacman -S deepin LXDE "exec startlxde" sudo pacman -S lxde #install aditional packages like a file manager, terminal inulater, web browser, and text editor sudo pacman -S konsole dolphin firefox kate #start gui startx

[@AverageLinuxUser]

:) I assume you wanted to post this comment for the install video kzbin.info/www/bejne/fXzHgYZ9l56Za9U

[@troylance1]

It sure is. I'm not sure why I posted it to this video too

[@omarshehab585]

I love this channel, everything is clear, precise, and concise. Keep up the good work!

[@AverageLinuxUser]

+Omar Shehab Thanks a lot!

[@charmantbeaugarcon8306]

I loved this video. I was just about to trash my arch install but got a new fervour for linux by following your tips. Thanks!

[@SoulRollerFIN]

Great video. Modern Antergos does most things during setup, but microcode and fonts were a great addition.

[@BigDaddyLinux]

Hi ALU, All your videos are put together so well and I really enjoy watching them. This one is particular is a really nice helpful tutorial. Thanks for taking the time to make the video and also leaving all the documentation in the description for us to use. Awesome Job!

[@AverageLinuxUser]

Hi Big Daddy, Thank you for such a nice comment.

[@warbirdnut9269]

Another great video. I ran through this with the exception of encrypting the home partition and it works today. The only thing that has changed is that pacman-optimize doesn't appear to be available anymore.

[@superbeesonic]

i didn't realize how awesome I am at setting up arch linux until i saw this video.

[@jsilverboy]

If I wanted a lts kernel I wouldn't be using arch.

[@AverageLinuxUser]

This is your right. Linux is all about choice and freedom. Just curious what would you use?

[@cestarianinhabitant5898]

Same lol.

[@12Tsurugi]

I have the lts kernel as a backup in case a kernel update goes wrong

[@loyalty_cham1042]

That's a wrong opinion. The best things is to have a bootable flash as backup just incase if anything is broken. U don't need 2 kernels@@12Tsurugi

[@prajullas]

What Distro do you use to get Lts kernel up and running?

[@sirrobertdowneysenior8080]

you are beyond average Linux user..nice tuto

[@AverageLinuxUser]

Thanks. Well, average can mean different levels for different people :-)

[@agtugo9197]

Average Linux User average is very well defined sumoflevel/numofusers

[@chrismejia5235]

I'm not discrediting Average Linux User but this is pretty standard for Arch user or it should be.

[@MrGeoBmx]

he is also very modest, a quality of easterners :)

[@saulvillagomez8305]

Perfect and directly to the point, thank you ALU

[@AverageLinuxUser]

+Saúl Villagómez Thank you for watching and commenting.

[@Joe-mz6dc]

This is amazing. I'm up and running in VirtualBox today and it's running like a top. Thank you!

[@AverageLinuxUser]

Happy to hear it was helpful.

[@technotux7835]

also it is important to copy the packages cache from /var/cache/pacman/pkg so if you want to reinstall the system you don't have to redownload every thing again

[@AverageLinuxUser]

Thank you for the addition. You are right. However, in my views that would be rather for a maintaince video. I will make such a video soon.

[@AlexNiebla]

Great video, more Arch videos please. One in detail about sound and focused on PulseAudio specifically would be great.

[@AverageLinuxUser]

Hello, Alex! Thanks for watching and commenting. I have added PulseAudio to my topic list. I will make it as some point. There are more Arch videos on the way.

[@OlahuUber_29]

if i have recently purchased new computer or laptop with high end processor and high end graphics card then i would prefer to install bleeding edge kernel where new kernel code for new features are continously added for the new hardware launched in market which u may find this support missing or abscent in older or LTS kernels. but if i have 5 year old computer then there is no point in installing bleeding edge kernels and best option is to stay on LTS kernel which is very stable and secure. LTS kernel is not bad. some of the features from latest kernel is backported to LTS kernel.

[@AverageLinuxUser]

Hello Sam, Thank you for your explanation. I totally agree. I should have elaborated little more on an LTS kernel in the video. Probably, I will make a separate video about an LTS kernel to clarify the things.

[@shune84]

xfce all the way for me can pretty much design the desktop from dialogs customising panels with widgets colours images and scripts

[@nelsonhernandez3259]

I've done a 70% switch to linux (still testing the waters and working on some kinks here and there). This is my fourth day using it and I totally forgot that I did not have a firewall enabled. Comes to prove how complacent and lazy Windows makes us.

[@AlderDragon]

In case anyone else has this issue: after installing the LTS kernel for #1 I was getting a blank/frozen screen in Gnome. TTY'd to another terminal and started seeing "watchdog" logs printed out suggesting some CPU cores were stuck. Ended up installing nvidia and nvidia-lts (only had nouveau before) and the issue went away. I believe nouveau should work with some extra configuration though.

[@TheToniz4]

the 31_hold_shift script is not posix , if you use bash as you sh symlink is not a problem, but if you use it will not work. Just change #!/bin/sh to #!/bin/bash

[@cosmicpurp]

Great vid broski. I buy u vodka sometime.

[@AverageLinuxUser]

Hello Niggity, thanks. Looking forward to drinking vodka with you :D

[@magnus5551]

This is the best Linux tutorials on youtube so far imo. Keep up the good work!

[@AverageLinuxUser]

+StoneSwine Wow... is it? Your comment means a lot for me. Thank you.

[@user-gp8ub8vh7i]

Excellent video and advices! I like the dedication and the way you answer comments. Thank you!

[@AverageLinuxUser]

Hi Rolando, Thank you for such a nice comment.

[@tacos6996]

This video moves to fast with no explanations on the commands, you say do this but don’t say which flags are needed and how to do what your talking about, this video is completely useless

[@the_imonem]

One thing to do after encrypting home directory is to disable auto login or it will do all sorts of weird stuff My issue was when I first started booted the laptop, I get the mouse pointer but not actually logon, I press ctrl+alt+f2 and logon normally but not on plasma through sddm I went over the steps and read the Arch wiki as well as the Ubuntu guide as well, everything was as described but still I was not getting the login screen as I should on tty1 I was reading and reading about the ecryptfs and I stumbled on a comments that mentioned reason behind encrypting the swap partition and how that prevented leaking information that was stored temporary on the swap partition. It all hit me at once, autologin was actually defeating the purpose of having my home folder encrypted, so I went and disabled it and voila I am back to normal behavior again. Thank you for the guide, it is pretty thorough

[@oyinbra]

Great video especially Disable grub delay features. Been looking for that one for a while now. I hate seeing it and can you also add a link to your wallpaper? It's no longer available on Google plus and thanks. Really appreciate your effort.

[@CesarPeron]

Press Shift + Esc works for showing the hidden grub

[@xyzzy-dv6te]

Obvious tip: if you dual-boot, don't disable GRUB menu

[@HistoMagouri]

Thanks for posting this. I want to build an Arch Linux PC in the future and download this distro again. I did absolutely none of these things and I feel I may have been better off if I knew sooner.

[@AverageLinuxUser]

Thanks for watching and commenting. If it is your first experience with Arch Linux, do the installation in a virtual machine first.

[@HistoMagouri]

It's not, actually! But I never installed Arch Linux on a VM before though, hahaha

[@AverageLinuxUser]

You are brave :) I installed Arch there times in Virtualbox before I tried it on my hardware.

[@HistoMagouri]

My secret is that I used tutorial videos step by step in installing the distro, as well as videos showing people installing a Desktop Environment, so I was able to follow their lead step by step, while ensuring that I'm downloading the right packages. A little research doesn't hurt. Many videos showing how to install Arch Linux tend to be an hour long or a few videos. The most helpful one was by goguda55; his steps are simple to follow, and the video is only 13 minutes long.

[@AverageLinuxUser]

goguda55 is a nice channel. It's a pity there are no many regular videos.

[@MrTimdesires]

So glad this tut didn't say a n y t h i n g about yaourt. That AUR-helper is a plague. Great vid!

[@AverageLinuxUser]

Damn, I do have a video about yaourt :))) It works fine, but I have to admit I use a few app from AUR.

[@MrTimdesires]

Now i'm on gentoo Linux since a while, but i used cower/pacaur instead of yaourt. Safe, and works great.

[@AverageLinuxUser]

pacaur is recommended the most frequently. I will give it a try.

[@user-gp8ub8vh7i]

and please make a video about it

[@CesarPeron]

After changing to the LTS Kernel, the virtual machines do not start (Kernel driver not installed (rc = -1908)), I had to go back to Linux, did it happen to someone?

[@sanjay005]

Nice tutorial ... Specially the way you presented it... Making it little fast, keeping it of short duration.. Thanks, subscribed and added to favorites.

[@AverageLinuxUser]

Hello Sanjay, Thanks for subscribing and favoring. I am working on the best pace.

[@cosmicdude7721]

After editing pamd I can’t log into user account or root account. Basically I am completely locked out. Any solutions herr? I might just have to reinstall Arch at this point.

[@qn565]

Instead of grub I use Systemd-boot. What should I do after the installation linux-lts in order to register the new kernel?

[@archlinuxkatze1050]

For an EFI installation you might have defined the boot entry in /boot/loader/entries/. (that uses the standard bootloader which comes with Systemd) Then you also have to change the .conf boot entry in this directory.

[@AverageLinuxUser]

I am going to make a video on the EFI installation soon.

[@serge5046]

Hello ALU ! If you do it so quickly - which is not my cup of tea - at least you might increase the size of the characters in the terminal or use a magnifier. There is a small typo in the description #3 It should be /etc/default/grub. Perhaps you type too fast too. :) :) Thanks for your notes !!! Best regards, Serge

[@AverageLinuxUser]

Hello Serge, Thank you for helping me with improving my videos. Yes, I totally forgot to increase the font size. Too late now :-( And thanks for spotting the typo. I am pondering over the speed of my videos. I do it this way because I would like to watch such videos. But maybe it is not the best for a viewer. I will try to make the next video little slower. Kind regards, ALU

[@AverageLinuxUser]

Hello Serge, Thank you for the link. I will have a look.

[@wicosi]

Thanks for sharing your experience.

[@zuriko]

I couldn't get the hold_shift script to work, but holding escape seems to work without any additional setup on a UEFI machine.

[@CesarPeron]

I am not entirely clear what the last step of the rsync command does

[@austrianclod4849]

Чувствуется русский акцент. Толковое видео, краткость - сестра таланта! Сам впитываю информацию для того чтобы установить Арч. Другие Ваши видео не менее интересны. Буду изучать. Подписка. :)

[@AverageLinuxUser]

+Austrian Clod Thanks for watching and subscribing. Arch is well documented and it isn't difficult to install if you are willing to invest time in learning. Also, feel free to post your questions. (I do understand Russian, but most of my viewers don't. So, I answer in English.)

[@user-mr9tt3rh1v]

Average Linux User i was about to ask about it :) .good video though

[@MasterCorneilous]

О чем ты говоришь

[@MasterCorneilous]

то, что вы только что сказали, не имеет смысла

[@MasterCorneilous]

@@user-mr9tt3rh1v ماذا تفعل

[@gladyouseen8160]

How to copy screenshots to clipboard in arch linux. I am using gnome and Wayland

[@RawLu.]

Please do EndeavorOS 😉 As always I really appreciate how you make thing clear & simple, Especially when needing to use that Stupid Ancient Caveman Konsole Foolishness 💩 Why anyone in 2023 would prefer to sit there Typing crap out for hours on end??? Over ONE-CLICK of a mouse!?! LOL! is just so beyond me as someone coming from 20+ years of Windows 😵‍💫 TY.

[@MatthewRalston89]

Don't forget to delete System32 from Windows partition dual booted with Linux. Read up on System32 virus.

[@AverageLinuxUser]

I don't dual-boot with windows and if possible I recommend to avoid dual-booting with windows.

[@MatthewRalston89]

Hi Average Linux User, I was just trolling. I liked your video. Thanks for sharing! Please don't delete System32.

[@arthurazs]

Average Linux User hi, why shouldn't I dual boot with Windows? (I do only have Linux on my pc, but I'm curious why not dual booting)

[@AverageLinuxUser]

It often doesn't work correctly from my personal experience. Joe Collins seems to have the same opinion.

[@saurabhs123133]

I installed with dual boot and I was having issues with windows time freezing where It was shutdown last. Don't know what causes it. But is sure strange.

[@ValentinSW]

In description you typed "umane -r" instead of "uname -r" :D

[@swedishstudiosgaming]

I also spotted that. 😆

[@js_programmer8423]

does anyone know how to set up headphone jack audio on arch? i have a monitor that has not speaker so i use an external speaker..thus i have to plug in the aux jack in my raspberry pi..but it does not play sound ...only plays sound thru the hdmi

[@shuvamsky]

Manjaro is too much bloated. Installed kde manjaro, saw too much pre installed apps. Installed kde neon, feel satisfied ... though it's fackin debian😓

[@sumandhungana8605]

HELP! after i used ecryptfs and tried "sudo reboot" it kept saying incorrect password despite using the same password as passphrase can't login to root too What did i do wrong??

[@basalduat]

We all have Printers. Many of us have cheap printers that need proprietary plugins. I/we need some advice/help on what additional packages to install to get our printers . . . to print! Thanks for sharing your expertise.

[@AverageLinuxUser]

I know that it may be tricky to set up some printers, but in my experience all printers were configured automatically. Linux kernel has drives for the most printer models. I wish I had a printer to actually make a videos about how to configure it.

[@isa-ka]

Thank you VERY much for this tutorial!

[@AverageLinuxUser]

Thank for watching and commenting.

[@cestarianinhabitant5898]

There's no point in setting up ufw if you don't give it any options (I like to just type ufw default deny which prevents incoming traffic requests by default, this is like bare minimum settings man...)

[@AverageLinuxUser]

You are right. But it's better to be safe than sorry :-)

[@williamweaver1862]

the defualt settings are icoming- deny, even shows in the video.

[@argedinopasoles]

if i install a LTS kernel, will this affect my wifi drivers installation? (its about drivers for a tp link usb dongle that took me years to install it)

[@kohfee9967]

I don't really understand what you are doing while you are encrypting, I better read it from arch wiki before trying it and have a better understand.

[@tcroyce8128]

Good call chief.

[@tronchaser2u63]

I played it at 0.25x speed and you still move too fast, you need to add some pauses after you enter a CLI command, i couldn't catch some of them even at 0.25x speed...

[@joveezy19]

i keep getting this error error: target not found: hunspell-en error: target not found: ttf-gentium

[@zerore7662]

After 31_hold_shift script executed, how could I Enable GRUB delay again?

[@JoaoPedro-ye4sq]

The best, very well! Enjoy and put a custom link on your YT channel

[@AverageLinuxUser]

Hello João! Thanks for your comment. I do have a custom link kzbin.info I have no clue why KZbin doesn't show it.

[@Eleanorback]

At 4:13, the backup is the "username.random-chars" directory right?, (I'm newbie)

[@awiewahh]

Thank you for this wonderful video.

[@AverageLinuxUser]

Hello Jelly, thank you for watching.

[@Selbstdenkender]

Thx, great video, very helpful!

[@jmm1233]

hehe , first time i installed linux i was in the deep end with just tty shell , that god for manual being in the init bootstrap and links2

[@awabomer]

I can't find any video about the long list of apps that we installed ? I hope you can make one

[@adamli2013]

After the line "session required pam_unix.so" add: session optional pam_ecryptfs.so unwrap Reboot and make sure that you can login to your desktop After restarting in this step, I cannot log in to the desktop and ROOT user with the previous password. My password confirmation is entered correctly. But I still can't log in. I tried my password repeatedly, and I was repeatedly restricted to enter the wrong password for 10 minutes and try again.

[@essexgotlens7739]

Facing the same problem😭😭

[@prahe86]

Another great video. I just subscribed to your channel

[@AverageLinuxUser]

Thank you for the subscription.

[@loyalty_cham1042]

Your wallpaper how can I have it?

[@joveezy19]

I want to keep my Arch Machine headless is step 4 installing a Gui? Im Linux N00B!

[@apurvakumardani172]

If python came with arch linux default installed... Would have been great🙃

[@alexanderakhtyrtsev5776]

thank you very much

[@mraagh8779]

4:35 "But you might have ... aids"

[@loyalty_cham1042]

Hi I don't think u need to remove the other newer linux kernel after replacing it with the lts-kernel. I'm suggesting u leave it there just increase if that kernel has some problem, then you can log in with the other kernel.

[@AverageLinuxUser]

If you want to be on the latest kernel, you don;t have to uninstall it. But if you want LTS, you need to remove the latest one. Arch defaults to the latest kernel.

[@loyalty_cham1042]

But when I type unmae -r the output is 4.14.50-1-lts

[@AverageLinuxUser]

Hmm, and the latest kernel is installed? Update GRUB and reboot, wouldn't it boot with the latest kernel?

[@loyalty_cham1042]

U can leave the new linux kernel there and make the LTS kernel acive incase if the LTS kernel has problem u can then use the linux kernel by holdig shift to open grub menu

[@loyalty_cham1042]

I did this when I was installing arch linux (pacman -S linux-headers linux-LTS Linux-LTS-headers.

[@blackdragonrenato]

I installed Git and Yay. But this app show error ssl 403 and not connect aur archlinux server. How to resolve ?

[@tetedanco]

Hi, I install Arch whit UEFI , in poin 2 its the same two comands? Or should I change something ?

[@gemarrs]

Linux is virtually a desktop game. One can become so busy redundantly "configuring" it for weeks, that nothing else would ever get done ON the computer other than more "configuring". I've used linux for years on and off, and this is exactly the case with every time I have ever used linux. I don't use it anymore for casual home use. I just use Windows, because in Windows, I don't have to tinker with every little thing to be ready to just use it.

[@AverageLinuxUser]

You are very right :)))) That is how I felt about Linux when I started using it but after 3 years I stopped tweaking it :)))) Now I know what I need and only occasionally I may look for some new things which may increase my productivity. On the other hand I cannot work in Windows because everything feels wrong there for me :)

[@user-gp8ub8vh7i]

You have stolen my words! :-)

[@seigma5340]

Hey, I followed your guides on Debian and on those I noticed you change the GRUB_TIMEOUT parameter to 0 in order to do not show Grub menu. However, here you suggest a completely different path, but I still used the previous method and it works fine (setting the GRUB_TIMEOUT parameter to 0). Is this a bad practice or something like that in Arch Linux?

[@AverageLinuxUser]

Here I show what is recommended in Arch Wiki. But both methods should work. I think this Arch way is supposed to boot faster, but you will barely notice any difference in real life.

[@DanielFerreira-gu1di]

Thank you :)

[@AverageLinuxUser]

+Daniel Ferreira Thank you too :)

[@_prof5005]

Is linux support civil 3d program?

[@huntermcclurg3422]

I have Arch Linux set up successfully with KDE. However, for some reason, my wifi does not turn on automatically. I am able to turn it on manually using wifi-menu, but I'd prefer to not have to do this. What should I do?

[@romanbezliudko253]

If you want Wi-Fi and stuff normally integrated into KDE interface, then you'd better use NetworkManager instead of wifi-menu. As far as I remember, the NetworkManager package (and so its daemon) is one of Plasma's dependencies and, therefore, should be already installed on your system. All you have to do is activate the daemon on boot by typing this command in terminal: $ systemctl enable NetworkManager.service If you want to activate it instantly without rebooting, use this command: $ systemctl start NetworkManager.service Good luck :)

[@almatydream]

Thanx!

[@nandansarkar2122]

Followed the steps but holding shift at boot time is not bringing up grub, please help

[@AverageLinuxUser]

+Nandan Sarkar Try ESC

[@johngotek]

i have problem on audio laggy on media player only, i can't find a way to fix it, i just install using Antergos and no problem on audio.

[@AverageLinuxUser]

I have to admit my audio is not perfect either. It is not as loud as in other distros and I get some noise when I switch output between speakers and headphones. I need to investigate these issues.

[@johngotek]

my audio is working now with AL i just first install desktop, then pulseaudio,alsa and vlc and then no more laggy and crackling sound :) it happen when i went to install linux on my defective bad sector hard drive and then install to my ssd drive, i really love now Linux and KDE because it's free and open source, later also i have problem on my hybrid graphics bumblebee fix it. I have to learn more about Linux and programming.

[@betterh]

umane -r ==>> uname -r (fix)

[@devon660]

pacman-optimize has been removed in pacman 5.1.0

[@AverageLinuxUser]

Thanks for letting us know.

[@kartikeykushwaha3126]

@@AverageLinuxUser So what should i use instead ??

[@Goldman5800]

If I don't use grub but UEFI only what I must to do after installing lts kernel and intel-ucode?

[@AverageLinuxUser]

You mean you use bootctl. I have never used it. Please google how to enable LTS kernel with bootctl

[@HigherPlanes]

Just a question, since Arch is a rolling release distro, what's the benefit of installing a long term support kernel?

[@AverageLinuxUser]

I think there are various reasons. I personally experienced some incompatibilities between the latest kernel and virtualbox which is updated less frequently. Since I switched to LTS, I had no virtualbox problems. I think the same issue can happen with video drivers. So, unless you need some latest feature that is available only in the latest kernel, I recommend sticking to LTS.

[@HigherPlanes]

Oh okay. I've been running the latest kernel since 2014 but I don't really run virtualbox, I use boxes whenever I do use a virtualvisor, which is seldom. Thanks for making these vids they're very pro!

[@AverageLinuxUser]

Overall, an LTS kernel is supposed to be more stable. But Arch is very stable for a rolling release any way. Thank you for your kind words about my videos.

[@muthukamalan.m6316]

I think you need to update this video ( arch is capturing market and its year old video)

[@shaddartheimba]

bah i configured and updated grub as you said but now im missing windows 10 boot option since grub simply skips it :;'( i barely made it to make w10 as a chose option in my grub menu . Dose anyone know what could i do in order to fix this problem? Problem: Grub doesn't load instead it i instatantly jumps to black arch linux

[@AverageLinuxUser]

+shaddartheimba, press the shift or esc key during boot and the grub menu should appear.

[@sprajosh]

I installed linux-lts, reconfigured grub and installed linux-lts-headers... still didn't get lts kernel..

[@AverageLinuxUser]

+Siddharth Prajosh, what is the output of 'uname -r' ?

[@sprajosh]

Average Linux User 4.11.9-1-ARCH

[@AverageLinuxUser]

Reboot. At boot hold shift (or esc) to open Grub menu. Then select to load the lts kernel. Remove the standard kernel: pacman -R linux Reconfigure grub: grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cnf Reboot. Also you better have a backup of your system when you do this :)

[@MasterCorneilous]

it says pacman not found

[@alexandrema4644]

Hello, thanks for your excellent video ! I did 'sudo journalctl -p 3 -xb' in my terminal and many errors are listed. I tried to search them in Google but can't find a solution, could you help me ? (I have grub as bootloader with others OS like bLinux and Windows in my computer) Thanks ! -- Logs begin at Wed 2017-01-25 19:19:53 CET, end at Sun 2017-03-26 16:53:25 CEST. -- mars 26 16:45:55 jayywol kernel: efi: requested map not found. mars 26 16:45:55 jayywol kernel: esrt: ESRT header is not in the memory map. mars 26 16:45:56 jayywol gnome-session-binary[362]: Unrecoverable failure in required component org.gnom mars 26 16:45:57 jayywol kernel: ACPI Error: Needed [Buffer/String/Package], found [Integer] ffff8802277 mars 26 16:45:57 jayywol kernel: ACPI Exception: AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE, While resolving operands for [Opco mars 26 16:45:57 jayywol kernel: ACPI Error: Method parse/execution failed [\_SB.WMIV.WVPO] (Node ffff88 mars 26 16:45:57 jayywol kernel: ACPI Error: Method parse/execution failed [\_SB.WMIV.WMPV] (Node ffff88 mars 26 16:45:57 jayywol kernel: ACPI Error: Needed [Buffer/String/Package], found [Integer] ffff8802249 mars 26 16:45:57 jayywol kernel: ACPI Exception: AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE, While resolving operands for [Opco mars 26 16:45:57 jayywol kernel: ACPI Error: Method parse/execution failed [\_SB.WMIV.WVPO] (Node ffff88 mars 26 16:45:57 jayywol kernel: ACPI Error: Method parse/execution failed [\_SB.WMIV.WMPV] (Node ffff88 mars 26 16:45:57 jayywol kernel: ACPI Error: Needed [Buffer/String/Package], found [Integer] ffff880225d mars 26 16:45:57 jayywol kernel: ACPI Exception: AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE, While resolving operands for [Opco mars 26 16:45:57 jayywol kernel: ACPI Error: Method parse/execution failed [\_SB.WMIV.WVPO] (Node ffff88 mars 26 16:45:57 jayywol kernel: ACPI Error: Method parse/execution failed [\_SB.WMIV.WMPV] (Node ffff88 mars 26 16:45:57 jayywol kernel: ACPI Error: Attempt to CreateField of length zero (20160831/dsopcode-16 mars 26 16:45:57 jayywol kernel: ACPI Error: Method parse/execution failed [\_SB.WMIV.WVPI] (Node ffff88 mars 26 16:45:57 jayywol kernel: ACPI Error: Method parse/execution failed [\_SB.WMIV.WMPV] (Node ffff88 mars 26 16:45:57 jayywol systemd-vconsole-setup[519]: Virtual console /dev/tty0 is not in K_XLATE or K_U mars 26 16:45:59 jayywol kernel: Bluetooth: hci0: Setting Intel event mask failed (-16) mars 26 16:46:01 jayywol bluetoothd[284]: Failed to set mode: Blocked through rfkill (0x12) mars 26 16:46:13 jayywol kernel: mei_wdt mei::05b79a6f-4628-4d7f-899d-a91514cb32ab:02: Could not registe mars 26 16:46:14 jayywol bluetoothd[284]: Failed to set mode: Blocked through rfkill (0x12)

[@AverageLinuxUser]

Hello Alexandre, It seems that you have some problems with UEFI, acpi and bluetooth. Read Arch Wiki and make sure you configured everything correctly: wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Unified_Extensible_Firmware_Interface wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/ACPI_modules wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Bluetooth Best, ALU

[@68maud]

Fantastic. But a doubt? Backup restore? Is it correct in my own way? Sudo rsync -aAXvP /mnt/backupDestination/* --delete --exclude=/dev/* --exclude=/proc/ * --exclude=/sys/* --exclude=/tmp/* --exclude=/run/* --exclude=/mnt/* --exclude=/media/* --exclude=/lost + found /

[@AverageLinuxUser]

no, it is not. It should be in this order: rsync -aAXvP options source destination. For your command it will be: rsync -aAXvP --delete --exclude=/dev/* --exclude=/proc/* --exclude=/sys/* --exclude=/tmp/* --exclude=/run/* --exclude=/mnt/* --exclude=/media/* --exclude=/lost + found /mnt/backupDestination/* / To restore a whole system you need to copy backup from a live session, not from a working system. I will make a detailed video on backup in a couple of week.

[@joebalingit]

Please do some videos on backup and restoring of archlinux whole system...TIA

[@AverageLinuxUser]

+Joe Balingit, I will do such a video very soon

[@mindaugas9958]

what theme and desktop are you using in this video?

[@AverageLinuxUser]

KDE Plasma 5 with Breeze Dark theme

[@chamsinchamalie2099]

Please do a video on how to install Arch Linux

[@AverageLinuxUser]

I have a video on how to install Arch in legacy mode (not UEFI) kzbin.info/www/bejne/fXzHgYZ9l56Za9U

[@robsmart1221]

Do you recommend Arch/Debian over Mints, Ubuntu's & Manjaro?

[@AverageLinuxUser]

Hello Rob! It depends on your purposes. I actually use Mint too. Arch is the best if you want to learn linux and have full control of your system. Manjaro is great if you think about using Arch but you are not sure yet :-) Debian Testing is good if want a rolling deb distro. Debian Stable is good if you care about nothing but stability. Mint is the best if you want to install Linux as fast as possible and work on it without worrying about system maintaince. Ubuntu is great if you like Unity. If you are ok with Mate, Ubuntu Mate is as good as Mint. These are the reasons that first came to my mind.

[@jasonlowinger7919]

I'm looking to give this Arch Linux a try but i wanted to know if i dont like it is it easy to revert back to windows 10? This is my first laptop and im starting to realise that i dont like Microsoft, i have a privacy issue with them and im seeing im not in control of my laptop as much as id like to be.

[@AverageLinuxUser]

Hello Jason, Arch Linux is not recommended for new linux users. You better try Linux Mint, Ubuntu, Ubuntu Mate, Elementary OS. You can any of them in a VirtualBox. It's a free program. Install it on Windows and then install Linux inside it. I don't have a tutorial on it yet. but search​ KZbin, you will definitely find some tutorials.

[@xyzzy-dv6te]

@@AverageLinuxUser you can also try Arch on virtual machine :-3

[@random-accessmemory9201]

Arch Linux is really hard to install. 😭😭😭

[@aiyo4762]

Agree 😅

[@shaulkofi1076]

Awesome!

[@AverageLinuxUser]

Thanks!

[@VongolaJordy]

Amazing!!!!!

[@AverageLinuxUser]

+Lucas silva Thank you!

[@alexanderson753]

can you add in the update command for people who use uefi boot?

[@AverageLinuxUser]

Hello Alex, probably I have to do it. It is a popular demand. I will test it as soon as I can and add it. Thanks for the comment

[@LundMr1]

Hi :) Thanks for the great videoes. I have seen them several times and I should really try your suggestions. I have a small problem after my first install. I have overlapping letters in termite but not in other terminals. I can't really find the right solution and creating and editing the font in my ~/.config/termite/config does nothing. It seems like not many font are installed with xorg and i3. Do you have any suggestions?

[@LundMr1]

oh.. and +1 subscriber :)

[@AverageLinuxUser]

I appreciate the sub :) Every sub is encouraging to do more videos. I do not use termite. But I believe many answers can be found in Arch Wiki 😉 wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/termite

[@LundMr1]

Yes I love the arch-wiki, but sometimes I just don't get it :P I'll keep trying. Thanks.

[@LundMr1]

I found the solution :) Thank you for encouraging me. Arch is hard but really rewarding.

[@AverageLinuxUser]

Great! Fixing a problem on Arch is not wasting time as many people complain, it is learning!

[@fredericofavaro]

Hey, cool? U help me to, finally, migrate to arch! :) I have one thing to ask: its a good idea use veracrypt in place of TFS? THX

[@AverageLinuxUser]

I cannot say much on encryption. I use eCryptfs for full-disk encryption, because it is simple to use. Veracrypt is based on TrueCrypt. My experience with TrueCrypt was only positive until it disappeared. So, Veracrypt should be good.

[@fredericofavaro]

thx, i will give a try to eCryptfs. :)

[@AverageLinuxUser]

I will make a video about it soon

[@fredericofavaro]

that's will be great! :) I will wait for ir, thx

[@shater1164]

Cheers :D