linux

Got Arch installed and working on an old laptop.

Definitely a challenge: the official instructions left me completely lost re how to install grub. But GPT handholding helped, and I'm impressed and found the experience surprisingly educational!

I feel so much less stupid now, knowing that I’ve successfully installed Arch with just a wiki open on my phone in the pre-GPT days

But it was actually hell. So I feel you, V

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stupid in the sense that I thought the hell I went through came from not being “computer-smart” enough

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Yeah my first time was around a decade or so ago. I think I watched some YouTube’s but mostly read wikis

There are some YouTube clips that are an excellent crutch for your first couple of times.