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Admin at 18:35, 6 December 2023

2023-12-06T18:35:45Z

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	Following the [https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Installation_guide guide] is mostly ok ; A word on something I completely forgot about :		Following the [https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Installation_guide guide] is mostly ok ; A word on something I completely forgot about :

−	==~~READ THE Fine MANUAL~~==	+	==Read The FINE Manual==

	(Assuming you have a thumbdrive ready and working)		(Assuming you have a thumbdrive ready and working)

Admin at 17:31, 6 December 2023

2023-12-06T17:31:21Z

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	Following the [https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Installation_guide guide] is mostly ok ; A word on something I completely forgot about :		Following the [https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Installation_guide guide] is mostly ok ; A word on something I completely forgot about :
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−	~~When you use a graphical installer, it will both assist in creating / deleting / reorganizing partitions, then at formatting them or not,~~
−	~~then in assigning their roles as "root", "home", or "swap" and so on ; I never realized those where completely independent actions, and that you~~
−	~~can partition or not, format or not, and, ''assign partitions'' with [https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Installation_guide#Fstab fstab] later on independently.~~

	==READ THE Fine MANUAL==		==READ THE Fine MANUAL==

Admin: /* Other Housechores */

2023-11-29T15:32:14Z

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	note that I nevertheless blindly imputed some commands to enable quota, rescan them and such. sources suse and oracle.		note that I nevertheless blindly imputed some commands to enable quota, rescan them and such. sources suse and oracle.

−	Trying now in a VM to [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maIu1d2lAiI scrupulously follow this guide], will add notes.	+	Trying now in a VM to [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maIu1d2lAiI scrupulously follow this guide], will add [[btrfs before install notes]].

	==AND IF YOU FAIL...==		==AND IF YOU FAIL...==

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2023-11-29T15:31:25Z

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	The pyhton script snapper-rollback also doesn't work for me, asks for some cquota definition that is said to be damageable to performance on the root partition ;		The pyhton script snapper-rollback also doesn't work for me, asks for some cquota definition that is said to be damageable to performance on the root partition ;
	note that I nevertheless blindly imputed some commands to enable quota, rescan them and such. sources suse and oracle.		note that I nevertheless blindly imputed some commands to enable quota, rescan them and such. sources suse and oracle.
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		+	Trying now in a VM to [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maIu1d2lAiI scrupulously follow this guide], will add notes.

	==AND IF YOU FAIL...==		==AND IF YOU FAIL...==

Admin: /* Default install through pacstrap needs a lot more stuff, you'll probably want */

2023-11-29T10:38:05Z

Default install through pacstrap needs a lot more stuff, you'll probably want

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	- base-devel linux-lts os-prober pacman-contrib git grub efibootmgr		- base-devel linux-lts os-prober pacman-contrib git grub efibootmgr

−	- grep rsync nano tar git iwd less	+	- grep rsync nano tar git iwd less sudo

	- gdm gnome networkmamager gedit - or any of your login manager and desktop environment of choice		- gdm gnome networkmamager gedit - or any of your login manager and desktop environment of choice

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2023-11-29T10:37:42Z

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	# systemctl enable --now paccache.timer		# systemctl enable --now paccache.timer

−	Good luck with btrfs, and snapper, and snap-pac, and grub-btrfs, and don't forget to [https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Snapper#Booting_into_read-only_snapshots hack mkinitcpio] as described. Then try your luck with	+	Good luck with btrfs, and snapper, and snap-pac, and grub-btrfs, and don't forget to [https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Snapper#Booting_into_read-only_snapshots hack mkinitcpio] as described. Then try your luck with (no, it didn't work here):

	# snapper rollback --ambit classic <snapshot number to rollback to>		# snapper rollback --ambit classic <snapshot number to rollback to>

−	The pyhton script snapper-rollback doesn't work for me, asks for some cquota definition that is said to be damageable to performance on the root partition ;	+	The pyhton script snapper-rollback also doesn't work for me, asks for some cquota definition that is said to be damageable to performance on the root partition ;
	note that I nevertheless blindly imputed some commands to enable quota, rescan them and such. sources suse and oracle.		note that I nevertheless blindly imputed some commands to enable quota, rescan them and such. sources suse and oracle.

Admin: /* Other Housechores */

2023-11-29T10:10:36Z

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	Setup wiregard		Setup wiregard

−	Enable the paccache.timer service to get rid weekly of the cruft in /var/cache/pacman/pkg/ ''which will totally eat up your disk if you don't do that!''	+	Enable the paccache.timer service to get rid weekly of the cruft in /var/cache/pacman/pkg/ ''which will totally eat up your disk if you don't do that!''

		+	# systemctl enable --now paccache.timer

	Good luck with btrfs, and snapper, and snap-pac, and grub-btrfs, and don't forget to [https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Snapper#Booting_into_read-only_snapshots hack mkinitcpio] as described. Then try your luck with		Good luck with btrfs, and snapper, and snap-pac, and grub-btrfs, and don't forget to [https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Snapper#Booting_into_read-only_snapshots hack mkinitcpio] as described. Then try your luck with

Admin: /* Annoyances, gripes and actual issues */

2023-11-29T10:09:55Z

Annoyances, gripes and actual issues

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	* Why did my last ''genfstab'' fail with only /dev/sda6? Why where there duplicate of everything when I re-mounted the drives genfstab missed?		* Why did my last ''genfstab'' fail with only /dev/sda6? Why where there duplicate of everything when I re-mounted the drives genfstab missed?

−	'''Why is installing Arch still a 1h30 affair when I know the whole thing practically by heart? The pre-download, pacstrap part was 11 minutes!!	+	'''Why is installing Arch still a 1h30 affair when I know the whole thing practically by heart? The pre-download, pre-pacstrap part was 11 minutes!!

Admin: /* Annoyances, gripes and actual issues */

2023-11-29T10:09:31Z

Annoyances, gripes and actual issues

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	* Why is os-prober disabled in grub ; why is it not included by default?		* Why is os-prober disabled in grub ; why is it not included by default?
−	* And '''why''' aren't small stuff like less, nano, grep, wget, rsync - or iwd and pacman-contrib ?!	+	* And '''why''' aren't included small stuff like less, nano, grep, wget, rsync - or iwd and pacman-contrib ?!
	* Why can I not run Appimages ? They're supposed to work everywhere.		* Why can I not run Appimages ? They're supposed to work everywhere.
	* Why did my last ''genfstab'' fail with only /dev/sda6? Why where there duplicate of everything when I re-mounted the drives genfstab missed?		* Why did my last ''genfstab'' fail with only /dev/sda6? Why where there duplicate of everything when I re-mounted the drives genfstab missed?

	'''Why is installing Arch still a 1h30 affair when I know the whole thing practically by heart? The pre-download, pacstrap part was 11 minutes!!		'''Why is installing Arch still a 1h30 affair when I know the whole thing practically by heart? The pre-download, pacstrap part was 11 minutes!!

Admin: /* Annoyances, gripes and actual issues */

2023-11-29T10:08:49Z

Annoyances, gripes and actual issues

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	* Why is os-prober disabled in grub ; why is it not included by default?		* Why is os-prober disabled in grub ; why is it not included by default?
	* And '''why''' aren't small stuff like less, nano, grep, wget, rsync - or iwd and pacman-contrib ?!		* And '''why''' aren't small stuff like less, nano, grep, wget, rsync - or iwd and pacman-contrib ?!
		+	* Why can I not run Appimages ? They're supposed to work everywhere.
		+	* Why did my last ''genfstab'' fail with only /dev/sda6? Why where there duplicate of everything when I re-mounted the drives genfstab missed?
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		+	'''Why is installing Arch still a 1h30 affair when I know the whole thing practically by heart? The pre-download, pacstrap part was 11 minutes!!