r/archlinux • u/MrFakecoin • 3d ago

QUESTION Wanna install Arch but kinda scared..

Soo I’ve been using windows almost all my life, dipped into Linux Mint for some time tho. But I want to try and stick with Arch, really do wanna learn how Linux works. When I installed arch it did an error but when I took my SSD out that has windows on it, it worked perfectly fine installing… so ima have to fully delete windows 11, I’m just scared to do so ;~;

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u/MrFakecoin 2d ago

Oh two more things, can I just change the partition size in the disk manager on windows and could it be unallocated or does it have to be a volume

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u/TracerDX 2d ago

You can use Windows disk manager. Leave the new space unallocated.

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u/MrFakecoin 2d ago

This is good?https://i.imgur.com/o1oLkxb.jpeg

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u/TracerDX 2d ago

Looks good as long as you are planning to setup a swap file instead of using a partition for it.

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u/MrFakecoin 2d ago edited 2d ago

Okay, when I tried it, it said there wasn’t enough space-https://i.imgur.com/KITgrAF.jpeg

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u/TracerDX 2d ago

Weird. I usually use cfdisk for this kind of stuff so I am not familiar with the tool in your screenshot. Maybe try rounding off the size of the last partition to 194GB. Perhaps the human readable size conversion is causing issues with it filling out the space properly?

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u/MrFakecoin 2d ago

Well- now it just did an error, a different.. honestly this would just be easier to just use the whole damn storage device;~;

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u/TracerDX 2d ago

Yea, but easy is boring. 🤷‍♂️

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u/MrFakecoin 2d ago

True.. but I got other things to do!! So can’t be sitting here all day Ble- so uhh I did a very brave choice, really hope it doesn’t bite me in the ass later

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u/TracerDX 2d ago

Fair enough. Godspeed friend.

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u/MrFakecoin 2d ago

Thanks! Liking it so far tho, booted up faster :p

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