Comment by johnisgood
9 months ago
> For some reason they killed the noob guide (which I helped maintain).
Is it up or archived anywhere?
9 months ago
> For some reason they killed the noob guide (which I helped maintain).
Is it up or archived anywhere?
You can probably find an archive somewhere but it's utility is probably low. It did need constant maintenance. Which was fine. There were enough of us.
In fact, I even got more people to contribute. I used to say the best way to learn Linux is to install arch. To come back to me after your third failure. It's rough, but you learn a ton and accelerate really fast. Telling people to expect failure helps. They know it's not them being dumb and they won't ruin their computer. Plus, they have a safety net and I promise I will help, but the real lesson is the struggle.
Are you referring to the Installation Guide that had everything on one page? The guide now consists of many links, it is no longer on one page which is kind of annoying (still helpful, but there is more friction when using links/lynx).
I do not remember the "Noob guide" otherwise, but I do remember the old Installation Guide which was great as it had everything on one page!
No, it was a bit different. Basically the install guide cut down with more direct suggestions for typical setups. I believe this is it[0] and I also found this reddit post from 9 years ago talking about the migration[1]. Today, that link will redirect to the standard installation guide.
[0] https://web.archive.org/web/20130116090332/https://wiki.arch...
[1] https://www.reddit.com/r/archlinux/comments/4z7z0i/the_begin...
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