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@@ -53,58 +53,25 @@ To load the configuration file into `archinstall` run the following command archinstall --config <path to user config file or URL> --creds <path to user credentials config file or URL> ``` -# Available Languages - -Archinstall is available in different languages which have been contributed and are maintained by the community. -Current translations are listed below and vary in the amount of translations per language -``` -English -Arabic -Brazilian Portuguese -Czech -Dutch -Estonian -French -Georgian -German -Indonesian -Italian -Korean -Modern Greek -Polish -Portuguese -Russian -Spanish -Swedish -Tamil -Turkish -Ukrainian -Urdu -``` - -Any contributions to the translations are more than welcome, -to get started please follow [the guide](https://github.com/archlinux/archinstall/blob/master/archinstall/locales/README.md) - # Help or Issues -Submit an issue here on GitHub, or submit a post in the discord help channel.<br> -When doing so, attach the `/var/log/archinstall/install.log` to the issue ticket. This helps us help you! +If any issues are encountered please submit an issue here on Github or submit a post in the discord help channel. +When submitting an issue, pleasee: +* Provide the stacktrace of the output if there is any +* Attach the `/var/log/archinstall/install.log` to the issue ticket. This helps us help you! + * To extract the log from the ISO image, one way is to use<br> + ```curl -F'file=@/var/log/archinstall/install.log' https://0x0.st``` -# Mission Statement -Archinstall promises to ship a [guided installer](https://github.com/archlinux/archinstall/blob/master/archinstall/scripts/guided.py) that follows -the [Arch Principles](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_Linux#Principles) as well as a library to manage services, packages and other Arch Linux aspects. - -The guided installer will provide user-friendly options along the way, but the keyword here is options, they are optional and will never be forced upon anyone. -The guided installer itself is also optional to use if so desired and not forced upon anyone. - ---- - -Archinstall has one fundamental function which is to be a flexible library to manage services, packages and other aspects inside the installed system. -This library is in turn used by the provided guided installer but is also for anyone who wants to script their own installations. +# Available Languages -Therefore, Archinstall will try its best to not introduce any breaking changes except for major releases which may break backwards compatibility after notifying about such changes. +Archinstall is available in different languages which have been contributed and are maintained by the community. +The language can be switched inside the installer (first menu entry). Bare in mind that not all languages provide +full translations as we rely on contributors to do the translations. Each language has an indicator that shows +how much has been translated. +Any contributions to the translations are more than welcome, +to get started please follow [the guide](https://github.com/archlinux/archinstall/blob/master/archinstall/locales/README.md) # Scripting your own installation @@ -236,6 +203,42 @@ There's also a [Building and Testing](https://github.com/archlinux/archinstall/w It will go through everything from packaging, building and running *(with qemu)* the installer against a dev branch. +# FAQ + +## How to dual boot with Windows + +`archinstall` can be used to install Arch alongside an existing Windows installation. +Below are the necessary steps: +* After the Windows installation make sure there is some unallocated space for a Linux installation available +* Boot into the ISO and run`archinstall` +* Select `Disk configuration` -> `Manual partitioning` +* Select the disk on which Windows resides +* Chose `Create a new partition` +* Select a filesystem type +* Now the location of the new partition has to be specified as start and end sectors (values can be suffixed with various units) +* Assign mountpoint `/` +* Back in the partitioning menu, assign the `Boot/ESP` partition the mountpoint `/boot` +* This is all for the partitioning menu, select `Confirm and exit` to return to the main menu +* Set any additional settings you would like to have for the installation +* After completing the setup start the installation + + +# Mission Statement + +Archinstall promises to ship a [guided installer](https://github.com/archlinux/archinstall/blob/master/archinstall/scripts/guided.py) that follows +the [Arch Principles](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_Linux#Principles) as well as a library to manage services, packages and other Arch Linux aspects. + +The guided installer will provide user-friendly options along the way, but the keyword here is options, they are optional and will never be forced upon anyone. +The guided installer itself is also optional to use if so desired and not forced upon anyone. + +--- + +Archinstall has one fundamental function which is to be a flexible library to manage services, packages and other aspects inside the installed system. +This library is in turn used by the provided guided installer but is also for anyone who wants to script their own installations. + +Therefore, Archinstall will try its best to not introduce any breaking changes except for major releases which may break backwards compatibility after notifying about such changes. + + # Contributing Please see [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/archlinux/archinstall/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) |