I want to learn Linux and I read that installing Arch Linux is a great way to do this. But all guides I’ve found so far only guide you through the steps without much explanation of what it is you are doing during the installation.
Is there a guide that is more “guided” for lack of a better word? One that teaches me what I’m doing and why I’m doing it? I could of course google every single command and step during the installation but I think it would be easier to understand if there would be a guide including all this.
Yes actually. Every single part of the OS that the Arch Wiki tells you to install is a hyperlink. If you click it then it takes you to the detailed documentation for that component. Then you can read about each component individually. So the wiki install doc is probably your best bet.
This is what I was going to say. It’s how I installed Arch, and it’s just a really good way to learn about a linux system in general, in addition to the specifics of Arch.
Arch’s official Wiki and general documentation are second to none. I don’t generally use Arch anymore, but I keep the documentation bookmarked, and the forums are one of my first stops when I’m trying to solve a problem, usually before whatever distro I’m working on.
Seriously, OP - use the Arch Wiki, set up Arch the Arch way, and lookup anything you don’t understand from the docs. It’s the best way to do what you’re trying to do. Nothing else comes close.