I Finally Installed Arch Linux Easily! | Dual Boot + GUI + AUR Setup (2025)
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Want to install Arch Linux the easy way in 2025? In this video, I’ll show you step-by-step how I finally installed Arch Linux with a beginner-friendly method, set up dual boot with Windows 11, added GUI app management using Pamac, enabled Flatpak, and installed the AUR with yay. Perfect for first-time Arch users!
🔹 Arch Linux Dual Boot with Windows 11
🔹 Easy Arch installation
🔹 GUI App Store (Pamac)
🔹 yay AUR Helper
🔹 Flatpak setup
🔹 GStreamer for media support
🎯 Works in 2025 with the latest Arch ISO.
🧠 Arch Linux Easy Install Guide (2025)
Follow these steps after booting into the Arch ISO:
🔧 Set Bigger Font for Better Visibility
setfont ter-128n
🌐 Connect to Wi-Fi (if needed)
iwctl
device list
station wlan0 scan
station wlan0 get-networks
station wlan0 connect YourWiFiName
exit
ping -c 3 archlinux.org
📦 Update Installer Before Installing
pacman -Sy archlinux-keyring
pacman -S archinstall
🚀 Start Installation
archinstall
Then follow these steps in the guided installer:
🌍 Mirrors and Repositories
Select regions
Choose Canada
Then go Back
💽 Disk Configuration
Partitioning → Manual Partitioning
Select your drive (e.g., MP600)
Free space:
400MB → fat32 → mountpoint /boot
16GB → linux-swap
Rest of space → ext4 → mountpoint /
Confirm and exit → Back
⚙️ Other Archinstall Options
Bootloader → GRUB
Hostname → techjotters
Root password → set your password
User account → Add a user
Enter username and password
Confirm and exit
🖥️ Profile
Type → Desktop
Choose → GNOME or KDE
🎮 Graphics Driver
Choose → Nvidia (proprietary)
👋 Greeter
Choose → gdm
Go back
🔊 Audio
Choose → pipewire
🌐 Network
Choose → Use NetworkManager
✅ Install Arch
Choose Yes
Select to chroot into the system for post-install steps
🛠️ Post-Installation Setup
pacman -S git wget curl os-prober ntfs-3g efibootmgr
nano /etc/default/grub
In the file, uncomment:
GRUB_DISABLE_OS_PROBER=false
Then:
ctrl+o
ctrl+x
os-prober
grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
exit
reboot
🎶 Multimedia Setup
sudo pacman -S gstreamer
sudo pacman -S gst-plugins-base gst-plugins-good gst-plugins-bad gst-plugins-ugly gst-libav
✅ Now your Arch Linux system is ready — with dual boot, GUI, audio, app store, and multimedia support!