> > > That's a good point. Gentoo for example has a good in-depth > explanation of all the steps involved in an installation. Maybe some > inspiration can be taken from there. > > Hi all. While indeed Gentoo have a detailed step-by-step guide to install the system I also find it somewhat boring and burdensome, but the really important thing here is that they have the install guide that way because Gentoo is a little more tedious to install when compared with Arch's simplicity - no flame here, just the facts. So far what I saw at https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_Install_Scripts is really neat! I must say I did not install any Arch that way yet, but it seems trivial to do that following wiki's instructions and -most important- the possibility to install the system by chrooting it -so you can installing everything else before the first boot- just rocks. On the other hand I don't think this can drive any new user away more than if we continue using the traditional AIF procedure because, and let's be real on this, the average 'final' user is even affraid of using something like AIF (I hear that all the time); but on the contrary, more technical people who wants to dive into GNU/Linux and learn about Arch will have no problem to follow simple instructions to install their system. What I do expect to see -actually I really would like to see- in the installation media are both the "Arch Install Scripts" wiki article plus the "Beginner's Guide" -- but also the "Unofficial Beginner's Guide" would be a welcome bonus. Cheers! -- -msx
