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Sarcasm

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Registered: 2023-09-21

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Installing into a subvolume of an existing BTRFS partition

Hello,

I would like to install Arch alongside my existing Fedora installation while keeping the same home. Fedora is installed in a luks-encrypted partition with two subvolumes (home and root). I would like to create a new subvolume (e.g. archlinux) that is then mounted as / when booting archlinux. Is this possible?

The archinstall script doesn't allow to use the luks-encrypted partition: it looks like the only option I have is to delete it. Even if I open it with cryptsetup open /dev/nvme0n1p7 lukdDevice, the archinstall script doesn't allow to choose /dev/mapper/luksDevice from the available devices where I can install Arch Linux.

I'm new to pure Arch, previously I used Manjaro for about 5 years. I recently switched to Fedora and now I would like to come back to the Arch Linux world. I use Linux since 15 years now, but never faced with something like this

Thanks for any help!

Head_on_a_Stick

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Re: Installing into a subvolume of an existing BTRFS partition

The archinstall script doesn't allow to use the luks-encrypted partition: it looks like the only option I have is to delete it.

So just install manually then?

Disclaimer: I have zero experience of LUKS (sorry).

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Sarcasm

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Re: Installing into a subvolume of an existing BTRFS partition

Disclaimer: I have zero experience of LUKS (sorry).

And I have zero experience with arch installation LoL

Head_on_a_Stick

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Re: Installing into a subvolume of an existing BTRFS partition

Learning is fun!

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Installation_guide

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Sarcasm

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Re: Installing into a subvolume of an existing BTRFS partition

Learning is fun!

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Installation_guide

Thanks, I know how to google LoL

Installing without a script won't lead me to use Arch. That's for people without a life...

WorMzy

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Re: Installing into a subvolume of an existing BTRFS partition

If that's how you feel about learning and doing things correctly, then Arch isn't the right distro for you. Stick with Manjaro.

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