Arch Linux

skateboarding2

Member

Registered: 2025-07-09

Posts: 1

How to install Arch on a partition of the disk, not on the entire disk

Hi, I’m trying to install Arch Linux using archinstall, but I need to install it on a single partition instead of the whole disk and I don't know how to select a partition, it automatically select the while disk, though it displays the partitions. I’d like to avoid overwriting existing partitions. Could someone explain how to select a partition and then install Arch on it?

Scimmia

Fellow

Registered: 2012-09-01

Posts: 12,931

Re: How to install Arch on a partition of the disk, not on the entire disk

Easy, don't use archinstall.

cryptearth

Member

Registered: 2024-02-03

Posts: 1,601

Re: How to install Arch on a partition of the disk, not on the entire disk

as you seem new to arch get familiar with the manual guide https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Installation_guide
archinstall is by no means the "windows installer like simple way for new users" but rather a tool for experienced users to speed up rapid deploy