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snarf

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Registered: 2026-01-25

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Remove/bury the archinstall traditional partition scheme

Linux install has been this way forever (long before arch existed) and it just does not make sense anymore.  Nobody wants the tiny root partition.  Oh but I can re-install and keep my /home.  I do not care and it's actually harder than just copying files around or using a different physical disk.  It's not 1992 and I'm not specifying the cylinders, heads, and sectors to my bios.  The tiny root is dumb. 

Do whatever you need to do for uefi to work but beyond that please one partition per disk.

WorMzy

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Registered: 2010-06-16

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Re: Remove/bury the archinstall traditional partition scheme

Then partition manually.

Mod note: Moving to Archinstall subforum.

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Lone_Wolf

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From: Netherlands, Europe

Registered: 2005-10-04

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Re: Remove/bury the archinstall traditional partition scheme

The Official installation guide very clearly states you have to decide on the partition scheme you want.

You're probably using the archinstall script which follows the ideas of its creator Torxed and does seem to have a standard partitioning setup.
Torxed and the team that develops/maintains archinstall are the only ones that can change that setup.

Last edited by Lone_Wolf (2026-01-26 12:29:25)

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clean chroot building not flexible enough ?
Try clean chroot manager by graysky