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grotesqueimpalement

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Registered: 2024-02-04

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Queries regarding fresh install of arch linux with windows

Hi There..

I am currently running Arch on my laptop which contains a 256GB SSD and 1TB HDD.
I want to dual boot it with windows 10, but I want a fresh start.

Should I install Windows 10 first or Arch ?
Is there a relevant guide that I could follow...

Also as a follow up question, given that primarily I would be using Arch linux and Windows only for gaming and running some softwares, How should I go about partitioning the drives.

Lone_Wolf

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Registered: 2005-10-04

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Re: Queries regarding fresh install of arch linux with windows

Windows tends to be bad at leaving other installed OSes alone during windows install, so do windows first.

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

partition lay-out is very personal, 1 tip :
1. configure the partitions before you start installing, especially the Efi System Partition windows autocreates is very small .

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Try clean chroot manager by graysky

d.ALT

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Registered: 2019-05-10

Posts: 959

Re: Queries regarding fresh install of arch linux with windows

Windows tends to be bad at leaving other installed OSes alone during windows install, so do windows first.

Yup. But... Anyway... You can "force" Windows Installation behaving as you wish by manually installing it, eg: https://gist.github.com/aubymori/a8b91e … 6fa774cf50

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