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000krf

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Registered: 2008-10-30

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Approximate Lenght (in time) for an Install

I'm not a complete Linux newbie, but I am new to Arch. My laptop currently has Crunchbang installed, but "The Arch Way" intrigues me. Since this is my primary computer -for home use only, nothing "mission critical"- I would like to get an idea of how long an average install would take so I can plan my time accordingly.  I am currently reading the Beginners Guide and am planning on doing the http/ftp install. What I want is an openbox WM with full multi-media support.

Can I get some ideas as to how long it has taken people to install their systems? I'm connected via cable modem with a 1.8 GHz Intel CPU and 2GB RAM.

Thanks,

Kent

hasse

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From: Vejle, Denmark

Registered: 2008-04-02

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Re: Approximate Lenght (in time) for an Install

Less than 30 mins, but it depends on how much you wanna install

SkonesMickLoud

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From: The D of C

Registered: 2008-09-20

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Re: Approximate Lenght (in time) for an Install

What you're looking to install looks pretty light, so it shouldn't take more than a half hour or so.

neotuli

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Re: Approximate Lenght (in time) for an Install

This is also good suggested reading, and will walk you through the installation process.
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Off … tall_Guide

If it's your first time installing Arch, I'd say you should set aside an hour or two to be on the safe side. If you were a pro, I'd set aside maybe 20 or 30 minutes assuming everything went smoothly. Downloading and installing packages itself won't take a real long time, but you can expect to spend more time getting aquainted with the system.

I hope that answers it, sorry for being so general, but it really does mostly depend on you and how comfortable you are with the system.

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Yunus Emre

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Registered: 2008-10-26

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Re: Approximate Lenght (in time) for an Install

I've made my first installation almost a week ago, it took 2 or 3 hours to feel OK as neotuli wrote.

Ashren

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Re: Approximate Lenght (in time) for an Install

Remember to pick a mirror close to your location.

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000krf

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Registered: 2008-10-30

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Re: Approximate Lenght (in time) for an Install

Thanks for all the quick replies. It doesn't sound like it will take that long. I was half-way expecting to see 6-8 hour posting. Very glad I didn't

With even a 2 to 3 hour time table, it looks like I can plan on an install this weekend.

Thanks again,

Kent

fcristini

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Registered: 2008-10-30

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Re: Approximate Lenght (in time) for an Install

I installed Archlinux two days ago for the first time.
With the installation CD it took about 20-30 minutes to be installed.

Then I rebooted and installed the full gnome desktop, ATI drivers and Openoffice 3.0. 90% of the time spent in installing these components is the download time

Then I configured the system to manage battery powers, frequency scaling and other stuff.

The installation took about 3 hours. It was done following the official wiki's.
All was pretty straightforward.

I really like Arch, my laptop has really increased its performances.