Note that the data partition may need to be the first partition on the device, as Windows assumes that there can only be one partition on a removable device, and will happily automount an EFI system partition otherwise. If you have chosen to install Arch onto a USB mass storage device and want to be able to continue to use it as a cross-platform removable drive, this can be accomplished by creating a partition housing an appropriate file system (most likely NTFS or exFAT).This is necessary to allow booting on multiple systems each requiring different modules in early userspace. Before creating the initial RAM disk, in /etc/nf move the block and keyboard hooks before the autodetect hook.If you run Windows or macOS, download VirtualBox, install VirtualBox Extensions, attach your removable medium to a virtual machine running Linux (either already installed or via a live ISO), and point the installation into the now attached drive while using the instructions at the Installation guide.If booting from a Live USB, the installation cannot be made to the same removable medium you are booting from. An Arch Linux CD/USB can be used to install Arch onto the removable medium, via booting the CD/USB and following the installation guide.If you have another Linux computer available (it does not need to be Arch), you can follow the instructions at Install from existing Linux.There are various ways of installing Arch on removable media, depending on the operating system you have available: However, if you plan to install desktop environments such as KDE, 3 GiB or more is recommended. A modest set of packages will fit, leaving a little free space for storage. Once you learn those, you conquered 90% of the difficulty of installing Arch and probably 70% of installing Gentoo.Note: At least 2 GiB of storage space is recommended. It’s partitioning and file systems which are common to all Linux distros, just a bit more hands on in Arch and Gentoo. The sharpest learning curve for new Linux users when installing Arch, actually has nothing to do with Arch per se. Installing Arch is the only way I know for someone to realize that installing Arch isn’t difficult. Don’t opt for an easier to install distro. Now to the advice, with which I respectfully disagree. Years ago, I learned more about how, and more importantly why, Linux works, not by completing a project, but by attempting numerous times to install Gentoo and numerous times, failing spectacularly. Failing to do something the first - or first several - times isn’t failure. In addition to creating problems, the install script robs you of the opportunity to learn how Linux works that would otherwise be yours at absolutely no cost. Using a script in a VM will add even more layers of problems. I’ve never managed to complete a scripted installation in less than twice that, and then the configurations I had to correct took longer than the install itself. From a blank hard drive to fully functional KDE desktop, installing from the command line, takes me under half an hour. I’ve never seen an Arch install script that wasn’t more trouble than it was worth and didn’t take longer to use than installing the traditional way. First, I agree that you should ditch the script, and for a couple of reasons. You have been given some advice with which I agree and some with which I as a Linux user from before Slackware and Debian were released, do not. Linux is the most versatile operating system and within Linux, Arch is a particularly versatile distro. To answer your question, of course, you’ll be able to run Arch on your computer.
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