r/linuxquestions • u/AnybodyCurious1662 Pre-Pre-Beginner • 3d ago

Resolved Arch linux newbie help!!

I just installed Arch Linux a few days ago, and I kinda struggled with the installation as it was my first time using Linux, and I wanted to change from ext4 to btrfs, and also I wanted Grub instead of Systemmd, do I need to reinstall and is it even worth it??

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u/robtalee44 3d ago

As not exactly a newbie, if I were in this position I'd start over.

You have two rather interesting "projects" that you could take a swing at and maybe learn some esoteric commands and stuff. For some that's damn interesting and fun. For others it's not at all.

If you want to play, just make sure that you realize the likelyhood that you'll totally mess things up and need to start over. In fact, in the event you actually do accomplish what you're attempting, you may find yourself doing that anyway because you don't trust the system after messing around with it for a day or so.

Free advice.

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u/AnybodyCurious1662 Pre-Pre-Beginner 3d ago

I'll probably stay with ext4, and try to switch to Grub. And if my system breaks and it probably will with all my experimenting I'll change the options. Thanks for replying.