idk why, but whenever I need an Arch ISO, I rather build it myself with Archiso than download it from the website. Am I alone with this?

  • ForbiddenRoot@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    I have never done this or even knew this existed. I have always just downloaded the latest ISO, used the Archinstall script, and then added / removed stuff as required after installation is completed.

    What is the benefit of using ArchISO instead? Useful for custom build deployment across multiple machines perhaps?

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      1 year ago

      That could be one reason.

      Or if you need to shoehorn in something that the official ISO doesn’t provide, like an obscure driver, that’s totally possible.

      I’ve made a pretty basic ISO before that had a GUI and a couple of other things for installation just to try out the process, which thankfully isn’t too difficult to piece together. But I would imagine that it allows for flexibility for the user to install as they please more than anything.

  • YonatanAvhar@programming.dev
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    1 year ago

    Yes.

    Although I did build my own ISO with a few extra programs to help me with some IT tasks, primarily dding the whole drive to 0.