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Damn I've done this stuff. Even installed Gentoo on Raspberry Pi 400 for no reason. Maybe I'm not taking the right meds?
I've installed Antix on a R51. I'm kinda quirky like that.
Let's say I have an old ThinkPad..
Where does one start when trying Arch?
I used some Linux distros before and tinkered a little bit but I'm not too deep into Arch atm (but eager to get into it).
I just followed the comfy arch install guide with some additions from the comments section on YouTube, and I had a working machine quickly.