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[pefu19]

how do i dual boot my windows 8 install with arch linux? i already have cut some space from my win 8 partition :(

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[blueblur121]

how do i dual boot my windows 8 install with arch linux? i already have cut some space from my win 8 partition :(

Put that space back and use the Evo/Lution installer. It installs Arch using a gui or a command line. You can choose Arch base, or a number of desktop environments. It allows you to mess with partitions like in the ubuntu and manjaro installers.

http://sourceforge.net/projects/evolutionlinux/

[portify]

Put that space back and use the Evo/Lution installer. It installs Arch using a gui or a command line. You can choose Arch base, or a number of desktop environments. It allows you to mess with partitions like in the ubuntu and manjaro installers.

http://sourceforge.net/projects/evolutionlinux/

So much bloatware does it install on top of a base install?

[blueblur121]

There's a checklist for software you want. However, I think this option is only available with desktop installs. Base installs just have the essentials iirc.

Too bad there's no option to have yaourt included by default. You still have to install it manually.

EDIT: I've got a problem with Arch.

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» sudo pacman -S steam
error: target not found: steam

» sudo pacman -S skype
error: target not found: skype
According to the Arch Wiki, both of those are in the official repos. I updated the mirrorlist and did sudo pacman -Syy and tried again with the same result.

Anyone have any idea of what to do?

[blueblur121]

Bump. I would really like this to be solved today. Tomorrow I'll be too busy to fix anything.

[PurpleMetro]

how do i dual boot my windows 8 install with arch linux? i already have cut some space from my win 8 partition :(

it's hard to dual-boot arch with windows
like seriously after installing it alongside windows 7 one time i couldn't log onto windows 7 at all GRUB borked it

just use manjaro or arch-bang dood

[ChickenMaster]

it's hard to dual-boot arch with windows
like seriously after installing it alongside windows 7 one time i couldn't log onto windows 7 at all GRUB borked it

just use manjaro or arch-bang dood

i dual booted arch and win7 just fine, and i'm as green as grass when it comes to linux

[PurpleMetro]

my laptop must be handicapped then
my apologies

[blueblur121]

I've got a problem with Arch.

Code: [Select]

» sudo pacman -S steam
error: target not found: steam

» sudo pacman -S skype
error: target not found: skype
According to the Arch Wiki, both of those are in the official repos. I updated the mirrorlist and did sudo pacman -Syy and tried again with the same result.

Anyone have any idea of what to do?

I really need this to be fixed soon.

[ChickenMaster]

I really need this to be fixed soon.

enable multilib repo from pacman.conf

[TheBlackParrot]

I really need this to be fixed soon.

never use "GUI-based installers"

check for [multilib] in /etc/pacman.conf (if x86_64)
check to make sure you didn't disable any default repos, again in /etc/pacman.conf
sudo pacman -Syy

[blueblur121]

Only in the multilib repo? Ok then. I didn't know that.

Thanks, that was just me once again doing something stupid that seemed like a good idea at the time.

[PurpleMetro]

I really need this to be fixed soon.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/steam
srsly, it's not that hard to search

[Lugnut]

[qoute]Steam can be installed with the package steam, available in the official repositories. If you have a 64-bit system, enable the multilib repository first[/quote]

[blueblur121]

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/steam
srsly, it's not that hard to search

I already checked there. That is where I found out that it was in the official repositories. I know the package is called steam. I was asking why it didn't show up in pacman or yaourt.

I didn't know the multilib repo was disabled. I was dumb for not checking first.

[qoute]Steam can be installed with the package steam, available in the official repositories. If you have a 64-bit system, enable the multilib repository first

Nice quote.