The machine has two Ethernet adapters: one connected to a NAT-based internet connection, the other to a bridged network on a physical network interface. This quick start guide assumes the use of a ‘Linux, Other Linux (64-bit)’ VirtualBox virtual machine or a ‘Other Linux 4.x or later kernel 64-bit’ VMware virtual machine. It makes the whole installation process more clear by limiting all the executed commands to a single overview. Instead of looking at all possible scenarios the scope is much more narrow, limited to a virtual machine. That is where this quick start guide comes into play. To learn more about the installation process to understand the official guide better it is required to finish an installation at least once.

It provides a good reference manual for those who already have some experience with Arch Linux, but this puts those who lack experience in an uncomfortable position. What makes the official installation guide daunting is that it tries to keep track of every little aspect that could be relevant in obscure or rare situations. Installing Arch Linux is not really that lengthy as the wiki makes it seem to be.

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