Can I Install Arch Linux Without Internet?
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You can, but if you want a graphical environment without downloading anything, it would be easier for you to install a distro like Manjaro (which is based on Arch Linux). When installing Arch Linux use the -c flag when running pacstrap.

Do you need Internet to install Arch?

Re: Installing Arch Linux without Internet Access

Arch really isn’t a suitable distro for a totally offline machine. Unless of course you plan to run a portable mirror on another machine with internet access to update the offline machine.

Is Arch Linux hard to install?

Archlinux WiKi is always there to help novice users. Two hours is a reasonable time for an Arch Linux installation. It is not hard to install, but Arch is a distro that eschews easy-do-everything-install in favor of a only-install-what-you-need streamlined installation. I found Arch install to be very easy, actually.

Sophia Al-Mansoor

Sophia Al-Mansoor

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