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shresth paul
shresth paul

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Installed Arch Linux — Next Stop: Contributing Back 🚀

After a long weekend of tinkering, I finally installed Arch Linux from scratch.

Yes, it’s known for being “difficult” — but that’s exactly the point. The manual installation process forced me to really understand:

Partitions & bootloaders

Systemd & networking

Package management with pacman

Building exactly the system I want

Now that I’ve set it up, I want to give back. My next step is to start contributing to Arch Linux — maybe improving docs, writing helper scripts, or building tools that make the process smoother for others.

Arch isn’t just an OS — it’s a community. And I’m excited to join in on the development side.

👉 If you’ve contributed to Arch or other Linux projects, what’s one piece of advice you’d share with a newcomer?

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