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franco55

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Registered: 2025-12-30

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installation from archlinux

I tried installing using archinstall (4.1.1), with the "minimal" profile.
After rebooting to the login screen (because it's graphical if I haven't installed anything), I get the error:
Filed to start session. Why?
What's the cause?
I'd like to try installing using the classic method, but I'd like to copy the network configuration from the ISO (since it doesn't save it in new system - as per the wiki). How should I do this?

WorMzy

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Re: installation from archlinux

Mod note: Moving to archinstall subforum.

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5hridhyan

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Re: installation from archlinux

Filed to start session.

no DE/WM installed.... so you might need to install one.

try switching to a TTY https://linuxvox.com/blog/arch-linux-sw … -shortcuts, and choose one of https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Deskto … vironments or https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Window … w_managers, and install it

if you intentionally don't/didn't want a GUI session, then switch to TTY, stop/disable sddm or whatever display manager you're using

Edit2:

I'd like to try installing using the classic method, but I'd like to copy the network configuration from the ISO (since it doesn't save it in new system - as per the wiki). How should I do this?

can you please elaborate about this goal?

Last edited by 5hridhyan (2026-04-17 12:41:42)

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franco55

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Registered: 2025-12-30

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Re: installation from archlinux

With live media, everything works.
After rebooting, I can't connect to the internet.
I enabled the services: iwd, NetworkManger, systemd-networkd, and systemd-resolved.
When I run the command: ping -c 3, archLinux gives me the error "temporary failure in name resolution." How can I fix this?

seth

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Re: installation from archlinux

I enabled the services: iwd, NetworkManger, systemd-networkd, and systemd-resolved.

Stop and disable at least iwd and systemd-networkd if you want to use NM.
If you want to use iwd as NM backend see https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Networ … Fi_backend

ping -c1 _gateway
ping -c1 8.8.8.8
ping -c1 google.com
resolvectl status

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