

However, if you receive an error message, please check your internet connection or router. If you use a wired connection, it is usually picked up automatically. Once you have properly booted into the Arch ISO, you should see something similar to the below image. Therefore, this Arch Linux how-to installation guide will use the UEFI mode. The UEFI ( Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) mode is more up-to-date, and most of the modern hardware supports only the UEFI installation.

There are two possible options for Arch Linux installation – legacy and UEFI mode. If that’s the case with you, access the BIOS and disable the secure boot first. Please keep in mind that you may not be able to boot from live USB with secure boot enabled in some cases.

Once you have created a live USB for Arch Linux, shut down your computer, plug the USB into it, and boot your system. There are many ways to prepare a live USB, one of them is by using the dd command.Īlternatively, you can use applications such as Etcher or Ventoy, which are also good options for creating a bootable USB drive. Once your Arch Linux ISO file finishes downloading, you will have to create a live USB of Arch Linux from the ISO you just downloaded.
