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README clarifications/corrections (#4038)
* A smaller readme tweak to stop answering the same questions :D * rem
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# archinstall
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Alternative ways to install are `git clone` the repository or `pip install --upgrade archinstall`.
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Alternative ways to install are `git clone` the repository (and is better since you get the latest code regardless of [build date](https://archlinux.org/packages/?sort=&q=archinstall)) or `pip install --upgrade archinstall`.
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## Running the [guided](https://github.com/archlinux/archinstall/blob/master/archinstall/scripts/guided.py) installer
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```shell
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# cd archinstall-git
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# python -m archinstall
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# python -m archinstall $@
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#### Advanced
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Some additional options that most users do not need are hidden behind the `--advanced` flag.
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Some additional options that most users do not need are hidden behind the `--advanced` flag and all options/args can be consulted through `-h` or `--help`.
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## Running from a declarative configuration file or URL
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This can be done by installing `pacman -S arch-install-scripts util-linux` locally and doing the following:
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# truncate -s 20G testimage.img
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# losetup --partscan --show --find ./testimage.img
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# losetup --partscan --show ./testimage.img
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# pip install --upgrade archinstall
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# python -m archinstall --script guided
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# qemu-system-x86_64 -enable-kvm -machine q35,accel=kvm -device intel-iommu -cpu host -m 4096 -boot order=d -drive file=./testimage.img,format=raw -drive if=pflash,format=raw,readonly,file=/usr/share/ovmf/x64/OVMF.4m.fd -drive if=pflash,format=raw,readonly,file=/usr/share/ovmf/x64/OVMF.4m.fd

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