1.0 Introduction
Arch being a fairly tricky distro to install in an entirely reliable way, various 'child' distros of it have sprung up, each trying to make the installation process simpler and more consistent. Garuda Linux is one of the weirder 'child distros' to have arisen as a result of this need for 'Arch made simpler', with a unique look and style which will repel many, whilst simultaneously endearing it (I'd imagine!) to rather a lot 🙂 I personally cannot stand it and wouldn't touch it with a bargepole... but, at the time of writing, it's 15th on the Distrowatch popularity table, so Niente needs to be able to run on it! Fortunately, it does so with as much ease as it does on any Arch-flavoured distro.
As with all these installation articles, I assume a fresh, default installation of the underlying operating system. I always assume, however, that any installer-provided options to install third-party programs, drivers or audio codec support are taken: not that it makes any difference to the way Niente works, but I just like to be clear on what my working assumptions are 🙂