I've used this guide through 2024 despite archinstall
and it's still more or less valid. After having
used archinstall
twice and having encountered obscure issues (luksOpen
taking ages, or slow
reboots in general) I switched back to a manual setup and it seems to be almost as straightforward.
Always refer to the official guide in case of doubt.
One important thing first: the environment you will encounter on the live image is very different from what you'll end up installing, some things are significantly easier there: e.g. wifi tools come