Since Endeavour failed I decided to install Rocky (9.5) Linux of Redhat.
It is more than 25 years last I used Redhat and I somehow figured out how new Anaconda works in a graphical test mode.
It's installation is very slow.
It is creating partitions now.
It says it is downloading packages.
It did not configure the WiFi, though.
It is configuring GRUB-2.
Now configuring Systemd.
Now configuring kernel core.x86_64.
No Right side bar information it used to give in good old days.
It is painfully slow that is why can give a running commentary.
Debian Gnome installs in only 20 minutes.
Of course, I had to to go to the toilet for a big one.
In winter I get dehydrated due to lot of Ceylon Tea and I am bit constipated like Rocky Linux.
Configuring root files.noarch.
Installing boot loader. I beg it to get it right.
What Linux had taught me was patience not treating PC or computer patients.
No animations as in Elive Linux.
Now configuring installed system.
Generating initramfs.
The END and Rebooting.
It got the Plymouth in very DARK MODE not to my likings.
After all it is Gnome Desktop and it did not configure WiFi during Install. It had minimal of software and I could not add any more.
No Synaptic Software,too.
I am going to erase and install Manjaro, Gnome, last of all, so that I get it's GRUB file OK this time round.
In less than 15 minutes it finished installing. This time round Manjaro got the GRUB file OK. I am installing updates now which is about 1.9GB. Update complete in less than 10 minutes which Endeavour could not. Do not blame me Endeavour.
This is the first time in my life I erased a distribution within 10 minutes and that is Rocky Linux.
I test the new distribution install for at least for 24 hours.
Do not EVER Try Rocky Linux.
Even though it took 7GB for the Install image, after install it was only 4.1GB.
I am glad i tried it now I can include this encounter in my book, "Linux Essentials".
Regarding installation I make a big mistake of not having a big /bar partition. All the user install applications stay in user/ser folder and it get choked up.
I had to reinstall Manjaro to take that to effect. Basic Manjaro is small about 7.5GB.
I took some space from / root partition to give to /var which I always give a liberal contribution.
I must make a comment about GoBo Linux. It took a wrong decision to change the Linux file system and it became a total failure. It is trying to restore it's lost prestige with little change at all.
I tried once long time ago and it was a pain.
DO NOT try it if one is new to Linux.
Arch Linux Endeavour OS Installation
Installation failed in online but offline installation was smooth. Failure online was due to its inability to configure its many repositories.
Failure was at Sydney and Australians know very little Linux.
Update also failed which I usually do after first install.
In the case of ARCH one has to do it yourself and no automatic updates as in Gnome of Debian.
If there are further failures I am afraid I a going to ditch Endeavour OS which is a beautiful one.
It has almost all the Desktops except IceWM and Enlightenment which Gnome has and and I used Plasma since I erased Netrunner which was a KDE derivative. I have chosen Endeavour because it is minimal and I hope it will let me install Abiword.
Last time it did not.
Not again this time, round.
I am signing off to see how it runs (unlike on virtual mode which I do not prefer except testing).
I tried the new OS -Fresh OS and it failed.
It took 8.63GB of my 16.92GB /root partition an I have 8.96GB for my applications.
Do Not believe they guys who recommend 20GB for install.
If I tried LXDE Desktop it would be even less.
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