Total Beginner - How to fix Error 28 [No Space left on device]

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So I had used this video from “Learn Linux TV” on how to install the Arch Linux OS on my Chromebook. After selecting the same operations as the ones in his video I had continued on to begin the installation for Arch and it brings me this error message saying that I didn’t have enough space. What can I do to proceed from here I feel like the answers I’ve been seeing on Google are not quite what I’m looking for…

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Additional Information:

I only have this one device and another Chromebook that I can’t use developer mode on because it’s my wife’s laptop. So if possible I need a resolution that can resolve this error within these parameters.

This is what displays on my boot screen above all the available options: HP Chromebook x360 11 G1/11 G6/14 G5 (Snappy) Intel (R) Celeron (R) CPU N3350 @ 1.20GHz
4096 mb RAM

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Could you run “lsblk” and find the biggest device you can use? also, i believe you should try following a guide that DOES NOT use archinstall. archinstall has a good chance of not working, the traditional way works better.

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Are you trying to dual boot?

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How old is that video? In general it’s recommended to follow the docs rather than watch videos because videos can get outdated.

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Archinstall for some reason cant handle ChromeOS default partitioning.

Solution: Use a partitioning tool of your choice and delete all partitions first

gdisk example (replace sdX with ur drive)

gdisk /dev/sdX
o<enter> # New empty partition table
w<enter> # Write changes
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So I decided to stop using archinstall and to continue on by doing it manually and I’ve gotten all the way to where I need to install Gnome but I have again run out of space. I now can see where I’m out of space but I’m unsure of how to fix it I’ve tried every command to clear my cache and to no prevail.

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2 months ago and I have switched to doing it manually and I’m still running out of space somehow but I have made it to the point of trying installing gnome just need to find the space

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Install bare system without any DE, then boot into it and continue from there

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No, I just want Arch to be my default Operating system but I suppose I wouldn’t be opposed if I had to things that way

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I think I understand but is there a more elaborate way to explain this

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Please consult the arch wiki and forum at this point because this is nothing chromebook specific anymore

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If you’re a total beginner just install something other than Arch. Maybe EndeavourOS. In my experience every time I tried archinstall on a real device it failed.