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The base Arch install has gotten a lot better these days: if you're considering something like Manjaro or EndeavourOS, I'd really recommend just going straight to Arch with a list of desired programs. And it will teach you a lot about what's actually going on. But that's less because archinstall is superhumanly easy to use, and more EndeavourOS/Manjaro will let you get really far over your head if you can't or don't want to get into the real nitty-gritty of things.
It's a lot better as an option after you've already gotten enough experience with a more placid distro to know what you need to run first, though, so I really can't recommend it for new Linux users unless they've got a very specific use case.
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