archlinux-installer-script VS linux-surface

I haven't installed it since ~2016/2017, so my knowledge might be outdated. If you use one of the arch-based distros with a GUI, then you're right that it's very easy to install.

If you follow the Wiki though, I think you still learn quite a bit: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/installation_guide

This is right at the bottom of the installation guide (if you followed it and did not go the install script route). Regardless, it seems that arch is installed, now, either install a desktop environment (Gnome, KDE, XFCE, ... ) or a window manager ( i3, awesome, bspwm, herbstluftwm, ...) -> https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/General_recommendations#Graphical_user_interface.

I'm reading the installation guide. And I'm stick at section 1.2.

I started here https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/installation_guide

Stop following outdated YouTube tutorials and just use the installation guide on the Arch Wiki. All of the information needed is there.

Just try to install arch once. It has excellent installation guide. But it all depends on what you want to achieve. If you are a complete newbie in linux I'd recommend going with something pre-configured first (I used manjaro before jumping too arch). But if you want to get better knowledge of system internals - try arch.

Clear Linux - I really wanted to get this working because of the optimizations the Intel builds into their distro. I was able to install the latest desktop version, and as long as I used an external USB keyboard and mouse, I was able to use the system. However, I was never able to figure out how to properly build the patched kernel to support the Surface devices. If anyone wants to play around with Clear and their Surface, you can check out this kernel patch repository. However, even if you can get those Surface patches applied to the Clear Linux kernel build process, they're actually 3 years old, so it doesn't appear to be maintained.