diff --git a/addons/install_arch.md b/addons/install_arch.md index f9f9945..e9d50d7 100644 --- a/addons/install_arch.md +++ b/addons/install_arch.md @@ -28,21 +28,24 @@ wifi-menu #### Create partitions -````sh +```sh cgdisk /dev/sda 1 512MB EFI partition # Hex code ef00 ;sda1 2 100% size partiton # (to be encrypted) Hex code 8300 ;sda2 ``` + #### Create EFI partition ```sh mkfs.vfat -F32 /dev/sda1 ``` + #### Create filesystem on root partition ```sh mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda2 ``` + #### Create swapfile ```sh @@ -51,6 +54,7 @@ chmod 600 /swapfile mkswap /swapfile swapon /swapfile ``` + #### Mount the new system ```sh @@ -58,6 +62,7 @@ mount /dev/sda2 /mnt # /mnt is the installed system mkdir /mnt/boot mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/boot ``` + #### Install the system also includes stuff needed for starting wifi when first booting into the newly installed system #### Unless nvim and zsh are desired these can be removed from the command. Dialog is needed by wifi-menu @@ -66,21 +71,25 @@ mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/boot pacstrap /mnt base base-devel linux linux-firmware mkinitcpio e2fsprogs man zsh nvim git sudo networkmanager dialog wifi-menu wpa_supplicant wireless_tools gnome-keyring ``` + #### 'install' fstab ```sh genfstab -pU /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab ``` + #### Make /tmp a ramdisk (add the following line to /mnt/etc/fstab) ```sh tmpfs /tmp tmpfs defaults,noatime,mode=1777 0 0 ``` + #### Add swapfile to fstab ```sh /swapfile none swap defaults 0 0 ``` + #### Change relatime on all non-boot partitions to noatime (reduces wear if using an SSD) #### Enter the new system @@ -88,17 +97,20 @@ tmpfs /tmp tmpfs defaults,noatime,mode=1777 0 0 ```sh arch-chroot /mnt /bin/bash ``` + #### Setup system clock ```sh ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Helsinki /etc/localtime hwclock --systohc --utc ``` + #### Set the hostname ```sh echo MYHOSTNAME > /etc/hostname ``` + #### Generate locale #### Uncomment wanted locales in /etc/locale.gen @@ -108,6 +120,7 @@ vim /etc/locale.gen locale-gen localectl set-locale LANG=en_IE.UTF-8 ``` + #### To avoid problems with gnome-terminal set locale system wide #### Do N-OT set LC_ALL=C. It overrides all the locale vars and messes up special characters @@ -118,44 +131,52 @@ localectl set-locale LANG=en_IE.UTF-8 echo LANG=en_IE.UTF-8 >> /etc/locale.conf echo LC_ALL= >> /etc/locale.conf ``` + #### Set password for root ```sh passwd ``` + #### Add real user remove -s flag if you don't whish to use zsh ```sh useradd -m -g users -G audio,video,network,rfkill,input,wheel,storage,power -s /bin/zsh MYUSERNAME passwd MYUSERNAME ``` + #### Configure mkinitcpio with modules needed for the initrd image ```sh nvim /etc/mkinitcpio.conf ``` + #### Regenerate initrd image ```sh mkinitcpio -p linux ``` + #### Setup systembootd (grub will not work on nvme at this moment), install Intel microcode ```sh pacman -S intel-ucode bootctl install ``` + #### Create loader.conf ```sh echo 'default Arch' >> /boot/loader/loader.conf echo 'timeout 10' >> /boot/loader/loader.conf ``` + #### Create arch.conf (or XYZ.conf for default XYZ in loader.conf) ```sh nvim /boot/loader/entries/Arch.conf ``` + #### Add the following content to Arch.conf #### from /dev/sda2. It can be found with the 'blkid' command @@ -167,33 +188,39 @@ initrd /initramfs-linux.img options root=PARTUUID=xxxx-xxxxx-xxx-xxx rw blkid >> /boot/loader/entries/Arch.conf ``` + #### Exit new system and go into the cd shell ```sh exit ``` + #### Unmount all partitions ```sh umount -R /mnt swapoff -a ``` + #### Reboot into the new system, don't forget to remove the cd/usb ```sh reboot ``` + #### On a new system you might want to check keymap and fix it? ```sh localectl set-keymap --no-convert fi localectl set-x11-keymap fi ``` + #### Install yay ```sh git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git -> cd yay -> makepkg -si ``` + #### Mirrors ```sh @@ -201,21 +228,27 @@ pacman -S reflector cp etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist.bak reflector --latest 200 --protocol http --protocol https --sort rate --save /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist ``` + #### Install X-server and graphics drivers ```sh pacman -S xorg-server xorg-apps xorg-xinit xterm sudo pacman -Syyu ``` + #### After scripts have completed install plug for neovim ```sh curl -fLo ~/.local/share/nvim/site/autoload/plug.vim --create-dirs \ https://raw.githubusercontent.com/junegunn/vim-plug/master/plug.vim ``` + #### and tmux plugin manager ```sh git clone https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tpm ~/.tmux/plugins/tpm ``` -```` + +``` + +```