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# Install Archlinux
Install Archlinux is thing I always want to do for my laptop/PC since I had my laptop in ninth grade.
This is not a guide for everyone, this is just save for myself in a future and for anyone who want to taste a bit.
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Assume your laptop/PC is UEFI-capable.
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## [Installation guide](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Installation_guide)
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First [USB flash installation media](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/USB_flash_installation_media).
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### Connect to the internet
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Enable wifi:
```sh
wifi-menu
```
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### Partition the disks
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Identify:
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```sh
lsblk
```
Partition:
```sh
cfdisk
```
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| Mount point | Partition type | Suggested size |
| ----------- | -------------------- | -------------- |
| /mnt/boot | EFI system partition | 1 GiB |
| /mnt | Linux | |
| /mnt/home | Linux | |
Read [EFI system partition](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/EFI_system_partition)
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### Boot loader
[systemd-boot](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Systemd-boot)
## [General recommendations](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/General_recommendations)
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Always remember to check **dependencies** when install packages.
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### System administration
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Read [Users and groups](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Users_and_groups).
Read [fish](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/fish).
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Read [Sudo/Using visudo](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Sudo#Using_visudo).
```sh
useradd -m -G additional_groups -s login_shell username
```
| abstract | implement |
| ------------------- | --------------- |
| `additional_groups` | `wheel` |
| `login_shell` | `/usr/bin/fish` |
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### Graphical user interface
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Display server: [Xorg](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xorg).
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Desktop environments: [GNOME](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GNOME).
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Display manager: [GDM](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GDM), start/enable service:
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```sh
systemctl start gdm.service
systemctl enable gdm.service
```
### Networking
Network configuration: [NetworkManager](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/NetworkManager), start/enable service:
```sh
systemctl start NetworkManager.service
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systemctl enable NetworkManager.service
```
Clock synchronization: [systemd-timesyncd](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Systemd-timesyncd):
```sh
timedatectl set-ntp true
```
### Optimization
Read [Solid state drive](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Solid_state_drive).
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Read [Improving performance/Watchdogs](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Improving_performance#Watchdogs).
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Read [Improving performance/Staggered spin-up](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Improving_performance/Boot_process#Staggered_spin-up).
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Read [Silent boot](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Silent_boot).
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### Appearance
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Read [Fonts](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fonts).
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### Misc
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[Swap/systemd-swap](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Swap#systemd-swap)
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[systemd/Journal](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Systemd/Journal)
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## [List of applications](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/List_of_applications)
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### [pacman](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/pacman)
Uncomment or add if not exist options in `/etc/pacman.conf`:
```txt
# Misc options
Color
ILoveCandy
```
### [AUR](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_User_Repository)
Install AUR package:
```sh
makepkg -sric
```
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## In the end
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This guide is updated regularly I promise.