# 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. --- First thing as breathe air is to read [Installation guide](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Installation_guide). Read through the guide slowly and carefully. After that, get an USB and follow [USB flash installation media](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/USB_flash_installation_media). Use `dd` on Linux/MacOS or `Rufus` on Windows. When booting Archlinux ISO, follow **Installation guide**, step by step. In step **Connect to the internet**. I mainly use Wifi with `wifi-menu`. In step **Partition the disks**. Use `cfdisk`. Use `UEFI` if possible, and mount point `/mnt/efi` with `512 MiB`. Skip swap because use swap file later. In step **Boot loader**. Use GRUB with [UEFI systems](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GRUB#UEFI_systems). Because strange things will likely happen, use `grub-install` with `--removable`, and remove `--bootloader-id`. --- After finish **Installation guide**, don't rush to restart, read [General recommendations](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/General_recommendations) to continue. In step **System administration**. Read [Users and groups](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Users_and_groups) to add new user, include [Sudo](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Sudo) and [Zsh](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Zsh). In step **Graphical user interface**. Display server - install [Xorg](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xorg). Desktop environments - install [Xfce](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xfce). Display manager - install [LightDM](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/LightDM). User directories - install [XDG user directories](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/XDG_user_directories). Read [File manager functionality](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/File_manager_functionality). In step **Multimedia**. Sound - install [ALSA](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Advanced_Linux_Sound_Architecture), [PulseAudio](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/PulseAudio). In step **Networking**. Network configuration - install [NetworkManager](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/NetworkManager). Clock synchronization - install [systemd-timesyncd](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Systemd-timesyncd). In step **Optimization**. Read [Solid state drive](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Solid_state_drive). In step **Appearance**. Read [Fonts](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fonts). Use swap file - install [systemd-swap](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Swap#systemd-swap). --- [Improving performance](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Improving_performance) is small step inside **Optimization**, but it's big to me. Read [Watchdogs](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Improving_performance#Watchdogs). Read [Staggered spin-up](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Improving_performance/Boot_process#Staggered_spin-up). Read [Silent boot](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Silent_boot). --- `pacman` is your friend! [Removing unused packages (orphans)](). [The Configuration File, pacman.conf](https://wiki.manjaro.org/index.php?title=Pacman_Overview#The_Configuration_File.2C_pacman.conf). ```sh sudo pacman -Syu && sudo pacman -Rns $(pacman -Qtdq) || true ``` --- Final step is to read [List of applications](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/List_of_applications). Be careful cause it's a long list. **Web browsers** - install [Chromium](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Chromium), [Firefox](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Firefox). **BitTorrent clients** - install [qBittorrent](https://www.archlinux.org/packages/community/x86_64/qbittorrent/). **Image organizers** - install [Shotwell](https://www.archlinux.org/packages/community/x86_64/shotwell/). **Screencast** - install [OBS](https://www.archlinux.org/packages/community/x86_64/obs-studio/). **Text input** - install [Fcitx](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fcitx). **Color management** - install [Redshift](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Redshift). **Bluetooth management** - install [Blueman](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Blueman). **Office** - install [LibreOffice](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/LibreOffice). **Taskbars** - install [Plank](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Plank). --- Remove line across screen when using Plank in Xfce: Settings Manager > Window Manager Tweaks > Compositor > **Uncheck** Show shadows under dock windows. Center windows in Xfce: Settings Manager > Window Manager Tweaks > Placement > Move slider to full large and **Check** At the center of the screen. --- This is the end. Future update is coming if I feel something need to be changed or I get boring and change my taste :) **2020-02-04** Add how to center windows in Xfce.