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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.
First thing as breathe air is to read Installation guide. Read through the guide slowly and carefully.
After that, get an USB and follow 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.
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 to continue.
In step System administration. Read Users and groups to add new user, include Sudo and Zsh.
In step Graphical user interface. Display server - install Xorg. Desktop environments - install Xfce. Display manager - install LightDM. User directories - install XDG user directories. Read File manager functionality.
In step Multimedia. Sound - install ALSA, PulseAudio.
In step Networking. Network configuration - install NetworkManager. Clock synchronization - install systemd-timesyncd.
In step Optimization. Read Solid state drive.
In step Appearance. Read Fonts.
Use swap file - install systemd-swap.
Improving performance is small step inside Optimization, but it's big to me.
Read Watchdogs. Read Staggered spin-up. Read Silent boot.
pacman is your friend!
Removing unused packages (orphans).
The Configuration File, pacman.conf.
sudo pacman -Syu && sudo pacman -Rns $(pacman -Qtdq) || true
Final step is to read List of applications. Be careful cause it's a long list.
Web browsers - install Chromium, Firefox.
BitTorrent clients - install qBittorrent.
Image organizers - install Shotwell.
Screencast - install OBS.
Text input - install Fcitx.
Color management - install Redshift.
Bluetooth management - install Blueman.
Office - install LibreOffice.
Taskbars - install 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.