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110 lines
3.2 KiB
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# Install Archlinux
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Install Archlinux is thing I always want to do for my laptop/PC since I had my laptop in ninth grade.
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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 with `wifi-menu`.
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### Partition the disks
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Identify:
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```sh
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lsblk
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```
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Partition:
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```sh
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cfdisk
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```
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| Mount point | Partition type | Suggested size |
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| ----------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------- |
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| /mnt/boot | [EFI system partition](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/EFI_system_partition) | 1 GiB |
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| /mnt | Linux | |
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| /mnt/home | Linux |
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### Boot loader
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[systemd-boot](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Systemd-boot)
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## [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):
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- Add user with [Zsh](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Zsh) shell.
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- Set password.
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- Enable [Sudo](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Sudo#Using_visudo) access.
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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
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systemctl start gdm.service
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systemctl enable gdm.service
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```
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### Networking
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Network configuration: [NetworkManager](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/NetworkManager), start/enable service:
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```sh
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systemctl start NetworkManager.service
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systemctl enable NetworkManager.service
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```
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Clock synchronization: [systemd-timesyncd](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Systemd-timesyncd):
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```sh
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timedatectl set-ntp true
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```
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### Optimization
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Read [Solid state drive](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Solid_state_drive).
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Read [Improving performance](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Improving_performance).
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Read [Watchdogs](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Improving_performance#Watchdogs).
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Read [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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[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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## In the end
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This is it. Future update is coming if I feel something need to be changed or I get boring and change my taste :)
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