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Install Arch Linux

Install Arch Linux 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.

Assume your laptop/PC is UEFI-capable.

Installation guide

Check disks carefully:

lsblk

Create USB flash installation media:

dd bs=4M if=path/to/archlinux.iso of=/dev/sdx status=progress oflag=sync

Connect to the internet

Enable wifi:

wifi-menu

Partition the disks

Partition:

cfdisk

Mount point	Partition type	Suggested size
/mnt/boot	EFI system partition	512 MiB
/mnt	Linux
/mnt/home	Linux

Format:

# /boot
mkfs.fat -F32 /dev/xxxY

# / and /home
mkfs.ext4 /dev/xxxY

Boot loader

systemd-boot

General recommendations

Always remember to check dependencies when install packages.

System administration

Read Users and groups.

Read Sudo/Using visudo.

useradd -m -G additional_groups -s login_shell username

abstract	implement
`additional_groups`	`wheel`
`login_shell`	`/bin/bash`

Graphical user interface and Networking

Install Xorg:

pacman -Syu xorg-server

Install GNOME:

pacman -Syu \
    gnome-shell \
    gdm \
    networkmanager gnome-keyring \
    gnome-control-center gnome-tweak-tool \
    nautilus xdg-user-dirs-gtk \
    file-roller p7zip unrar \
    gnome-terminal \
    gnome-backgrounds \
    gnome-screenshot \

Enable services:

systemctl enable gdm.service

systemctl enable NetworkManager.service

timedatectl set-ntp true

Optimization

Read Improving performance/Watchdogs.

Read Improving performance/Staggered spin-up.

Read Silent boot.

Appearance

Read Fonts.

List of applications

pacman

Uncomment or add if not exist options in /etc/pacman.conf:

# Misc options
Color
ILoveCandy

AUR

Install AUR package:

makepkg -sric

In the end

This guide is updated regularly I promise.

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