Arch Linux Installation

arch-install.sh

# Internet access
#################

iwctl station list # list devices
NET_DEVICE="MyDevice"
iwctl station $NET_DEVICE scan
iwctl station $NET_DEVICE get-networks # list networks
NET_NAME="MyNetwork"
NET_PASS="MyPassword"
iwctl --passphrase $NET_PASS station $NET_DEVICE connect $NET_NAME

## Update Clock
###############

timedatectl set-ntp true

# Partition Disk
################

fdisk -l # list disks
PART_DISK="/dev/mydisk"
fdisk $PART_DISK
# interactively:
#   m: list help
#   p: list partitions
#   n: create new partition
#   d: delete partition
#   w: write partitions
#   q: quit without writing partitions
PART_EFI="{$PART_DISK}p1"
PART_ROOT="{$PART_DISK}p5"
mkfs.ext4 $PART_ROOT # format the root partition

# Mount Filesystem
##################

mount $PART_ROOT /mnt
mount --mkdir $PART_EFI /mnt/boot

################
# Installation #
################

pacstrap /mnt \
    base linux linux-firmware \ # base
    neovim \ # editor
    reflector \ # updating pacman
    networkmanager \ # internet
    nvidia xf86-video-intel \ # graphics card drivers
    vim \ # editor
    sudo \ # visudo for creating users
    grub efibootmgr os-prober # bootloader

#############
# Configure #
#############

genfstab -U /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab

# Chroot
########

arch-chroot /mnt

# rebuild kernels so nvidia video driver is used
mkinitcpio -P

# Paralellize Pacman
sed -i 's/#Parallel/Parallel/' /etc/pacman.conf

# Timezone
##########

$TIMEZONE="America/New_York"
ln -sf "/usr/share/zoneinfo/$TIMEZONE" /etc/localtime
hwclock --systohc

ENC="UTF-8"
LANG="en_US.$ENC"

echo "$LANG $ENC" >> /etc/locale.gen
locale-gen
echo "LANG=$LANG" >> /etc/locale.conf

# Networking
############

HOSTNAME="MyHostname"

echo $HOSTNAME >> /etc/hostname
echo -e "127.0.0.1\tlocalhost" >> /etc/hosts
echo -e "::1\t\tlocalhost" >> /etc/hosts
echo -e "127.0.1.1\t${HOSTNAME}.localdomain\t${HOSTNAME}" >> /etc/hosts

# Root Password
###############

passwd

# Swap File
###########

SWAP_SIZE="4GB"
fallocate -l $SWAP_SIZE /swapfile
chmod 600 /swapfile
mkswap /swapfile
swapon /swapfile
echo "/swapfile none swap defaults 0 0" >> /etc/fstab

# Boot loader
#############
echo "GRUB_DISABLE_OS_PROBER=false" >> /etc/default/grub
grub-install \
    --target=x86_64-efi \
    --efi-directory=/boot \
    --bootloader-id=GRUB
grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

# Background Services
#####################

systemctl enable NetworkManager

# Add User
######
USERNAME="MyUsername"
useradd \
    --groups wheel \
    --create-home \
    $USERNAME
passwd $USERNAME
EDITOR=nvim visudo
# interactively
#   uncomment %wheel ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL

# Switch user
#####################
exit # exit installer
umount --all --lazy # unmount everything
reboot # restart the machine
# log into new user

# Connect to Internet
#####################

nmcli device wifi connect $NET_NAME password $NET_PASS

# User interface
################

sudo pacman --sync \
  i3 \ # window manager
  xterm # terminal emulator

# Display Server
################

sudo pacman --sync \
    xorg-server \ # display-server
    xorg-xinit \ # setup X systems
    xorg-xrandr # configuring displays

Xorg :0 -configure
mv /root/xorg.conf.new /etc/X11/xorg.conf
sed -i 's/Keyboard0/LaptopKeyboard/' /etc/X11/xorg.conf
sed -i 's/Mouse0/LaptopTrackpad/' /etc/X11/xorg.conf
sed -i 's/Monitor0/HDMIMonitor/' /etc/X11/xorg.conf
sed -i 's/Monitor1/LaptopMonitor/' /etc/X11/xorg.conf
sed -i 's/Screen0/HDMIScreen/' /etc/X11/xorg.conf
sed -i 's/Screen1/LaptopScreen/' /etc/X11/xorg.conf
sed -i 's/Card1/IntegratedCard/' /etc/X11/xorg.conf
sed -i 's/Card0/DiscreteCard/' /etc/X11/xorg.conf
sudo nvidia-xconfig -o /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-nvidia.conf
cp /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc ~/.xinitrc

# Appearance
############

# scale the UI
echo "Xft.dpi: 220" >> ~/.Xresources
# scale the Terminal
echo "XTerm*faceName: xft:monospace:pixelsize=24" >> ~/.Xresources