Arch Installation Notes

arch_install.sh

# Arch Installation Notes
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/installation_guide

/dev/sda2 ---  efi partition
/dev/sda6 ---  linux partition

mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda6
mkdir -r /mnt/boot/efi

mount /dev/sda6 /mnt
mount /dev/sda2 /mnt/boot/efi

## Configure Wifi ====================================================
nano /etc/wpa_supplicant/example.conf
    
    ctrl_interface=/run/wpa_supplicant
    update_config=1
    
wpa_supplicant -B -i wlp0s26u1u1 -c /etc/wpa_supplicant/example.conf

wpa_cli // only for the first time
> scan
> scan_results
> add_network
> set_network 0 ssid "Arpit-Wifi"
> set_network 0 psk "password_goes_here"
> enable_network 0
> save_config

dhcpcd wlp0s26u1u1
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## Fast Mirrors
pacman -Sy reflector
reflector --verbose --latest 40 --sort rate --save /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

## Install base
pacstrap /mnt base
genfstab -U /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab

## Get into it
arch-chroot /mnt

## Locale
ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/Asia/Kolkata /etc/localtime
echo "en_IN.UTF-8 UTF-8" > /etc/locale.gen
locale-gen
echo "LANG=en_IN.utf8" > /etc/locale.conf
echo "Arpit-ArchX" > "/etc/hostname"

## Grub
pacman -S grub efibootmgr os-prober 
pacman -S intel-ucode # for Intel Processor
# esp_mount = /boot/efi
# bootloader_id = Arch\ Linux
grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=esp_mount --bootloader-id=Arch\ Linux
grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

## Network Utilities
pacman -S wpa_supplicant networkmanager network-manager-applet
pacman -S bluez bluez-utils blueman
systemctl enable bluetooth.service
systemctl enable NetworkManager.service

reboot # you should see grub
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# Now you are into newly installed arch

## Create user
useradd -m arpit
passwd arpit
usermod -G wheel arpit
# go to /etc/sudoers, uncomment wheel
# change password of root user also

## Mirror
pacman -S reflector
reflector --verbose --latest 5 --sort rate --save /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
pacman -Syy

## GUI
pacman -S xfce4 lightdm lightdm-gtk-greeter light-locker base-devel sudo
systemctl enable lightdm

reboot # you will get GUI
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## Post Installation

### Install yay
git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git
cd yay
makepkg -si
# yay is installed, get bin file
yay -S yay-bin --noconfirm

### Theme
yay -S arc-gtk-theme adapta-gtk-theme

### Icon theme
yay -S menda-maia-icon-theme numix-circle-icon-theme-git papirus-icon-theme flat-remix-git

### Optional
sudo pacman -R xfwm4-themes arc-icon-theme gtk-theme-breath

### Essential packages
sudo pacman -S libreoffice wget nmap net-tools openssh jdk10-openjdk
sudo pacman -S vlc qt4
sudo pacman -S chromium pepper-flash flashplugin firefox

### Customize Bash
nano ~/.bashrc
    alias ls='ls --color=auto'
    PS1="\[\e[1;31m\][\[\e[1;36m\]\u\[\e[1;31m\]@\[\e[1;32m\]\h:\[\e[1;33m\]\w\[\e[1;31m\]]\[\e[0m\]$\[\033[00m\] "

### VirtualBox
sudo pacman -S virtualbox virtualbox-guest-iso 
yay -S virtualbox-ext-oracle

### VNC
sudo pacman -S x11vnc transmission-gtk tigervnc

### CLI torrent
yay -S torrench --noconfirm

### Optional
sudo pacman -S minicom mobile-broadband-provider-info usb_modeswitch

### Audio
sudo pacman -S pulseaudio pavucontrol xfce4-pulseaudio-plugin alsa-utils
yay -S pavucontrol-ctl (when keyboard has sound keys)

### Printer
sudo pacman -S cups
sudo systemctl enable org.cups.cupsd.service
yay -S foo2zjs-nightly --noconfirm                  # HP M1005
yay -S epson-inkjet-printer-201207w --noconfirm     # Epson L210

### Cursor Theme
yay -S breeze-default-cursor-theme --noconfirm

### Image Editor
sudo pacman -S ristretto pinta

### File Manager Plug-ins
sudo pacman -Rs engrampa engrampa-thunar-plugin
sudo pacman -S file-roller
sudo pacman -S mtpfs            # android
sudo pacman -S gvfs gvfs-mtp    # removable devices

### Terminal
sudo pacman -S tmux termite termite-terminfo zsh xsel gvim

### Fonts
sudo pacman -S noto-fonts noto-fonts-cjk noto-fonts-emoji 
               ttf-croscore ttf-roboto ttf-liberation 
               powerline-fonts font-mathematica ttf-dejavu
               ttf-freefont 
yay -S ttf-fantasque-sans-mono --noconfirm

### Customize LightDM
yay -S lightdm-webkit2-greeter lightdm-webkit2-theme-material2
# Edit /etc/lightdm/lightdm-webkit2-greeter.conf
# webkit_theme        = material2

## Customize Grub
yay -S grub-themes-vimix --noconfirm
# Edit /etc/default/grub
# GRUB_THEME="/boot/grub/themes/Vimix/theme.txt"
sudo grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg