Step by step guide to install Arch Linux for myself

install-arch-linux.md

Step by step guide to install Arch Linux for myself

Environment:

SSD (NVME): 256GB, but available only 238.5GB

RAM: 16GB

References

• https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/installation_guide
• https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GPT_fdisk

Step by Step

Partition

$ gdisk /dev/nvme0n1

# Delete all partitions
command: d

# Create a brand new GUID partition table
command: o
proceed? y

# Create 512M boot
command: n
Partition number (2-128, default 1):                                   
First sector (34-XXXXXX), default = YYYY) or {+-}size{KMGTP}:          
Last sector (64-XXXXXX), default = XXXXXX) or {+-}size{KMGTP}: +512MB  
Current type is 'Linux filesystem'                                     
Hex code or GUID (L to show codes, Enter = 8300): EF00  

# Create 16GB Swap
command: n

Partition number (2-128, default 2):                                   
First sector (34-XXXXXX), default = YYYY) or {+-}size{KMGTP}:          
Last sector (64-XXXXXX), default = XXXXXX) or {+-}size{KMGTP}: +16GB  
Current type is 'Linux filesystem'                                     
Hex code or GUID (L to show codes, Enter = 8300): 8200  

# Allow ramining space to Linux partition
command: n

Partition number (2-128, default 3):                                   
First sector (34-XXXXXX), default = YYYY) or {+-}size{KMGTP}:          
Last sector (64-XXXXXX), default = XXXXXX) or {+-}size{KMGTP}:  
Current type is 'Linux filesystem'                                     
Hex code or GUID (L to show codes, Enter = 8300): 8300  

command: p

command: w
$ lsblk /dev/nvme0n1

$ mkfs.fat -F32 /dev/nvme0n1p1
$ mkswap /dev/nvme0n1p2
$ swapon /dev/nvme0n1p2
$ mkfs.ext4 /dev/nvme0n1p3

$ mount /dev/nvme0n1p3 /mnt
$ mkdir -p /mnt/boot
$ mount /dev/nvme0n1p1 /mnt/boot

Connect wireless

$ iw dev

$ ip link set wlp3s0 up
$ iw dev wlp3s0 scan | grep 'SSID:'
$ wpa_supplicant -i wlp3s0 -c <(wpa_passphrase 'networkname' 'network password') 
$ dhcpcd wlp3s0
$ ping -c1 archlinux.org
$ timedatectl set-ntp true

Download and install base packages

$ cp /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist.bak
$ cat /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist.bak | grep -A1 Australia > /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
$ vi /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
# Remove --
$ pacstrap /mnt base

Generate fstab

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

Chroot

$ arch-chroot /mnt

Timezone

$ ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/Australia/Melbourne /etc/localtime
$ hwclock --systohc

Localization

$ vi /etc/locale.gen
# Uncomment 
en_AU.UTF-8
ko_KR.UTF-8

$ locale-gen
$ vi /etc/locale.conf
LANG=en_AU.UTF-8

$ vi /etc/vconsole.conf
KEYMAP=us

Netowrk configuration

$ vi /etc/hostname
saturn

$ vi /etc/hosts
127.0.0.1	localhost
::1		localhost
127.0.1.1	saturn.localdomain	saturn

Initramfs

$ mkinitcpio -p linux

Root password

$ passwd

Bootloader

$ bootctl --path=/boot install

$ blkid /dev/nvme0n1p3
# Copy PARTUUID="
# 48afc3b0-57ca-d248-82fe-66a2fe1ab62a

$ vi /boot/loader/entries/arch.conf

title   Arch Linux
linux   /vmlinuz-linux
initrd  /initramfs-linux.img
options root=PARTUUID=YOUR-PARTUUID-CODE-HERE rw

$ echo ' ' > /boot/loader/loader.conf
$ vi /boot/loader/loader.conf

default arch
timeout 4
console-mode max
editor no

$ bootctl --path=/boot update

Gnome and some packages

$ pacman -S xorg xorg-server
$ pacman -S gnome gnome-extra
$ systemctl start gdm.service
$ system enable gdm.service
$ pacman -S networkmanager iw wpa_supplicant dialog wireless_tools
$ systemctl enable NetworkManager.service
$ systemctl enable wpa_supplicant.service

Add user

$ useradd -m chrislee
$ passwd chrislee

Reboot

$ exit
$ umount /mnt/boot /mnt
$ reboot

Install yay

$ sudo pacman -S base-devel
$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git
$ cd yay
$ makepkg -si

Install fish

$ yay -S fish
$ curl -L https://get.oh-my.fish | fish
$ sudo pacman -S fzf
$ omf install https://github.com/jethrokuan/fzf
$ omf install bobthefish
$ chsh -s /usr/local/bin/fish
$ git clone https://github.com/powerline/fonts.git --depth=1
$ cd fonts
$ ./install.sh
$ cd ..
$ rm -rf fonts
$ gnome-terminal -e fish