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T490 arch install steps
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# These are the steps I take to install a fresh copy of Arch Linux on to a Lenovo Thinkpad T490 | |
# Spec: i7; 40gb RAM; | |
# This will go from the very start up to having a base installation ready to add you chosen window manager or desktop environment. | |
# Make a bootable usb stick with the latest version of Arch Linux on. | |
# Plug to into computer and boot. | |
# Connecting to Internet (wifi) | |
iwctl device list | |
iwctl station wlan0 scan | |
iwctl station wlan0 get-networks | |
iwctl --passphrase <YOUR_PASSPHRASE> station wlan0 connect <YOUR_SSID> | |
loadkeys uk | |
# Partition the hard drive | |
cfdisk _/dev/disk_ | |
# Delete all old partitions using to ui | |
# Create a new partition of 300M in size | |
# Create a new partition of 16G in size | |
# Create a new partition of the rest of the disk (leave the size as what it puts in for you) | |
# Select "write" and type yes and hit enter for each partition | |
# Making the filesystems in the partitions | |
mkfs.ext4 /dev/nvme0n1p3 | |
mkfs.fat -F32 /dev/nvme0n1p1 | |
mkswap /dev/nvme0n1p2 | |
# Mount a prepare new boot directories | |
mount /dev/nvme0n1p3 /mnt | |
mkdir -p /mnt/boot/efi | |
mount /dev/nvme0n1p1 /mnt/boot/efi | |
swapon /dev/nvme0n1p2 | |
# Initial pacman setup | |
pacman -Sy archlinux-keyring | |
pacstrap /mnt base linux-lts linux-firmware base-devel grub efibootmgr networkmanager | |
genfstab /mnt > /mnt/etc/fstab | |
arch-chroot /mnt | |
# Timezone configuration | |
ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/London /etc/localtime | |
hwclock --systohc | |
pacman -S vim | |
vim /etc/locale.gen | |
# uncommet the line with `en_GB.UTF-8 UTF-8 | |
# Save and exit | |
locale-gen | |
vim /etc/locale.conf | |
# Add "LANG=en_GB.UTF-8" | |
# Save and exit | |
vim /etc/vconsole.conf | |
# ADD "KEYMAP=uk" | |
# Save and exit | |
vim /etc/hostname | |
# Add your chosen hostname | |
# Save and exit | |
passwd | |
# Add and confirm root password | |
# Create non-root user | |
useradd -m -G wheel,audio,optical,storage,video <YOUR_NAME> | |
passwd <YOUR_NAME> | |
# Add and confirm your user password | |
visudo | |
# Uncomment the line with "%wheel ALL=(ALL)ALL" | |
# Save and exit | |
systemctl enable NetworkManager | |
grub-install /dev/sda | |
grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg | |
exit | |
umount -a | |
# I was unable to reboot / shutdown using the `reboot` or `shutdown` commands. Something about /proc not being mounted properly. | |
reboot |
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