Arch Linux installation

Arch-Install-Cheatsheet

#Load keyboard layout.
loadkeys trq

#Establish internet connection through wifi.
wifi-menu

#Establish internet connection through ethernet.
dhcpcd

#Test internet connection.
ping google.com

#Prepare Hard Drive for Installation.
	#Delete everything.
	#(Avoid if you already have a GPT partitioned drive.)
	gdisk /dev/sda
		x
		z
		y
		y

	#Partition your drive.
	cgdisk /dev/sda
	
		#Make EFI partition.
	
		[New]
		First Sector: Leave This Blank
		Size in sectors: 512M 
		Hex Code: EF00
		Enter new partition name: boot
	
		#Make Swap partition.
		
		[New]
		First Sector: Leave This Blank
		Size in sectors: 18G
		Hex Code: 8200
		Enter new partition name: swap
	
		#Make Root partition.
		
		[New]
		First Sector: Leave This Blank
		Size in sectors: 20G
		Hex Code: Leave This Blank
		Enter new partition name: root
	
		#Make Home partition.
	
		[New]
		First Sector: Leave This Blank
		Size in sectors: Leave This Blank
		Hex Code: Leave This Blank
		Enter new partition name: home

	#Create filesystems.
	
		#Boot partition must be in FAT32 for UEFI systems.
		mkfs.vfat /dev/sda1
	
		#Creating and mounting swap.
		mkswap /dev/sda2
		swapon /dev/sda2
	
		#Formatting Root filesystem.
		mkfs.btrfs /dev/sda3
		
		#Formatting Home filesystem.
		mkfs.xfs /dev/sda4
	
		#Blueprint for root FS.		
			sda3 
			|
			|
			- active 
			|    |
			|    - root
			|    |
			|    - tmp 
			|
			|
			- snapshots 
			
			#Creating subvolumes.
	
			mount /dev/sda3 /mnt
			cd /mnt
			btrfs subvolume create active
			btrfs subvolume create active/root
			btrfs subvolume create active/tmp
			btrfs subvolume create snapshots
			cd
			umount /mnt
		
	#Mount RootFS partitions properly.
	mount -o compress=lzo,autodefrag,nobarrier,space_cache, \
		discard,noatime,subvol=active/root /dev/sda3 /mnt

	mkdir /mnt/{.snapshots,home,tmp,boot}

	mount -o compress=lzo,autodefrag,nobarrier,space_cache, \
		discard,noatime,subvol=active/tmp /dev/sda3 /mnt

	mount -o compress=lzo,autodefrag,nobarrier,space_cache, \
		discard,noatime,subvol=snapshots /dev/sda3 /mnt/.snapshots
		
	#Mount home and boot partitions.
	mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/boot
	mount /dev/sda4 /mnt/home
	
#Installing base system and bootloader.

	#Find the best server for you, move that line to top.
	nano /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
	
	#Alternatively you can find fastest 
	#server to your location automatically. 
	cp /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist.bak
	rankmirrors -n 4 /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist.bak \ 
		> /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
	
	#Install Arch base.
	pacstrap -i /mnt base base-devel
	
	#Generate your fstab file.
	genfstab -U /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab
		
	#Check if your fstab shows your partitions appropriately.
	nano /mnt/etc/fstab
		
	#Unmount the subvolume and delete that folder in order
	#to not have headaches with snapper. 
    	umount /mnt/.snapshots
	rm -rf /mnt/.snapshots
	
  #Chroot into your new system.
	arch-chroot /mnt 
	
	#Uncomment en_US.UTF-8 from below.
	nano /etc/locale.gen
	
	#Generate locale.
	locale-gen
	
	#Set your hardware clock to UTC.
	hwclock --systohc --utc
	
	#Enable multilib.
	nano /etc/pacman.conf
		##Uncomment these two lines below
		#[multilib]
		#Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
		
	#Obtain package list.
	pacman -Sy
	
	#Add password for root user.
	passwd
	
	#Create new user.
	useradd -m -g users -G wheel -s /bin/bash glacion
	
	#Add password for new user.
	passwd glacion
	
	#Configuring sudo.
	#(/etc/sudoers file MUST be edited with visudo command)
	EDITOR=nano visudo
		##Uncomment this line.
		#%wheel ALL=(ALL) ALL
	
	#Installing the Bootloader. 
	pacman -S efibootmgr
	efibootmgr -d /dev/sda -p 1 -c -L "Arch" -l /vmlinuz-linux \
		-u 'root=PARTUUID=$(blkid -s PARTUUID -o value \
		/dev/sda3) rw rootflags=subvol=active/root \ 
		acpi_osi=! acpi_osi="Windows 2009" \
		initrd=/intel-ucode.img initrd=/initramfs-linux.img \
		quiet splash vt.global_cursor_default=0 \
		loglevel=0 rd.udev.log-priority=0'
			
	#Install required packages for your system.

		#Graphics driver and bbswitch utility to disable \
		#discrete graphics.
 		pacman -S xf86-video-intel bbswitch 
		
		#Desktop environment.
			#GNOME.
			pacman -S gnome file-roller gedit \
				gnome-calendar gnome-music \
				gnome-tweak-tools seahorse \
				gnome-weather
			
			#Cinnamon.
			pacman -S cinnamon xfce4-terminal xorg-server 
		
		#Display Manager(Skip if you 
		#installed GNOME.
		pacman -S lightdm lightdm-gtk-greeter \
			lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings


		#Utilities.
		pacman -S gst-libav gst-plugins-ugly gstreamer-vaapi \
			libva-intel-driver lib32-libva-intel-driver \
			ntfs-3g tlp jdk8-openjdk jre8-openjdk firewalld \
			intel-ucode gnome-keyring gedit file-roller \
			chromium vim libreoffice-fresh android-tools \
			snapper btrfs-progs the_silver_searcher \
			gvfs-mtp adobe-source-code-pro-fonts \
			noto-fonts noto-fonts-cjk noto-fonts-emoji \
			gnome-screenshot
		
	#Configure bbswitch.
		echo "options bbswitch load_state=0 unload_state=0" \ 
			> /etc/modprobe.d/bbswitch.conf
		echo "bbswitch" >> /etc/modules-load.d/bbswitch.conf
		echo "blacklist nouveau" >> /etc/modprobe.d/nouveau.conf		

	#Rebuild initramfs.
	mkinitcpio -p linux
	
	#Reboot to your new system.
	reboot
	
#Post installation configs.
	#Go superuser.
	sudo -s
	
	#Set locale.
	localectl set-locale LANG=en_US.utf8
	
	#Set Hostname.
	hostnamectl set-hostname X550VX
	
	#Set Timezone.
	timedatectl set-timezone Europe/Istanbul
	
	#Enable network time protocol.
	timedatectl set-ntp true
	
	#Set permanent keymap.
	localectl set-keymap trq
	
	#Enable NetworkManager.
	systemctl enable NetworkManager

	#Enable Firewall.
	systemctl enable firewalld
	
	#Snapper setup.
	snapper -c root create-config /
	
	#Create a snapshot.
	snapper create -d "Post-Install backup"
	
	#Add iGPU to early KMS.
	nano /etc/mkinitcpio.conf
		#Append these two modules
		MODULES="intel_agp i915"
	
	#Update initramfs.
	mkinitcpio -p linux
	
	#Enable display manager.
	systemctl enable lightdm
		
	#Enable tlp services
	systemctl enable tlp
	systemctl enable tlp-sleep