Arch Linux Installation Guide

ArchLinuxInstall.md

			ArchLinux Install
			=================

1. Disk Management ===================

2. fdisk -l

3. cfdisk /dev/sda -> see which drive to select from fdisk -l and create proper partitions.

4. mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda2

5. mount /dev/sda2 /mnt

6. mkswap /dev/sda1

7. swapon /dev/sda1

8. Install ArchLinux ==================== Internet connection is required at this step. Use wifi-menu command for WiFi connection. DHCP is automatically connected, so no problem with that.

9. pacstrap /mnt base base-devel

10. Configuring ==============

11. arch-chroot /mnt

12. passwd -> set root password

13. nano /etc/locale.gen -> CTRL-O, CTRL-X for save

14. locale-gen

15. cd /usr/share/zoneinfo -> cd, cd, cd as required

16. ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/... /etc/localtime

17. echo hostname_you_want > /etc/hostname

18. GRUB install ===============

19. pacman -S grub-bios

20. grub-install /dev/sda

21. mkinitcpio -p linux -> Set the hardware info

22. grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

23. exit

24. Filesystem ==============

25. genfstab /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab

26. umount /mnt

27. reboot

28. User Setup ==============

29. Disk Management ===================

30. fdisk -l

31. cfdisk /dev/sda -> see which drive to select from fdisk -l and create proper partitions.

32. mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda2

33. mount /dev/sda2 /mnt

34. mkswap /dev/sda1

35. swapon /dev/sda1

36. Install ArchLinux ==================== Internet connection is required at this step. Use wifi-menu command for WiFi connection. DHCP is automatically connected, so no problem with that.

37. pacstrap /mnt base base-devel

38. Configuring ==============

39. arch-chroot /mnt

40. passwd -> set root password

41. nano /etc/locale.gen -> CTRL-O, CTRL-X for save

42. locale-gen

43. cd /usr/share/zoneinfo -> cd, cd, cd as required

44. ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/... /etc/localtime

45. echo hostname_you_want > /etc/hostname

46. GRUB install ===============

47. pacman -S grub-bios

48. grub-install /dev/sda

49. mkinitcpio -p linux -> Set the hardware info

50. grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

51. exit

52. Filesystem ==============

53. genfstab /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab

54. umount /mnt

55. reboot

56. User Setup ==============

57. useradd -m -g users -s /bin/bash username

58. passwd username

59. visudo -> Add as root for sudo permission

60. Display Server, Graphics Driver, Display Manager ===================================================

61. pacman -S xorg-server xorg-server-utils xorg-xinit

62. pacman -S xf86-video-intel/xf86-video-vesa or both

63. pacman -S sddm/kdm/gdm/lxdm/lightdm/slim/xorg-xdm

64. Desktop Environment =======================

65. pacman -S plasma/cinnamon/gnome/lxde/mate/xfce4/lxde-gtk3/mate-gtk3

66. pacman -S plasma-applications/gnome-extra/xfce4-goodies

67. systemctl enable gdm

68. reboot