Installing arch uefi

install-arch-uefi

Install Arch on UEFI

(Assuming already booted into arch via usb)

-- connect to wifi (only if not connected via ethernet)
-- wifi-menu 
-- (follow prompts)

# network connection is now handled using iwctl
iwctl
# prompt will change to [iwd]#
device list  --  list all wifi devices
station device-name scan -- scan for networks
station device-name get-networks -- list available networks
station device-name connect SSID -- connect to found network

-- make sure you know which drive you're installing on
lsblk
(assuming /dev/sda from this point on)

-- create partitions
cfdisk /dev/sda
	-- delete any existing partitions
	-- create 3 new partitions
	1. 300M type = EFI System (/dev/sda1)
	2. 1G type = Linux swap (/dev/sda2)
	3. (remainder) type = Linux filesystem (/dev/sda3)
	[Write] 
        [Quit]

-- make sure looks correct with: 
fdisk -l

-- format new partitions
mkfs.fat -F32 /dev/sda1
mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda3
mkswap /dev/sda2

-- prepare to install 
mount /dev/sda3 /mnt
swapon /dev/sda2

-- edit mirrors for faster downloads
vim /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
	-- move closest to top or comment others out.

-- do actual install
pacstrap /mnt base base-devel linux linux-firmware vim
	-- can add any other packages you're sure you'll want here.

-- generate fstab
genfstab -U -p /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab
	-- inspect with 
		cat /mnt/etc/fstab

-- system config
arch-chroot /mnt

-- make sure networkmanager is installed and enabled
pacman -S networkmanager
systemctl enable NetworkManager

echo "your-hostname" > /etc/hostname

vim /etc/locale.gen
	-- uncomment 2 en_US entries (or whatever you need)
locale-gen
echo LANG=en_US.UTF-8 > /etc/locale.conf 
export LANG=en_US.UTF-8

ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/America/New_York /etc/localtime
	-- or whatever you need. browse with ls /usr/share/zoneinfo

passwd
	-- enter password for root user

-- bootloader
pacman -S grub efibootmgr dosfstools os-prober mtools
mkdir /boot/EFI
mount /dev/sda1 /boot/EFI
grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --bootloader-id=grub_uefi --recheck
grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

exit
umount -a
reboot