# Get interface list
ip link
# Disable interface (needed for wifi-menu to work)
ip link set wlan0 down
# Connect to network
wifi-menu
# Verify connection
ping -c 3 archlinux.org# Update clock
timedatectl set-ntp true
# Check service status
timedatectl status# List drives
fdisk -l
# Format partitions - THIS ERASES ALL DATA
# Note - we'll use a 512M partition for EFI, give all remaining space to / and use a swapfile instead of swap partition
# Enter partitioning mode
fdisk /dev/nvme0n1
# Create GPT partition table
g
# Create new partition
n
# Set partition number (Use default)
1
# Set start block (Use default)
<enter>
# Set end block
+512M
# Change partition type
t
# Select EFI system
1
# Create root partition (use all defaults to take up all remaining space)
n
# Write changes to disk
w
# Verify
lsblk # Or fdisk -l# Create EFI fs
mkfs.fat -F32 /dev/nvme0n1p1
# Create root fs
mkfs.ext4 /dev/nvme0n1p2# Mount root
mount /dev/nvme0n1p2 /mnt
# Mount EFI
mkdir /mnt/efi
mount /dev/nvme0n1p1 /mnt/efi# Update pacman
pacman -Syy
# Install reflector
pacman -S reflector
# Backup mirrorlist
cp /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist.bak
# Configure mirrorlist to use NZ servers
reflector -c "NZ" -f 12 -l 10 -n 12 --save /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist# Bootstrap system and install packages
pacstrap /mnt base linux linux-firmware sudo vim nano
# Generate fstab file
genfstab -U /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab# Change into new system
arch-chroot /mnt
# Set time zone
ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/Pacific/Auckland /etc/localtime
# Run hwclock to generate /etc/adjtime
hwclock --systohc
# Setup locales
# Edit /etc/locale.gen and uncomment relevant locales
locale-gen
# Create locale.conf file and set Lang variable
echo LANG=en_US.UTF-8 >> /etc/locale.conf
# Set hostname
echo myHostname >> /etc/hostname
# Edit hosts file and add the following lines (not commented out)
vim /etc/hosts
# 127.0.0.1 localhost
# ::1 localhost
# 127.0.1.1 myhostname.localdomain myhostname
# Set root password
passwd
# Install packages needed for wifi setup
pacman -S networkmanager# Install packages
pacman -S grub efibootmgr
# Install GRUB
grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=/efi --bootloader-id=GRUB
# Make GRUB config
grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg# Exit chroot
exit
# Unmount partitions
umount -R /mnt# Create new user
useradd -m -G wheel myUser
# Create passwd
passwd myUser
# Edit sudoers file and uncomment below line
# %wheel ALL=(ALL) ALL
visudo
# Reboot and login as new user
# Install missing packages
sudo pacman -S git vi openssh htop bat tmux man
# Start netwprk manager on boot
systemctl enable NetworkManager.service
# List wifi networks
nmcli device wifi list
# Connect to wifi
nmcli device wifi connect myNetwork password myPassword
# Install graphical environment
# List cards
lspci | grep -e VGA -e 3D
# Install drivers
sudo pacman -S xf86-video-intel
sudo pacman -S xf86-video-nouveau # NVIDIA
# Install display server and wm
sudo pacman -S xorg-server xorg-xinit xrdb i3-gaps i3status
# Install and start display manager (optional)
sudo pacman -s lightdm lightdm-gtk-greeter
systemctl enable lightdm
# If not using display manager add the below line to .bash_profile
startx
# Configure for hidpi
echo "Xft.dpi: 192" > ~/.Xresources
# Load Xresources on startup
echo "[ -f ~/.Xresources ] && xrdb -merge -I $HOME ~/.Xresources" >> .xinitrc
# Add i3 to .xinitrc
echo "exec i3" >> ~/.xinitrc
Start X on login
Add below to .bash_profile
if systemctl -q is-active graphical.target && [[ ! $DISPLAY && $XDG_VTNR -eq 1 ]]; then
exec startx
fi