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# Installation on Dell XPS | |
# Please also consult official documentation: | |
# https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Installation_Guide | |
# https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Dell_XPS_13_(9360) | |
# https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Dell_XPS_15_(9550) | |
# Enter BIOS with F2 and configure: | |
# - "System Configuration" > "SATA Operation": "AHCI" | |
# - "Secure Boot" > "Secure Boot Enable": "Disabled" | |
# Enter boot menu with F12, and boot the Arch USB medium | |
# Set desired keymap | |
loadkeys de_CH-latin1 | |
# Set large font | |
setfont latarcyrheb-sun32 | |
# Connect to Internet | |
wifi-menu | |
# Sync clock | |
timedatectl set-ntp true | |
# Create two partitions: | |
# 1 1000MB EFI partition # Hex code ef00 | |
# 2 100% Linux partiton (to be encrypted) # Hex code 8300 | |
cgdisk /dev/nvme0n1 | |
# Formatting and encyption | |
mkfs.fat -F32 /dev/nvme0n1p1 | |
cryptsetup luksFormat --type=luks2 /dev/nvme0n1p2 | |
cryptsetup open /dev/nvme0n1p2 luks | |
mkfs.btrfs -L luks /dev/mapper/luks | |
# Create btrfs subvolumes | |
mount -t btrfs /dev/mapper/luks /mnt | |
btrfs subvolume create /mnt/@root | |
btrfs subvolume create /mnt/@var | |
btrfs subvolume create /mnt/@home | |
btrfs subvolume create /mnt/@snapshots | |
# Mount btrfs subvolumes | |
umount /mnt | |
mount -o subvol=@root /dev/mapper/luks /mnt | |
mkdir /mnt/{var,home,.snapshots} | |
mount -o subvol=@var /dev/mapper/luks /mnt/var | |
mount -o subvol=@home /dev/mapper/luks /mnt/home | |
mount -o subvol=@snapshots /dev/mapper/luks /mnt/.snapshots | |
# Mount EFI partition | |
mkdir /mnt/boot | |
mount /dev/nvme0n1p1 /mnt/boot | |
# Change pacman mirror priority, move closer mirror to the top | |
vim /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist | |
# Install the base system plus a few packages | |
pacstrap /mnt base linux linux-firmware btrfs-progs zsh vim git sudo efibootmgr wpa_supplicant dialog iw | |
# Generate fstab | |
genfstab -L /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab | |
# Verify and adjust /mnt/etc/fstab | |
# For all btrfs filesystems consider: | |
# - Change "relatime" to "noatime" to reduce wear on SSD | |
# - Adding "autodefrag" to enable online defragmentation | |
# Enter the new system | |
arch-chroot /mnt | |
# Setup time | |
rm /etc/localtime | |
ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Zurich /etc/localtime | |
hwclock --systohc | |
# Generate required locales | |
vim /etc/locale.gen # Uncomment desired locales, e.g. "en_US.UTF-8", "de_CH.UTF-8" | |
locale-gen | |
# Set desired locale | |
echo 'LANG=en_US.UTF-8' > /etc/locale.conf | |
# Set desired keymap and font | |
echo 'KEYMAP=us' > /etc/vconsole.conf | |
echo 'FONT=latarcyrheb-sun32' >> /etc/vconsole.conf | |
# Set the hostname | |
echo '<hostname>' > /etc/hostname | |
# Add hostname to /etc/hosts: | |
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/etc/hosts | |
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127.0.0.1 localhost | |
::1 localhost | |
127.0.1.1 <hostname>.localdomain <hostname> | |
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# Set password for root | |
passwd | |
# Add real user | |
useradd -m -g users -G wheel -s /bin/zsh <username> | |
passwd <username> | |
echo '<username> ALL=(ALL) ALL' > /etc/sudoers.d/<username> | |
# Configure mkinitcpio with modules needed for the initrd image | |
vim /etc/mkinitcpio.conf | |
# Change: HOOKS=(base systemd autodetect modconf block keyboard sd-vconsole sd-encrypt filesystems) | |
# Regenerate initrd image | |
mkinitcpio -p linux | |
# Setup systemd-boot | |
bootctl --path=/boot install | |
# Enable Intel microcode updates | |
pacman -S intel-ucode | |
# Create bootloader entry | |
# Get luks-uuid with: `cryptsetup luksUUID /dev/nvme0n1p2` | |
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/boot/loader/entries/arch.conf | |
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title Arch Linux | |
linux /vmlinuz-linux | |
initrd /intel-ucode.img | |
initrd /initramfs-linux.img | |
options rw luks.uuid=<uuid> luks.name=<uuid>=luks root=/dev/mapper/luks rootflags=subvol=@root | |
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# Set default bootloader entry | |
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/boot/loader/loader.conf | |
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default arch | |
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# Exit and reboot | |
exit | |
reboot |
# Disable the Nvidia GPU on the XPS 15 | |
# Install intel graphics driver | |
sudo pacman -S xf86-video-intel | |
# Blacklist nvidia/nouveau drivers | |
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/etc/modprobe.d/nvidia.conf | |
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blacklist nvidia | |
blacklist nouveau | |
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# Install acpi_call: | |
pacaur -S acpi_call-dkms linux-headers | |
# Follow the docu to "power down discrete GPU": | |
# https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/hybrid_graphics | |
sudo modprobe acpi_call | |
sudo /usr/share/acpi_call/examples/turn_off_gpu.sh 2>/dev/null | grep works |
What do you mean as minimalistic? @a2nt
Following the official guide, you will arrive to the minimal arch installation that doesn't even have packages to connect via wi-fi
Here: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Installation_guide
I have meant configuration with useless at Dell XPS 9360 kernel modules disabled like:
Compiled into kernel: ext4 fs, wifi, power management and etc
Loaded as a module on demand: different kinds of USB devices, memory sticks and etc.
Excluded: CPU and memory hot-plug, AMD drivers, other platform drivers and etc.
Made a configuration on my own including desktop fork patch - hope it will be useful for some other person.
Patch reference:
https://gitlab.com/post-factum/pf-kernel/-/wikis/README
Kernel configuration file with short instruction: https://gist.github.com/a2nt/8cd3a02cb33cd9901e06aad3eba256ec
P.S. I have included memory stick drivers into kernel and USB Realtek 8152 cuz I use memory stick card as second drive to store rarely used user files and Realtek 8152 LAN card that I use at the USB-C dock station.
What do you mean as minimalistic? @a2nt
Following the official guide, you will arrive to the minimal arch installation that doesn't even have packages to connect via wi-fi
Here: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Installation_guide