Installing Arch

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# Source: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beginners%27_Guide#Installation

# Set keyboard layout
loadkeys uk

# Have a look at the disks
lsblk -f

# Wipe disk
sgdisk --zap-all /dev/sda

# Create GPT partition(s)
cgdisk /dev/sda

# If on BIOS system create a bios partition
# 1M, 0xef02

# Format partition(s)
mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda1

# Mount the parition(s)
mount /dev/sda1 /mnt

# Install base system to partition
pacstrap -i /mnt base base-devel

# Make an fstab
genfstab -U -p /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab

# Check it
nano /mnt/etc/fstab

# Chroot!
arch-chroot /mnt /bin/bash

# Install vim
pacman -S vim

# Setup locale
vim /etc/locale.gen
locale-gen
echo LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 > /etc/locale.conf
export LANG=en_GB.UTF-8

# Set console layout and font for permanent
vim /etc/vconsole.conf
# KEYMAP=uk
# FONT=Lat2-Terminus16

# Set timezone
ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/London /etc/localtime

# Set clock to utc
hwclock --systohc --utc

# Set hostname
echo myhostname > /etc/hostname
vim /etc/hosts
# 127.0.0.1	localhost.localdomain	localhost	myhostname

# Take a look at the beginner's guide for more config, like networking

# Set the root password
passwd  # Make sure keyboard layout is set up!!

# Install grub
pacman -S grub  # Install grub package
grub-install --target=i386-pc --recheck /dev/sda  #  Apply it to disk
grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg  # Save the config

# Post install
# ============

# Set up network
ip link  # List devices
ip link set interfacenamehere up  # Active device
systemctl enable dhcpcd@interfacenamehere.service

# Misc
pacman -S gptfdisk  # fdisk, cgdisk etc.