jsnanigans · August 31, 2018 09:34 · Aug 31, 2018
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+## install arch
+
+*verify uefi*
+# efivar -l
+
+*check internet*
+# ping -c 4 archlinux.org
+
+*install vim*
+# pacman -S vim
+
+*clock*
+# timedatectl set-ntp true
+
+*partition disks*
+/dev/sda1 with 550MB, fat32 EFI
+/dev/sda2 with 2x RAM, swap
+/dev/sda3 with rest, ext4
+
+*check partitions*
+# lsblk
+
+*create partitions*
+# cfdisk
+- GPT
+- create disks
+- write
+- quit
+
+*format partitions*
+# mkfs.fat -F32 /dev/sda1
+# mkswap /dev/sda2
+# swapon /dev/sda2
+# mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda3
+
+*mount file systems*
+# mount /dev/sda3 /mnt
+# mkdir /mnt/boot
+# mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/boot
+
+*select mirrors*
+# vim /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
+put austria on top
+
+*install base system*
+# pacstrap /mnt base base-devel
+
+*fstab*
+# genfstab -U /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab
+there should be 3 partitions
+# more /mnt/etc/fstab
+
+
+*chroot into new system*
+# arch-chroot /mnt
+
+*set local time*
+# ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Vienna /etc/localtime
+
+*set hardware clock*
+# hwclock --systohc
+
+*locale - set localization*
+# vim /etc/locale.gen
+uncomment the one you want
+
+*generate locale*
+# locale-gen
+
+*set lang variable*
+enter same as selected: `LANG=en_US.UTF-8`
+# vim /etc/locale.conf
+OR
+# echo LANG=en_US.UTF-8 > /etc/locale.conf
+
+*hostname*
+# echo Archlinux > /etc/hostname
+
+*add hostname to hosts*
+# vim /etc/hosts
+add:
+```
+127.0.0.1 localhost
+::1       localhost
+127.0.0.1 Archlinux.localdomain Archlinux
+```
+
+*network configuration*
+# pacman -S networkmanager
+# systemctl enable NetworkManager
+
+*root password*
+# passwd
+enter root password twice
+
+*install and configure bootloader*
+# pacman -S grub efibootmgr
+# grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=/boot
+# grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
+
+*only for virtualbox - fix boot*
+# mkdir /boot/EFI/boot
+# cp /boot/EFI/arch/grubx64.efi /boot/EFI/boot/bootx64.efi
+
+
+*reboot*
+# exit
+unmount
+# umount -a
+OR
+# umount -R /mnt
+then
+# reboot
+
+*login with root user!*
+
+*update pacman*
+# pacman -Syu
+
+*install AUR helper*
+# vim /etc/pacman.conf
+add these lines:
+```
+[arcolinux_repo_iso]
+SigLevel = Never
+Server = https://arcolinux.github.io/arcolinux_repo_iso/$arch
+```
+get new packages
+# pacman -Sy
+install new packages
+# pacman -S yaourt package-query
+!! delete the lines added before
+# vim /etc/pacman.conf
+
+*install some nice stuff*
+# pacman -S bash-completion
+
+*add personal account*
+# useradd -m -g users -G wheel -s /bin/bash erik
+set password
+# passwd erik
+allow new user to use sudo
+# EDITOR=vim visudo
+uncomment `%wheel ALL=(ALL) ALL`
+
+log out
+# exit
+
+*log in with new user!*
+
+*check internet by updating pacman*
+# sudo pacman -Syu
+
+
+*install display server*
+# sudo pacman -S xorg-server xorg-apps xorg-xinit xterm
+
+*test by starting*
+# startx
+
+*install graphical driver*
+https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xorg#Driver_installation
+virtualbox just needs `virtualbox-guest-utils`
+
+*install dispaly manager*
+# sudo pacman -S lightdm
+# sudo pacman -S lightdm-gtk-greeter lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings
+# sudo systemctl enable lightdm.service
+
+
+*install KDE Plasma*
+# sudo pacman -S plasma-meta
+# reboot
+# sudo pacman -S kde-applications-meta
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