arch_installation

My personal Arch installation notes

Suitable for systems with intel processors/integrated graphics

"create file" means copy from repository

• loadkeys fi - load finnish keyboard layout
• timedatectl set-ntp true - NTP on
• Create and mount the partitions.
  • systemd-boot requires EFI to be mounted at /boot!!
• Install system base with pacstrap:

pacstrap -i /mnt base linux-zen linux-firmware base-devel git vim man dosfstools ntfs-3g ufw tlp tlp-rdw gnome

• genfstab -U /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab - generate fstab

  • If using bind mounts, remove /mnt from mountpoint!!

• arch-chroot /mnt - Change root in to the new installation

• timedatectl set-timezone Europe/Helsinki - set time zone

• hwclock --systohc - syncronize HW clock with system clock

• (optional) enable swapfile:

  • fallocate -l 8G /swapfile
  • mkswap /swapfile
  • swapon /swapfile
  • Add entry for swapfile to fstab
    (/swapfile none swap defaults 0 0)

• Locale generation:

  • echo "fi_FI.UTF-8 UTF-8" >> /etc/locale.gen - set locale to generate
  • locale-gen

• echo -e "LANG=fi_FI.UTF-8\nLC_COLLATE=C" >> /etc/locale.conf" - set system default locale

• echo "KEYMAP=fi" >> /etc/vconsole.conf - set persistent TTY keyboard layout

• create /etc/hostname and /etc/hosts

• modify /etc/mkinitcpio.conf, add i915 kernel module and replace udev-hook with systemd-hook (file included)

• recreate initramfs:

  • mkinitcpio -P

• Install systemd-boot bootloader:

  • bootctl install
  • add /boot/loader/entries/arch.conf
  • set default entry in /boot/loader/loader.conf
  • create pacman hook for updating systemd-boot: /etc/pacman.d/hooks/100-systemd-boot.hook
  • run bootctl update

• edit /etc/sudoers with visudo:

  • uncomment wheel group

• edit /etc/pacman.conf

• set root password: passwd

• create administrator user:

  • useradd -m -G wheel,storage,power,uucp,tty <user>
  • passwd <user>

• enable NetworkManager and gdm

• reboot

• After rebooting, create file /var/lib/gdm/.config/pulse/default.pa

  • Fixes gdm issue with bluetooth headset

• Enable SSD periodic trimming: sudo systemctl enable --now fstrim.timer