Arch Install Guide w/ Scripts

A simple guide on how to install and setup Arch Linux. Something I use quite frequently as a reference.

  • Before booting from installation media, secure boot needs to be disabled (via BIOS).

Verify Boot Mode

Verifying that you’re running UEFI:

ls /sys/firmware/efi/efivars

If the contents of the directory are listed, then the system is booted in UEFI mode.

Internet

Connect to a Network

iwctl # to enter iwd interactive prompt

device list

Scan the network; then list the found/available networks:

station [device-id] scan
station [device-id] get-networks

# connecting to desired network
station [device-id] connect [network-name]

exit out of iwd.

Ping

Ping to verify that you’re connected to the internet:

ping archlinux.org

Update System Clock

timedatectl set-ntp true

Partition Disks

List the connected devices:

fdisk -l

# To start the partitioning process
gdisk /dev/[disk-to-be-partitioned]

Create a GPT if it doesn’t automatically do so.

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Partitions

Partition 1 (EFI)

n
Partition number: [enter]
First Sector: [enter]
Last Sector: +512M
Code: ef00

Partition 2 (Swap)

n
Partition number: [enter]
First Sector: [enter]
Last Sector: +8G
Code: 8200

Partition 3 (Root/Home)

n
Partition number: [enter]
First Sector: [enter]
Last Sector: [enter]
Code: [enter]

Write/Save Changes

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- Script 1 -

  • Format partitions;
  • Mount partitions;
  • Pacstrap;
  • Fstab;
  • Chroot.
curl -o chroot.sh https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yuuushio/arch-install/main/chroot.sh
chmod +x *.sh
./chroot.sh

- Script 2 -

  • General machine info/config;
  • Boot loader;
  • Network Manager.
curl -o config.sh https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yuuushio/arch-install/main/config.sh
chmod +x *.sh
./config.sh

New User

useradd -mG wheel [username]
passwd [username]
usermod -aG audio,disk,input,storage,video [username]

Enable sudo privileges

Uncomment %wheel ALL = (All) All.

  • Yes there’s a safer way to access sudoers via visudo, but it doesn’t seem to work for me, or I just don’t have it set up.
vim /etc/sudoers

Edit mkinitcpio.conf

vim /etc/mkinitcpio.conf

Inside MODULES brackets, type your GPU card - either - amdgpu or nvidia.

After making changes:

sudo mkinitcpio -p linux

Reboot

exit chroot.

reboot the system.

- Script 3 -

Reconnecting using nmcli

nmcli device wifi list
nmcli device wifi connect [network] password [password]

Post installation:

  • yay;
  • Packages;
  • Dots;
  • dwm.desktop in xsessions.
curl -o post.sh https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yuuushio/arch-install/main/post.sh
chmod +x *.sh
./post.sh

Post Install

Emptty Conf

Config at sudo vim /etc/emptty/conf

# uncomment and set your user
DEFAULT_USER=<user>

# uncomment or add and set your DE/WM
DEFAULT_SESSION=dwm

ENABLE_NUMLOCK=true

Bluetooth Conf

sudo vim /etc/bluetooth/main.conf

AlwaysPairable=true

ControllerMode = bredr

FastConnectable = true

Pipewire Conf

From Gentoo wiki: /usr/share/pipewire/pipewire.conf

Might need to disable wireplumber if pavucontrol is malfunctioning.

Set DNS

nm-connection-editor

  • 1.1.1.1
  • 1.0.0.1

Virt-manager

  • Change from UEFI to bios.
  • Under “CPUs,” ensure that the “Copy host CPU configuration” checkbox is unchecked. You can also try changing the “CPU model” to a different option, such as qemu64.