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README.md
Personal Arch Linux Install Guide
I'm using this repo to record the steps I take to install and personalize arch linux. Hopefully I can automate some of the later steps over time.
Part 1 - Installation
Generally following the steps on the arch install guide to get to a chrooted environment.
- Verify we booted as x64 UEFI
cat /sys/firmware/efi/fw_platform_size
Network
- Check device with
ip link
- Auth wifi with
iwctl station wlan0 connect $AP_NAME
ping archlinux.org
to verify
Partitioning
Use fdisk to partition: /boot : 1G partition, type=1 (EFI), bootable (press M then a) / : remainder of the disk, default type
For /boot (/dev/sda1) call mkfs.fat -F 32 /dev/sda1
Follow the steps here to encrypt the root partition. Consider increasing the cryptographic parameters as mentions.
Mount the partitions at /mnt and /mnt/boot.
Install
Install the base:
pacstrap -K /mnt base linux linux-firmware
Followed by important packages:
pacstrap /mnt grub efibootmgr e2fsprogs networkmanager vim man-db man-pages texinfo sudo
Part 2 - Configure
Generally follow the configure the system steps in the install guide.
genfstab -U /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab
arch-chroot /mnt
-
Set the time as described.
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Set the localization as described.
-
Enable NetworkManager
systemctl enable NetworkManager.service
-
Update the initramfs as described here
-
Add
encrypt
afterblock
in HOOKS in /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -
Run
mkinitcpio -P
-
Set the root password
-
Run
grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=/boot --bootloader-id=GRUB
-
Update
/etc/default/grub
to have the line:GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="cryptdevice=UUID=device-UUID:root root=/dev/mapper/root"
(Get the UUID using blkid /dev/sda2). -
Run
grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
-
Reboot sucessfully(?) into the new system.
In the new system
Connect to wifi
nmcli device wifi list
nmcli device wifi connect --ask $SSID
nmcli c modify $SSID connection.autoconnect true
Create a user:
useradd -m -G wheel drew
passwd drew
EDITOR=vim visudo
and uncomment the line starting %wheel
Install helpful utilities:
pacman -S git
TODO: Install graphics driver pagckages?
Part 3 - Desktop
Reboot and login as the new user.
Clone this git repo at /home/drew/install.
- Run
sudo ./install_desktop.sh
- Run
./install_usr.sh
Part 4 - Applications
mkdir Documents/ Downloads/ Pictures/
sudo pacman -S firefox
Log into firefox w/ sync (installs bitwarden.)
Part 5 - Dev environment
sudo pacman -S neovim lua-language-server ccls rust rust-analyzer jedi-language-server
Start up neovim and run PackerSync (note you may have to comment out: init.lua: require(impatient) opts.lua: vim.cmd("colorscheme nordfox")
Add ssh keys to gitea and gitlab.
mkdir prog and clone a c++ code base, a python code base, and a rust code base to test the language server.
Part 6 - Optional
Steam?