Arch Linux Install Notes

root@archiso ~ # iw dev

root@archiso ~ # ip link set <interface> up

root@archiso ~ # wifi-menu <interface>

root@archiso ~ # fdisk -l

root@archiso ~ # mount /dev/sda1 /mnt

root@archiso ~ # mkdir /mnt/home

root@archiso ~ # mount /dev/sda3 /mnt/home

root@archiso ~ # pacstrap -i /mnt base

root@archiso ~ # genfstab -U -p /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab

root@archiso ~ # arch-chroot /mnt

sh 4.2# nano /etc/locale.gen

uncomment en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8

ctrl-o, ctrl-X

sh 4.2# echo LANG=en_US.UTF-8 > /etc/locale.conf

sh 4.2# export LANG=en_US.UTF-8

sh 4.2# cd /usr/share/zoneinfo

sh 4.2# pwd

sh 4.2# ls

sh 4.2# cd America

sh 4.2# ls

sh 4.2# ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/America/Los_Angeles /etc/localtime

sh 4.2# hwclock --systohc --utc

sh 4.2# systemctl enable dhcpcd@eth0.service

sh 4.2# pacman -S wireless_tools wpa_supplicant wpa_actiond dialog

sh 4.2# nano /etc/pacman.conf

uncomment [multilib]
uncomment Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

ctrl-o, ctrl-x

sh 4.2# pacman -Sy

sh 4.2# useradd -m -g users -G wheel,storage,power -s /bin/bash <user>

sh 4.2# passwd <user>

sh 4.2# pacman -S sudo

sh 4.2# EDITOR=nano visudo

uncomment %wheel ALL=(ALL) ALL

ctrl o, ctrl-x

sh 4.2# pacman -S grub-bios

sh 4.2# grub-install --target=i386-pc --recheck /dev/sda

sh 4.2# cp /usr/share/locale/en\@quot/LC_MESSAGES/grub.mo /boot/grub/locale/en.mo

sh 4.2# grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub.cfg

sh 4.2# exit

root@archiso ~ # umount /mnt/home

root@archiso ~ # umount /mnt

root@archiso ~ # reboot

root@localhost ~ # passwd

root@localhost ~ # exit

root@localhost ~ # hostnamectl set-hostname archpc

root@localhost ~ # exit

root@archpc ~ # dhcpcd

user@archpc ~ $ sudo pacman -S alsa-utils

user@archpc ~ $ alsamixer

user@archpc ~ $ sudo pacman -S xorg-server xorg-xinit xorg-server-utils mesa ttf-dejavu samba smbclient networkmanager networkmanager-vpnc networkmanager-pptp networkmanager-openconnect network-manager-applet gvfs-smb sshfs

user@archpc ~ $ lspci -k | grep -A 2 -i "VGA"

user@archpc ~ $ sudo pacman -S xf86-video-intel

user@archpc ~ $ sudo pacman -S nvidia

user@archpc ~ $ sudo systemctl enable NetworkManager

user@archpc ~ $ sudo reboot

user@archpc ~ $ sudo pacman -S gnome gnome-extra gnome-tweak-tool

user@archpc ~ $ sudo pacman -S gdm

user@archpc ~ $ sudo systemctl enable gdm