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Arch-install-UEFI

This is just a list of instructions, not an executable file. Please don't download and execute!

Before installation

  1. Power on and boot into the live installer - boot options varies depending on the manufacturer. ** This guide was written with UEFI bootloader in mind, BIOS version will be up next.*

Verify whether internet works if connected to Ethernet. Remember, Arch is installed using packages downloaded from the internet at the time of install. Command: # ping c -3 google.com

If connected to the internet, your output should be something like this:

  1. Check your disk partitioning using fdisk -l and note down the partition numbers of the root and EFI partitions.

  2. Format the root partition to a format linux supports, preferably ext4.

  3. Mount the root partition in the directory /mnt using the command # mount /dev/sdax /mnt

  4. If using swap, initialize it using # mkswap /dev/sdxY # swapon /dev/sdxY

  5. Format the EFI partition (whose number we noted earlier using fdisk-l) to FAT32 by: # mkfs.fat -F32 /dev/sdxY

  6. Make a directory for the esp - /mnt/boot. # mkdir -p /mnt/boot (the -p is to make it a parent directory if it is absent, ie like creating a new folder)

  7. Mount the esp to the previously created directory # mount /dev/sdxY /mnt/boot

Installation

  1. Now is the actual installing bit. # pacstrap -i /mnt base base-devel (base devel is required for AUR support and stuff)

10)Now, an 'fstab' file has to be generated, which lists the partitions used by the OS. # genfstab -U /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab (-U is for UUIDs, -L can also be used for Labels instead)

Configure the system

11)chroot into the Arch install. # arch-chroot /mnt

12)Open the locale file: # nano /etc/locale.gen

13)Uncomment the locale you require (the wayland server is wrecked if this is improper)

  1. Create a locale.conf: # echo LANG=en_US.UTF-8 > /etc/locale.conf # export LANG=en_US.UTF-8 (Replace the locale with the one you selected - they should match)

  2. Set the timezone: # ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/Asia/Kolkata /etc/localtime # hwclock --systohc --utc //sets the system clock, doesn't work on certain HP laptops.

14)Get the sudo package and the wifi stuff. # pacman -S grub wireless_tools wpa_supplicant wpa_actiond dialog

15)Add a root password: # passwd (type and retype)

16)Create a new user: # useradd -m -g users -G *all required permissions -s* /bin/bash *username*

17)Add a passwd for username # passwd *username*

18)Edit the sudo file to give required permissions: # visudo

  1. Uncomment the line that gives the permissions you think are appropriate for your usage. Eg: # %wheel ALL=(ALL) ALL (widely accepted permissions!) Uncomment - remove the pound symbol.

20)GRUB (Grand Unified Botloader) time Grab it from the repos: # pacman -S grub efibootmgr fuse2 os-prober

Install GRUB: # grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=*esp* --bootloader-id=*arch_grub* Any id can be used, and esp is the path where the esp is mounted ie /mnt/boot here.

21)Generate a grub-config file. # grub-mkconfig -o *esp*/grub/grub.cfg where esp is 'mnt/boot' for me.

22)Give a hostname: # echo *preferredname* > /etc/hostname

23)Done! Exit chroot, unmount all drives and reboot!

# exit # umount /dev/sdxY # reboot

*I'll add the graphics, sound, usability stuff in the evening