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-======   How to install Arch Linux   ======
+====== How to install Arch Linux ======
-======   ======
+//**If you are having issues with this Arch Linux install DO NOT ask help in the forum, please look at THEIR wiki for more information** //
-====== Coming Soon ======
+   * Add Keyboard
+<code bash>
+Loadkeys uk
+</code>
+  * Using fdisk:
+<code bash>
+fdisk -l (lists out the partitions)
+fdisk /dev/sda
+In fdisk, "g" for GPT
+In fdisk, "n" for add new partition
+n fdisk, "t" to change partition type
+In fdisk, "w" (write table to disk)
+</code>
+**Remember – +260M for EFI and +2GB for swap**
+  * Make filesystem
+<code bash>
+mkfs.fat -F32 /dev/sda1
+mkswap /dev/sda2
+swapon /dev/sda2
+mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda3
+</code>
+  * Base Install
+<code bash>
+mount /dev/sda3 /mnt (mounts it to mnt on live image)
+pacstrap /mnt base linux-lts linux-firmware
+genfstab -U /mnt>> /mnt/etc/fstab
+</code>
+  *
+Chroot:
+<code bash>
+arch-chroot /mnt (change into root directory of our new installation)
+ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/REGION/CITY /etc/localtime
+hwclock --systohc (sets the hardware clock)
+pacman -S nano
+nano /etc/locale.gen
+locale-gen
+nano /etc/hostname
+nano /etc/hosts
+</code>
+==== Users and passwords: ====
+<code bash>
+passwd (set root pass)
+useradd -m ‘username’ (make another user)
+passwd ‘username’ (set that user's password)
+usermod -aG wheel,audio,video,optical,storage ‘username’
+</code>
+  * Add Sudo:
+<code bash>
+pacman -S sudo
+EDITOR=nano visudo
+</code>
+==== Add GRUB: ====
+<code bash>
+pacman -S grub
+pacman -S efibootmgr dosfstools os-prober mtools (if doing UEFI)
+mkdir /boot/EFI (if doing UEFI)
+mount /dev/sda1 /boot/EFI
+grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --bootloader-id=grub_uefi --recheck (if doing UEFI)
+grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
+</code>
+==== Add Networking: ====
+<code bash>
+pacman -S networkmanager
+systemctl enable NetworkManager
+</code>
+==== Add SSH Server, make package, GIT and Firewall ====
+<code bash>
+sudo pacman -S openssh
+systemctl enable sshd
+systemctl start sshd
+sudo pacman -S base-devel git ufw
+</code>
+==== Before Reboot: ====
+<code bash>
+exit the chroot by typing "exit"
+umount /mnt (unmounts /mnt)
+reboot (or shutdown now if doing this in VirtualbBox)
+</code>
+**Reboot:**  //Remember to detach the ISO in VirtualBox before reboot. //
+**To add a desktop environment, please look at the [[https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/desktop_environment|Arch wiki ]]for which ones are official**

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