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- | ====== | + | ====== 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** // |
- | ====== | + | * Add Keyboard |
+ | |||
+ | <code bash> | ||
+ | Loadkeys uk | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | * Using fdisk: | ||
+ | |||
+ | <code bash> | ||
+ | fdisk -l (lists out the partitions) | ||
+ | fdisk /dev/sda | ||
+ | In fdisk, " | ||
+ | In fdisk, " | ||
+ | n fdisk, " | ||
+ | In fdisk, " | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | **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 | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | * Base Install | ||
+ | |||
+ | <code bash> | ||
+ | mount /dev/sda3 /mnt (mounts it to mnt on live image) | ||
+ | pacstrap /mnt base linux-lts linux-firmware | ||
+ | genfstab -U / | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | * | ||
+ | |||
+ | Chroot: | ||
+ | |||
+ | <code bash> | ||
+ | arch-chroot /mnt (change into root directory of our new installation) | ||
+ | ln -sf / | ||
+ | hwclock --systohc (sets the hardware clock) | ||
+ | pacman -S nano | ||
+ | nano / | ||
+ | locale-gen | ||
+ | nano / | ||
+ | nano / | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== 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, | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | * Add Sudo: | ||
+ | |||
+ | <code bash> | ||
+ | pacman -S sudo | ||
+ | EDITOR=nano visudo | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== 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 / | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Add Networking: ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | <code bash> | ||
+ | pacman -S networkmanager | ||
+ | systemctl enable NetworkManager | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== 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 | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Before Reboot: ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | <code bash> | ||
+ | exit the chroot by typing " | ||
+ | umount /mnt (unmounts /mnt) | ||
+ | reboot (or shutdown now if doing this in VirtualbBox) | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Reboot: | ||
+ | |||
+ | **To add a desktop environment, | ||