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title: Arch Linux Install guide
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description:
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published: true
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date: 2019-11-05T23:07:39.276Z
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tags:
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---
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# btw I install arch
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> This **turbo install guide** makes a lot of assumptions on what you want and doesn't cover many real world setups. Always follow the [official wiki](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Installation_guide) if in doubt.
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Alternatively, check out [our installer](https://git.fosc.space/fosc/fosc-arch-installer) when it's ready.
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## Partitioning
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To partition disks, always use `cgdisk` unless you have a good reason not to. It's just the best, like a 🦈.
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> Find the names of your disks using `lsblk`
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In this guide, the first SATA disk (`sda`) is used. On a modern computer, you may use `nvme0n1` or even `mmcblk0` on embedded systems.
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`cgdisk /dev/sda`
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Try to make it look something like:
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```
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/dev/sda1 200M (ef00) /boot
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/dev/sda2 $REST_OF_HDD (8300) /
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```
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The first partition will store the bootloader and the kernel, and will be read by the UEFI to boot. The second one will contain Arch.
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Format the partitions and mount them.
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> On an SSD, `f2fs` is recommended instead of `ext4` for unparalled speed.
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```
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mkfs.vfat -F 32 /dev/sda1
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mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda2
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mount /dev/sda2 /mnt
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mkdir /mnt/boot
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mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/boot
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```
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## Internet access
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If Ethernet was plugged in during boot, it will be ready.
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When plugging it after the fact, it's best to just reboot. Alternatively, run `dhcpcd`, `killall dhpcd` and run `dhcpcd` again to get an IP address.
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No, that didn't make sense, but it works way too well.
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> If a WiFi install is absolutely necessary, run the Arch installer-exclusive `wifi-menu` tool.
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Check your internet connectivity with `ping` before continuing.
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## Actual install
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To install packages to a folder instead of normally, `pacstrap` is used. Here a good set of packages to get a running system is provided.
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`pacstrap /mnt base base-devel linux linux-firmware f2fs-tools xorg-server gnome gnome-extra firefox networkmanager htop zsh grml-zsh-config`
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## Chrooting
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`arch-chroot /mnt /bin/zsh`
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```
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echo "en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8" > /etc/locale.gen
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echo LANG=en_US.UTF-8 > /etc/locale.conf
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locale-gen
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```
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## Users
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```
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passwd
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chsh root -s /bin/zsh
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useradd -m -G wheel -s /bin/zsh user
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passwd user
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```
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## Enable services
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```systemctl enable NetworkManager gdm```
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## Bootloader
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`refind-install`
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## Kernel cmdline
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Basically edit your boot options to be 'rw root=/dev/sda2', as sometimes rEFInd doesn't make this automatically
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`nano /boot/refind_linux.conf`
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## Git out
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`exit`
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`reboot` |