Arch_Base.txt

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====== Arch Base ======
Created søndag 23 oktober 2016

**This will be a simple step-by-step guide. With an unserious attempt to put the process into categories,**

**# Editor**
$ nano 		

== Create the bootable USB ==
**#** **Download your favorite Arch distro^	You can use dd to create the bootable USB** 
$ dd if=/path/to/arch_image.iso of=/dev/sdX bs=4M && sync

== Boot ==
**# Boot the USB as UEFI**

== Pre-installation ==
**#** **Set the keyboard layout **
$ loadkeys dk-latin1

**#** **Connect to the internet **
$ wifi-menu

**#** **Update the system clock **
$ timedatectl set-ntp true

== Prepare the disk ==
**#** **Partition the disk : **
**#** **Use the gdisk package (for GPT disks). Consult with **?** for commands.**
**# Once you start gdisk it'll ask for device. Provide it with your disk** ///dev/sda//
**#** **Create 4 partitions.** 
	**EFI         **EFI bootable 
	**/            **Linux Filesystem
	**/home   **Your home for local files
	**swap     **Your additional memory space
	

== Format the partitions ==
# **Get partition information with** 	
$ lsblk -f

# **EFI** **partition**
$ mkfs.vfat /dev/sdaX
		
# **Linux Filesystem**
$ mkfs.ext4 /dev/sdaX
		
# **Home partition**
$ mkfs.ext4 /dev/sdaX		

# **Swap partition**
$ mkswap /dev/sdaX			

== Mount the partitions ==
**# First initialize the **//swap//** partition** 
$ swapon /dev/sdaX

**# Then mount your **//Linux Filesystem// 
$ mount /dev/sdaX /mnt

**# Create mount-point (folders) for the remaining partitions** 
$ mkdir /mnt/boot
$ mkdir /mnt/home

**# And mount the remaining partitions **
$ mount /dev/sdaX /mnt/boot       **#** The **EFI** boorable partition
$ mount /dev/sdaX /mnt/home      **#** The **Home** partition

== Installation ==
**# You can Edit **///etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist//** and move preferred mirrors to the top, if you like.**

**#** **Install the Arch Base **
$ pacstrap /mnt base

== Post installation ==
**#** **Generate the fstab file **
$ genfstab -U /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab

**#** **Change root into the newly installed system **
$ arch-chroot /mnt

**#** **Set the time zone **
**# This will generate **///etc/adjtime//
$ ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Copenhagen /etc/localtime
$ hwclock --systohc       		

**#** **Locale **
**#** **Edit** /etc/locale.gen **and uncomment BOTH** //en_US.UFT-8 //**and**// da_DK.UTF-8//
{{{code: lang="texinfo" linenumbers="True"
da_DK.UTF-8 UTF-8
en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8 	
}}}


**# And generate locale**
$ locale-gen

**# Set the LANG variable in** /etc/locale.conf 
{{{code: lang="texinfo" linenumbers="True"
LANG=en_US.UTF-8	
}}}

	
**# Make the keyboard layout persistent in** tty **within** /etc/vconsole.conf
{{{code: lang="texinfo" linenumbers="True"
KEYMAP=dk-latin1
}}}

	 
**# Create a desired hostname in** /etc/hostname
{{{code: lang="texinfo" linenumbers="True"
dinnabo
}}}


**# And add the entry to** /etc/hosts
{{{code: lang="texinfo" linenumbers="True"
127.0.0.1	localhost.localdomain	localhost
::1			localhost.localdomain	localhost
127.0.1.1	dinnabo.localdomain		dinnabo
}}}


**#** **Network tools**
$ pacman -S iw wpa_supplicant dialog

**#** **Remember to install the **//base-devel//** as well **
$ pacman -S base-devel

**#** **Set the root password **
$ passwd

== Boot Loader ==
**# Grub will be used for this example.** 

**# Install the **//grub, Intel-ucode //**and **//efibootmgr//** packages. **
**#** **If dual-booting, also install the **//os-prober//** package. **
**# Intel Microcode (**//ucode//**) provides system stability and is detected automatically by **//mkconfig//**.**
**# **//efibootmgr//** is needed for our EFI system.**
$ pacman -S grub intel-ucode efibootmgr

**# If dual-booting, also install this package**
$ pacman -S os-prober		

**#** **Install to **///boot//** partition **
$ grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=/boot --bootloader-id=grub

**#** **Generate configuration file **
$ grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

== Reboot ==
**# Exit the chroot environment and Unmount the partitions** 
$ exit				
$ umount -R /mnt		
$ reboot