Archrice

Install Arch Linux and use the archrice configuration script to install programs and load configs.

Table of Contents

• Installation

Installation

1. Download Arch iso from https://archlinux.org/download/ .

2. Write Arch iso to usb drive:

   • dd if=<arch-iso> of=/dev/<usb-device> bs=4M status=progress conv=fdatasync

3. Reboot into Arch live usb.

4. Get name if network interface:

   • ip a

5. Connect to the internet:

   • iwctl station <network-interface> connect <SSID>

6. Get name of the disk to install Arch to:

   • lsblk

7. Partition the disk:

   • fdisk /dev/<disk-to-partition>

8. Partitions to create:

   • /dev/1 - Boot partition, size: 500M
   • /dev/2 - Swap partition, size: 8G
   • /dev/3 - Home partiiton, size: rest of the drive

9. Create filesystems:

   • mkfs.ext4 -T small /dev/<disk-to-install>1
   • mkswap /dev/<disk-to-install>2
   • swapon /dev/<disk-to-install>2
   • mkfs.ext4 /dev/<disk-to-install>3

10. Mount filesystems:

    • mount /dev/<disk-to-install>3 /mnt
    • mkdir /mnt/boot
    • mount /dev/<disk-to-install>1 /mnt/boot

11. Install base system:

    • pacstrap -K /mnt base base-devel linux linux-firmware vim texinfo man-db man-pages

12. Generate fstab:

    • gensftab -U /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab

13. Chroot into the new environment:

    • arch-chroot /mnt

14. Set timezone:

    • ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/Region/City /etc/localtime
    • hwclock --systohc

15. Set localization:

    • Run vim /etc/locale.gen and uncomment locale: en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8
    • locale-gen
    • echo "LANG=en_US.UTF-8" | tee -a /etc/locale.conf

16. Set hostname:

    • echo "Arch" | tee -a /etc/hostname

17. Set root password:

    • passwd

18. Enable sudo for other users:

    • visudo
    • Uncomment line: # %wheel ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL

19. Install and configure bootloader and network manager:

    • pacman -S grub networkmanager
    • grub-install --target=i386-pc /dev/<drive-to-install>
    • grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
    • systemctl enable NetworkManager.service

20. Exit chrooted environment:

    • exit

21. Unmount partitions:

    • umount -R /mnt

22. Reboot:

    • reboot

23. Login to the new install and start wifi network:

    • nmcli device wifi connect <SSID> password <password>

24. Download configuration script:

    • curl -LJO https://raw.githubusercontent.com/KostasEreksonas/Archrice/main/archrice

25. Make the configuration script executable:

    • chmod +x archrice

26. Run the configuration script:

    • ./archrice