Dummy notes for Arch install

Keyboard

# loadkeys dk

System time

# systemctl enable --now systemd-timesyncd

Clear disk method one

# cfdisk --zero /dev/sda

Clear disk method two

# sgdisk --zap-all /dev/sda

EFI ($esp)

# mkfs.fat -F 32 /dev/sda1

Swap

# mkswap /dev/sda2

Root

# mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda3

Home

# mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda4

Mounting

# mount /dev/sda3 /mnt
# mkdir -p /mnt/boot/efi
# mkdir -p /mnt/home

Verify your folder structure

# find /mnt -type d
/mnt
/mnt/home
/mnt/boot
/mnt/boot/efi

Mount the efi and home partition

# mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/boot/efi
# mount /dev/sda4 /mnt/home

Base installation

# pacstrap /mnt base linux dhcpcd vi nano sudo links

Base configuration

# archchroot /mnt /bin/bash

vconsole.conf

KEYMAP=dk
FONT=
FONT_MAP=

locale.gen

...
da_DK.UTF-8 UTF-8
en_DK.UTF-8 UTF-8
en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8
...

Build locale

# locale-gen

locale.conf

LANG=en_DK.UTF8

Timezone

# ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Copenhagen /etc/localtime

Clock

# hwclock --systohc --utc

Set hostname

# echo nix > /etc/hostname

hosts

127.0.0.1    localhost
::1          localhost
127.0.1.1    nix.localdomain nix

Note: If the system has a static IP replace 127.0.1.1 with the IP.

Enable wheel group

%wheel ALL=(ALL) ALL

Enable network

# systemctl enable dhcpcd

Enable timesync daemon

# systemctl enable systemd-timesyncd

root password

# passwd

Install grub mkinitcpio efi boot manager

¤ pacman -S grub mkinitcpio efibootmgr

Build the initramfs

# mkinitcpio -p linux

install bootloader

# grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=/boot/efi --bootloader-id=Manjaro

Generate grub configuration

# grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

Exit chroot

# exit

Unmount

# umount -R /mnt

Restart (remember to remove your install media)

# reboot

Login as root and test your internet connection

$ links root.nix.dk