How to install arch Linux (tutorial/guide)
Download arch linux and boot the live cd:
https://wiki.archlinux.de/title/Download
Change the keyboard layout and sync the time with ntp
loadkeys de-latin1 timedatectl set-ntp true
Create partitions (100MB SWAP, Rest /)
fdisk /dev/sda o n p 1 ENTER +100M p //Here you see the 100MByte SWAP Partition n p 2 ENTER ENTER p //Here you can see two partitions (new one is /) w
Create the swap and the ext4 / partition
mkswap /dev/sda1 mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda2
Install arch linux to the / partition
mount /dev/sda2 /mnt #for this you need the ethernet connection, if not -> error (fetch the basic system software) pacstrap /mnt base
Create the fstab for swap and / (root)
swapon /dev/sda1 genfstab -U /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab
Chroot /mnt and setup some stuff (time, locales, ip, hostname, …)
arch-chroot /mnt ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Berlin /etc/localtime hwclock --systohc
vim /etc/locale.gen #Activate de_DE.UTF-8 UTF-8 locale-gen
nano /etc/vconsole.conf KEYMAP=de-latin1
nano /etc/hostname arch
nano /etc/hosts #add 127.0.0.1 arch.localdomain arch ::1 arch.localdomain arch
nano /etc/systemd/network/wired.network # static configuration #ip link show to find the network interface -> ens3 [Match] Name=ens3 [Network] Address=192.168.2.137/24 Gateway=192.168.2.1 or: # dhcp configuration [Match] Name=en* [Network] DHCP=ipv4 nano /etc/resolv.conf domain mattionline.lan nameserver 192.168.2.1
systemctl enable systemd-networkd passwd
Create the initramfs (filesystem/ramdisk for kernel at kernelboot when the disk is not loaded)
mkinitcpio -p linux
Setup the bootloader in the MBR (master boot record) before the SWAP partition starts (filesystem level / zeroth partition)
pacman -S grub grub-install /dev/sda cd /boot/grub grub-mkconfig > grub.cfg
exit cd umount /mnt
//throw your install image (iso) out of the boot order
After the reboot it could be that your resolv.conf is resetted and you have to reconfigure this file
// update -> pacman -Syu
pacman -S openssh
systemctl enable sshd
systemctl start sshd
nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config -> PermitRootLogin yes, PasswordAuthentication yes (copy ssh key and change it)
#install gui if it is a desktop system
pacman -S xfce4 xfce4-goodies human-icon-theme
useradd -m username
passwd username
#gui if it is a desktop system
pacman -S xfce4 xfce4-goodies human-icon-theme xorg xterm xorg-xinit
nano .xinitrc
exec startxfce4
chmod +x .xinitrc
nano .bash_profile
if [ -z „$DISPLAY“ ] && [ -n „$XDG_VTNR“ ] && [ „$XDG_VTNR“ -eq 1 ]; then
exec startx
fi
# xinitrc sets display manager, bash profile starts it
