arch-install-script

My archlinux install script

Usage

$ git clone https://github.com/ctjhoa/arch-install-script
$ cd arch-install-script
$ ./install.sh

NOTE: You can automate config with cp install.conf.sample install.conf then edit it

Additional config

• Touchpad

# /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/30-touchpad.conf

Section "InputClass"
  Identifier "Elantech Touchpad"
  Driver "libinput"
  MatchIsTouchpad "on"
  Option "DisableWhileTyping" "on"
  Option "MiddleEmulation" "on"
  Option "Tapping" "on"
  Option "TappingButtonMap" "lmr"
EndSection

Prerequisite

Flash arch on a USB key

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/USB_flash_installation_medium

Install arch

The following is just a simplified version of arch installation guide for my personal usage.

Full guide is here https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Installation_guide

Note: Do not create boot partition if Windows is already installed (EFI partition already exists).

Useful pages:

• https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Dm-crypt/Encrypting_an_entire_system#LVM_on_LUKS
• https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Dual_boot_with_Windows
• https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/System_time#Time_standard
• https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Microcode#systemd-boot
• https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Systemd-boot#pacman_hook
• https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Unified_Extensible_Firmware_Interface/Secure_Boot#Helper_scripts
• https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/iwd
• https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/systemd-resolved#DNS

PS: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/archinstall could be an alternative in the future

Global steps:

1. loadkeys fr
2. timedatectl set-ntp true
3. wifi-menu -o
4. fdisk /dev/sda
   1. New 512M EFI System -> mkfs.fat -F32 /dev/sda1
   2. New 2G Linux Swap -> mkswap /dev/sda2 && swapon /dev/sda2
   3. New Linux filesystem -> mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda3
5. mount /dev/sda3 /mnt
6. mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/boot
7. pacstrap /mnt base base-devel iwd intel-ucode git mesa
8. genfstab -U /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab
9. arch-chroot /mnt
10. ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Paris /etc/localtime
11. hwclock --systohc # hardware suppose to be in UTC
12. passwd
13. bootctl --path=/boot install
14. Configure systemd-boot

# esp/loader/loader.conf
------------------------
default  arch
timeout  4
editor   no

# esp/loader/entries/arch.conf
------------------------------
title   Arch Linux
linux   /vmlinuz-linux
initrd  /intel-ucode.img
initrd  /initramfs-linux.img
options root=${blkid -s PARTUUID -o value /dev/sda3} rw

15. Set the keyboard layout in console

# /etc/vconsole.conf
-------------------
KEYMAP=fr

16. umount -R /mnt and reboot
17. Install arch-install-script