Arch Linux Installation Guide
> Easy Arch Install Guide
A comprehensive guide to install Arch Linux the Arch way.
Say goodbye to weird installation scripts!
Installing Arch Linux the Arch way is an experience like no other.
I guarantee you, you'll have a working Arch Linux system within 15 minutes. (* Provided you have a decent Internet speed.)
Guide Starts Here:
Set Keyboard:
loadkeys us
Connect to Internet:
Ethernet/USB: Plug and play.
WiFi:
iwctl
device list
station wlan0 scan
station wlan0 get-networks
station wlan0 connect "network-name"
Enter Password
exit
Check Connection:
ping 9.9.9.9
Partition Disk:
Start fdisk:
fdisk /dev/nvme0n1
fdisk /dev/sda
Commands:
d: Delete previous partitions.
g: Create a new GPT disklabel.
n: Create new partition.
w: Write changes.
p: Print changes.
Create Partitions:
/dev/nvme0n1p1: 500 MB (EFI)
/dev/nvme0n1p2: 2 GB (Swap)
/dev/nvme0n1p3: Remaining GB (File System)
/dev/sda1: Remaining GB (File System)
Mount Partitions:
File System:
mount /dev/nvme0n1p3 /mnt
mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/home
Swap Partition:
swapon /dev/nvme0n1p2
EFI Partition:
mkdir -p /mnt/boot/efi & mount /dev/nvme0n1p1 /mnt/boot/efi
Generate fstab:
genfstab /mnt
Install Base Packages:
pacstrap /mnt base base-devel linux-lts linux-firmware nano sudo networkmanager efibootmgr grub mtools
Transfer Fstab Details
genfstab /mnt > /mnt/etc/fstab
Change Root:
arch-chroot /mnt
Set Time Zone:
ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/Asia/Kolkata /etc/localtime
date
hwclock --systohc
Set Locale:
nano /etc/locale.gen
locale-gen
nano /etc/locale.conf
nano /etc/vconsole.conf
Set Hostname:
nano /etc/hostname
Set Root Password:
passwd
Create User with Sudo Privileges:
useradd -m -G wheel -s /bin/bash user
passwd user
Sudo Setup:
EDITOR=nano visudo
Uncomment wheel group.
su user
sudo pacman -Syu
Check functionality and exit
Enable Network Services:
nano /etc/hosts
127.0.0.1 localhost
::1 localhost
systemctl enable NetworkManager
Install and Configure GRUB:
grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=/boot/efi --bootloader-id=GRUB
grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
exit
umount -a
reboot
Post Install
Video Drivers and GUI Installation:
Intel: pacman -S xorg xf86-video-intel mesa
AMD: pacman -S xorg xf86-video-amdgpu mesa
ATI: pacman -S xorg xf86-video-ati mesa
NVIDIA: pacman -S xorg xf86-video-nouveau mesa
Install Pipewire
sudo pacman -S pipewire pipewire-pulse pipewire-media-session
sudo systemctl enable --now pipewire pipewire-pulse pipewire-media-session
sudo systemctl --global disable --now alsa-restore alsa-state
Installing Cinnamon
sudo pacman -S cinnamon nemo-fileroller firefox gnome-terminal
Display Manager
sudo pacman -S lightdm-gtk-greeter lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings
sudo systemctl enable lightdm
Gnome Keyring
sudo pacman -S gnome-keyring
Install some basic fonts
sudo pacman -S noto-fonts noto-fonts-cjk noto-fonts-emoji ttf-font-awesome
Some Important Packages
sudo pacman -S udisks2 udiskie gvfs git gedit flatpak papirus-icon-theme
Video Codecs
sudo pacman -S a52dec faac faad2 flac jasper lame libdca libdv libmad libmpeg2 libtheora libvorbis libxv wavpack x264 xvidcore
After Login
Paru
git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/paru-bin.git
cd paru-bin
makepkg -si
Customization
Nord Color Scheme
Nordic Polar Theme:
git clone https://github.com/EliverLara/Nordic-Polar.git
Nord Gnome-Terminal:
git clone https://github.com/arcticicestudio/nord-gnome-terminal.git
Nord Gedit:
git clone https://github.com/arcticicestudio/nord-gedit.git
Shell Color Scripts:
paru -S shell-color-scripts
sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://starship.rs/install.sh)"
sudo flatpak override --filesystem=$HOME/.themes
sudo flatpak override --env=GTK_THEME=Nordic-Polar
Adding lines to Bash
alias ls='ls -lah --color=auto'
alias update-grub='sudo grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg'
colorscript -e arch
eval "$(starship init bash)"
Nord Wallpapers
paru -S nordic-wallpapers