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Installing Arch Linux Arch Linux
====================== ======================
> John Hammond | September 29th, 2019 > John Hammond | September 29th, 2019
This are my notes while installing and setting up my Arch Linux environment. This are my notes while installing and setting up my Arch Linux environment.
I did this on my DELL XPS 15 laptop on September 29th, 2019. I did this on my DELL XPS 15 laptop on September 29th, 2019. Following that,
I began to set up a virtual machine for use at work. The virtual machine required
a little bit of a different setup, so I decided to write these things down
and try and automate the procedure.
--------------------------
The `bootstrap.sh` script
=================
This script is still in development, but it can be used to quickly take a
freshly installed Arch Linux system to a fleshed-out and working state (per my own
idea of "usable").
> **NOTE:** The script is INCOMPLETE, and I will be continuously adding to it.
As of right now, the script will
* Set the locale, "arch" hostname, and EDT5EST timezone
* Create a new user (or use an existing one) you supply
* Configure `pacman` to use close mirrors
* Install:
- sudo
- pulseaudio (and pavucontrol)
- git
- vim
- tmux
- X (and xrandr)
- base-devel
- i3 (and gnu-free-fonts)
- terminator
- dmenu
- firefox
- yay
* Configure Terminator to use my prefered theme
* Configure tmux to run on start of a shell
* Configure X to start i3 and for the first TTY to start the desktop
* Configure Vim to use the Sublime Text Monokai colorscheme
* Configure git with my preferred name and e-mail (change this if you use this)
* Made the /opt directory writeable by the user (I like to store tools there)
Downloading the ISO You can run the script right after a fresh install and you set up GRUB. Replace
------------------- `john` with whatever username you want to be the one managing your system, that
you use from here on out.
```
./bootstrap.sh <john>
```
Installing
------------
**Downloading the ISO**
I downloaded the `archlinux-2019.09.01-x86_64.iso` from here: [https://www.archlinux.org/download/](https://www.archlinux.org/download/). I downloaded the `archlinux-2019.09.01-x86_64.iso` from here: [https://www.archlinux.org/download/](https://www.archlinux.org/download/).
I searched for a United States mirror and chose one: specifically, I used: [http://mirrors.acm.wpi.edu/archlinux/iso/2019.09.01/](http://mirrors.acm.wpi.edu/archlinux/iso/2019.09.01/) I searched for a United States mirror and chose one: specifically, I used: [http://mirrors.acm.wpi.edu/archlinux/iso/2019.09.01/](http://mirrors.acm.wpi.edu/archlinux/iso/2019.09.01/)
**Burning the ISO to a Disc**
Burning the ISO to a Disc
-------------------------
I still had Ubuntu at the time, so I burned the Arch Linux ISO to a disc with [Brasero]. I still had Ubuntu at the time, so I burned the Arch Linux ISO to a disc with [Brasero].
**Booting the Arch Linux Live Disc**
Booting the Arch Linux Live Disc
------------------------
On my DELL XPS 15, I needed to spam the `F12` key when booting to get to the menu and choose "Boot from CD". **I made sure to boot in UEFI**. On my DELL XPS 15, I needed to spam the `F12` key when booting to get to the menu and choose "Boot from CD". **I made sure to boot in UEFI**.
@ -38,10 +82,11 @@ ls /sys/firmware/efi/efivars
This had results, so I knew I successfully booted with UEFI. Good enough! This had results, so I knew I successfully booted with UEFI. Good enough!
When I did this on the virtual machine, I did not have results -- it had not booted
in UEFI. This did not end up mattering much.
Connecting to the Internet **Connecting to the Internet**
----------------
On my DELL XPS 15, I wanted to connect to the Internet right away. To get started, I needed to know the name of the On my DELL XPS 15, I wanted to connect to the Internet right away. To get started, I needed to know the name of the
interface I was working with. interface I was working with.
@ -67,15 +112,22 @@ net start home
At that point, I could connect to the Internet! At that point, I could connect to the Internet!
Updating the Time Service On the virtual machine, I did not need to set any of this up. Because the VM was
---------------------- either bridged or NAT-d, it should have Internet. I did run these commands to
snag an IP address (and I often need to do this on boot for the VM):
```
dhcpcd
dhcpcd -4
```
**Updating the Time Service**
``` ```
timedatectl set-ntp true timedatectl set-ntp true
``` ```
Partitioning the Disks **Partitioning the Disks**
----------------------
I used this command to determine which devices are set up already. I used this command to determine which devices are set up already.
@ -99,218 +151,71 @@ swapon /dev/nvmen1p3
I handled the `/dev/nvmen1p1` EFI partition later, when I would install GRUB. I handled the `/dev/nvmen1p1` EFI partition later, when I would install GRUB.
Mounting the Filesystem In the case of the virtual machine, I would need to create these partitions "manually"
------------------- with
```
cfdisk
```
I created a 1 GB partition for swap space and another 1 GB for the boot loader (probably don't need that much...) and the rest I reserved for the filesystem.
I would then run the appropriate commands with `/dev/sda1`, `/dev/sda2`, etc.
**Mounting the Filesystem**
``` ```
mount /dev/nvmen1p2 /mnt mount /dev/nvmen1p2 /mnt
``` ```
Installing Arch **Installing Arch**
-------------
``` ```
pacstrap /mnt base pacstrap /mnt base
``` ```
Configure the system **Configure the system**
-------------
``` ```
genfstab -U /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab genfstab -U /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab
``` ```
Chroot into the new filesystem **Chroot into the new filesystem**
----------------
``` ```
arch-chroot /mnt arch-chroot /mnt
``` ```
Setting the timezone **Setting the root password**
--------------
```
ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/EST5EDT /etc/localtime
hwclock --systohc
```
Localization
------------
```
sed 's/#en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8/en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8/g' /etc/locale.gen
echo "LANG=en_US.UTF-8" > /etc/locale.conf
```
Hostname
----------
```
echo arch > /etc/hostname
cat <<EOF >/etc/hosts
127.0.0.1 localhost
::1 localhost
127.0.1.1 arch.localdomain arch
EOF
```
Set root passwd
----------
``` ```
passwd passwd
``` ```
Install GRUB **Install GRUB**
---------
``` ```
pacman -Sy grub os-prober pacman -Sy grub os-prober
``` ```
**When I was installing via virtual machine, I just needed to:** _When I was installing via virtual machine, I just needed to:_
``` ```
grub-install /dev/sda grub-install /dev/sda
grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
``` ```
**When I was installing on my hard drive I did:** _When I was installing on my hard drive I did:_
``` ```
grub-install /dev/nvmen1p3 grub-install /dev/nvmen1p3
grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
``` ```
**DO NOT forget to copy over a network profile for `netctl` and install `netctl` and `network-manager` **DO NOT forget to copy over a network profile for `netctl` and install `netctl` and `network-manager`
so you still have internet access when you reboot into the real system** so you still have internet access when you reboot into the real system**
Adding a new user
---------------------
```
mkdir /home/john
useradd john
passwd john
```
Getting Internet
----------------
When I was on a virtual machine, I needed to run these commands to get an IP address.
```
dhcpcd
dhcpcd -4
```
Installing Sudo
----------------
```
pacman -Sy sudo
```
Installing Audio Drivers
--------------------
```
sudo pacman -Sy pulseaudio pavucontrol
```
I needed to restart my computer after running these commands for the sound to start.
(There was probably a service, but I couldn't find it...)
Getting yay and AUR Support
----------
First get ready to work with PKGBUILD files:
```
sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel
```
Then get `yay`:
```
git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git
cd yay
makepkg -si
```
Correcting .bashrc
------------------
I copy and pasted the default Ubuntu bashrc from here:
* [https://gist.github.com/indrakaw/1fdbc51639081216f04a025b1add2506](https://gist.github.com/indrakaw/1fdbc51639081216f04a025b1add2506)
Installing tmux
---------------
```
pacman -Sy tmux
echo 'source "$HOME/.bashrc"' > ~/.bashrc
```
Installing xrandr
----------------
```
pacman -S xorg-xrandr
```
Setting proper monitor size
--------------------------
```
xrandr --output DP-3 --scale 2x2 --mode 2560x1080
```
Getting monokai in vim
----------------------
First I downloaded vim-plug. [https://github.com/junegunn/vim-plug](https://github.com/junegunn/vim-plug)
```
curl -fLo ~/.vim/autoload/plug.vim --create-dirs \
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/junegunn/vim-plug/master/plug.vim
```
Then, I could modify my `~/.vimrc` file to what it is now.
Then I would run `:PlugInstall` from within vim and it would install the module for me.
Tmux would act strange though -- I would need to be sure to remove all of the tmux
sessions before I could see the vim changes take effect.
```bash
tmux ls # to see the running sessions
tmux kill-session -t 2 # to kill the other sessions
```
Installing OBS-Studio
--------------
```
yay -S obs-studio
```
Installing FontAwesome
-----------------------
```
yay -S ttf-font-awesome
```
> This is incomplete. I need to keep working on this (1109 September 30th 2019)
At this point, the `bootstrap.sh` script could be used.

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fi fi
fi fi
if [ $XDG_VTNR -eq 1 ]
then
if [ $(tty | grep tty) ]
then
# on startup....
startx
fi
fi
if [ $SHLVL -eq 3 ] if [ $SHLVL -eq 3 ]
then then
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YAY_DEPENDENCINES="base-devel" YAY_DEPENDENCINES="base-devel"
I3_DEPENDENCIES="i3 gnu-free-fonts" I3_DEPENDENCIES="i3 gnu-free-fonts"
TERMINATOR_DEPENDENCIES="terminator" TERMINATOR_DEPENDENCIES="terminator"
URXVT_DEPENDENCIES="rxvt-unicode" DMENU_DEPENDENCIES="dmenu"
FIREFOX_DEPENDENCIES="firefox"
DEPENDENCIES="\ DEPENDENCIES="\
$SUDO_DEPENDENCIES \ $SUDO_DEPENDENCIES \
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$YAY_DEPENDENCIES \ $YAY_DEPENDENCIES \
$I3_DEPENDENCIES \ $I3_DEPENDENCIES \
$TERMINATOR_DEPENDENCIES \ $TERMINATOR_DEPENDENCIES \
$DMENU_DEPENDENCIES \
$FIREFOX_DEPENDENCES \
" "
#############################################################
POLYBAR_DEPENDENCIES="polybar"
YAY_INSTALL="\
$POLYBAR_DEPENDENCIES \
"
############################################################## ##############################################################
function create_new_user(){ function create_new_user(){
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pacman -Sy $DEPENDENCIES --noconfirm --color=always pacman -Sy $DEPENDENCIES --noconfirm --color=always
} }
function install_more_niceties(){
yay -Sy $YAY_INSTALL --noconfirm
}
if [ "$1" == "" ] if [ "$1" == "" ]
then then
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configure_vim configure_vim
configure_git configure_git
prepare_opt prepare_opt
install_yay install_yay
install_more_niceties
cleanup cleanup