rjurga / arch-setup

Assumptions

• Booting in UEFI mode.
• The main storage disk is an SSD.

Installation

1. Download the installation image.

2. Prepare the installation USB drive. Make sure that it is not mounted.

sudo bash -c 'cat path/to/archlinux-version-x86_64.iso > /dev/sdx'

3. Boot the live USB drive.

4. Set azerty console keyboard layout.

loadkeys fr-latin1

5. Connect to the wireless network.

iwctl
[iwd]# device list
[iwd]# station <device> scan
[iwd]# station <device> get-networks
[iwd]# station <device> connect "<SSID>"

6. Download this repository.

curl -sfL https://github.com/rjurga/arch-setup/archive/master.tar.gz | tar zxf -

7. Modify the variables at the top of setup.sh and setup-chroot.sh.

8. Run setup.sh. When asked, type:

   • The disk encryption password (3 times).
   • The user password (2 times).
   • SSH key passphrase (2 times).

9. Reboot.

reboot

Post-installation steps

1. Install yay AUR helper.

curl -sfL https://aur.archlinux.org/cgit/aur.git/snapshot/yay-bin.tar.gz | tar zxf -
cd yay-bin
makepkg -si
cd ..
rm -rf yay-bin

2. Install Google Chrome.

yay -S google-chrome

3. Install Visual Studio Code.

yay -S visual-studio-code-bin
code --install-extension ms-python.python
code --install-extension ms-vscode.cpptools

4. Install Anki.

yay -S anki-official-binary-bundle

5. Install Tailscale.

yay -S tailscale
sudo systemctl enable --now tailscaled.service
sudo tailscale up

Notes

• During installation, you might see harmless errors about microcode reloading. Reloading is done properly on reboot.
• Btrfs-specific mount options for subvolumes are specified even if not taken into account. Subvolume options support is planned in the future, so I just leave it there.
• Configuring /etc/hosts for local hostname resolution might not be necessary anymore.

TODO

• Steam
• fwupd
• Chrome hardware acceleration
• Qemu
• bcachefs once it lands in kernel and is stable