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Arch Linux setup for ECE studies on X220T

Arch install

  • # loadkeys fr

  • # timedatectl set-ntp true

  • # timedatectl set-timezone Europe/Paris

  • # iwctl

    • [iwd]# station wlan0 scan
    • [iwd]# station wlan0 get-networks
    • [iwd]# station wlan0 connect <SSID>

  • Disk layout :

Partition Part. Label FS Label Filesystem Size Mount point
/dev/sdb1 EFI EFI FAT32 512M /efi
/dev/sdb2 BOOT ARCH-BOOT FAT32 512M /boot
/dev/sdb3 CRYPTSWAP ARCH-SWAP LUKS 4G /dev/mapper/swap
/dev/sdb3 CRYPTSYSTEM ARCH-SYSTEM BTRFS on LUKS 100G /dev/mapper/system

  • Use cgdisk for partitioning

  • # mkfs.fat -F 32 /dev/disk/by-partlabel/EFI -n "EFI"

  • # mkfs.fat -F 32 /dev/disk/by-partlabel/BOOT -n "ARCH-BOOT"

  • cryptsetup open --type plain --key-file /dev/urandom /dev/disk/by-partlabel/CRYPTSWAP swap

  • # cryptsetup luksFormat --label "ARCH-SYSTEM" /dev/disk/by-partlabel/CRYPTSYSTEM

  • # cryptsetup open /dev/disk/by-partlabel/CRYPTSYSTEM crypsys

  • BTRFS Layout :

Subvolume Mount point
root /
home /home
snapshots /.snapshots

  • # mkswap -L "ARCH-SWAP" /dev/mapper/swap

  • # mkfs.btrfs --force --label "ARCH-BTRFS" /dev/mapper/system

  • # mount -t btrfs LABEL=ARCH-BTRFS /mnt

  • # btrfs subvolume create /mnt/root

  • # btrfs subvolume create /mnt/home

  • # btrfs subvolume create /mnt/snapshots

  • # umount -R /mnt

  • # swapon /dev/disk/by-label/ARCH-SWAP

  • BTFRS_OPTS="defaults,x-mount.mkdir,compress=lzo,ssd,noatime"

  • # mount -t btrfs -o subvol=root,$BTRFS_OPTS LABEL=ARCH-BTRFS /mnt

  • # mount -t btrfs -o subvol=home,$BTRFS_OPTS LABEL=ARCH-BTRFS /mnt/home

  • # mount -t btrfs -o subvol=snapshots,$BTRFS_OPTS LABEL=ARCH-BTRFS /mnt/.snapshots

  • # mkdir /mnt/efi

  • # mount /dev/disk/by-label/EFI /mnt/efi

  • # mkdir /mnt/boot

  • # mount /dev/disk/by-label/ARCH-BOOT /mnt/boot

  • Packages (# pacstrap /mnt)

    • base linux linux-firmware intel-ucode
    • dosfstools exfatprogs btrfs-progs ntfs-3g
    • networkmanager
    • vim
    • man-db man-pages texinfo
    • sudo bash-completion tmux

  • # genfstab -L /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab

  • Change the LABEL=ARCH-SWAP line to :

/dev/mapper/swap    	none      	swap      	sw  	0 0

  • # pacman -Sy git

  • # git clone https://github.com/rshamsnejad/archlinux_x220t.git

  • Copy crypttab, hostname, hosts, locale.conf, vconsole.conf from git repo's root_files/etc to /mnt/etc

  • In chroot (# arch-chroot /mnt):

    • # ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Paris /etc/localtime
    • # hwclock --systohc
    • Uncomment en_US.UTF8 and fr_FR.UTF8 from /etc/locale.gen
    • # locale-gen
    • Change in /etc/mkinitcpio.conf the HOOKS line to :
    HOOKS=(base systemd sd-vconsole modconf keyboard block filesystems btrfs sd-encrypt fsck)
    • # mkinitcpio -P
    • # passwd to set root password
    Boot loader (rEFInd)
    • # pacman -Sy refind
    • # refind-install --usedefault /dev/sdb1 - This flag is needed otherwise it won't boot (X220-specific ?)
    • Copy from git repo's root_files/boot/refind_linux.conf to /boot
    • Copy from git repo's root_files/efi/EFI/BOOT/refind.conf to /efi/EFI/BOOT

Arch post-install

  • # (cd /usr/bin && ln -s vim vi)
  • Uncomment the %sudo line in visudo
  • # groupadd sudo
  • # useradd -m -G sudo <user>
  • # passwd <user>
  • Log out and re-log in as <user>
  • $ sudo systemctl enable NetworkManager
  • $ sudo systemctl start NetworkManager
  • $ nmtui and activate Wi-Fi
  • $ sudo timedatectl set-ntp true
  • $ sudo timedatectl set-timezone Europe/Paris
  • $ sudo pacman -Syu git base-devel
  • $ mkdir -p ~/dev/github
  • $ cd ~/dev/github && git clone https://github.com/rshamsnejad/archlinux_x220t.git
  • Copy from git repo's root_files/etc/pacman.conf to /etc
  • $ sudo pacman -Syu
  • Import dotfiles
  • Uncomment and set DefaultTimeoutStopSec=20s in /etc/systemd/system.conf

Mirror upgrade

  • $ sudo pacman -S reflector
  • $ sudo mkdir /etc/pacman.d/hooks
  • Copy from git repo's root_files/etc/pacman.d/hooks/reflector.hook to /etc/pacman.d/hooks
  • Copy from git repo's root_files/etc/xdg/reflector/reflector.conf to /etc/xdg/reflector/
  • $ sudo systemctl enable reflector.timer

AUR helper

  • Change the MAKEFLAGS line in /etc/makepkg.conf to MAKEFLAGS="-j$(nproc)"
  • $ mkdir ~/AUR
  • $ cd ~/AUR
  • $ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git
  • $ cd yay
  • $ makepkg -si

tmux configuration

TLP (power saving)

  • $ sudo pacman -S tlp acpi_call tp_smapi
  • Copy from git repo's root_files/etc/tlp.conf to /etc
  • $ sudo systemctl mask systemd-rfkill.service
  • $ sudo systemctl mask systemd-rfkill.socket
  • $ sudo systemctl enable tlp.service

KDE Plasma install

  • $ sudo pacman -S xf86-video-intel
  • $ sudo pacman -S plasma (Keep all defaults)
  • $ sudo pacman -S ark unrar unzip audiocd-kio dolphin dolphin-plugins gwenview kate kcalc kcharselect kcolorchooser kdeconnect kdenetwork-filesharing kdf kdialog kfind khelpcenter kio-extras kio-gdrive kmag kolourpaint kompare konsole yakuake krdc krfb kruler ksystemlog ktimer okular print-manager partitionmanager packagekit-qt5 spectacle svgpart zeroconf-ioslave qt5-virtualkeyboard firefox xdg-desktop-portal xdg-desktop-portal-kde vlc
  • $ sudo pacman -S xf86-input-synaptics kcm-wacomtablet
  • $ sudo systemctl enable sddm.service
  • $ sudo localectl set-x11-keymap fr
  • $ sudo touch /var/lib/sddm/.config/sddm-greeterrc
  • $ sudo chown sddm:sddm /var/lib/sddm/.config/sddm-greeterrc
  • $ sudo chmod 600 /var/lib/sddm/.config/sddm-greeterrc
  • Copy from git repo's root_files/etc/sddm.conf to /etc
  • $ sudo pacman -S xdg-user-dirs
  • $ xdg-user-dirs-update
  • $ sudo pacman -S bluez-utils pulseaudio-bluetooth
  • $ sudo systemctl enable bluetooth.service

Reboot into graphical

  • System settings :
    • Input Devices
      • Keyboard
        • Advanced
          • Tick Key sequence to kill the X server
      • Touchpad
        • Taps
          • Set the Tap to click drop-downs
        • Enable/Disable Touchpad
          • Tick Disable touchpad when mouse is plugged in
      • Graphic Tablet
        • Stylus
          • Button 2 : Right Mouse Button Click
        • Tablet
          • Orientation
            • Untick Auto-rotate with screen (conflicts with the rotate script)
        • Touch
          • Untick Enable touch
    • Account Details
      • Configure user, and tick Enable administrator privileges for this user
    • Global Theme
      • Choose Breeze Dark
    • Workspace Behavior
      • General Behavior
        • Tick Double-click to open files and folders
      • Screen Edges
        • Disable all
      • Touch Screen
        • Disable all
      • Screen Locking
        • Appearance
          • Set background
      • Virtual Desktops
        • Set Main+Aux
    • Startup and Shutdown
      • Login Screen
        • Theme
          • Choose "Breeze"
          • Set background
        • Advanced
          • Click Sync
      • Autostart
        • Add Yakuake
      • Desktop Session
        • Tick Start with an empty session
      • Splash Screen
        • Disable
    • Regional Settings
      • Formats
        • Set Region to USA, everything else to France
      • Date & Time
        • Tick Set date and time automatically
    • Online accounts
      • Set up Google Drive
    • User Feedback
      • Set at least Basic System Information
    • Display and Monitor
      • Compositor
        • Set Rendering backend to OpenGL3.1
      • Night Color
        • Activate and set at 3400 K

Screen rotation

  • $ sudo pacman -S xorg-xrandr
  • $ sudo mkdir -p /opt/bin
  • $ sudo groupadd system
  • $ sudo gpasswd -a <user> system
  • Copy git repo's root_files/opt/bin/thinkpad_rotate.sh to /opt/bin/
  • $ sudo chown root:system /opt/bin/thinkpad_rotate.sh
  • $ sudo chmod 754 /opt/bin/thinkpad_rotate.sh
  • Copy git repo's root_files/etc/profile.d/path.sh to /etc/profile.d/
  • System Settings
    • Shortcuts
      • Custom Shortcuts
        • Edit > New > Global Shortcut > Command/URL
          • Name : Screen rotation
          • Assign to screen button
          • Command is /opt/bin/thinkpad_rotate.sh

On-screen keyboard

  • $ sudo pacman -S onboard
  • System Settings
    • Startup and Shutdown
      • Autostart
        • Add Onboard
  • Onboard settings
    • General
      • Tick Start Onboard hidden
      • Untick Show when locking the screen
    • Window
      • Window options
        • Tick Dock to screen edge
      • Transparency
        • Window : 0
        • Background : 40
    • Layout
      • Compact
    • Theme
      • Blackboard
        • Customize theme
          • Labels
            • Font : FreeSans
            • Label Override
            • Super key : "Sup"

rEFInd Theme and customization

  • $ sudo mkdir /efi/EFI/BOOT/themes
  • $ sudo git clone https://github.com/rshamsnejad/refind-ambience.git /efi/EFI/BOOT/themes/refind-ambience
  • Add at the end of /efi/EFI/BOOT/refind.conf :
include themes/refind-ambience/theme.conf
  • $ sudo pacman -S edk2-shell
  • $ sudo cp /usr/share/edk2-shell/x64/Shell_Full.efi /efi/EFI/tools/shellx64.efi
  • $ yay -S memtest86-efi
  • $ sudo cp /usr/share/memtest86-efi/bootx64.efi /efi/EFI/tools/memtest86x64.efi
  • (cd /tmp && curl -O https://deac-ams.dl.sourceforge.net/project/gptfdisk/gptfdisk/1.0.4/gdisk-binaries/gdisk-efi-1.0.4.zip)
  • $ sudo unzip -j /tmp/gdisk-efi-*.zip gdisk-efi/gdisk_x64.efi -d /efi/EFI/tools/

Plymouth (pretty boot)

  • $ yay -S plymouth-git
  • $ yay -S plymouth-theme-circle-git
  • In /etc/mkinitcpio.conf :
    • Add sd-plymouth after systemd in the HOOKS line
    • Add i915 in the MODULES line
  • $ sudo plymouth-set-default-theme -R circle
  • Add quiet splash loglevel=3 rd.udev.log_priority=3 vt.global_cursor_default=0 to the "standard" kernel parameters in /boot/refind_linux.conf
  • $ sudo systemctl disable sddm.service
  • $ sudo systemctl enable sddm-plymouth.service

Applications

  • $ sudo pacman -S atom
  • $ sudo pacman -S xournalpp texlive-latexextra
  • $ sudo pacman -S krita
  • $ yay -S write_stylus
  • $ sudo pacman -S geogebra
  • $ sudo pacman -S libreoffice-fresh hunspell-fr hunspell-en_US
  • $ sudo pacman -S calibre
  • $ sudo pacman -S retext
  • $ sudo pacman -S basket
  • $ yay -S freecad-appimage
  • $ sudo pacman -S librecad kicad kicad-library
  • $ yay -S logisim-evolution-git ttf-ms-fonts
  • $ sudo pacman -S pulseview
  • $ yay -S ltspice
  • $ yay -S yed
  • $ sudo pacman -S anki
  • $ sudo pacman -S gummi texlive-most

Shared VeraCrypt drive with Windows

  • $ sudo pacman -S veracrypt
  • $ sudo mkdir /mnt/SHARED
  • $ sudo groupadd veracrypt
  • $ sudo gpasswd -a <user> veracrypt
  • $ sudo visudo
    • Add %veracrypt ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:/usr/bin/veracrypt
  • In VeraCrypt GUI :
    • Click Slot 1
    • Click Select Device...
      • Choose /dev/sda1
      • Validate
        • Enter passphrase
        • Under Options :
        • Mount at directory : /mnt/SHARED
        • Validate
    • Right-click Slot 1 and choose Add to Favorites
  • In System Settings :
    • Startup and Shutdown
      • Autostart
        • Add Program...
          • Enter /usr/bin/veracrypt --auto-mount=favorites --use-dummy-sudo-password

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