ARCH INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

SYSTEM CHECKS

UEFI boot:
```
ls /sys/firmware/efi/efivars
```
Internet connection:
```
ping google.com -c3
```

system clock accuracy:

timedatectl set-ntp true

review clock status:
```
timedatectl status
```

DISK PARTITIONING

view all partitions:
```
fdisk -l     # lsblk works too
```
partition the disk:
```
cfdisk /dev/XXXXXX
```

create the necessary filesystems:

mkfs.fat -F32 /dev/XXXXXX   # /boot/efi
mkfs.ext4 /dev/XXXXXX       # /
mkfs.xfs /dev/XXXXXX        # /home

BOOTSTRAPPING ARCH LINUX

mount the partitions:

mount /dev/XXXXX /mnt           # /
mkdir -p /mnt/boot/efi
mount /dev/XXXXX /mnt/boot/efi  # /boot/efi
mkdir /mnt/home
mount /dev/XXXXX /mnt/home      # /home
swapon /dev/XXXXX               # swap

install base packages to system:
```
pacstrap -i /mnt base
```
save the filesystem table:
```
genfstab -U -p /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab
```

POST-BOOTSTRAP OPS

change root to new installation:
```
arch-chroot /mnt
```
set root password:
```
passwd
```
set up a hostname for your machine:
```
echo XXXXXXXXXX > /etc/hostname
```

create the locale file:

echo "en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8" >> /etc/locale.gen
locale-gen
echo LANG=en_US.UTF-8 > /etc/locale.conf
export LANG=en_US.UTF-8

install the bootloader:

pacman -S base mkinitcpio grub efibootmgr os-prober linux-firmware linux XXXXXX-ucode                    # install microcode for platform CPUs [intel/amd]
grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=/boot/efi --bootloader-id=GRUB # install GRUB
grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

install and enable network manager service for managed internet connectivity:

pacman -S networkmanager
systemctl enable NetworkManager
systemctl enable systemd-networkd

exit and reboot to installed linux:

pacman -S sudo vi
exit
umount -R /mnt
systemctl reboot

Disconnect Live USB now

INITIAL CONFIGURATION

check internet connectivity:
```
ping google.com -c3
```

set up your timezone:

rm /etc/localtime
ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/Asia/Kolkata /etc/localtime
timedatectl set-ntp true
timedatectl set-local-rtc 1 --adjust-system-clock

create a user:

useradd -g users -G wheel,power,storage -m tm9k1        # replace tm9k1 with your username of choice
passwd tm9k1
EDITOR=nano visudo

User privilege specification

root ALL=(ALL) ALL

tm9k1 ALL=(ALL) ALL

Log out and log in as your normal user.

ESSENTIALS

Set up pacman:

sudo pacman -Syu haveged
sudo systemctl start haveged
sudo systemctl enable haveged

sudo rm -fr /etc/pacman.d/gnupg
sudo pacman-key --init
sudo pacman-key --populate archlinux
sudo pacman -S archlinux-keyring
sudo pacman -Syuu

Set up AUR helper [Arch User Repository]

install yay, our AUR helper:

sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git wget yajl # Y-A-J-L
cd /tmp
git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay
makepkg -si && cd ..

that fakeroot-tcp reddit link

Include AUR repos in pacman conf (for use by AUR helper)
```
sudo nano /etc/pacman.conf
```
append this text at the end of the file:
```
[archlinuxfr]
SigLevel = Never
Server = http://repo.archlinux.fr/$arch
```
update the repositories' database
```
sudo pacman -Syu
sudo pacman -Fy
```

Get Bluetooth Protocol Stack
```
sudo pacman -S pulseaudio-bluetooth
```

Get Plasma

sudo pacman -S xorg plasma konsole
sudo systemctl enable sddm.service

DRIVERS | OTHER SOFTWARE

[DRIVER] [GRAPHICS] [intel]:
```
sudo pacman -S xf86-video-intel
```
[DRIVER] [GRAPHICS] [nvidia]:
```
sudo pacman -S nvidia
```
[DRIVER] [WIFI] [broadcom]:
```
pacman -S broadcom-wl
```

[SOFTWARE] [DOCKER]

sudo pacman -S docker pigz
sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
sudo systemctl enable docker

[SOFTWARE] [ESSENTIALS]

sudo pacman -S nano openssh code \
               gwenview kimageformats \
               kdeconnect libnotify \
               firefox kdialog \
               dolphin ffmpegthumbs ntfs-3g kdegraphics-thumbnailers \
               ark p7zip unrar lzop lrzip \
               telegram-desktop ttf-opensans noto-fonts-emoji\
               spectacle yakuake screenfetch \
               remmina freerdp \
               discord 
yay -S code-marketplace code-features icu69

TIPS TRICKS TUTORIALS

if Wired Ethernet stops working:

nmcli connection show

# DELETE ANY EXISITING ETHERNET CONNECTIONS FROM THE LIST

nmcli connection add type ethernet
nmcli connection up ethernet

if you have a ipv6 address on the network but no ipv4 address, try releasing and renewing your IP address
```
sudo dhclient -r wlp2s0
sudo dhclient wlp2s0
```
Enable MDNS
```
sudo pacman -S nss-mdns avahi --noconfirm
sudo systemctl enable avahi-daemon
sudo nano /etc/nsswitch.conf
```
- add this piece to the hosts line:
  
  hosts: files mymachines myhostname mdns_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] resolve [!UNAVAIL=return] dns
Refresh pacman keys after a long time (GPG issues)
```
 sudo pacman-key --refresh-keys
```

Raspberry Pi 4 extras

Force HDMI output

hdmi_force_hotplug=1

# hdmi_group=2          # DMT
# hdmi_mode=82          # 1080p

# hdmi_group=2          # DMT
# hdmi_mode=85          # 720p

hdmi_group=1            # CEA
hdmi_mode=63            # 1080p

# hdmi_group=1          # CEA
# hdmi_mode=46          # 1080i

Add support for GPIO:

sudo groupadd -f -r gpio
sudo groupadd -f -r i2c
sudo groupadd -f -r spi
sudo usermod -aG gpio,spi,i2c `whoami`
sudo nano /etc/udev/rules.d/99-gpio.rules

SUBSYSTEM=="bcm2835-gpiomem", KERNEL=="gpiomem", GROUP="gpio", MODE="0660"
SUBSYSTEM=="gpio", KERNEL=="gpiochip*", ACTION=="add", PROGRAM="/bin/sh -c > 'chown root:gpio /sys/class/gpio/export /sys/class/gpio/unexport ; chmod 220 /sys/class/gpio/export /sys/class/gpio/unexport'"
SUBSYSTEM=="gpio", KERNEL=="gpio*", ACTION=="add", PROGRAM="/bin/sh -c 'chown root:gpio /sys%p/active_low /sys%p/direction /sys%p/edge /sys%p/value ; chmod 660 /sys%p/active_low /sys%p/direction /sys%p/edge /sys%p/value'"

sudo pacman -S python-pip
sudo pip install wheel
sudo CFLAGS="-fcommon" pip install rpi.gpio

Have Fun! o/

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ARCH INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS