Howto install archlinux

download and create archlinux usb

download latest archlinux iso:

http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/archlinux/iso/latest

create a live usb of archlinux:

dd if=/home/carlito/Desktop/isos/archlinux-2022.01.01-x86_64.iso of=/dev/sdb bs=4M status=progress

if you're using windows download etcher to create the live usb:

https://www.balena.io/etcher

boot the computer with the live usb and select Boot Arch Linux (x86_64):

create partitions

list all the disk and partitions on your system:

fdisk -l

select the disk you are going to format and partition:

parted /dev/vda

inside parted use the following commands:

mklabel gpt
mkpart primary 1 1G 
mkpart primary 1G 100%
set 1 boot on
set 1 bios_grub on
quit

format partitions:

mkfs.fat -F32 /dev/vda1
mkfs.ext4 /dev/vda2

configure network

configure your network interface:

ip addr add 192.168.75.88/24 dev enp1s0
ip route add default via 192.168.75.1

configure nameservers in /etc/resolv.conf:

nameserver 4.2.2.1
nameserver 4.2.2.2

if you have wifi you need to configure the following:

wpa_passphrase your-wifi-ssid your-wifi-password > /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf
wpa_supplicant -D wext -i wlan0 -c /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf &
dhclient wlan0

enable ssh

enable ssh connection for remote access:

systemctl start sshd

update root password:

passwd root

connect from your machine to archlinux:

ssh root@192.168.75.88

mount partitions

create mount directory:

mkdir /mnt/arch

mount partitions:

mount /dev/vda2 /mnt/arch

create boot mount directory:

mkdir /mnt/arch/boot

mount boot partition:

mount /dev/vda1 /mnt/arch/boot

install archlinux

use pacstrap script to install all the necessary packages:

pacstrap /mnt/arch base linux linux-firmware vim nano

define disk partitions mounted into the filesystem:

genfstab -U /mnt/arch >> /mnt/arch/etc/fstab

use arch-chroot and enter the mounted disk as root:

arch-chroot /mnt/arch

list timezones:

timedatectl list-timezones

configure timezone:

timedatectl set-timezone America/Puerto_Rico

edit /etc/locale.gen to set the language, numbering, date and currency formats for your system:

en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8

generate the locale config in /etc directory file using the below commands:

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

set hostname:

echo archlinux > /etc/hostname

modify /etc/hosts:

127.0.0.1	localhost
192.168.75.88   archlinux

set root password:

passwd root

create normal user:

useradd -m user
passwd user

install and configure grub using the following commands:

pacman -S grub efibootmgr
grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=/boot --bootloader-id=ARCHLINUX /dev/vda
grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

configure desktop

on first boot configure network:

ip addr add 192.168.75.88/24 dev enp1s0
ip link set up enp1s0
ip route add default via 192.168.75.1

install networkmanager:

pacman -S networkmanager

active and enable networkmanager:

systemctl start NetworkManager
systemctl enable NetworkManager

configure networkmanager:

nmcli con add con-name enp1s0 ifname enp1s0 ipv4.method manual ipv4.address 192.168.75.88/24 ipv4.gateway 192.168.75.1 ipv4.dns 4.2.2.1,4.2.2.2 type ethernet autoconnect yes

configure sshd:

pacman -S openssh

add user to sudoers file:

echo "user ALL=(ALL) PASSWD: ALL" >> /etc/sudoers

active and enable ssh:

systemctl start sshd
systemctl enable sshd

install gnome-shell:

pacman -S gnome-shell gdm gnome-terminal firefox git base-devel xorg-auth xorg

start and enable gdm:

systemctl enable gdm
systemctl start gdm

configure remote connection

installing yay:

su - user
git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git
cd yay
makepkg -si

install nomachine:

yay -S nomachine

edit file "/usr/NX/etc/server.cfg", set "StartNXDaemon" to "Automatic":

StartNXDaemon Automatic

then restart nxserver service:

systemctl restart nxserver

from your desktop computer or another computer install nomachine client:

• for windows:

https://download.nomachine.com/download/7.7/Windows/nomachine_7.7.4_1.exe

• for mac:

https://download.nomachine.com/download/7.7/MacOSX/nomachine_7.7.4_1.dmg

• for linux .rpm:

https://download.nomachine.com/download/7.7/Linux/nomachine_7.7.4_1_x86_64.rpm

• for linux .deb:

https://download.nomachine.com/download/7.7/Linux/nomachine_7.7.4_1_amd64.deb

references

• https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Installation_guide