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