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Installing
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Configuration
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Appearance
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Tips and Tricks
This is my first Arch install.
A few people have used/stared/forked my Xubuntu reference guide. I figure since Arch is much more involved I would write a reference guide alongside the install process.
I will be constantly updating this reference guide to add missing content, update current content, resolve inconsistencies, add additional resources, make annotations, etc.
Version:
release 2018.12.01 - kernel 4.19.4
Change the Font:
setfont sun12x22
Update Language & Keyboard layout:
TODO
Time & Date:
timedatectl set-ntp true
Verify Bootmode:
efivar -l
Set Mirrors
TODO
General Networking
ip address
ip link set INTERFACE up
Wireless Configuration
iw dev interface scan | less
wpa_passphrase "SSID" "Password" > /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
wpa_supplicant -B -i INTERFACE -c /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
dhcpcd INTERFACE
Drive Preparation
shred -v -z /dev/nvme0n1
OR
cryptsetup open --type plain -d /dev/urandom /dev/nvme0n1 to_be_wiped
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/mapper/to_be_wiped status=progress
cryptsetup close to_be_wiped
Raid
I will not be setting up any raid configurations this time around. In the future I will be updating this section with info on configuring raids.
Partitioning
gdisk /dev/nvme0n1
GPT fdisk (gdisk) version 1.0.1
Partition table scan:
MBR: protective
BSD: not present
APM: not present
GPT: present
Found valid GPT with protective MBR; using GPT.
Command (? for help): o
This option deletes all partitions and creates a new protective MBR.
Proceed? (Y/N): Y
Command (? for help): n
Partition number (1-128, default 1):
First sector (34-242187466, default = 2048) or {+-}size{KMGTP}:
Last sector (2048-242187466, default = 242187466) or {+-}size{KMGTP}: +512M
Current type is 'Linux filesystem'
Hex code or GUID (L to show codes, Enter = 8300): EF00
Changed type of partition to 'EFI System'
Command (? for help): n
Partition number (2-128, default 2):
First sector (34-242187466, default = 1050624) or {+-}size{KMGTP}:
Last sector (1050624-242187466, default = 242187466) or {+-}size{KMGTP}:
Current type is 'Linux filesystem'
Hex code or GUID (L to show codes, Enter = 8300):
Changed type of partition to 'Linux filesystem'
Command (? for help): p
Disk /dev/sda: 242187500 sectors, 115.5 GiB
Logical sector size: 512 bytes
Disk identifier (GUID): 9FB9AC2C-8F29-41AE-8D61-21EA9E0B4C2A
Partition table holds up to 128 entries
First usable sector is 34, last usable sector is 242187466
Partitions will be aligned on 2048-sector boundaries
Total free space is 2014 sectors (1007.0 KiB)
Number Start (sector) End (sector) Size Code Name
1 2048 1050623 512.0 MiB EF00 EFI System
2 1050624 242187466 115.0 GiB 8300 Linux filesystem
Command (? for help): w
LVM and LUKS
mkfs.vfat -F32 /dev/nvme0n1p1
cryptsetup luksFormat /dev/nvme0n1p2
cryptsetup open --type luks /dev/nvme0n1p2 lvm
pvcreate /dev/mapper/lvm
vgcreate vg0 /dev/mapper/lvm
lvcreate --size 8G vg0 --name swap
lvcreate --size 64G vg0 --name root
lvcreate -l 100%FREE vg0 --name home
Create Filesystems on Encrypted Partitions
mkfs.ext4 /dev/mapper/vg0-root
mkfs.ext4 /dev/mapper/vg0-home
mkswap /dev/mapper/vg0-swap
Mount the Partitions
mount /dev/mapper/vg0-root /mnt
mkdir /mnt/boot
mount /dev/mapper/nvme0n1p1
mkdir /mnt/home
mount /dev/mapper/vg0-home /mnt/home
swapon /dev/mapper/vg0-swap
lsblk
NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT
loop0 7:1 0 476.7M 1 loop /run/archiso/sfs/airootfs
sda 8:0 0 14.9G 0 disk
├─sda1 259:3 0 588M 0 part /run/archiso/bootmnt
└─sda2 259:2 0 64M 0 part
nvme0n1 259:0 0 477G 0 disk
├─nvme0n1p1 259:3 0 512M 0 part /mnt/boot
└─nvme0n1p2 259:2 0 476.4G 0 part
└─lvm 253:0 0 476.4G 0 crypt
├─vg0-swap 253:1 0 8G 0 lvm [SWAP]
├─vg0-root 253:1 0 64G 0 lvm /mnt
└─vg0-home 253:2 0 404.4G 0 lvm /mnt/home
disk-encryption
lvm
pvcreate man page
vgcreate man page
lvcreate man page