Installation Guide

Obtain the Arch ISO

Download the Arch Linux ISO using the instructions from the download page. Also download b2sums.txt, sha256sums.txt, and the *.sig file containing a GPG signature of the image.

Example download location by NetCologne.

Verify the Integrity of the Arch ISO

b2sum -c b2sums.txt --ignore-missing
sha256sum -c sha256sums.txt --ignore-missing
gpg --auto-key-locate clear,wkd -v --locate-external-key pierre@archlinux.org
gpg --verify archlinux-x86_64.iso.sig

Prepare the Installation MEDIUM

Define

INSTALLATION_MEDIUM=/dev/sdc

and run

sudo dd if=archlinux-x86_64.iso of="$INSTALLATION_MEDIUM" bs=4M status="progress"

In your BIOS settings, make sure to disable secure boot.

Now boot the Arch ISO Live Environment using the installation medium.

Connect to the Internet

Either plug in an Ethernet cable or connect to a WLAN using iwctl and by executing these commands in the interactive session:

device list
station wlan0 scan
station wlan0 connect <SSID>
exit

Install Arch Linux

Use the archinstall command to install Arch. Make sure to select/set the following installation options:

• Mirrors and repositories: Germany
• Disk configuration: Use the default partitioning layout for your main disk
• Disk > File system: Choose btrfs with a default subvolume layout and compression enabled
• Disk > Disk encryption: Enable LUKS encryption, set a password and select the main partition to enable the encryption of it
• Hostname: Set a hostname
• Authentication > Root password: Set a password
• Authentication > User account: Add your user and make sure to make it a super user
• Network configuration: Choose to copy from ISO
• Timezone: Europe/Berlin

Now start the installation with the configured options. After the installation is done, reboot the system.

Run the installation scripts

Inside the newly booted system, run these commands to obtain the installation scripts:

sudo pacman -S git neovim
git clone https://github.com/drjole/arch.git

Change into the cloned directory and adjust the values in config.sh as needed:

cd arch
# Edit `config.sh`...

If you want to run additional host-specific configuration, add a $(hostname).sh script. It will be executed at the end of the installation script.

Also, if you want to add host-specific dotfiles, add a $(hostname) directory in your dotfiles repository. It will be stowed when dotfiles are being installed.

Finally, run the installation script. You will be asked for your password for sudo three times: Once at the beginning of the installation and then twice again when yay is being installed.

./install.sh

Additional Notes

• When asked for the initial GNOME keyring password, leave it empty in order for the keyring to be unlocked automatically on login.
• In Firefox, set intl.regional_prefs.use_os_locales to true in about:config in order to use german date formats in Firefox while keeping language at English.
• Add previous SSH keys.
• Make sure to chmod 600 the private key.