Support #590
Updated by Daniel Curtis over 9 years ago
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This is a simple guide to setup a base minimal Arch Linux installation.
h1. Prepare the partition
* Format the hard drive using cfdisk:
<pre>
cfdisk /dev/sda
</pre>
* Create the filesystem:
<pre>
mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda1
</pre>
* Mount the partition:
<pre>
mount /dev/sda1 /mnt
mkdir /mnt/etc
</pre>
h1. Install the Base System
* Generate an fstab:
<pre>
genfstab -p /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab
</pre>
* Now its time to install the base system:
<pre>
pacstrap /mnt base base-devel grub openssh sudo
</pre>
h2. Setup the Environment
* chroot into the newly installed system:
<pre>
arch-chroot /mnt
</pre>
#* Write your hostname to /etc/hostname:
<pre>
echo 'archlinux' >> /etc/hostname
</pre>
#* Symlink /etc/localtime to /usr/share/zoneinfo/Zone/SubZone:
<pre>
ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/America/Los_angeles /etc/localtime
</pre>
#* Uncomment the selected locale:
<pre>
vi /etc/locale.gen
</pre>
*#* And use the following to enable en_US.UTF-8:
<pre>
:%s/#en_US.UTF-8/en_US.UTF-8
:wq
</pre>
#* Then generate locale with with:
<pre>
locale-gen
</pre>
#* Configure @/etc/mkinitcpio.conf@ as needed and create an initial RAM disk with:
<pre>
mkinitcpio -p linux
</pre>
#* Set a root password:
<pre>
passwd
</pre>
#* Configure the network again for newly installed environment:
<pre>
cp /etc/netctl/examples/ethernet-dhcp /etc/netctl/wired
systemctl enable systemd-networkd.service
netctl enable wired wired.service
</pre>
#* (Optional) Disable systemd-resolved to allow netctl to set DNS:
<pre>
systemctl disable systemd-resolved
rm /etc/resolv.conf
</pre>
#* Enable SSH
<pre>
systemctl enable sshd.service
</pre>
h2. Add an Administrative User
* Add an unprivileged user, bob in this case:
<pre>
useradd -m -g users -s /bin/bash bob
</pre>
#* And set a password for the user:
<pre>
passwd bob
</pre>
* Add the sudo group:
<pre>
groupadd sudo
</pre>
* Edit the sudo file:
<pre>
visudo
</pre>
#* And uncomment the sudo group line:
<pre>
%sudo ALL=(ALL) ALL
</pre>
* Then add the user bob to the sudo group:
<pre>
usermod -aG sudo bob
</pre>
h2. Install the bootloader
* Now install GRUB:
<pre>
grub-install --target=i386-pc --recheck --debug /dev/sda
grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
</pre>
* Exit and reboot the out of the installation environment:
<pre>
exit
umount /mnt
reboot
</pre>