Support #207
Updated by Daniel Curtis over 9 years ago
{{>toc}} I decided to finally try Arch Linux out, and found it to be fast and highly configurable. As such I will document what I did to get a Base installation for Arch. I booted Arch up from its live ISO and was dumped to a root shell. This guide will use GRUB with a Master Boot Record; this is an older setup, but still useful. h2. Partition Hard Drive * Use fdisk to setup the initial partition map: <pre> fdisk /dev/sda n p +1G +7G n p [Enter] +1G w </pre> * Make file system File System and swap Swap <pre> mkswap mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda1 mkfs.ext4 mkswap /dev/sda2 </pre> * Mount the new file system The New File System <pre> mount /dev/sda1 /mnt </pre> * Bootstrap the base system installation The Base System Installation <pre> pacstrap /mnt base base-devel openssh grub </pre> h2. Configure Base System * h3. Generate A File System Configuration <pre> genfstab -p /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab </pre> * h3. Chroot Into The Base System <pre> arch-chroot /mnt </pre> * Create a static ethernet connection h3. Start DHCP Client <pre> cp /etc/netctl/examples/ethernet-static /etc/netctl/wired dhcpcd enp0s3 netctl enable wired </pre> #* *NOTE*: Edit @/etc/netctl/wired@ to the correct network settings * h3. Set host name Host Name <pre> vi /etc/hostname </pre> * h3. Set the local time Local Time <pre> ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/America/Los_Angeles /etc/localtime </pre> * Create initial ram disk Initial Ram Disk <pre> mkinitcpio -p linux </pre> * Change root password Root Password <pre> passwd </pre> * h2. Install Grub Bootloader Make sure to exit out of the chroot environment before installing via pacstrap <pre> exit pacstrap /mnt grub boot files </pre> Then chroot back into the Base system: <pre> arch-chroot /mnt </pre> h3. Install Grub Boot Files <pre> grub-install --target=i386-pc --recheck --debug /dev/sda </pre> * h3. Generate grub config file Grub Config File <pre> grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg </pre> * Exit The Chroot Environment <pre> exit </pre> h2. Finalize The Install At this point Arch is ready for use, however you can install packages for the new Base system before restarting the machine: <pre> pacman -S gnome </pre> #* NOTE: Setting up Xorg or a Desktop Environment is outside the scope of this guide. When all packages are finished installing unmount the Base system partition and reboot <pre> umount /dev/sda1 reboot </pre>