Arch install steps

arch_install.txt

# assumes you are connected to the internet (try pinging google)

# apply swedish keyboard layout
loadkeys sv-latin1

# apply swedish timezone
timedatectl set-ntp true
ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Stockholm /etc/localtime
hwclock --systohc

# partition disk
lsblk -o name,size,model # check which disk 
cfdisk /dev/xxx # /dev/sda1, /dev/nvme0n1 etc.
# Make partitions (remember to write changes!)
1G EFI System
rest Linux

# format:
mkfs.fat -F32 /dev/xxx1
mkfs.ext4 /dev/xxx2

# mount it
mount /dev/xxx2 /mnt
mkdir -p /mnt/boot
mount /dev/xxx1 /mnt/boot

# install base system (change zsh to bash or whatever you want)
pacstrap /mnt base linux linux-firmware zsh vim networkmanager curl tmux openssh htop fastfetch git

# fstab
genfstab -U /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab

# chroot the system
arch-chroot /mnt

# set mirror list
curl -o /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist https://archlinux.org/mirrorlist/all/
vim /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist # uncomment Sweden mirrors

# set time zones
ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Stockholm /etc/localtime
hwclock --systohc

# edit locale.gen
# uncomment: 
# en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8
# sv_SE.UTF-8 UTF-8
vim /etc/locale.gen

# then generate
locale-gen

# store region settings
echo "LANG=en_US.UTF-8" > /etc/locale.conf
echo "KEYMAP=sv-latin1" > /etc/vconsole.conf

# hostname
echo "myhostname" > /etc/hostname 

# edit /etc/hosts:
127.0.0.1   localhost
::1         localhost
127.0.1.1   myhostname.localdomain myhostname

# root password
passwd

# bootloader
bootctl install

# edit bootloader /boot/loader/loader.conf
default arch
timeout 3
editor no

# entry (mind the partition!!):
cat > /boot/loader/entries/arch.conf <<EOF
title   Arch Linux
linux   /vmlinuz-linux
initrd  /initramfs-linux.img
options root=PARTUUID=$(blkid -s PARTUUID -o value /dev/sda2) rw
EOF

# create user
useradd -m -G wheel -s /bin/zsh yourusername
passwd yourusername

# prepare sudo
pacman -S sudo
visudo # uncomment %wheel ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL

# disable root (just use sudo)
passwd -l root

# ssh
pacman -S openssh
systemctl enable sshd

# microcode
pacman -S amd-ucode # intel-ucode

# enable networkmanager
systemctl enable NetworkManager

# nvidia graphics
# from https://www.reddit.com/r/archlinux/comments/1h3qbk5/amd_vs_nvidia_in_2024_which_gpu_should_i_choose/
pacman -S nvidia-open nvidia-utils nvidia-settings libva-nvidia-driver libva-utils opencl-nvidia

# intel graphics
pacman -S intel-media-driver libva-utils

# audio (pipewire)
pacman -S pipewire pipewire-audio pipewire-pulse pipewire-alsa wireplumber
systemctl --user enable wireplumber

# bluetooth
pacman -S bluez bluez-utils
systemctl enable bluetooth

# enable trim (ssd)
systemctl enable fstrim.timer

# KDE Plasma (DE)

pacman -S noto-fonts noto-fonts-emoji noto-fonts-cjk \
    sddm sddm-kcm plasma-desktop kdegraphics-thumbnailers \
    ffmpeg ffmpegthumbs plasma-nm plasma-pa dolphin ghostty kate ark \
    kdeplasma-addons kde-gtk-config breeze-gtk mpv vlc gwenview \
    spectacle partitionmanager plasma-systemmonitor vlc flatpak-kcm \
    qt6-imageformats kimageformats kdialog xdg-desktop-portal-gtk kscreen bluedevil
systemctl enable sddm

# reboot!
exit
umount -R /mnt
reboot

### Install oh my zsh ###

sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh)"