It helps to see your operating system as layers upon layers.We have 4 Phases to install Arch Linux. Phase 1 : Arch Wiki page until first reboot Phase 2 : Making personal account Phase 3 : Getting graphical Phase 4 : Install any desktop you would likeWe will mainly...
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2 Going over the FAQ of the Arch Wiki
I remember the following elements when reading this page. Arch Linux is a Do-It-Yourself distro a graphical installer is probably not going to be created you need 64 bits hardware it is a rolling release it follows the standard hierarchy standard for the file system...
3 Going over the help reading
Things I keep in mind after reading the article # is for root (might need sudo depending on situation) $ is for regular user (no sudo required) # can also be used as comment in config files create directory is mkdir /mnt/boot > to redirect the output like echo...
4 Downloading the iso and setting up virtual box
We use our standard torrent application Qbittorrent or Transmission or Ktorrent to download the iso of Arch Linux. Each month there will be a new release. It is only to keep the updates to a minimum. You will install a minimal base installation and build everything up...
10 use the power of arch-chroot when your computer crashes
Changing root is commonly done for performing system maintenance on systems where booting and/or logging in is no longer possible. Common examples are: Reinstalling the bootloader. Rebuilding the initramfs image. Upgrading or downgrading packages. Resetting a...
Installation of Awesome on Arch Linux Phase 4
install desktop environment AWESOME Installing Awesome requires only one package. Theming and tweaking your Arch Linux system will require more time, more configs and more packages. All the information about this desktop is here:...
Installation of i3 on Arch Linux Phase 4
install desktop environmentI3wmInstalling i3 requires only a few commands. Theming and tweaking your Arch Linux system will require more time. All the information about this desktop is here: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/i3 sudo pacman -S i3-gapssudo pacman -S...
7 The actual installation of Arch Linux Phase 3
let us get graphicalAll this time we have been in this terminal environment. We want to be able to install some kind of desktop environment now : xfce, openbox, i3, deepin, cinnamon,... anything...These are the steps we need to take now.install display serverXORGWe...
6 The actual installation of Arch Linux Phase 2
Boot from your SSD, harddisk or VirtualBoxReboot selecting the first line in grub. Login as root with the password you choose.rootThen type in your password. Confirm NetworkManager activated the internet with pacman -Syu. (sudo is not required since you are root)AUR...
5 The actual installation of Arch Linux Phase 1 UEFI
Boot from an usbInformation for people who want to install Arch Linux on an SSD or harddisk Before booting from an usb stick you better check your hardware settings. Boot into your hardware settings or BIOS or UEFI settings. Then check following settings. It can have...