Arch Linux Automated Install Scripts

Attribution: https://github.com/exah-io/minimal-arch-linux

⚠ These scripts has been modified to meet my needs.
⚠ Take care to read through the scripts if you intend to make use of them.

Install script (install)

See Requirements.

Packages installed via Pacstrap in this script:

base	base-devel	linux	linux-firmware	e2fsprogs	dosfstools	networkmanager	wget
man-db	man-pages	nano	vim	dhcpcd	open-vm-tools	openssh	grub
efibootmgr	os-prober	git

Requirements

• UEFI mode must be used, this script is not written to work with legacy BIOS

User Read Input

Value	Example/Default	Comment
Disk	sda	Set the disk name to be used (To find your disk, run lsblk)
Boot Partition	300M	Set your desired EFI boot partition size. Must be in the format "300M" or "1G" etc
SWAP Partition	16G	Set your desired SWAP partition size. Must be in the format "300M" or "1G" etc
root Password	MyPassword	Set your root password
User Name	johndoe	Set your non root username (will be auto added to SUDOers)
User Password	MyPassword	Set your user password for the user created above
Hostname	arch	Set the system hostname
Timezone	Australia/Sydney	Set your country timezone, must have the following format: Zone/SubZone
Reflector Country	Australia	This sets the country to be used by the reflector script. Reflector is a Python script which can retrieve the most up-to-date package mirrors See Reflector Country List for valid entires

Partitions

Name	Type	Mountpoint	Size
sda1	disk
├─sda1	part	/boot	300M / Set custom via variables
├─sda2	part	SWAP	16G / Set custom via variables
└─sda3	part	/	Remaining

Overview of Script Functions

• Read User Input for required information
• Update system clock
• Apply country mirrors via reflector
• Sync package database
• Create partition tables
• Format / partition and Mount it
• Format /boot partition
• Enable swap
• Install Arch Linux
• Generate fstab
• Configure new system
  • Set Time Zone
  • Set locales
  • Set hostname
  • Set root password
  • Create new user
  • Enable DHCP (dhcpcd)
  • Enable NetworkManager
  • Enable Open VM Tools
  • Enable OpenSSH
  • Add user as a sudoer
  • Install GRUB Bootloader
  • Generate Hosts File
• Unmount Partions
• Arch Linux is ready

Post install script (post-install)

Overview of Script Functions

• Read User Input for required information and optional tasks
• Sync package database
• reflector - Install and configure mirrors for country set in variable
• "Optional" UFW (Uncomplicated Firewall)
• Install common apps: git, htop, p7zip, ripgrep, unzip, unrar
• "Optional" Install yay (AUR helper)
• Ricing bash
• "Optional" Install Zsh and Oh My Zsh
• Create user folders (xdg-user-dirs)
• Fonts

User Read Input

Value	Example/Default	Comment
User Password	MyPassword	The non-root user password is required for SUDO
Reflector Country	Australia	This sets the country to be used by the reflector script. Reflector is a Python script which can retrieve the most up-to-date package mirrors See Reflector Country List for valid entires
ufw "Optional"	"Y" / N	"UFW" (Uncomplicated Firewall), Optional Installation
yay "Optional"	"Y" / N	"yay" AUR Helper, Optional Installation
zsh "Optional"	"Y" / N	"Zsh" along with "Oh My Zsh", Optional Installation

Installation Guide

1. Download and boot into the latest Arch Linux iso
2. Connect to the internet. Assuming the use of DHCP, in which case this should be automatically done.
3. Sync repos: pacman -Sy and install wget pacman -S wget
4. wget -O install https://git.io/JLyzt - VM Install
5. wget -O install https://git.io/JBNxW - XPS Install
6. Make the script executable: chmod +x install
7. Run the script: ./install
8. Shutdown and unmount boot Arch Linux ISO.
9. Boot into your new install of Arch Linux
10. Login as non root user
11. Clone the Arch Auto Install Scripts: git clone https://github.com/BashTux1/arch-auto-install.git
12. Change into the dir: cd arch-auto-install/
13. Make the scripts executable: chmod +x *
14. Run post-install script: ./post-install
15. Optionally, chose a Desktop Environment to install by running the required script.
16. Optionally, setup a Static IP by running nmtui (Network Manager Text User Interface)

Reflector Country List

Country	Country Code
Australia	AU
Austria	AT
Bangladesh	BD
Belarus	BY
Belgium	BE
Bosnia and Herzegovina	BA
Brazil	BR
Bulgaria	BG
Canada	CA
Chile	CL
China	CN
Colombia	CO
Croatia	HR
Czechia	CZ
Denmark	DK
Ecuador	EC
Finland	FI
France	FR
Georgia	GE
Germany	DE
Greece	GR
Hong Kong	HK
Hungary	HU
Iceland	IS
India	IN
Indonesia	ID
Iran	IR
Ireland	IE
Israel	IL
Italy	IT
Japan	JP
Kazakhstan	KZ
Kenya	KE
Latvia	LV
Lithuania	LT
Luxembourg	LU
Netherlands	NL
New Caledonia	NC
New Zealand	NZ
North Macedonia	MK
Norway	NO
Pakistan	PK
Paraguay	PY
Philippines	PH
Poland	PL
Portugal	PT
Romania	RO
Russia	RU
Serbia	RS
Singapore	SG
Slovakia	SK
Slovenia	SI
South Africa	ZA
South Korea	KR
Spain	ES
Sweden	SE
Switzerland	CH
Taiwan	TW
Thailand	TH
Turkey	TR
Ukraine	UA
United Kingdom	GB
United States	US
Vietnam	VN