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Minimal Arch Linux setup - Install scripts

Clean Busy
clean busy

Install script

  • LVM on LUKS
  • LUKS2
  • systemd-boot (with Pacman hook for automatic updates)
  • systemd init hooks (instead of busybox)
  • SSD Periodic TRIM
  • Intel microcode
  • Standard Kernel + LTS kernel as fallback

Requirements

  • UEFI mode
  • NVMe SSD
  • TRIM compatible SSD
  • Intel CPU (recommended: Skylake or newer due to fastboot)

Partitions

Name Type Mountpoint
sda disk
├─sda1 part /boot
├─sda 2 part
   └─cryptlvm crypt
       ├─Arch-swap lvm [SWAP]
       └─Arch-root lvm /

Post install script

  • Sway (2_sway.sh), i3 (2_i3.sh), Gnome (2_gnome.sh) and KDE Plasma (2_plasma.sh) support
  • Plymouth
  • UFW (deny incoming, allow outgoing)
  • Meslo NG Nerd Font
  • ZSH with Oh-My-Zsh and Powerlevel10k
  • Automatic login (with systemd)
  • yay (AUR helper)
  • swaywm:
    • GTK theme and icons: Qogir win light + Papirus Dark icons
    • autostart on tty1
    • waybar: onclick pavucontrol (volume control) and nmtui (ncli network manager)
    • swayidle and swaylock: automatic sleep and lock
    • Termite terminal
    • rofi as application launcher
    • slurp and grim for screenshots
    • Hibernate (power key) + suspend (lid close)
    • thunar (with USB automonting)
  • Other applications: firefox, keepassxc, git, openssh, vim, Node.js LTS, tumbler, evince, thunderbird, upower, htop, VS code oss, nnn, neovim and a few others

Installation guide

  1. Download and boot into the latest Arch Linux iso
  2. Connect to the internet. If using wifi, you can use wifi-menu to connect to a network
  3. Clear all existing partitions (see below: MISC - How to clear all partitions)
  4. (optional) Give highest priority to the closest mirror to you on /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist by moving it to the top
  5. wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rattrap/minimal-arch-linux/master/1_arch_install.sh
  6. Change the variables at the top of the file (lines 3 through 9)
    • continent_country must have the following format: Zone/SubZone . e.g. Europe/Berlin
    • run timedatectl list-timezones to see full list of zones and subzones
  7. Make the script executable: chmod +x 1_arch_install.sh
  8. Run the script: ./1_arch_install.sh
  9. Reboot into Arch Linux
  10. Connect to wifi with nmtui
  11. wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rattrap/minimal-arch-linux/master/2_sway.sh
  12. Make the script executable: chmod +x 2_sway.sh
  13. Run the script: ./2_sway.sh

Misc guides

How to clear all partitions

gdisk /dev/sda
x
z
y
y

How to setup Github with SSH Key

git config --global user.email "Github external email"
git config --global user.name "Github username"
ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "Github email"
eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"
ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa
copy SSH key and add to Github (eg. nvim ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub and copy content)

How to chroot

mkdir -p /mnt/boot
mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/boot
cryptsetup luksOpen /dev/sda2 cryptlvm
mount /dev/vg0/Arch-root /mnt
arch-chroot /mnt

How to install Go lang

echo "Installing Go lang"
sudo pacman -S --noconfirm go dep go-tools

VSCode - Settings

  • Install ESLint on a per project basis: npm i eslint
  • Check the following settings:
    • editor.formatOnSave
    • Prettier: Use Tabs
    • enablePreview
    • @tag:usesOnlineServices

Recommended Firefox add-ons

Recommended Gnome extensions

How to install yay

echo "Installing yay"
git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay-bin.git
cd yay-bin
makepkg -si --noconfirm
cd ..
rm -rf yay-bin

How to install zsh with powerlevel10k and oh-my-zsh

echo "Installing and setting zsh, oh-my-zsh and powerlevel10k"
sudo pacman -S --noconfirm zsh
sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh)"
git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/romkatv/powerlevel10k.git "$HOME"/.oh-my-zsh/custom/themes/powerlevel10k
rm -rf "$HOME"/.zshrc
wget -P "$HOME" https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rattrap/minimal-arch-linux/master/configs/zsh/.zshrc
rm -rf "$HOME"/.p10k.zsh
wget -P "$HOME" https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rattrap/minimal-arch-linux/master/configs/zsh/.p10k.zsh

Secure Boot with Linux Foundation Preloader

yay -S preloader-signed
sudo cp /usr/share/preloader-signed/{PreLoader,HashTool}.efi /boot/EFI/systemd
sudo cp /boot/EFI/systemd/systemd-bootx64.efi /boot/EFI/systemd/loader.efi
sudo efibootmgr --verbose --disk /dev/sda --part 1 --create --label "PreLoader" --loader /EFI/systemd/PreLoader.efi

Plymouth

echo "Installing and configuring Plymouth"
yay -S --noconfirm plymouth
sudo sed -i 's/base systemd autodetect/base systemd sd-plymouth autodetect/g' /etc/mkinitcpio.conf
sudo sed -i 's/quiet rw/quiet splash loglevel=3 rd.udev.log_priority=3 vt.global_cursor_default=0 rw/g' /boot/loader/entries/arch.conf
# Arch LTS left out on purpose, in case there's an issue with Plymouth

echo "Installing and setting plymouth theme"
yay -S --noconfirm plymouth-theme-arch-breeze-git
sudo plymouth-set-default-theme -R arch-breeze

TODO (maybe)