Welcome to this step-by-step guide to installing Arch Linux. This guide walks you through installing Arch with a UEFI system, a swap partition, and GRUB as the bootloader. It will take you around 30 minutes to install.

Note: Make sure you're on a UEFI system and connected to the internet.
You can also refer the official installation guide for more information.

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1. Boot into Arch ISO

1. Download the latest Arch ISO from the official website.
2. Create a bootable USB using Rufus (Windows) or dd (Linux/macOS).
3. Disable Secure Boot in UEFI settings.
4. Boot into the USB and open the terminal.

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2. Connect to the Internet

Ethernet

You're likely already connected.

Wi-Fi

Use iwctl:

Bash
iwctl
device list
station <device> scan
station <device> get-networks
station <device> connect <SSID>
exit

Test the connection:

Bash
ping bigbeastishank.com

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3. Update the System Clock

Bash
timedatectl set-ntp true

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4. Partition the Disk

Use cfdisk on your disk (replace /dev/sdX):

Bash
cfdisk /dev/sdX

Create the following partitions:

• EFI - 512MiB (type: EFI System)
• Swap - (RAM size + 0.5GiB)
• Root - Remaining space

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5. Format the Partitions

Bash
mkfs.fat -F32 /dev/sdX1          # EFI
mkswap /dev/sdX2                 # Swap
swapon /dev/sdX2
mkfs.ext4 /dev/sdX3              # Root

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6. Mount the Filesystems

Bash
mount /dev/sdX3 /mnt
mkdir -p /mnt/boot/EFI
mount /dev/sdX1 /mnt/boot/EFI

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7. Install Base System

Bash
pacstrap -K /mnt base linux linux-firmware vim networkmanager grub efibootmgr osprober sudo git

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8. Generate fstab

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

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9. Chroot into the System

Bash
arch-chroot /mnt

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10. Set Time Zone and Localization

Bash
ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/Region/City /etc/localtime
hwclock --systohc
echo "en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8" >> /etc/locale.gen
locale-gen
echo "LANG=en_US.UTF-8" > /etc/locale.conf

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11. Set Hostname and Hosts File

Bash
echo "MyLappy" > /etc/hostname

Bash
cat <<EOF > /etc/hosts
127.0.0.1   localhost
::1         localhost
127.0.1.1   MyLappy.localdomain MyLappy
EOF

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12. Set Root Password

Bash
passwd

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13. Install GRUB (for UEFI)

Bash
grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=/boot/EFI --bootloader-id="Arch Linux"
grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

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14. Enable NetworkManager

Bash
systemctl enable NetworkManager

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15. Create a New User with Sudo Privileges

Bash
useradd -m -G wheel yourusername
passwd yourusername
EDITOR=vim visudo

Inside the visudo file, uncomment this line:

Bash
%wheel ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL

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16. Exit and Reboot

Bash
exit
umount -R /mnt
reboot

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Extra steps

If you want to use my dotfile you can view my dotfiles repository.

Or you can simply run these commands after login to rice you linux in my style.

Bash
git clone https://github.com/BIGBEASTISHANK/dotfiles
cd dotfiles
chmod +x ./syscopy.sh
./syscopy.sh