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ArchLinux

For the first steps, I am going to follow the ArchLinux installation wiki. I have tried it some years ago, and it gives an usable installation with a minimum amount of packages installed.

Wiki FAQ:

  • Only supports x86_64 architecture.
  • Uses systemd as service manager.
  • /bin, /sbin and /usr/sbin are symbolic links to /usr/bin; /lib and /lib64 are symbolic links to /usr/lib; more info about filesystem hierarchy.
  • pacman -Qlq package_name gives information about an installed package.
  • systemd-boot is used to manage a UEFI motherboard.
  • xdg-user-dirs-update.service takes care of creating user directories like "downloads" or "music". This might be enabled by default by the window manager.
  • ACPI events (power buttons, laptop lid…) can be managed with systemd.
  • Firewall is not enabled by default, but iptables can be enabled and should work.
  • By default it only supports english "standard" keyboard layout.
  • tab-completion needs to be enabled.

Update repository mirrorlist

  • archlinux-keyring updates gpg keys storage.
  • pacman-mirrorlist maintains an updated list of mirrors.