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<p class="has-drop-cap" data-speechify-sentence="">The installation of Arch has been and continues to be a rite-of-passage within the Linux community. Although there are many guides that discuss the steps needed to install Arch Linux, I couldn’t resist writing my very own guide. This guide promises to be different by being a narrative-style approach to the topic. The goals of this guide are to be educational, informative, and to make & keep it simple (in the spirit of the Arch philosophy). The guide assumes that you have some proficiency with the command line and have a basic understanding of Linux. I hope that this guide can help you succeed with this rite and put you in control of a system that you have built from the ground-up.</p>
<p data-speechify-sentence="">As an Arch user, the <a href="https://wiki.archlinux.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Arch Wiki</a> will be an extremely valuable resource to you. This resource is so well-composed and maintained that even non-Arch users glean knowledge, wisdom, and solutions from it daily.</p>
<p data-speechify-sentence="">And now, may the adventure begin…</p>
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<h2 data-speechify-sentence=""><a href="https://github.com/codeHaiku22/Arch-Linux-Installation-Guide/blob/master/Arch%20Linux%20Installation%20Guide.md#download-the-arch-iso"></a>Download the Arch ISO</h2>
<p data-speechify-sentence="">The first thing that we need to do is to obtain an image of Arch Linux. To do so, let’s visit the the Arch Linux <a href="https://www.archlinux.org/download" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">download page</a> to download the ISO image file.</p>
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<h2 data-speechify-sentence=""><a href="https://github.com/codeHaiku22/Arch-Linux-Installation-Guide/blob/master/Arch%20Linux%20Installation%20Guide.md#boot-the-system-to-the-arch-iso"></a>Boot the System to the Arch ISO</h2>
<p data-speechify-sentence="">Depending upon the type of system that Arch will be installed on, there are different methods of booting the Arch ISO.</p>
<h3 data-speechify-sentence=""><a href="https://github.com/codeHaiku22/Arch-Linux-Installation-Guide/blob/master/Arch%20Linux%20Installation%20Guide.md#physical-machine"></a>Physical Machine</h3>
<p data-speechify-sentence="">For physical machines, a bootable medium can be created from the Arch ISO file.</p>
<h4 data-speechify-sentence=""><a href="https://github.com/codeHaiku22/Arch-Linux-Installation-Guide/blob/master/Arch%20Linux%20Installation%20Guide.md#prepare-live-bootable-usb"></a>Prepare Live Bootable USB</h4>
<p data-speechify-sentence="">Although an optical disk could have been used to create a bootable physical medium, USB was chosen due to its relevance. There are many ways to prepare a live USB, one of them is via the <code><strong><em>dd</em></strong></code> command. It is worth noting that <strong>you should be very cautious</strong> when using the dd command since it can overwrite running disks. There are other options as well such as SUSE Image Writer, Fedora Image Writer, Mint Stick and others. The scope of this guide won’t be able to provide a guide for each writer tool so we’ll stick with dd for this guide. Remember, be careful with dd since it is nicknamed “disk destroyer” for a reason.</p>
<pre class="wp-block-code" data-speechify-sentence=""><code># dd if=/location/of/iso/file of=/device/entry/of/usb/drive</code></pre>
<h4 data-speechify-sentence=""><a href="https://github.com/codeHaiku22/Arch-Linux-Installation-Guide/blob/master/Arch%20Linux%20Installation%20Guide.md#boot-to-usb"></a>Boot to USB</h4>
<p data-speechify-sentence="">Insert the USB drive into the physical machine and boot into the USB drive. BIOS settings/boot order may need to be adjusted to ensure that the physical machine boots from the USB drive.</p>
<h4 data-speechify-sentence="">Confirm You are In</h4>
<p data-speechify-sentence="">Once you have properly booted into the Arch ISO, a prompt similar to the one below will be displayed.</p>
<pre class="wp-block-code" data-speechify-sentence=""><code>root@archiso ~ #</code></pre>
<h3 data-speechify-sentence=""><a href="https://github.com/codeHaiku22/Arch-Linux-Installation-Guide/blob/master/Arch%20Linux%20Installation%20Guide.md#virtual-machine"></a>Virtual Machine</h3>
<p data-speechify-sentence="">Virtual machines do not require a physical medium to be created. The Arch ISO file can be mounted as a virtualized optical disk within the virtualized optical drive.</p>
<h4 data-speechify-sentence=""><a href="https://github.com/codeHaiku22/Arch-Linux-Installation-Guide/blob/master/Arch%20Linux%20Installation%20Guide.md#confirm-you-are-in-1"></a>Confirm You are In</h4>
<p data-speechify-sentence="">Once you have properly booted into the Arch ISO, a prompt similar to the one below will be displayed.</p>
<pre class="wp-block-code" data-speechify-sentence=""><code>root@archiso ~ #</code></pre>
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<h2 data-speechify-sentence=""><a href="https://github.com/codeHaiku22/Arch-Linux-Installation-Guide/blob/master/Arch%20Linux%20Installation%20Guide.md#verify-connectivity-to-the-internet"></a>Verify Connectivity to the Internet</h2>
<p data-speechify-sentence="">During the installation, I prefer to have a wired connection to the Internet. This guide has been written based on a machine that is connected to the Internet using a wired connection.</p>
<p data-speechify-sentence="">To check Internet connectivity, simply ping a website as shown in the example below.</p>
<pre class="wp-block-code" data-speechify-sentence=""><code>root@archiso ~ # ping -c 4 archlinux.org
PING archlinux.org (95.217.163.246) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from archlinux.org (95.217.163.246): icmp_seq=1 ttl=47 time=206 ms
64 bytes from archlinux.org (95.217.163.246): icmp_seq=2 ttl=47 time=181 ms
64 bytes from archlinux.org (95.217.163.246): icmp_seq=3 ttl=47 time=181 ms
64 bytes from archlinux.org (95.217.163.246): icmp_seq=4 ttl=47 time=181 ms
--- archlinux.org ping statistics ---
4 packets transmitted, 4 received, 0% packet loss, time 3003ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 180.629/187.159/205.907/10.828 ms</code></pre>
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<h2 data-speechify-sentence=""><a href="https://github.com/codeHaiku22/Arch-Linux-Installation-Guide/blob/master/Arch%20Linux%20Installation%20Guide.md#update-the-system-clock"></a>Update the System Clock</h2>
<p data-speechify-sentence="">Now that we have confirmed connectivity to the Internet, we can leverage NTP. Use <code>timedatectl</code> command to ensure the system clock is accurate by enabling NTP.</p>
<pre class="wp-block-code" data-speechify-sentence=""><code>root@archiso ~ # timedatectl set-ntp true
Starting Network Time Synchronization...
[ OK ] Started Network Time Synchronization.
[ OK ] Reached target System Time Set.
[ OK ] Reached target System Time Synchronized.</code></pre>
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<h2 data-speechify-sentence=""><a href="https://github.com/codeHaiku22/Arch-Linux-Installation-Guide/blob/master/Arch%20Linux%20Installation%20Guide.md#disk-partitioning"></a>Disk Partitioning</h2>
<p data-speechify-sentence="">In order for us to have a working distribution, we have to create some partitions on the target hard disk so that we can properly install and run Arch Linux. There are numerous tools and commands that can be used for disk partitioning. This guide uses <code>fdisk</code> to create the partitions.</p>
<p data-speechify-sentence="">The recommended partition schemes vary depending on whether or not the system has UEFI mode enabled.</p>
<p data-speechify-sentence="">So, let’s verify if UEFI mode is enabled by checking for the existence of this directory:</p>
<pre class="wp-block-code" data-speechify-sentence=""><code>root@archiso ~ # ls /sys/firmware/efi/efivars
ls: cannot access '/sys/firmware/efi/efivars': No such file or directory
</code></pre>
<p data-speechify-sentence="">Based on the output of the command above, we can determine that the system being used in this guide does <strong>not</strong> have UEFI.</p>
<p data-speechify-sentence="">Now, we can list all existing disk and disk partitions. For the purposes of this guide and for a simpler installation, a virtual machine has been created with a blank 20GB hard disk identified by <code>/dev/sda</code>.</p>
<pre class="wp-block-code" data-speechify-sentence=""><code>root@archiso ~ # fdisk -l
Disk /dev/sda: 20 GiB, 21474836480 bytes, 41943040 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk /dev/loop0: 566.52 MiB, 594034688 bytes, 1160224 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
</code></pre>
<p data-speechify-sentence="">Let’s begin the partitioning process on the <code>/dev/sda</code> hard disk.</p>
<pre class="wp-block-code" data-speechify-sentence=""><code>root@archiso ~ # fdisk /dev/sda
Welcome to the fdisk (util-linux 2.36.1).
Changes will remain in memory only, until you decide to write them.
Be careful before using the write command.
Device does not contain a recognized partition table.
Created a new DOS disklabel with disk identifier 0xa1936afe.
Command (m for help):
</code></pre>
<p data-speechify-sentence="">If you would like to see all <code>fdisk</code> commands, this is an ideal opporunity to press the <code>m</code> key and <code>Enter</code> to display a list of all commands. You could do that for your information (FYI). However, this guide will walk you through the commands that are needed to partition the disk.</p>
<p data-speechify-sentence="">Before we create any partitions, let’s review the recommended partition schemes.</p>
<h3 data-speechify-sentence=""><a href="https://github.com/codeHaiku22/Arch-Linux-Installation-Guide/blob/master/Arch%20Linux%20Installation%20Guide.md#recommended-partition-schemes"></a>Recommended Partition Schemes</h3>
<p data-speechify-sentence="">The schemes below are mere recommendations and can be altered to your liking. Notably, there are many viewpoints on the size of a swap partition, so take these recommendations with a grain of salt and do what suits you best. After all, that’s the beauty of creating your very own system from the ground-up.</p>
<h4 data-speechify-sentence=""><a href="https://github.com/codeHaiku22/Arch-Linux-Installation-Guide/blob/master/Arch%20Linux%20Installation%20Guide.md#non-uefi"></a>NON-UEFI</h4>
<figure class="wp-block-table" data-speechify-sentence=""><table><thead><tr><th>Mount Point</th><th>Partition</th><th>Partition Type</th><th>Partition Size</th><th>File System</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>/mnt</td><td>/dev/sda1</td><td>Linux</td><td>Remainder of the device</td><td>ext4</td></tr><tr><td>[SWAP]</td><td>/dev/sda2</td><td>Linux swap</td><td>More than 512 MiB</td><td>ext4</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>
<h4 data-speechify-sentence=""><a href="https://github.com/codeHaiku22/Arch-Linux-Installation-Guide/blob/master/Arch%20Linux%20Installation%20Guide.md#uefi"></a>UEFI</h4>
<figure class="wp-block-table" data-speechify-sentence=""><table><thead><tr><th>Mount Point</th><th>Partition</th><th>Partition Type</th><th>Partition Size</th><th>File System</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>/mnt/boot or mnt/efi</td><td>/dev/sda1</td><td>EFI System Partition</td><td>260MB – 512MB</td><td>fat32</td></tr><tr><td>/mnt</td><td>/dev/sda2</td><td>Linux x86-64 root (/)</td><td>Remainder of the device</td><td>ext4</td></tr><tr><td>[SWAP]</td><td>/dev/sda3</td><td>Linux swap</td><td>More than 512MiB</td><td>ext4</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>
<h3 data-speechify-sentence=""><a href="https://github.com/codeHaiku22/Arch-Linux-Installation-Guide/blob/master/Arch%20Linux%20Installation%20Guide.md#create-the-partitions"></a>Create the Partitions</h3>
<p data-speechify-sentence="">Since we have a non-UEFI system, it makes sense to follow the NON-UEFI partition scheme above. This means that we will create 2 partitions: a swap partition (Linux swap) and a partition where root will be mounted (Linux).</p>
<p data-speechify-sentence="">We have a hard drive that is approximately 20GB in size, so we can easily spare approximately half of a gigabyte (512MB) for the Linux swap partition (<code>/dev/sda2</code>). Leaving us with approximately 19.5GB for the Linux partition (<code>/dev/sda1</code>).</p>
<h4 data-speechify-sentence=""><a href="https://github.com/codeHaiku22/Arch-Linux-Installation-Guide/blob/master/Arch%20Linux%20Installation%20Guide.md#linux-partition"></a>Linux Partition</h4>
<p data-speechify-sentence="">First, let’s create the Linux partition (<code>/dev/sda1/</code>).</p>
<pre class="wp-block-code" data-speechify-sentence=""><code>Command (m for help): n
Partition type
p primary (0 primary, 0 extended, 4 free)
e extended (container for logical partitions)
Select (default p): p
Partition number (1-4, default 1): 1
First sector (2048-41943039, default 2048): 2048
Last sector, +/-sectors or +/-size{K,M,G,T,P} (2048-41943049, default 41943039): +19.5G
Created a new partition of type 'Linux' and of size 19.5 GiB.</code></pre>
<h4 data-speechify-sentence=""><a href="https://github.com/codeHaiku22/Arch-Linux-Installation-Guide/blob/master/Arch%20Linux%20Installation%20Guide.md#swap-partition"></a>Swap Partition</h4>
<p data-speechify-sentence="">Next, let’s go ahead and create the Linux swap partition (<code>/dev/sda2/</code>).</p>
<pre class="wp-block-code" data-speechify-sentence=""><code>Command (m for help): n
Partition type
p primary (1 primary, 0 extended, 3 free)
e extended (container for logical partitions)
Select (default p): p
Partition number (2-4, default 2): 2
First sector (40896512-41943039, default 40896512): 40896512
Last sector, +/-sectors or +/-size{K,M,G,T,P} (40896512-41943039, default 41943039): 41943039
Created a new partition 2 of type 'Linux' and of size 511 MiB.</code></pre>
<p data-speechify-sentence="">With the Linux swap partition, we need to change the partition type so that it is a true swap partition.</p>
<p data-speechify-sentence="">If you would like to see all partition types, this is an ideal opporunity to press the <code>l</code> key and <code>Enter</code> to display a list of all partition types. You could do that for your information (FYI). However, this guide will walk you through the commands that are needed to partition the disk.</p>
<p data-speechify-sentence="">We now need to change the partition type of our intended Linux swap partition (<code>/dev/sda2</code>).</p>
<pre class="wp-block-code" data-speechify-sentence=""><code>Command (m for help): t
Partition number (1,2, default 2): 2
Hex code or alias (type L to list all): 82
Changed type of partition 'Linux' to 'Linux swap / Solaris'.</code></pre>
<h4 data-speechify-sentence=""><a href="https://github.com/codeHaiku22/Arch-Linux-Installation-Guide/blob/master/Arch%20Linux%20Installation%20Guide.md#verify-proposed-partition-table"></a>Verify Proposed Partition Table</h4>
<p data-speechify-sentence="">Before we save our changes and commit them to the disk, let’s take a moment to verify that everything was done correctly.</p>
<pre class="wp-block-code" data-speechify-sentence=""><code>Command (m for help): p
Disk /dev/sda: 20 GiB, 21474836480 bytes, 41943040 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: dos
Disk identifier: 0xc12ff6e9
Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type
/dev/sda1 2048 40896511 40894464 19.5G 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 40896512 41943039 1046528 511M 82 Linux swap / Solaris</code></pre>
<h4 data-speechify-sentence=""><a href="https://github.com/codeHaiku22/Arch-Linux-Installation-Guide/blob/master/Arch%20Linux%20Installation%20Guide.md#write-partition-table-to-disk"></a>Write Partition Table to Disk</h4>
<p data-speechify-sentence="">Finally, let’s write the newly created partition table to the disk and exit the <code>fdisk</code> utility.</p>
<pre class="wp-block-code" data-speechify-sentence=""><code>Command (m for help): w
The partition table has been altered.
Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table.
Syncing disks.
root@archiso ~ #</code></pre>
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<h2 data-speechify-sentence=""><a href="https://github.com/codeHaiku22/Arch-Linux-Installation-Guide/blob/master/Arch%20Linux%20Installation%20Guide.md#create-file-system"></a>Create File System</h2>
<p data-speechify-sentence="">The creation of the partitions in the previous steps simply drew boundaries on the storage space offered by the hard disk and specified the type of space betweeen each boundry line. In order for these partitions to be of any use, they should be initialized with a file system and have the swap partition enabled.</p>
<p data-speechify-sentence="">Again depending on the type of system (UEFI, non-UEFI), the process will vary.</p>
<h3 data-speechify-sentence=""><a href="https://github.com/codeHaiku22/Arch-Linux-Installation-Guide/blob/master/Arch%20Linux%20Installation%20Guide.md#non-uefi-1"></a>NON-UEFI</h3>
<p data-speechify-sentence="">For our non-UEFI system, let’s create an ext4 file system on the root partition (you may choose any other viable file system).</p>
<pre class="wp-block-code" data-speechify-sentence=""><code>root@archiso ~ # mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda1
mke2fs 1.45.6 (20-Mar-2020)
Creating filesystem with 5111808 4k blocks and 1277952 inodes
Filesystem UUID: ca970c3e-5a47-468c-8ff7-6ba9dda277af
Superblock backups stored on blocks:
32768, 98304, 163840, 229376, 294912, 819200, 884736, 1605632, 2654208, 4096000
Allocating group tables: done
Writing inode tables: done
Creating journal (32768 blocks): done
Writing superblocks and filesystem accounting information: done</code></pre>
<p data-speechify-sentence="">Also, let’s prepare the swap partition.</p>
<pre class="wp-block-code" data-speechify-sentence=""><code>root@archiso ~ # mkswap /dev/sda2
Setting up swapspace version 1, size = 511 MiB (535818240 bytes)
no label, UUID=12e273d1-4dc4-4151-9ffe-6a09ae78be38
root@archiso ~ # swapon /dev/sda2</code></pre>
<h3 data-speechify-sentence=""><a href="https://github.com/codeHaiku22/Arch-Linux-Installation-Guide/blob/master/Arch%20Linux%20Installation%20Guide.md#uefi-1"></a>UEFI</h3>
<p data-speechify-sentence="">For the EFI partition type, create a FAT32 file system.</p>
<pre class="wp-block-code" data-speechify-sentence=""><code># mkfs.fat -F32 /dev/sda1</code></pre>
<p data-speechify-sentence="">For the root partition, create an ext4 file system (or any other viable file system of your choice).</p>
<pre class="wp-block-code" data-speechify-sentence=""><code># mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda2</code></pre>
<p data-speechify-sentence="">Prepare the swap partition:</p>
<pre class="wp-block-code" data-speechify-sentence=""><code># mkswap /dev/sda3
# swapon /dev/sda3</code></pre>
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<h2 data-speechify-sentence=""><a href="https://github.com/codeHaiku22/Arch-Linux-Installation-Guide/blob/master/Arch%20Linux%20Installation%20Guide.md#optimize-mirrors"></a>Optimize Mirrors</h2>
<p data-speechify-sentence="">Much like any other distro, Arch Linux relies on mirrors to obtain updates. There are a plethora of mirrors that are hosted on hundreds of servers spanning the entire globe. Usually, the mirrors which are geographically nearer in distance should provide for the fastest connection speeds.</p>
<p data-speechify-sentence="">Arch Linux comes with a file known as the “mirrorlist” which contains all known mirrors. However, this file is not optimized since it contains every single mirror. We could manually go through this file and edit it, but that would take quite some time. Luckily, there is a tool (Python script) called <code>reflector</code> that has been created that will automatically optimize the file for us. We just need to provide some input.</p>
<h3 data-speechify-sentence=""><a href="https://github.com/codeHaiku22/Arch-Linux-Installation-Guide/blob/master/Arch%20Linux%20Installation%20Guide.md#sync-the-pacman-repository"></a>Sync the pacman Repository</h3>
<p data-speechify-sentence="">Before we go about downloading any applications/tools, we should update the repository and ensure that we have the latest and greatest available to us.</p>
<pre class="wp-block-code" data-speechify-sentence=""><code>root@archiso ~ # pacman -Syy
:: Synchronizing package databases...
core 132.8 KiB 5.64 MiB/s 00:00 [#################################] 100%
extra 1633.0 KiB 10.4 MiB/s 00:00 [#################################] 100%
community 5.3 MiB 8.91 MiB/s 00:00 [#################################] 100%</code></pre>
<h3><a href="https://github.com/codeHaiku22/Arch-Linux-Installation-Guide/blob/master/Arch%20Linux%20Installation%20Guide.md#install-reflector"></a></h3>
<h3 data-speechify-sentence="">Install reflector</h3>
<p data-speechify-sentence="">With a fully-updated repository, we are in good-standing to install the <code>reflector</code> tool so that we can optimize the <code>/etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist</code> file for local mirrors.</p>
<pre class="wp-block-code" data-speechify-sentence=""><code>root@archiso ~ # pacman -S reflector
resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...
Packages (1) reflector-2021-1
Total Download Size: 0.03 MiB
Total Installed Size: 0.10 MiB
Net Upgrade Size: 0.01 MiB
:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n] Y
:: Retrieving packages...
reflector-2021-1-any 25.9 KiB 0.00 B/s 00:00 [#################################] 100%
(1/1) checking keys in keyring [#################################] 100%
(1/1) checking package integrity [#################################] 100%
(1/1) loading package files [#################################] 100%