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--- arch_install_cheat_sheet [2025/01/21 10:51] – josh
+++ arch_install_cheat_sheet [2025/06/23 14:35] (current) – Add plasma-x11-session josh
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 ====== Wireless Network Setup ======
-  * iwctl device list
+<code>
-  * iwctl station wlan0 scan
+iwctl device list
-  * iwctl station wlan0 get-networks
+iwctl station wlan0 scan
-  * iwctl --passphrase <passphrase> station wlan0 connect SSID
+iwctl station wlan0 get-networks
+iwctl --passphrase <passphrase> station wlan0 connect <SSID>
+</code>
 ====== Base ======
-  * gdisk
+<code>
-  * cryptsetup luksFormat /dev/<root>
+gdisk
-  * mkfs.ext4 /dev/<boot>
+cryptsetup luksFormat /dev/<root>
-  * cryptsetup open /dev/<root> <crypt-root>
+mkfs.ext4 /dev/<boot>
-  * mkfs.ext4 /dev/mapper/<crypt-root>
+cryptsetup open /dev/<root> <crypt-root>
-  * mount /dev/mapper/<crypt-root> /mnt
+mkfs.ext4 /dev/mapper/<crypt-root>
-  * mkdir /mnt/boot
+mount /dev/mapper/<crypt-root> /mnt
-  * mount /dev/<boot> /mnt/boot
+mkdir /mnt/boot
-  * mkdir /mnt/efi
+mount /dev/<boot> /mnt/boot
-  * mount /dev/<efi> /mnt/efi
+mkdir /mnt/efi
-  * pacstrap -K /mnt base linux linux-firmware vim
+mount /dev/<efi> /mnt/efi
-  * genfstab -U /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab
+pacstrap -K /mnt base linux linux-firmware vim
-  * arch-chroot /mnt
+genfstab -U /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab
-  * ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/<Region>/<City> /etc/localtime
+arch-chroot /mnt
-  * vim /etc/locale.gen # uncomment en_US entries
+ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/America/Detroit /etc/localtime
-  * locale-gen
+vim /etc/locale.gen # uncomment en_US entries
-  * vim /etc/hostname
+locale-gen
-  * vim /etc/mkinitcpio.conf # add encrypt hook between block and filesystems - https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Dm-crypt/Encrypting_an_entire_system#Configuring_mkinitcpio
+vim /etc/hostname
-  * mkinitcpio -P
+vim /etc/mkinitcpio.conf # add encrypt hook between block and filesystems
-  * passwd
+</code>
+Reference https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Dm-crypt/Encrypting_an_entire_system#Configuring_mkinitcpio
+<code>
+mkinitcpio -P
+passwd
+</code>
 ====== GRUB ======
-  * pacman -S grub efibootmgr
+<code>
-  * # grub-install for primary boot partition
+pacman -S grub efibootmgr
-  * vim /etc/default/grub # add cryptdevice and root parameters - https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Dm-crypt/Encrypting_an_entire_system#Configuring_the_boot_loader
+grub-install --efi-directory=/efi --bootloader-id=GRUB
-  * # to boot Windows, add to ''/etc/grub.d/40_custom'':
+vim /etc/default/grub
+# Add cryptdevice=UUID=<UUID>:<crypt_root>
+</code>
-  menuentry 'Windows' {
+Reference https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Dm-crypt/Encrypting_an_entire_system#Configuring_the_boot_loader
-    insmod part_gpt
-    insmod chain
-    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root ABCD-EFGH
-    chainloader /EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi
-  }
-  * # to chain to another Linux partition:
+To boot Windows, add to ''/etc/grub.d/40_custom'':
-  menuentry 'Arch Secure' {
+<code>
-    insmod part_gpt
+menuentry 'Windows' {
-    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root <UUID>
+  insmod part_gpt
-    configfile ($root)/grub/grub.cfg
+  insmod chain
-  }
+  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root ABCD-EFGH
+  chainloader /EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi
+}
+</code>
-  * grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
+To chain to another Linux partition:
+<code>
+menuentry 'Arch Secure' {
+  insmod part_gpt
+  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root <UUID>
+  configfile ($root)/grub/grub.cfg
+}
+</code>
+<code>
+grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
+</code>
 ====== Desktop Environment ======
-  * pacman -S xorg-server xorg-apps sddm sddm-kcm plasma-desktop dolphin okular xfce4-terminal firefox vlc kmix
+<code>
-  * systemctl enable sddm.service
+pacman -S xorg-server xorg-apps sddm sddm-kcm plasma-desktop plasma-x11-session dolphin okular \
+  xfce4-terminal firefox vlc kscreen
+systemctl enable sddm.service
+</code>
+====== Audio ======
+<code>
+pacman -S alsa-utils pulseaudio pulseaudio-alsa kmix
+</code>
 ====== Network ======
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 ===== Dynamic - Option 1 =====
-  * # pacman -S dhcpcd
+<code>
-  * # systemctl enable dhcpcd.service
+pacman -S dhcpcd
+systemctl enable dhcpcd.service
+</code>
-===== Dynamic - Option 2 =====
+===== Dynamic - Option 2 (good for wireless) =====
-  * # pacman -S networkmanager plasma-nm
-  * # systemctl enable NetworkManager.service
+<code>
+pacman -S iwd networkmanager plasma-nm
+systemctl enable NetworkManager.service
+</code>
 ===== Static =====
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 Create ''/etc/systemd/network/20-wired.network '':
-  [Match]
+<code>
-  Name=enp8s0
+[Match]
+Name=enp8s0
-  [Network]
-  Address=192.168.16.68/24
+[Network]
-  Gateway=192.168.16.1
+Address=192.168.16.68/24
-  DNS=192.168.16.10
+Gateway=192.168.16.1
+DNS=192.168.16.10
+</code>
 ====== User ======
-  * pacman -S sudo
+<code>
-  * useradd -m josh
+pacman -S sudo
-  * passwd josh
+useradd -m josh
-  * visudo # enable wheel line
+passwd josh
-  * vim /etc/group # wheel, games
+visudo # enable wheel line
+vim /etc/group # wheel, games
+</code>
 ====== SSH ======
-  * pacman -S openssh x11-ssh-askpass
+<code>
-  * https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/SSH_keys#Start_ssh-agent_with_systemd_user
+pacman -S openssh x11-ssh-askpass
+</code>
+====== Printing ======
+<code>
+pacman -S cups print-manager system-config-printer
+systemctl enable cups.service
+</code>
 ====== Misc ======
-  * pacman -S which man-pages alsa-utils rsync
+<code>
+pacman -S which man man-pages rsync kwalletmanager base-devel less
+</code>
+===== Setting GTK application theme =====
+<code>
+pacman -S kde-gtk-config adw-gtk-theme
+</code>
 ====== NFS ======
-  * pacman -S nfs-utils
+<code>
+pacman -S nfs-utils
+</code>
-  server:/path /path nfs _netdev,noauto,x-systemd.automount,x-systemd.mount-timeout=10,rsize=8192,wsize=8192,timeo=14,intr 0 0
+In ''/etc/fstab'':
+<code>
+server:/path /path nfs _netdev,noauto,x-systemd.automount,x-systemd.mount-timeout=10,rsize=8192,wsize=8192,timeo=14,intr 0 0
+</code>
 ====== Reboot ======
-  * exit
+<code>
-  * umount -R /mnt
+exit
-  * reboot
+umount -R /mnt
+reboot
+</code>
+====== After reboot, as user ======
+===== ssh-agent setup =====
+<code>
+systemctl --user enable ssh-agent.service
+</code>
+Put in profile:
+<code>
+export SSH_AUTH_SOCK="$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/ssh-agent.socket"
+</code>
-====== Setting GTK application theme ======
+Reference https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/SSH_keys#Start_ssh-agent_with_systemd_user
-Install ''kde-gtk-config'' and ''*-gtk-theme'' (I used Adwaita-dark).