Installation Guide

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This guide provides all the steps required for a production ready installation, complete with (almost) full disk encryption and logical volume management. If these are not features you need, or are planning to just install on a virtual machine, you might be better off following the standard installation guide.

Before you proceed, take note of the following:

• This installation process is opinionated, because it is just the way I do it, not the only way.
• Unfortunately it uses systemd-boot as a bootloader... I know, I hate it too, but it works better than GRUB for me.

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• 1. Installation Media
  • 1.1 Get an Arch ISO
  • 1.2 Check UEFI
  • 1.3 Check Internet Connection
  • 1.4 Sync System Clock
  • 1.5 Sync Pacman Mirrors
• 2. Disk Formatting
  • 2.1 Secure Wipe (Optional)
  • 2.2 Partitioning
  • 2.3 LUKS Encryption
  • 2.4 LVM Partitioning
  • 2.5 Filesystem Formatting
• 3. Base Installation
  • 3.1 Mounting Volumes
  • 3.2 Bootstrapping
  • 3.3 Network Access
  • 3.4 Root Password
  • 3.5 Initramfs
  • 3.6 Boot Loader
  • 3.7. Unmount and Reboot
• 4. Dotfiles Setup
  • 4.1 Clone the Repository
  • 4.2 Setup Script
  • 4.3 Installation Complete

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Warning

This guide is not a replacement for reading the manual. It tries to hold your hand while still providing valuable insights, but it's always a good idea to also follow the links to the official documentation when in doubt. When in doubt, please consult the official documentation over at the Arch Wiki. It gives you more details and warnings over what can go wrong and how to prevent it.