install/0_install_system.md

My install and configuration script for Archlinux.

Archlinux Install

Create USB

dd if=*.iso of=/dev/sdb

Init

loadkeys fr-latin9
wifi-menu

Prepare the storage devices

fdisk /dev/sda
# help:
d ==> delete
p ==> print table
n ==> new (+128M to define 128 MO)
a ==> set partition bootable (for sda1)

Name	Boot	Size	Format	Mount
sda1	*	128M	mkfs.fat	/boot
sda2		8G	mkswap
sda3		32G	mkfs.ext4	/
sda4		ALL	mkfs.ext4	/home

mkfs all...

mkfs.fat /dev/sda1
mkswap /dev/sda2
mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda3
mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda4

mount all...

mount /dev/sda3 /mnt  
mkdir /mnt/{boot,home}  
mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/boot  
mount /dev/sda4 /mnt/home  
swapon /dev/sda2  

Install the base system

Replace <foobar> by what you want...

pacstrap /mnt base base-devel syslinux vim git
genfstab -L -p /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab  
arch-chroot /mnt  
echo <laptop-name> > /etc/hostname  
ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Paris /etc/localtime  
vim /etc/locale.gen (en_us, fr, ja & utf-8)  
locale-gen  
echo "LANG=\"en_US.UTF-8\"" > /etc/locale.conf  
echo "KEYMAP=<fr-latin9/jp106>" > /etc/vconsole.conf  

mkinitcpio -p linux  
syslinux-install_update -iam

then edit /boot/syslinux/syslinux.cfg if /dev/sda3 is not correct

Pacman...
activate Color and multilib in /etc/pacman.conf

Wireless network configuration

pacman -S networkmanager  
systemctl enable NetworkManager.service  

list network: nmcli con show
connect to network: nmcli dev wifi connect password [iface wlan1]
or use the ncurse ui tool "nmtui"

Archlinux package config

install all package you want

User Configuration

Change Root pasword

passwd

Adding User

useradd -g users -m -s /bin/bash <username>  

Adding user to a group:

usermod -a -G <wheel,audio,video,disk,storage> <username>  

Change pasword:

passwd <username>

Misc

X Server multi-user

Edit /etc/pam.d/su su-l and add:

session        optional        pam_xauth.so

Printer Management

pacman -S --needed cups ghostscript hplip
systemctl enable cups
systemctl start cups

Then add printer HP PhotoSmart 6520 using http://localhost:631/ discover network
note use hpcups over hpijs to get border printed

Disable laptop lid switch handle (usefull when using external screen)

Edit /etc/systemd/logind.conf and enable:

LidSwitchIgnoreInhibited=yes

Restart computer....