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| Arch Linux |
Do not enter commands listed here verbatim without forethought
Installation guide
For future reference if I ever need to install this system again.
Reference:
Prepare installation medium
Download iso from the Arch Linux website.
Plug USB drive, usually it will be /dev/sdb or something similar. You can find it using this command:
sudo fdisk -l
Write iso file to the USB drive:
sudo dd bs=4M if=/path/to/iso/file of=/dev/sdX status=progress && sync
Internet connection
Reference:
ping archlinux.org
If there's no connection check interfaces:
ip a
Use iwctl to connect to wifi:
iwctl
station [DEVICE] connect [SSID]
Partitions
Reference:
cfdisk /dev/sda
| Partition | Size | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 512M | EFI System |
| 2 (optional) | 8G | Linux swap |
| 3 | rest | Linux filesystem |
Format partitions:
# EFI
mkfs.fat -F32 /dev/sda1
# Swap
mkswap /dev/sda2
swapon /dev/sda2
# Root filesystem
mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda3
Install Arch
Reference:
pacman -Syy
mount /dev/sda3 /mnt
pacstrap -K /mnt base linux linux-firmware sudo vim dhcpcd
genfstab -U /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab
arch-chroot /mnt
pacman -S grub efibootmgr os-prober mtools
mkdir /boot/efi
mount /dev/sda1 /boot/efi
grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --bootloader-id=grub_uefi
grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
Desktop environment
Reference:
Install KDE:
pacman -S xorg-server xorg-apps
pacman -S nvidia nvidia-utils
pacman -S sddm plasma networkmanager plasma-nm
Enable systemd services for the DE:
systemctl enable dhcpcd
systemctl enable sddm
Fcitx5 + Mozc
Reference:
sudo pacman -S fcitx5-im fcitx5-mozc
fcitx5-config-qt
In /etc/environment add:
GTK_IM_MODULE=fcitx
QT_IM_MODULE=fcitx
XMODIFIERS=@im=fcitx
SDL_IM_MODULE=fcitx
GLFW_IM_MODULE=ibus
KDE Plasma 6
Detect GTK_IM_MODULE and QT_IM_MODULE being set and Wayland Input method frontend is working. It is recommended to unset GTK_IM_MODULE and QT_IM_MODULE and use Wayland input method frontend instead. For more details see https://fcitx-im.org/wiki/Using_Fcitx_5_on_Wayland#KDE_Plasma