![]() ![]() ![]() Hint: In nano use Ctrl+W and type the location you are looking for, once found go to the url of the mirror and hit Alt+6 to copy the line. To edit the mirror list run this command: nano /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist Now mount home: mount /dev/sdaY /mnt/home Choose Download MirrorĬhoose the mirror closest to you for better download speeds. Then create the home directory: mkdir /mnt/home After all, this where we are going to install Arch Linux.įirst we need to mount root partition and then create home directory. In order to make sure everything is correct check your partitions with this command: lsblk /dev/sda Mounting Partitionsīefore we can download and install the base packages of Arch Linux we need to mount our partitions and switch to our root directory. If you have a “home” partition (sdaY): mkfs.ext4 /dev/sdaY If you hard-drive is ready and partitioned to your needs, you can move on formatting it.įormat “root” partition (sdaX): mkfs.ext4 /dev/sdaX Now, check if you are online: ping -c 3 Note: If for some reason the dhcpcd command hangs, run: pkill dhcpcdĪnd then re-run: dhcpcd Formatting the Disk Since I forbid you to connect to Wifi-Networks that use WEP encryption, below are the steps to connect to a Wifi-Network that uses WPA 1/2 encryption.Ĭonnect to your Wifi-Network running: wpa_passphrase | wpa_supplicant -B -i -c /dev/stdinįinally, provide an IP address to the network interface: dhcpcd If you are lucky and it is listed there, you can try connecting to the Internet via Wifi. Of course you can check and see if your Wireless Lan Interface is working: ip link It is recommended that you use the Ethernet connection for installation as your PC might need drivers for the wireless chip and it will only complicate things. Installing the Filesystem Connecting to the Internet If everything looks good select ` Write‘, which will ask you to confirm if you want to write the changes. Here I am giving the remaining space to home. Now it will ask you how much space you want to allocate to that partition. Hex Code of GUID (L to show pres, Enter = 8300) -> Enter. ![]() I would give 2GB for swap (check what’s recommended) Depending on your need, you can create swap. I have SSD on my desktop with 8GB of RAM and I really don’t need suspension or hibernation so I don’t bother to create swap. ![]()
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