Keyboard layout changed. > ls /usr/share/kbd/keymaps/**/*.map.gz > loadkeys uk.map.gz Check if boot mode is UEFI > ls /sys/firmware/efi/efivars Without efivars, the system must boot with BIOS. # Check network's up > ping archlinux.org Set system clock properly > timedatectl set-ntp true Check disks > lsblk Make partition > fdisk -l - Boot: 200M - Swap: Double Ram's a nice standard. - \/: 15G - Home: The rest - var: probably doesn't need a partition, but can be nice if you're * Worried about filling up with logs. * Intending to fill up with torrents, which land in /var/. parted alternative mklabel gpt mkpart ESP fat32 1MiB 200MiB set 1 boot on name 1 efi Use pacstrap to get the base install. > mount /dev/sda3 /mnt/ > mkdir /mnt/home > mkdir /mnt/boot > mount /dev/sda3 /mnt/home > mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/boot > pacstrap /mnt base base-devl vim Make fstab notes for new system. > genfstab -U /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab > arch-chroot /mnt > echo 'en_GB.UTF-8' > /etc/default/locale > pacman -Sy networkmanager grub > grub-install --target=i386-pc /dev/sda > grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg set local time > ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Belgrade /etc/localtime Find the desired locale's and uncomment them. > vi /etc/locale.gen > locale-gen Make your keyboard changes permenent with: > vi /etc/vconsole.conf then set: `KEYMAP=uk.map.gz` unsure about this bit - is this name just for the loadkeys function? make a hostname echo pc > /etc/hostname Set hostnames for network, or at least your own. > vi /etc/hosts # This should have the following, at least: 127.0.0.1 localhost ::1 localhost 127.0.1.1 [hostname].localdomain [hostname] If the system has a permanent IP address, it should be used instead of localhost. Ping some sites to make sure the network's working > passwd > exit > umount -R /mnt Remove retarded beep sound: > sudo echo "blacklist pcspkr" >> /etc/modprobe.d/nobeep.conf > rmmod pcspkr # Fonts sudo pacman -S ttf-hack ttf-font-awesome ttf-fira-mono