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 > parted -s /dev/sda mklabel gpt > parted -s /dev/sda mklabel msdos > parted -s /dev/sda mkpart primary ext4 512 100% > parted -s /dev/sda set 1 boot on > mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda1 Use pacstrap to get the base install. > mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/ > pacstrap /mnt base base-devel vim linux linux-firmware 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 For legacy: > grub-install --target=i386-pc /dev/sda For EFI: > sudo pacman -S efibootmgr > mkdir /boot/efi > grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=/boot/efi --bootloader-id=GRUB --remmovable > 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