Archlinux install

Partitioning

Enable microcode updates

Install intel-ucode

Boot loader

To install systemd-boot with XBOOTLDR partition

bootctl --esp-path=/efi --boot-path=/boot install

Create /efi/loader/loader.conf

default       arch-default.conf
timeout       4
console-mode  max
editor        no

Create default loader /boot/loader/entries/arch-default.conf

title    Arch Linux
linux    /vmlinuz-linux
initrd   /intel-ucode.img
initrd   /initramfs-linux.img
options  root=... resume=... rw quiet splash

Create fallback loader /boot/loader/entries/arch-fallback.conf

title    Arch Linux (fallback initramfs)
linux    /vmlinuz-linux
initrd   /intel-ucode.img
initrd   /initramfs-linux-fallback.img
options  root=... rw

Add user

useradd -m -G wheel -s /bin/bash username
passwd username

Sudo

Install sudo package then uncomment this line in /etc/sudoers

# %wheel ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL

Network configuration

Create the hostname file /etc/hostname

my_hostname

Edit /etc/hosts file

127.0.0.1   localhost
::1         localhost
127.0.1.1   my_hostname.localdomain my_hostname

Start and enable systemd-networkd.service and systemd-resolved.service

ln -sf /run/systemd/resolve/stub-resolv.conf /etc/resolv.conf

Create /etc/systemd/network/25-wireless.network

[Match]
Name=wlan0

[Network]
DHCP=yes
IgnoreCarrierLoss=3s

Install iwd package then start and enable iwd.service. Authenticate to desired wireless network with iwctl

Xorg configuration

Install the following packages:

• xorg-server
• xorg-xbacklight
• xorg-xev
• xorg-xinit
• xorg-xrandr

For intel graphics:

• mesa
• xf86-video-intel

Create /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/00-keyboard.conf

Section "InputClass"
	Identifier "system-keyboard"
	MatchIsKeyboard "on"
	Option "XkbLayout" "fr"
	Option "XkbModel" "pc"
EndSection

Create /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-monitor.conf

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier "eDP-1"
    Option "Primary" "true"
    Option "DPMS" "true"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
    Option "StandbyTime" "3"
    Option "SuspendTime" "5"
    Option "OffTime" "10"
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier "ServerLayout0"
EndSection

Create /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/30-touchpad.conf

Section "InputClass"
    Identifier "system-touchpad"
    Driver "libinput"
    MatchIsTouchpad "on"
    Option "Tapping" "on"
    Option "ClickMethod" "clickfinger"
    Option "NaturalScrolling" "true"
    Option "ScrollMethod" "twofinger"
EndSection

User's directories

Install xdg-user-dirs package

LC_ALL=C xdg-user-dirs-update --force

Sound system

Install the following packages:

• pipewire
• pipewire-alsa
• pipewire-audio
• pipewire-jack
• pipewire-pulse

Start and enable pipewire-pulse.service

Xmonad

Install GHCup to get stack

Clone xmonad and xmonad-contrib repositories in ~/.config/xmonad

git clone --branch <tagged release> https://github.com/xmonad/xmonad
git clone --branch <tagged release> https://github.com/xmonad/xmonad-contrib

Install xmonad

stack init
stack install

Xmobar

Clone xmobar repository

git clone --branch <tagged release> https://codeberg.org/xmobar/xmobar.git

Edit compilation flags in stack.yaml. See xmobar documentation

stack install

TRIM

Make sure SSD supports TRIM through:

lsblk --discard

Non-zero values from DISC-GRAN and DISC-MAX columns indicate TRIM support.

Enable fstrim.timer to activate periodic TRIM.

Theme

• icons Flat Remix