Installation

  • Update the mirrorlist:
reflector --protocol https --verbose --latest 25 --sort rate --save /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
  • Install the essential packages to the new root:
pacstrap -K /mnt base linux linux-firmware base-devel git nano networkmanager

Configuring the System

  • Generate an fstab file: genfstab -U /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab
  • Change root into the new system: arch-chroot /mnt
  • Set the time zone: ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/Region/City /etc/localtime
  • Verify the new local time: date
  • Generate the /etc/adjtime: hwclock --systohc
  • Set up time synchronization:
systemctl enable systemd-timesyncd.service
  • Edit the locale.gen file:
nano /etc/locale.gen

# Uncomment this line
en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8
  • Generate the locales: locale-gen
  • Create the locale.conf file, setting the LANG variable accordingly:
nano /etc/locale.conf

LANG=en_US.UTF-8
  • Create the hostname file:
nano /etc/hostname

desktop
  • Set the root password: passwd

Creating New User

  • Create new user, adding it to the wheel group:
useradd -m -G wheel <username>
  • Add a password to the user: passwd <username>
  • Edit the sudoers configuration file:
EDITOR=nano visudo

## Uncomment to allow members of group wheel to execute any command
%wheel ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL

Set the Boot Loader

  • Install systemd-boot: bootctl install
  • Edit the loader.conf file:
nano /efi/loader/loader.conf

default  arch.conf
timeout  4
console-mode auto
  • Create the arch.conf entry:
nano /efi/loader/entries/arch.conf

title   Arch Linux
linux   /vmlinuz-linux
initrd  /initramfs-linux.img
options root=UUID=xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx rw
  • Append the UUID number:
blkid -s UUID /dev/root_partition >> /efi/loader/entries/arch.conf
  • Copy everything that is inside /boot to /efi directory:
cd /efi

cp /boot/* .
  • Enable the NetworkManager service: systemctl enable NetworkManager

Finishing

  • Exit the chroot environment: exit
  • Unmount all the partitions: umount -R /mnt
  • Reboot: reboot

# good luck!

Verifying the Installation

  • Download fastfetch: sudo pacman -S fastfetch
  • Run it: fastfetch

# enjoy your new achievement!