Arch Linux reinstall

This provides a "simple" way to (re)install my Arch Linux Laptop(s).

Warning

The selected disk for installation will be completely wiped.

Steps

Prepare

• download the iso somewhere
• put the iso on a usb or cd
• boot your system with the iso

Basic live env setup

keyboard setup

If you need to change your keyboard layout like me, first thing to run is

$ loadkeys be-latin1

Or loadkeys with your keymap.

network

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Installation_guide#Connect_to_the_internet

get the archlinux-reinstall repo

We need git to get the archlinux-reinstall repo

$ pacman -Sy git

clone the repo

$ git clone https://github.com/BlackIkeEagle/archlinux-reinstall.git

Go into the new folder and run 'a' installer (see installer types)

$ cd archlinux-reinstall
$ ./install.sh

If you run as described above you will get a minimal install of archlinux with my preferred kernel and configuration.

reboot and post install

When you have chosen to install with a root user and by doing so want to make use of systemd-homed you can use the ./create-admin-user.sh or ./create-user.sh scripts to generate a normal user for you to use.

installer types

• install.sh: minimal install
• install-plasma.sh: installation with common packages for plasma desktop