Arch Installation

Follow the installation guide in the Arch wiki to download the ISO file and verify the signature

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Run iso2usb script¹ to copy ISO to USB (only UEFI)
_{Note: dependencies mkfs.fat and mkfs.ext4 needed}

curl -sS -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/RFCreate/arch-install/main/iso2usb.sh
chmod +x ./iso2usb.sh
./iso2usb.sh -d /dev/USB -i /path/to/ISO

When finished, boot into the USB

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Inside the bootable USB, connect to wireless internet using iwctl

iwctl
[iwd]# device list                              # list wifi devices
[iwd]# device  _name_ set-property Powered on   # turn on device
[iwd]# adapter _name_ set-property Powered on   # turn on adapter
[iwd]# station _name_ scan                      # scan for networks
[iwd]# station _name_ get-networks              # list networks
[iwd]# station _name_ connect _SSID_            # connect to network
[iwd]# station _name_ show                      # display connection state
[iwd]# quit                                     # exit

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Run pre-installation script¹
_{Note: download manually if you didn't run iso2usb script}

mkdir -p /root/usb
mount /dev/USB1 /root/usb
/root/usb/preinstall.sh -d /dev/DISK

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Change root into new system

arch-chroot /mnt

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Run installation script¹
_{Note: install a text editor to modify script}

/install.sh

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Set the root password

passwd

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Reboot the system

1. Exit chroot: exit
2. Unmount disk: umount -R /mnt
3. Reboot system: reboot

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Connect to wireless internet using Network Manger

systemctl start NetworkManager.service
nmtui

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Run post-installation script¹
_{Note: specify your username after the flag}

/postinstall.sh -u username

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Set the user password
_{Note: replace with your username}

passwd username

Footnotes

1. Script should run as root ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴