It is a ArchLinux installation guide.

1. Preparation

1.1 Connect to the Internet

If your device is wired, the dhcpcd daemon is enabled and will attempt to start a connection, otherwise

$ wifi-menu

1.2 Update the system clock

$ timedatectl set-ntp true

2. Prepare the storage devices

2.1 Partition the devices

$ fdisk /dev/sdx

2.2 Format the partitions

$ mkfs.ext4 /dev/sdxy

2.3 Mount the partitions

$ mount /dev/sdxy /mnt

$ mkdir /mnt/home
$ mount /dev/sdxy /mnt/home

3. Installation

3.1 Select the mirrors

$ vim /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

3.2 Install the base packages

$ pacstrap -i /mnt base base-devel

4. Configuration

4.1 fstab

$ genfstab -U /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab

4.2 Change root

$ arch-chroot /mnt /bin/bash

4.3 Locale

Uncomment en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8 and zh_CN.UTF-8 UTF-8.

$ vim /etc/locale.gen

$ locale-gen
$ echo LANG=en_US.UTF-8 > /etc/locale.conf

4.4 Time

$ ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/Asia/Shanghai /etc/localtime
$ hwclock --systohc --utc

4.5 Network configuration

$ echo <hostname> > /etc/hostname

4.6 Boot loader

$ pacman -S grub os-prober
$ grub-install --recheck /dev/sdx
$ grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

4.7 Root password

$ passwd

5. Unmount the partitions and reboot

$ umount -R /mnt
$ reboot

6. Post-installation

6.1 Add user

$ useradd -m -g users -G wheel -s /bin/bash ving
$ passwd ving

Allow users in wheel group use sudo command.

$ vim /etc/sudoers

6.2 Graphical user interface

$ pacman -S gnome
$ systemctl enable gdm

6.3 Networkmanager

$ systemctl enable NetworkManager

6.4 Proxy

Shadowsocks.

$ pacman -S shadowsocks
$ vim /etc/shadowsocks/example.json
$ systemctl enable shadowsocks@example

Proxychains.

$ pacman -S proxychains-ng
$ vim /etc/proxychains.conf

6.7 Input devices

if you are using a laptop

$ pacman -S xf86-input-synaptics

if your your laptop has a TrackPoint

$ pacman -S xf86-input-libinput

6.8 Fonts

$ pacman -S wqy-microhei

6.9 Chinese input method

$ pacman -S fcitx-im fcitx-configtool

The xprofile is contained in my dot files.

$ vim ~/.xprofile
export GTK_IM_MODULE=fcitx
export QT_IM_MODULE=fcitx
export XMODIFIERS="@im=fcitx"

Reboot and configure fcitx.

$ fcitx-configtool

6.10 Other

Fetch my dot files.

$ git clone https://github.com/viing937/dotfiles.git ~/.dotfiles
$ ~/.dotfiles/install.sh