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# Simple, modern and secure installation of Arch Linux with KDE Plasma.
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_If you won't run into any issues, this should take you under an hour from nothing to a graphical interface. Good luck!_
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**Load the preferred keyboard. In my case it's "de" for Germany.**
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$ loadkeys de
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**List devices to make sure you partition the right device.**
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$ lsblk
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**Partition the device using gdisk (assuming /dev/sda).**
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$ gdisk /dev/sda
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**Create GPT and EFI-partion.**
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_Creates new GPT-partition table._
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$ o
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_Accept._
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$ y
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_Create a new partition, accept default partition number 1 and first sector._
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$ n
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$ y
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$ y
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_Enter partition size (second sector), 512 MB should be plenty for /boot and accept._
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$ +512M
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_Mark as EFI._
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$ ef00
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_New main partition, accept all the following using "y"._
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$ n
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**Print and check your partitions. There should be a 512 MiB EFI system partition and a Linux filesystem filling up the rest of the space**
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$ p
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**Write partitions to device.**
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$ w
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_Accept._
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$ y
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**Encrypt primary partition.**
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$ cryptsetup -c aes-xts-plain -y -s 512 luksFormat /dev/sda2
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**Confirm by tryping "YES".**
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$ YES
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**Open encrypted partition and mount to container "lvm".**
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$ cryptsetup luksOpen /dev/sda2 lvm
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**Create LVM physical volume.**
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$ pvcreate /dev/mapper/lvm
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**Create LVM volume group called "main".**
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$ vgcreate main /dev/mapper/lvm
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**Create LVM logical volumes for /root and /home.
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Your root volume should be 25-50 GB big, your home volume takes up the remaining space.**
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$ lvcreate -L 25G -n root main
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$ lvcreate -l 100%FREE -n home main
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**Create the filesystems and mount your volumes.**
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$ mkfs.fat -F 32 -n UEFI /dev/sda1
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_-F specifies the type of file allocation tables used (12, 16 or 32 bit).
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-n sets the volume name (label) of the filesystem to "UEFI"._
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**Create ext4 filesystem on root and home volumes.**
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$ mkfs.ext4 -L root /dev/mapper/main-root
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$ mkfs.ext4 -L home /dev/mapper/main-home
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**Create mountpoints and mount partitions.**
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$ mount /dev/mapper/main-root /mnt
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$ mkdir /mnt/boot
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$ mkdir /mnt/home
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$ mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/boot
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$ mount /dev/mapper/main-home /mnt/home
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**Optionally update mirrorlist using reflector.**
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_In this case use the latest 10 mirrors from Germany, that have been synchronized within the last 24 hours and sort the by download-rate and write them to the pacman mirrorlist._
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$ reflector --verbose --latest 10 --country Germany --age 24 --protocol https --sort rate --save /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
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**Install base system and basic packages (network, editor, sudo).**
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**The package base-devel is not necessary but recommended.**
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$ pacstrap /mnt base base-devel linux linux-firmware networkmanager nano sudo lvm2
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**Optional: install all basic packages for KDE Plasma:**
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$ pacstrap /mnt base base-devel linux linux-zen linux-firmware networkmanager nano sudo lvm2 sddm sddm-kcm plasma-desktop konsole firefox
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**Generate fstab.**
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$ genfstab -Up /mnt > /mnt/etc/fstab
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_-U = Use UUID for source identifiers (shortcut for -t LABEL).
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-p = Exclude pseudofs mounts (default behavior)._
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**Chroot into your installation.**
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$ arch-chroot /mnt
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**Set your hostname.**
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$ echo $host > /etc/hostname
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**Generate locale.gen for your preferred language (and preferribly english).**
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$ nano /etc/locale.gen
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_Uncomment your language, e.g. de_DE.UTF-8 UTF-8 (and en_US.UTF-8)._
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**Generate the locale.**
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$ locale-gen
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_The uncommented languages should appear followed by "done"._
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echo KEYMAP=de-latin1 > /etc/vconsole.conf
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**Add necessary HOOKS and MODULES.**
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$ nano /etc/mkinitcpio.conf
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```
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MODULES=(ext4)
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HOOKS=(base udev autodetect modconf block keyboard keymap encrypt lvm2 filesystems fsck shutdown)
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```
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**Create mkinitcpio.**
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$ mkinitcpio -p linux-zen
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**Enable NetworkManager and SDDM to start on next boot.**
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$ systemctl enable NetworkManager sddm
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**Set a root-password.**
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$ passwd
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**Install systemd-boot bootloader.**
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$ bootctl install
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**Create the bootloader config.**
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$ nano /bootloader/entries/arch.conf
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**Add the following:**
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```
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title Arch Linux
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linux /vmlinuz-linux-zen
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initrd /initramfs-linux-zen.img
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options cryptdevice=/dev/sda2:main root=/dev/mapper/main-root rw lang=de init=/usr/lib/systemd/systemd locale=de_DE.UTF-8
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```
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**Create a fallback config.**
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$ cp /boot/loader/entries/arch.conf /boot/loader/entries/arch-fallback.conf
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**Edit the fallback config.**
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$ nano /boot/loader/entries/arch-fallback.conf
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**Change it to the following:**
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```
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title Arch Linux Fallback
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linux /vmlinuz-linux
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initrd /initramfs-linux.img
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initrd /initramfs-linux-fallback.img
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```
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**Edit loader config.**
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$ nano /boot/loader/loader.conf
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**Change it to the following:**
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```
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timeout 1
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default arch.conf
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```
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**Set your keyboard to your language.**
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$ localectl --no-convert set-keymap de-latin1-nodeadkeys
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**Create a user with a /home-directory.**
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$ useradd -m $myusername
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**Set password for your user.**
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$ passwd $myusername
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**Add $myusername to group wheel for sudo access.**
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$ gpasswd -a $myusername wheel
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**Edit sudoers-file for sudo access.**
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$ nano /etc/sudoers
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**Uncomment „%wheel ALL=(ALL) ALL“.**
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**Don't forget to also delete the space between the # and %wheel.**
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**Exit and reboot.**
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$ exit
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$ umount /mnt/boot
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$ umount /mnt/home
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$ reboot
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**Now you are logged in to your Plasma desktop environment and ready to configure and use your Arch Linux.**
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**Suggested packages to install.**
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- microcode (https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Microcode)
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- kde-gtk-config (Adds graphical settings for GTK apps.)
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- kdeplasma-addons („All kind of addons to improve your Plasma experience.“)
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- kscreen (Adds screen section to graphical settings.)
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- ksystemlog (Graphical system log viewer)
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- partitionmanager (Graphical partition manager)
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- plasma-nm (Network manager applet)
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- plasma-pa (Audio manager applet)
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- powerdevil (Adds energy manager to graphical settings.)
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- spectacle (Graphical screenshot tool.)
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- zram-generator (https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Swap#zram-generator)
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- reflector (https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Reflector)
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## Work in progress:
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- KDE Connect
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- UFW
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- BackInTime and/or Timeshift
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- breeze-gtk?
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- Dolphin and/or Krusader
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- Linux-Zen
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- Pipewire
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- rmtrash
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- spectacle
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- unrar, rar, zip
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- yakuake
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## Post installation configuration (WIP) :
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- Reflector hook
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- Installing yay
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