fix: add ConditionFirstBoot= and --force parameter

Add timezone Europe/Berlin

README.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 This installation script aims for a simple (read minimal) Arch Linux installation, which is modern in the way that it uses UEFI, systemd-boot and Wayland, secure in the way that it uses full-disk encryption using LUKS as well as flexibility by using Btrfs subvolumes for the root and home partition.  
 
-Tested and working as of **February 2025**.
+Tested and working as of **June 2026**.
 
 ![Post-install screenshot.](img/screenshot.png)
 

install.sh

@@ -1,14 +1,22 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-# https://wizardzines.com/comics/bash-errors/bash-errors.png
 set -euo pipefail
 
+# Write log
 exec >> >(tee -i /tmp/install.log)
 exec 2>&1
 
+function cleanup() {
+  umount /mnt/boot
+  umount /mnt/home
+  umount /mnt
+  cryptsetup close /dev/mapper/main
+}
+trap cleanup EXIT
+
 clear
 
-# Friendly introduction.
+# Friendly introduction
 echo "0. WELCOME"
 echo "Welcome to the Arch Linux installation script!"
 echo "This script will ERASE ALL DATA on the partition you will choose next!"
@@ -20,34 +28,36 @@ if [[ ! $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
 fi
 clear
 
-# Selecting disk.
+##########
+
+# Selecting disk
 echo "1. PARTITIONING"
 echo "Please select a disk to partition:"
 echo
 
-# Don't separate values by space.
+# Don't separate values by space
 IFS=$'\n'
 
-# Set variable containing name and size of all disks.
+# Set variable containing name and size of all disks
 declare -a dsks=( $(lsblk -d | tail -n+2 | awk '{print $1" "$4}') )
 
-# Select value on array.
-select dev in "${dsks[@]}"
-do
-
-break
+# Select value on array
+select dev in "${dsks[@]}"; do
+  break
 done
 echo
 
-# Separate values by spaces.
+# Separate values by spaces
 IFS=' '
 
-# Create new variable of selection.
+# Create new variable of selection
 array=(${dev})
 dev="${array[0]}"
 
 clear
 
+##########
+
 echo "2. ENCRYPTION"
 echo
 
@@ -73,6 +83,8 @@ done
 
 clear
 
+##########
+
 echo "3. HOSTNAME"
 echo
 
@@ -82,6 +94,8 @@ read -r host
 
 clear
 
+##########
+
 echo "4. ROOT PASSWORD"
 echo
 
@@ -115,7 +129,7 @@ echo "Please enter a username:"
 read -r user
 echo
 
-# Setting user password.
+# Setting user password
 echo "Also please choose a password for your user:"
 pwu=""
 while [[ -z "${pwu}" ]]; do
@@ -138,53 +152,57 @@ done
 
 clear
 
+##########
+
 echo "5. INSTALLING SYSTEM.."
 echo
 
-# Starting partitioning.
+# Starting partitioning
 echo "Partitioning /dev/${dev}.."
 echo
 
-# Clearing partition table of selected disk.
+# Clearing partition table of selected disk
 echo "Clearing existing partitioning table."
 sgdisk -Z "/dev/${dev}"
 echo
 
-# Creating boot partition.
+# Creating boot partition
 echo "Creating boot partition of 512 MB."
 sgdisk -n 1:0:+512M "/dev/${dev}"
 echo
 
-# Setting type for EFI.
+# Setting type for EFI
 echo "Setting partition type."
 sgdisk -t 1:ef00 "/dev/${dev}"
 echo
 
-# Creating system partition.
+# Creating system partition
 echo "Creating system partition."
 sgdisk -n 2:0:0 "/dev/${dev}"
 echo
 
-# Print partitions.
+# Print partitions
 echo "This is your new partition table:"
 lsblk | grep "${dev}"
 echo
 
-# Get new variable.
+# Get new variable
 if [[ "${dev}" = "nvme0n1" ]]; then
   main="${dev}p2"
 else
   main="${dev}2"
 fi
 
-# Encrypting partition.
+# Encrypting partition
 echo "Encrypting system partition. This might take a while."
 echo
-echo -en "${pwcr}\n${pwcr}" | cryptsetup -c aes-xts-plain -s 512 luksFormat /dev/$main
+
+# https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Dm-crypt/Device_encryption#Encryption_options_for_LUKS_mode
+echo -en "${pwcr}\n${pwcr}" | cryptsetup -s 512 luksFormat /dev/$main
 echo "Partition successfully encrypted."
 echo
 
-# Opening encrypted partition and mounting at /dev/mapper/main.
+# Opening encrypted partition and mounting at /dev/mapper/main
 echo "Decrypting.. This also might take a while."
 echo
 echo -en "${pwcr}\n${pwcr}" | cryptsetup luksOpen "/dev/${main}" main
@@ -194,6 +212,8 @@ echo
 lsblk | grep "${dev}"
 echo
 
+##########
+
 echo "Creating the filesystem."
 
 if [ "${dev}" = "nvme0n1" ]; then
@@ -202,11 +222,12 @@ else
   boot="${dev}1"
 fi
 
+# Create boot filesystem
 mkfs.fat -F 32 -n UEFI "/dev/${boot}"
 echo "Filesystem for boot successfully created."
 echo
 
-# Creating btrfs partition.
+# Creating btrfs filesystem
 mkfs.btrfs "/dev/mapper/main"
 
 mount "/dev/mapper/main" "/mnt"
@@ -229,7 +250,10 @@ echo
 lsblk -a
 echo
 
-# Updating mirrors using reflector.
+##########
+
+# Updating mirrors using reflector
+# https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Installation_guide#Select_the_mirrors
 echo "Updating mirrors.."
 reflector --verbose --latest 10 --country Germany --age 24 --protocol https --sort rate --save /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
 echo "Done."
@@ -243,56 +267,56 @@ if checkupdates | grep -q archlinux-keyring; then
 fi
 echo
 
-# Installing base system.
+# Installing base system
+# https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Installation_guide#Install_essential_packages
 echo "Installing basic packages.."
 
-# Basis-Pakete
+# Base packages
 base_packages=(
-    base
-    btrfs-progs
+    base  # Arch Linux Base
+    btrfs-progs  # Btrfs
     firefox
-    konsole
+    konsole  # Terminal
     linux
     linux-firmware
     linux-zen
-    nano
+    nano  # Editor
     networkmanager
-    sddm
-    sddm-kcm
+    plasma-login-manager
     sudo
     xorg-xwayland
     plasma-desktop
-    plasma-nm
+    plasma-nm  # Network manager applet
 )
 
-# Notwendige Plasma-Integrationen
+# Necessary Plasma integrations
 plasma_integrations=(
-    plasma-pa
-    breeze-gtk
-    kde-gtk-config
-    kdeplasma-addons
-    kscreen
+    plasma-pa  # Audio applet
+    breeze-gtk  # Widget theme
+    kde-gtk-config  # Syncs KDE settings to GTK applications
+    kdeplasma-addons  # Misc addons: https://github.com/KDE/kdeplasma-addons
+    kscreen  # Adds screen management to settings
     plasma-browser-integration
-    powerdevil
+    powerdevil  # Power management 
 )
 
 # KDE Utilities
 kde_utils=(
-  ark
-  bluedevil
-  discover
-  dolphin
-  filelight
-  gwenview
-  kate
-  kcalc
-  kdeconnect
-  kinfocenter
-  kmag
+  ark  # Archiving tool
+  bluedevil  # Bluetooth
+  discover  # GUI package management
+  dolphin  # File browser
+  filelight  # Disk usage analyzer
+  gwenview  # Image viewer
+  kate  # Text editor
+  kcalc  # Calculator
+  kdeconnect  # Mobile synchronisation tool
+  kinfocenter  # System information
+  #kmag  # Doesn't work on Wayland
   plasma-systemmonitor
-  okular
-  partitionmanager
-  spectacle
+  okular  # PDF viewer
+  partitionmanager  # partitioning utility
+  spectacle  # Screenshot utility
 )
 
 # Additional default software
@@ -304,7 +328,7 @@ default_software=(
   wireplumber
 )
 
-# Alle Pakete zusammenführen
+# Put all packages together
 all_packages=(
     "${base_packages[@]}"
     "${plasma_integrations[@]}"
@@ -312,86 +336,89 @@ all_packages=(
     "${default_software[@]}"
 )
 
-# Pakete installieren
+# Install packages
 pacstrap "/mnt" "${all_packages[@]}"
 
 echo "Base system installed."
 echo
 
-# Generating fstab.
+##########
+
+# Generating fstab
+# https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Installation_guide#Fstab
 echo "Generating fstab.."
 genfstab -Up "/mnt" > "/mnt/etc/fstab"
 echo "Done."
 echo
 
-# Setting hostname.
-echo "Setting hostname.."
-echo "${host}" > "/mnt/etc/hostname"
-echo "Done."
-echo
+# Set hardware clock
+# https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Installation_guide#Time
+arch-chroot "/mnt" hwclock --systohc  # Set the Hardware Clock to the current System Time
 
-# Setting locale.
-echo "Setting and generating locale.."
-cat << EOF > "/mnt/etc/locale.gen"
-en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8
-EOF
-
-#echo "${localegen}" >>/mnt/etc/locale.gen
+# Generate locale
+# https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Installation_guide#Localization
+echo "en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8" >> "/mnt/etc/locale.gen"
 arch-chroot "/mnt" locale-gen
-echo "LANG=en_US.UTF-8" > "/mnt/etc/locale.conf"
-echo "KEYMAP=de-latin1" > "/mnt/etc/vconsole.conf"
-echo "Done."
-echo
 
-# Set X locale and keyboard alyout.
-echo "Setting locale and keyboard layout."
+# Set keymap, locale, timezone and hostname
+# https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Systemd-firstboot
+service_dir="/mnt/etc/systemd/system/systemd-firstboot.service.d"
+mkdir "${service_dir}"
 
-#arch-chroot /mnt localectl --no-convert set-keymap de-latin1-nodeadkeys
-systemd-firstboot --root=/mnt --keymap=de-latin1-nodeadkeys
+rootdir="/mnt"
+keymap="de-latin1-nodeadkeys"
+locale="en_US.UTF-8"
+timezone="Europe/Berlin"
 
-cat << EOF > "/mnt/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/00-keyboard.conf"
-# Written by systemd-localed(8), read by systemd-localed and Xorg. It's
-# probably wise not to edit this file manually. Use localectl(1) to
-# instruct systemd-localed to update it.
-Section "InputClass"
-        Identifier "system-keyboard"
-        MatchIsKeyboard "on"
-        Option "XkbLayout" "de"
-        Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
-        Option "XkbVariant" "deadgraveacute"
-EndSection
+cat << EOF > "${service_dir}/install.conf"
+[Unit]
+ConditionFirstBoot=
+
+[Service]
+ExecStart=
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/systemd-firstboot --root="${rootdir}" --keymap="${keymap}" --locale="${locale}" --timezone="${timezone}" --hostname="${host}" --force
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=sysinit.target
 EOF
-echo "Done."
-echo
 
-# Editing mkinitcpio.conf.
+arch-chroot "/mnt" systemctl enable systemd-firstboot.service
+
+##########
+
+# Editing mkinitcpio.conf
 echo "Editing /etc/mkinitcpio.conf.."
 sed -i '55s/.*/HOOKS=(base udev autodetect microcode modconf kms block keyboard keymap encrypt filesystems fsck shutdown)/' /mnt/etc/mkinitcpio.conf
 echo "Done."
 echo
 
-# Editing taskbar.
+# Editing taskbar
 #sed -i '65s/.*/launchers=applications:systemsettings.desktop,applications:org.kde.konsole.desktop,applications:firefox.desktop/' /mnt/home/${user}/.config/plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc
 
-# Creating inital ramdisk.
+# Creating inital ramdisk
+# https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Installation_guide#Initramfs
 echo "Creating inital ramdisk for linux-zen.."
 arch-chroot /mnt mkinitcpio -p linux-zen
 echo "Done."
 echo
 
-# Enable network and display manager.
-echo "Enabling Networkmanager and display manager (sddm).."
-arch-chroot "/mnt" systemctl enable NetworkManager sddm
+# Enable network and display manager
+echo "Enabling NetworkManager and Plasma Login Manager.."
+arch-chroot "/mnt" systemctl enable NetworkManager plasmalogin
 echo "Done."
 echo
 
+##########
+
 # Set root password
+# https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Installation_guide#Root_password
 echo "Setting root password.."
 echo -en "${pwrt}\n${pwrt}" | arch-chroot "/mnt" passwd
 echo "Done."
 echo
 
-# Install bootloader.
+# Install bootloader
+# https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Installation_guide#Boot_loader
 echo "Installing systemd-boot.."
 arch-chroot "/mnt" bootctl --path=/boot install
 echo "Done."
@@ -400,7 +427,7 @@ echo
 # Get UUID for primary partition
 uuid=$(ls -l /dev/disk/by-uuid | grep "${main}" | awk '{print $9}')
 
-# Set bootloader entry.
+# Set bootloader entry
 echo "Setting up bootloader.."
 cat << EOF > "/mnt/boot/loader/entries/arch.conf"
 title   Arch Linux
@@ -415,7 +442,7 @@ options lang=de locale=de_DE.UTF-8
 options init=/usr/lib/systemd/systemd
 EOF
 
-# Set bootloader fallback entry.
+# Set bootloader fallback entry
 cat << EOF > "/mnt/boot/loader/entries/arch-fallback.conf"
 title   Arch Linux Fallback
 linux   /vmlinuz-linux
@@ -427,13 +454,13 @@ options lang=de locale=de_DE.UTF-8
 options init=/usr/lib/systemd/systemd
 EOF
 
-# Set bootloader.
+# Set bootloader
 echo "timeout 1" >> "/mnt/boot/loader/loader.conf"
 echo "default arch.conf" >> "/mnt/boot/loader/loader.conf"
 echo "Done."
 echo
 
-# Set username, password and group.
+# Set username, password and group
 echo "Adding user.."
 arch-chroot /mnt useradd -m "${user}"
 echo -en "${pwur}\n${pwur}" | arch-chroot /mnt passwd "${user}"
@@ -442,43 +469,16 @@ sed -i '82s/.*/%wheel ALL=(ALL) ALL/' /mnt/etc/sudoers
 echo "Done."
 echo
 
-# Enabling sddm auto-login.
-echo "Enabling auto-login.."
-mkdir /mnt/etc/sddm.conf.d
-cat << EOF > /mnt/etc/sddm.conf.d/autologin.conf
+# Enabling plasma login manager auto login
+echo "Enabling auto login.."
+cat << EOF > /mnt/etc/plasmalogin.conf
 [Autologin]
+Session=plasma.desktop
 User=${user}
-Session=plasma
 EOF
 echo "Done."
 echo
 
-# Adding sddm config.
-cat << EOF > /mnt/etc/sddm.conf.d/kde_settings.conf
-[Autologin]
-Relogin=false
-Session=plasma
-User=${user}
-
-[General]
-HaltCommand=/usr/bin/systemctl poweroff
-RebootCommand=/usr/bin/systemctl reboot
-
-[Theme]
-Current=breeze
-
-[Users]
-MaximumUid=60513
-MinimumUid=1000
-EOF
-
-# Unmounting and rebooting.
-echo "Unmounting system.."
-umount "/mnt/boot"
-umount "/mnt"
-echo "Done."
-echo
-
 clear
 
 echo "Installation finished!"