Updated Readme

- included keyboard layout instruction
- changed file directory name
- removed herobrine

README.md

@@ -4,21 +4,28 @@
 
 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 **July 2026**.
 
 ![Post-install screenshot.](img/screenshot.png)
 
+## Set your keyboard layout correctly 
+Before starting the install script you should set your keyboard layout correctly. Otherwise you might run into problems with mismatching passwords.
+```
+loadkeys de
+```
+
 ## To automatically install Arch Linux, clone this repository:
+
 ```
 $ pacman -Sy git
 $ git clone https://git.dataprolet.de/dataprolet/Arch-Linux-Installer.git
-$ cd arch
+$ cd Arch-Linux-Installer
 $ sh install.sh
 ```
 
 ### Or as a one-liner: 
 ```
-# pacman -Sy git --noconfirm && git clone https://git.dataprolet.de/dataprolet/Arch-Linux-Installer.git && cd arch && sh install.sh
+# pacman -Sy git --noconfirm && git clone https://git.dataprolet.de/dataprolet/Arch-Linux-Installer.git && cd Arch-Linux-Installer && sh install.sh
 ```
 
 ### Post-Install

install.sh

@@ -1,20 +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
 
-# Check root
+# Friendly introduction
-if [[ $(id -u) -ne 0 ]]; then
-  echo "This script needs to be run as root!"
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-# 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!"
@@ -26,62 +28,49 @@ 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 value on array
-select dev in "${dsks[@]}"
+select dev in "${dsks[@]}"; do
-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]}"
 
-# TODO Check disk size
-# Disk auswählen (Variable `dev` muss gesetzt sein)
-#disk="/dev/${dev}"
-
-# Festplattengröße in Gigabyte berechnen
-#disk_size=$(lsblk -b -n -o SIZE "$disk" | awk '{print $1 / 1024 / 1024 / 1024}')
-
-# Prüfen, ob die Festplatte größer als 10 GB ist
-#if (( $(echo "$disk_size >= 10" | bc -l) )); then
-#  echo "✅ Die Festplatte hat $disk_size GB und ist größer als 10 GB."
-#else
-#  echo "❌ Fehler: Die Festplatte ist zu klein ($disk_size GB). Bitte eine größere auswählen."
-#  exit 1
-#fi
-
 clear
 
+##########
+
 echo "2. ENCRYPTION"
 echo
 
 # Setting encryption password.
 echo "Choose a strong password for encrypting the primary partition:"
-password_encrypt=""
+pwcr=""
-while [[ -z "${password_encrypt}" ]]; do
+while [[ -z "${pwcr}" ]]; do
-  #echo "Please enter a password: "
+  echo "Please enter a password: "
-  read -rs -p "Please enter a password: " password_first
+  read -rs pwfr
-  read -rs -p "Retype a password: " password_second
+  read -rs -p "Retype a password: " pwsc
-    if [[ "${password_first}" == "${password_second}" ]];
+    if [[ "${pwfr}" == "${pwsc}" ]];
     then
-      password_encrypt="${password_first}"
+      pwcr="${pwfr}"
       echo
       echo "Both passwords are the same. Continuing.."
       break
@@ -94,32 +83,32 @@ done
 
 clear
 
+##########
+
 echo "3. HOSTNAME"
 echo
 
-# Setting hostname
+# Setting hostname.
-#echo "Before installing the system, please enter a hostname:"
+echo "Before installing the system, please enter a hostname:"
-read -r -p "Before installing the system, please enter a hostname: " host
+read -r host
-while [[ -z "${host}" ]]; do
-  echo "Hostname can not be empty!"
-  read -r -p "Please enter a hostname: " host
-done
 
 clear
 
+##########
+
 echo "4. ROOT PASSWORD"
 echo
 
-# Setting root password
+# Setting root password.
 echo "Choose a password for the root account:"
-password_root=""
+pwr=""
-while [[ -z "${password_root}" ]]; do
+while [[ -z "${pwr}" ]]; do
-  #echo "Please enter a password: "
+  echo "Please enter a password: "
-  read -rs -p "Please enter a password: " password_first
+  read -rs pwfr
-  read -rs -p "Retype a password: " password_second
+  read -rs -p "Retype a password: " pwsc
 
-  if [[ "${password_first}" == "${password_second}" ]]; then
+  if [[ "${pwfr}" == "${pwsc}" ]]; then
-    password_root="${password_first}"
+    pwrt="${pwfr}"
     echo
     echo "Both passwords are the same. Continuing.."
     break
@@ -136,26 +125,21 @@ echo "4. USER"
 echo
 
 # Setting username
-#echo "Please enter a username:"
+echo "Please enter a username:"
-read -r -p "Please enter a username: " user
+read -r user
-while [[ -z "${user}" ]]; do
-  echo "Benutzername darf nicht leer sein!"
-  read -r -p "Please enter a username: " user
-done
-
 echo
 
-# Setting user password.
+# Setting user password
 echo "Also please choose a password for your user:"
-password_user=""
+pwu=""
-while [[ -z "${password_user}" ]]; do
+while [[ -z "${pwu}" ]]; do
-  #echo "Please enter a password: "
+  echo "Please enter a password: "
-  read -rs -p "Please enter a password: " password_first
+  read -rs pwfr
-  read -rs -p "Retype a password: " password_second 
+  read -rs -p "Retype a password: " pwsc
 
-  if [[ "${password_first}" == "${password_second}" ]];
+  if [[ "${pwfr}" == "${pwsc}" ]];
   then
-    password_user="${password_first}"
+    pwur="${pwfr}"
     echo
     echo "Both passwords are the same. Continuing.."
     break
@@ -168,61 +152,64 @@ 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 "${password_encrypt}\n${password_encrypt}" | 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 "${password_encrypt}\n${password_encrypt}" | cryptsetup luksOpen "/dev/${main}" main
+echo -en "${pwcr}\n${pwcr}" | cryptsetup luksOpen "/dev/${main}" main
 echo "Partition successfully opened."
-echo
+clear
 
-lsblk | grep "${dev}"
+##########
-echo
 
 echo "Creating the filesystem."
 
@@ -232,11 +219,12 @@ 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"
@@ -244,7 +232,6 @@ mount "/dev/mapper/main" "/mnt"
 btrfs subvolume create "/mnt/root"
 btrfs subvolume create "/mnt/home"
 
-sync
 umount "/mnt"
 echo
 
@@ -255,75 +242,73 @@ mount -o autodefrag,compress=zstd:3,subvol=home "/dev/mapper/main" "/mnt/home"
 mkdir "/mnt/boot"
 mount "/dev/${boot}" "/mnt/boot"
 echo "Mounting complete."
-echo
+clear
 
-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."
 echo
 
 # Check if keyring is up-to-date
-if checkupdates | grep -q archlinux-keyring; then 
 echo "Updating keyring.."
-  pacman -Sy archlinux-keyring --noconfirm
+pacman -Sy archlinux-keyring --needed --noconfirm
 echo "Done."
-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
+    base  # Arch Linux Base
-    btrfs-progs
+    btrfs-progs  # Btrfs
     firefox
-    konsole
+    konsole  # Terminal
     linux
     linux-firmware
     linux-zen
-    nano
+    nano  # Editor
     networkmanager
-    sddm
+    plasma-login-manager
-    sddm-kcm
     sudo
     xorg-xwayland
     plasma-desktop
-    plasma-nm
+    plasma-nm  # Network manager applet
 )
 
-# Notwendige Plasma-Integrationen
+# Necessary Plasma integrations
 plasma_integrations=(
-    plasma-pa
+    plasma-pa  # Audio applet
-    breeze-gtk
+    breeze-gtk  # Widget theme
-    kde-gtk-config
+    kde-gtk-config  # Syncs KDE settings to GTK applications
-    kdeplasma-addons
+    kdeplasma-addons  # Misc addons: https://github.com/KDE/kdeplasma-addons
-    kscreen
+    kscreen  # Adds screen management to settings
     plasma-browser-integration
-    powerdevil
+    powerdevil  # Power management 
 )
 
 # KDE Utilities
 kde_utils=(
-  ark
+  ark  # Archiving tool
-  bluedevil
+  bluedevil  # Bluetooth
-  discover
+  discover  # GUI package management
-  dolphin
+  dolphin  # File browser
-  filelight
+  filelight  # Disk usage analyzer
-  gwenview
+  gwenview  # Image viewer
-  kate
+  kate  # Text editor
-  kcalc
+  kcalc  # Calculator
-  kdeconnect
+  kdeconnect  # Mobile synchronisation tool
-  kinfocenter
+  kinfocenter  # System information
-  kmag
+  #kmag  # Doesn't work on Wayland
   plasma-systemmonitor
-  okular
+  okular  # PDF viewer
-  partitionmanager
+  partitionmanager  # partitioning utility
-  spectacle
+  spectacle  # Screenshot utility
 )
 
 # Additional default software
@@ -335,7 +320,7 @@ default_software=(
   wireplumber
 )
 
-# Alle Pakete zusammenführen
+# Put all packages together
 all_packages=(
     "${base_packages[@]}"
     "${plasma_integrations[@]}"
@@ -343,87 +328,83 @@ all_packages=(
     "${default_software[@]}"
 )
 
-# Pakete installieren
+# Install packages
 pacstrap "/mnt" "${all_packages[@]}"
 
 echo "Base system installed."
-echo
+clear
 
-# 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.
+# Set time and hardware clock
+# https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Installation_guide#Time
+echo "Setting timezone and clock.."
+arch-chroot "/mnt" ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Berlin /etc/localtime
+arch-chroot "/mnt" hwclock --systohc
+echo "Done."
+echo
+
+# Set hostname
+# https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Installation_guide#Network_configuration
 echo "Setting hostname.."
 echo "${host}" > "/mnt/etc/hostname"
 echo "Done."
 echo
 
-# Setting locale.
+# Set locale and keymap
-echo "Setting and generating locale.."
+# https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Installation_guide#Localization
-cat << EOF > "/mnt/etc/locale.gen"
+echo "Setting locale and keymap.."
-en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8
+echo "en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8" >> "/mnt/etc/locale.gen"
-EOF
-
-#echo "${localegen}" >>/mnt/etc/locale.gen
 arch-chroot "/mnt" locale-gen
-echo "LANG=en_US.UTF-8" > "/mnt/etc/locale.conf"
+arch-chroot "/mnt" localectl set-locale LANG=en_US.UTF-8
-echo "KEYMAP=de-latin1" > "/mnt/etc/vconsole.conf"
+
+echo "KEYMAP=de-latin1-nodeadkeys" > "/mnt/etc/vconsole.conf"
+arch-chroot /mnt localectl set-keymap --no-convert de-latin1-nodeadkeys
 echo "Done."
 echo
 
-# Set X locale and keyboard alyout.
+##########
-echo "Setting locale and keyboard layout."
 
-#arch-chroot /mnt localectl --no-convert set-keymap de-latin1-nodeadkeys
+# Editing mkinitcpio.conf
-systemd-firstboot --root=/mnt --keymap=de-latin1-nodeadkeys
-
-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
-EOF
-echo "Done."
-echo
-
-# Editing mkinitcpio.conf.
 echo "Editing /etc/mkinitcpio.conf.."
-sed -i 's/^HOOKS=.*/HOOKS=(base udev autodetect microcode modconf kms block keyboard keymap encrypt filesystems fsck shutdown)/' /mnt/etc/mkinitcpio.conf
+sed -i '55s/.*/HOOKS=(base udev autodetect microcode modconf kms block keyboard keymap encrypt filesystems fsck shutdown)/' /mnt/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.
+# Enable network and display manager
-echo "Enabling Networkmanager and display manager (sddm).."
+echo "Enabling NetworkManager and Plasma Login Manager.."
-arch-chroot "/mnt" systemctl enable NetworkManager sddm
+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 "${password_root}\n${password_root}" | arch-chroot "/mnt" passwd
+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."
@@ -432,7 +413,7 @@ 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
@@ -447,7 +428,7 @@ 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
@@ -459,60 +440,37 @@ 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 "${user}"
-echo -en "${password_user}\n${password_user}" | arch-chroot /mnt passwd "${user}"
+echo -en "${pwur}\n${pwur}" | arch-chroot /mnt passwd "${user}"
 arch-chroot /mnt gpasswd -a "${user}" wheel
 sed -i '82s/.*/%wheel ALL=(ALL) ALL/' /mnt/etc/sudoers
+
+# Create keyboard layout
+config_dir="/home/${user}/.config"
+arch-chroot /mnt sudo -u "${user}" mkdir -p "${config_dir}"
+arch-chroot /mnt sudo -u "${user}" bash -c \
+  "printf '[Layout]\nLayoutList=de\nUse=true' >> ${config_dir}/kxkbrc"
 echo "Done."
 echo
 
-# Enabling sddm auto-login.
+# Enabling plasma login manager auto login
-echo "Enabling auto-login.."
+echo "Enabling auto login.."
-mkdir /mnt/etc/sddm.conf.d
+cat << EOF > /mnt/etc/plasmalogin.conf
-cat << EOF > /mnt/etc/sddm.conf.d/autologin.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.."
-sync
-umount "/mnt/boot"
-umount "/mnt/home"
-umount "/mnt"
-echo "Done."
-echo
-
 clear
 
 echo "Installation finished!"

post/post-install-new.md

@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+### Arch Linux Konfiguration
+
+## KDE Plasma
+- disable Plasma splash screen
+- set pointer to Breeze Light
+- set task switcher to large icons
+- set taskbar to auto hide and no floating
+- disable desktop effect: highlight screen edges
+- change wallpaper for desktop, lock screen and login screen
+- set up kwallet
+- disable restore sessions
+- disable confirmation for shutdown etc.
+- set windows position + size (for signal, telegram, firefox, keepass, konsole)
+    - set krusader pos 192,108 size 1536,864
+- set touchpad to natural scrolling
+- set shortcut strg + alt + q to lock screen
+- set taskbar size 42
+- edit .config/kwinrc (.4/.6)
+- set animation speed to 90 %
+- set up night light
+- edit tray icons
+
+## Apps
+- telegram-desktop signal-desktop thunderbird krusader keepassxc nextcloud-client
+- yay (git base-devel)
+    - yay-bin
+- btop
+- timeshift + backintime
+- standardnotes-bin
+- borg
+- fwupd, fastfetch
+- docker and docker-compose
+- power-profile-daemon
+- nano-syntax-highlighting
+- amd-ucode (enable in bootloader)
+- reflector
+- journalctl-desktop-notification
+- pacman-contrib (for paccache)
+- vulkan-radeon, libvdpau-va-gl (hardware video acceleration for Firefox)
+- jq
+- rmtrash
+- remove gnu-free-fonts (bug btop braille)
+
+## Firefox
+- set privacy to strict
+- set clear browser history on close
+- plasma integration, ublock, snowflake, keepass browser integration add ons
+- set up hardware acceleration for firefox (vulkan-radeon, libvdpau-va-gl)
+
+## Misc
+- set up Bash color prompt
+- nano: enable syntax highlighting
+- enable cronie service
+- set up zram-generator
+- update fwupd (and enable timer)
+- enable discard/TRIM for LUKS device (sudo cryptsetup --allow-discards --persistent refresh main)
+- set journald max size to 1G
+- fix permission for boot in /etc/fstab (fmask=0177,dmask=0077)
+- enable sshd service, create ssh key
+- add  misc bash alias
+
+## Power
+- set Plasma power management (on AC power = Balanced, on battery = Power Save)
+- set boot option for AMD p-state (options amd_pstate=active)
+
+## Pacman
+- enable color
+- set up reflector config
+- enable multilib repos in pacman.conf
+- enable reflector.timer
+
+## Docker
+- enable docker service
+- container: scrutiny, hawser, beszel, watchtower
+   - add user to docker group
+   - add docker-prune.sh to crontab
+   
+## Backups
+- set up timeshift
+- set up backintime
+    - write and enable backintime user service and timer