Add comments, wiki links, replace keymap, locale, timezone and hostname with systemd-firstboot

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#!/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
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!"
@@ -20,29 +20,27 @@ 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
# 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="${array[0]}"
@@ -115,7 +113,7 @@ echo "Please enter a username:"
read -r user
echo
# Setting user password.
# Setting user password
echo "Also please choose a password for your user:"
pwu=""
while [[ -z "${pwu}" ]]; do
@@ -141,51 +139,52 @@ 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="${dev}2"
fi
# Encrypting partition.
# Encrypting partition
echo "Encrypting system partition. This might take a while."
echo
# https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Dm-crypt/Device_encryption#Encryption_options_for_LUKS_mode
echo -en "${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/${main}" main
@@ -203,11 +202,12 @@ else
boot="${dev}1"
fi
# Create boot filesystem
mkfs.fat -F 32 -n UEFI "/dev/${boot}"
echo "Filesystem for boot successfully created."
echo
# Creating btrfs partition.
# Creating btrfs filesystem
mkfs.btrfs "/dev/mapper/main"
mount "/dev/mapper/main" "/mnt"
@@ -230,7 +230,8 @@ echo
lsblk -a
echo
# Updating mirrors using reflector.
# Updating mirrors using reflector
# https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Installation_guide#Select_the_mirrors
echo "Updating mirrors.."
reflector --verbose --latest 10 --country Germany --age 24 --protocol https --sort rate --save /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
echo "Done."
@@ -244,7 +245,8 @@ if checkupdates | grep -q archlinux-keyring; then
fi
echo
# Installing base system.
# Installing base system
# https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Installation_guide#Install_essential_packages
echo "Installing basic packages.."
# Base packages
@@ -319,42 +321,73 @@ echo "Base system installed."
echo
# Generating fstab
# https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Installation_guide#Fstab
echo "Generating fstab.."
genfstab -Up "/mnt" > "/mnt/etc/fstab"
echo "Done."
echo
# Setting timezone
##########
# Setting timezone to Europe/Berlin
echo "Setting timezone.."
arch-chroot "/mnt" ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Berlin /etc/localtime
arch-chroot "/mnt" hwclock --systohc
## Replaced by systemd-firstboot
# arch-chroot "/mnt" ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Berlin /etc/localtime
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Installation_guide#Time
arch-chroot "/mnt" hwclock --systohc # Set the Hardware Clock to the current System Time
echo "Done."
echo
##########
## Replaced by systemd-firstboot
# Setting hostname
echo "Setting hostname.."
echo "${host}" > "/mnt/etc/hostname"
echo "Done."
echo
# echo "Setting hostname.."
# echo "${host}" > "/mnt/etc/hostname"
# echo "Done."
# echo
##########
# Setting locale
# https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Installation_guide#Localization
echo "Setting and generating locale.."
cat << EOF > "/mnt/etc/locale.gen"
en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8
EOF
#echo "${localegen}" >>/mnt/etc/locale.gen
# https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Linux_console/Keyboard_configuration#Persistent_configuration
arch-chroot "/mnt" locale-gen
echo "LANG=en_US.UTF-8" > "/mnt/etc/locale.conf"
echo "KEYMAP=de-latin1" > "/mnt/etc/vconsole.conf"
## Replaced by systemd-firstboot
# 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."
## Replaced by systemd-firstboot
#arch-chroot /mnt localectl --no-convert set-keymap de-latin1-nodeadkeys
systemd-firstboot --root=/mnt --keymap=de-latin1-nodeadkeys
##########
# https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Systemd-firstboot
systemd-firstboot \
--root=/mnt \
--keymap=de-latin1-nodeadkeys \
--locale=en_US.UTF-8 \
--timezone=Europe/Berlin \
--hostname="${host}" # https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Installation_guide#Network_configuration
systemctl enable systemd-firstboot
##########
## Obsolete for Wayland
# cat << EOF > "/mnt/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/00-keyboard.conf"
@@ -372,34 +405,39 @@ systemd-firstboot --root=/mnt --keymap=de-latin1-nodeadkeys
# echo "Done."
# echo
# Editing mkinitcpio.conf.
##########
# Editing mkinitcpio.conf
echo "Editing /etc/mkinitcpio.conf.."
sed -i '55s/.*/HOOKS=(base udev autodetect microcode modconf kms block keyboard keymap encrypt filesystems fsck shutdown)/' /mnt/etc/mkinitcpio.conf
echo "Done."
echo
# Editing taskbar.
# Editing taskbar
#sed -i '65s/.*/launchers=applications:systemsettings.desktop,applications:org.kde.konsole.desktop,applications:firefox.desktop/' /mnt/home/${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.
# 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."
@@ -408,7 +446,7 @@ echo
# Get UUID for primary partition
uuid=$(ls -l /dev/disk/by-uuid | grep "${main}" | awk '{print $9}')
# Set bootloader entry.
# Set bootloader entry
echo "Setting up bootloader.."
cat << EOF > "/mnt/boot/loader/entries/arch.conf"
title Arch Linux
@@ -423,7 +461,7 @@ options lang=de locale=de_DE.UTF-8
options init=/usr/lib/systemd/systemd
EOF
# Set bootloader fallback entry.
# Set bootloader fallback entry
cat << EOF > "/mnt/boot/loader/entries/arch-fallback.conf"
title Arch Linux Fallback
linux /vmlinuz-linux
@@ -435,13 +473,13 @@ options lang=de locale=de_DE.UTF-8
options init=/usr/lib/systemd/systemd
EOF
# Set bootloader.
# Set bootloader
echo "timeout 1" >> "/mnt/boot/loader/loader.conf"
echo "default arch.conf" >> "/mnt/boot/loader/loader.conf"
echo "Done."
echo
# Set username, password and group.
# Set username, password and group
echo "Adding user.."
arch-chroot /mnt useradd -m "${user}"
echo -en "${pwur}\n${pwur}" | arch-chroot /mnt passwd "${user}"
@@ -450,7 +488,7 @@ sed -i '82s/.*/%wheel ALL=(ALL) ALL/' /mnt/etc/sudoers
echo "Done."
echo
# Enabling plasma login manager auto login.
# Enabling plasma login manager auto login
echo "Enabling auto login.."
cat << EOF > /mnt/etc/plasmalogin.conf
[Autologin]
@@ -460,7 +498,7 @@ EOF
echo "Done."
echo
# Unmounting and rebooting.
# Unmounting and rebooting
echo "Unmounting system.."
umount "/mnt/boot"
umount "/mnt"