fix: run systemd-firstboot instead of enabling the service, re-add locale-gen

install.sh

@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ if [[ ! $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
 fi
 clear
 
+##########
+
 # Selecting disk
 echo "1. PARTITIONING"
 echo "Please select a disk to partition:"
@@ -54,6 +56,8 @@ dev="${array[0]}"
 
 clear
 
+##########
+
 echo "2. ENCRYPTION"
 echo
 
@@ -79,6 +83,8 @@ done
 
 clear
 
+##########
+
 echo "3. HOSTNAME"
 echo
 
@@ -88,6 +94,8 @@ read -r host
 
 clear
 
+##########
+
 echo "4. ROOT PASSWORD"
 echo
 
@@ -144,6 +152,8 @@ done
 
 clear
 
+##########
+
 echo "5. INSTALLING SYSTEM.."
 echo
 
@@ -202,6 +212,8 @@ echo
 lsblk | grep "${dev}"
 echo
 
+##########
+
 echo "Creating the filesystem."
 
 if [ "${dev}" = "nvme0n1" ]; then
@@ -238,6 +250,8 @@ echo
 lsblk -a
 echo
 
+##########
+
 # Updating mirrors using reflector
 # https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Installation_guide#Select_the_mirrors
 echo "Updating mirrors.."
@@ -328,6 +342,8 @@ pacstrap "/mnt" "${all_packages[@]}"
 echo "Base system installed."
 echo
 
+##########
+
 # Generating fstab
 # https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Installation_guide#Fstab
 echo "Generating fstab.."
@@ -339,6 +355,34 @@ echo
 # https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Installation_guide#Time
 arch-chroot "/mnt" hwclock --systohc  # Set the Hardware Clock to the current System Time
 
+# Generate locale
+# https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Installation_guide#Localization
+echo "en_US.UTF-8" >> "/mnt/etc/locale.gen"
+arch-chroot "/mnt" locale-gen
+
+# Set keymap, locale, timezone and hostname
+# https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Systemd-firstboot
+# service_dir="/mnt/etc/systemd/system/systemd-firstboot.service.d"
+# mkdir "${service_dir}"
+
+rootdir="/mnt"
+keymap="de-latin1-nodeadkeys"
+locale="en_US.UTF-8"
+timezone="Europe/Berlin"
+
+arch-chroot "/mnt" systemd-firstboot --root="${rootdir}" --keymap="${keymap}" --locale="${locale}" --timezone="${timezone}" --hostname="${host}"
+
+# cat << EOF > "${service_dir}/install.conf"
+# [Service]
+# ExecStart=
+# ExecStart=/usr/bin/systemd-firstboot --root="${rootdir}" --keymap="${keymap}" --locale="${locale}" --timezone="${timezone}" --hostname="${host}"
+
+# [Install]
+# WantedBy=sysinit.target
+# EOF
+
+# systemctl enable systemd-firstboot.service
+
 ##########
 
 # Editing mkinitcpio.conf
@@ -363,6 +407,8 @@ 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.."
@@ -432,27 +478,6 @@ EOF
 echo "Done."
 echo
 
-# Set keymap, locale, timezone and hostname
-# https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Systemd-firstboot
-service_dir="/mnt/etc/systemd/system/systemd-firstboot.service.d"
-mkdir "${service_dir}"
-
-rootdir="/mnt"
-keymap="de-latin1-nodeadkeys"
-locale="en_US.UTF-8"
-timezone="Europe/Berlin"
-
-cat << EOF > "${service_dir}/install.conf"
-[Service]
-ExecStart=
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/systemd-firstboot --root="${rootdir}" --keymap="${keymap}" --locale="${locale}" --timezone="${timezone}" --hostname="${host}"
-
-[Install]
-WantedBy=sysinit.target
-EOF
-
-systemctl enable systemd-firstboot.service
-
 clear
 
 echo "Installation finished!"