My Arch Linux install

This article is a guide for myself: I spent hours writing bash scripts to install Arch Linux on my machine from scratch. There is room for improvement but right now I'm happy with this setup.

Create a Arch Linux Installer USB drive:

# Download the ISO
curl -L "https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/iso/latest/archlinux-x86_64.iso" -O

# Format and copy the iso on the thumb drive
wipefs --all /dev/sdx
cp ./archlinux-x86_64.iso /dev/sdx

reboot

Once Arch Linux is booted:

# Boot a Arch Linux live USB then run the command:
mkdir scripts
cd scripts

export SSID="your-ssid"
export WIFI_PASSPHRASE="your-wifi-passphrase"
iwctl station wlan0 connect "$SSID" --passphrase "$WIFI_PASSPHRASE"
curl -L https://mcdostone.github.io/install-arch-linux | bash

# Configure the environment variables
cat .env

# And install Arch Linux
bash init.sh

• init.sh: The entrypoint script.

• chroot.sh: Script executed when arch-chroot.

• startup.sh: The script to run after the reboot, once Arch Linux is installed.

I use ext4 as a file system. Maybe there are better solutions these days. I allocate 1GB for the boot partition to test custom linux kernels.

I have a preference for fish Shell, the autosuggestion feature is the only reason I chose it. I use Gnome terminal.

• I use oh-my-fish to install themes.

• I like the colors palette of the Agnoster theme.

• I use the SF Pro Display and SF Mono fonts.

I use Gnome 44 with a bunch of extensions. The theme is Colloid-gtk, the icons pack is WhiteSur-icon.

Most of the applications below are installed with flatpak.

Next step is to compile the Linux Kernel with a configuration dedicated to my laptop.