Difference between revisions of "HowTo Install Arch Linux"
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cp -r /usr/lib/syslinux/bios/*.c32 /boot/syslinux/ | cp -r /usr/lib/syslinux/bios/*.c32 /boot/syslinux/ | ||
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dd bs=440 count=1 conv=notrunc if=/usr/lib/syslinux/bios/gptmbr.bin of=/dev/vda | dd bs=440 count=1 conv=notrunc if=/usr/lib/syslinux/bios/gptmbr.bin of=/dev/vda | ||
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sed -i 's#/dev/sda3#/dev/vda1#' /boot/syslinux/syslinux.cfg | sed -i 's#/dev/sda3#/dev/vda1#' /boot/syslinux/syslinux.cfg | ||
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echo [archlinuxfr] >> /etc/pacman.conf | echo [archlinuxfr] >> /etc/pacman.conf | ||
Revision as of 04:12, 3 April 2015
Initializing the Disk
Install GPT (Guid Partition Table) on the disk`
sgdisk -z /dev/vda
Create partition one, leave 2048 sectors blank for the bootloader, and consuming the rest of the drive.
sgdisk -n 1:2048: /dev/vda
sgdisk --attributes=1:set:2 /dev/vda
Now that you have a partition, it will show as /dev/vda1. Format The partition as ext4
mkfs.ext4 /dev/vda1 -F
Mount The partiton, so that we can install arch onto it.
mount /dev/vda1 /mnt
Install Arch
- Also install base-devel: compiler programs
- openssh: remote access
- syslinux: bootloader
pacstrap /mnt base base-devel openssh syslinux
Now that arch is isntalled, build a partition to mount point table, and write it to /mnt/etc/fstab
genfstab -p /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab
Jump into Arch
Switch into the arch installtion.
arch-chroot /mnt
Fix the timezone settings
unlink /etc/localtime
ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/America/Chicago /etc/localtime
systemctl enable dhcpcd
systemctl enable sshd
Prepraring to boot
Create your initial ramdisk - The initial file system before the real one boots
mkinitcpio -p linux
Prepare the /boot folder with syslinux's init stuff.
cp -r /usr/lib/syslinux/bios/*.c32 /boot/syslinux/
extlinux --install /boot/syslinux
Install the MBR to the root of MBR. This will sit in the 2048 of reserved space from when we partitioned the drive.
dd bs=440 count=1 conv=notrunc if=/usr/lib/syslinux/bios/gptmbr.bin of=/dev/vda
By default, syslinux tries to boot /dev/sda3. Change it to boot /dev/vda1
sed -i 's#/dev/sda3#/dev/vda1#' /boot/syslinux/syslinux.cfg
Flavor
echo [archlinuxfr] >> /etc/pacman.conf
echo SigLevel = Never >> /etc/pacman.conf
echo Server = http://repo.archlinux.fr/\$arch >> /etc/pacman.conf
pacman -Sy
pacman -S --noconfirm salt-zmq
systemctl enable salt-minion
enter your hostname
echo ${hostname} > /etc/hostname
reboot
exit reboot