HowTo Install Arch Linux
Initializing the Disk
Install GPT (Guid Partition Table) on the disk`
sgdisk -z /dev/vda
Create partition one, leave 2048 sectors blank for the syslinux bootloader, and consuming the rest of the drive.
sgdisk --new 1:2048: /dev/vda
For Partition 1, set the bootable flag, (flag 2)
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 /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab
Change Root (chroot) to Arch
Switch into the arch installtion.
arch-chroot /mnt
Set time Timezonezo
ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/America/Chicago /etc/localtime
Set dhcpd to start at boot
systemctl enable dhcpcd
Set sshd to start at boot.
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 syslinux's GPT MBR (Master Boot Record) to the root of MBR. This will sit in the 2048 of reserved space from when we partitioned the drive.
dd 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
pacman -Sy
pacman -S --noconfirm salt-zmq
systemctl enable salt-minion
enter your hostname
echo ${hostname} > /etc/hostname
reboot
exit reboot