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• acquire Arch ISO file
• verify checksums
• copy image onto a USB stick (e.g, using Ventoy)
  • obtain Ventoy from AUR
  • ventoy /dev/sdb (paste here your USB drive)
  • mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt
  • cp image.iso /mnt
• load Arch (e.g, via UEFI boot manager)

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• aperitif
  • rmmod pcspkr
  • setfont ter-132n
• disk layout
  • fdisk /dev/sda, g (GUID), n (new partition), w (write)
  • mkfs.fat -F 32 /dev/sda1, mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda2,
  • mount /dev/sda2 /mnt
  • mount -m /dev/sda1 /mnt/boot
• installing packages
  • iwctl
  • mirrors setup
    • reflector --latest 5 --sort rate --country "" --save /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
  • pacstrap -i /mnt linux linux-firmware-intel base base-devel grub efibootmgr networkmanager nvim fish git
• before chroot
  • genfstab -U /mnt > /mnt/etc/fstab
  • cp {,/mnt}/usr/share/kbd/consolefonts/ter-132n.psf.gz
  • echo blacklist pcspkr > /mnt/etc/modprobe.d/nobeep.conf
  • arch-chroot /mnt
• user birth
  • useradd -mG wheel -s $(which fish) ""
  • passwd "", passwd
  • EDITOR=nvim visudo
• grub
  • grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --bootloader-id=GRUB --efi-directory=/boot
  • grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
• digestif
  • exit from chroot
  • umount -R /mnt
  • shutdown now

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• systemctl enable --now NetworkManager, nmcli device wifi connect <> --ask
• timedatectl set-timezone
• git clone https://github.com/elintendo/arch.git
• ./zeze.sh
• install paru-bin
• paru google-chrome
• setting up repo properly
  • pacman -S openssh github-cli
  • ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C ""
  • gh auth login
  • git remote set-url origin git@github.com:elintendo/arch.git
  • gh ssh-key list/delete <old key>
• chrome
  RU Adlist: Counters

  chrome-extension://cjpalhdlnbpafiamejdnhcphjbkeiagm/asset-viewer.html?url=https%3A%2F%2Feasylist-downloads.adblockplus.org%2Fcntblock.txt&title=RU%20AdList%3A%20Counters&subscribe=1
• skip username prompt on login (still requires password)
  • sudo systemctl edit getty@tty1
  • add:

    [Service]
    ExecStart=
    ExecStart=-/sbin/agetty -o '-p -f me' --noclear --skip-login --login-options me %I $TERM
    

(ricing)

• cursor setup
  • breezex
  • mkdir ~/.local/share/icons/default
  • ln -sf /usr/share/icons/BreezeX-Black/cursors ~/.local/share/icons/default
  • ln -sf /usr/share/icons/BreezeX-Black/index.theme ~/.local/share/icons/default
• libinput-gestures
  • sudo gpasswd -a $USER input
  • reboot
  • sudo pacman -S wmctrl xdotool
  • libinput-gestures
  • libinput-gestures-setup start
  • libinput-gestures-setup autostart

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• bios/gpt setup: fdisk, partition 1 (+1M) is of type Bios (t to change partition type), do not create file system, do not mount. then, chroot and grub-install --target=i386-pc /dev/sda, make config
• fix pgp: pacman-key --init, pacman-key --populate
• after installing pipewire: systemctl --user --now enable pipewire pipewire-pulse
• audio switching with wpctl/pactl
  • view devices: wpctl status
  • if wpctl set-default <id> doesn't work, change card profile first:
    • pactl set-card-profile alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1f.3-platform-skl_hda_dsp_generic "HiFi (HDMI1, HDMI2, HDMI3, Mic1, Mic2, Speaker)"
    • then: wpctl set-default <speaker-id> (laptop speakers)
• add ssh key to server
  • `ssh-copy-id -i ~/.ssh/key.pub user@ip
  • ssh user@ip
• gpg
  • gpg --recv-key <key in makepkg>
  • gpg problems? pacman-key -p
• cure sudo: systemctl start systemd-homed
• dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda bs=1k count=1024, mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda
• connect peap using nmcli
• operation not possible due to RF-kill: rfkill unblock wifi
• watch free -m gives info on memory
• pacman -S noto-fonts-cjk for chinese characters
• pacman -S noto-fonts if any problems with fonts
• toolkit.legacy for firefox's css
• install gnome-keyring for VScode copilot
• timedatectl set-local-rtc 1 --adjust-system-clock to fix time shift (windows, linux dual boot)
• org.bluez.Error.Failed br-connection-unknown?
• git remote set-url origin git@github.com:elintendo/arch.git
• feh, open window for ricing: feh -x. /img
• picom
  • only picom & in wm config
  • xprop | grep "CLASS"
• pacman -S wireguard-tools openresolv, wg-quick up wg0
• pacman -S docker docker-compose, systemctl start docker, usermod -aG docker ""
• install lutris with xdg-desktop-portal-wlr, no need for any other xdg-desktop-portal on x11
• hostnamectl to find out laptop's name
• set -Ux foo bar for fish global vars
• telegram-desktop file picker workaround: set global var QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME=gtk3, run telegram-desktop GTK_THEME=.. telegram-desktop
• git remote set-url origin to change to ssh
• cannot connect to peap? read this article
• install nvm
  • install fisher
  • fisher install jorgebucaran/nvm.fish
• proper autorandr configuration:
  • autorandr --save laptop
  • autorandr --default laptop
  • autorandr --save docked
  • now plugging and unplugging HDMI will automatically choose the correct setup