Minimal Arch Linux setup - Install scripts

Adapted to Matebook D (AMD Ryzen 5 2500U model KPL-W0X in 2018)

Install script

• systemd-boot (with Pacman hook for automatic updates)
• Automatic login (with systemd)
• AMD microcode
• Automatic sort of mirrors list by speed, synced within the last 12 hours and filtered by HTTPS protocol (Reflector with Pacman hook)
• Hibernate (power key) + suspend (lid close)

Requirements

• Matebook D KPL-W0X hardware or similar

Partitions

Name	Type	Mountpoint
nvme0n1	disk
├─nvme0n1p1	part	/boot
├─nvme0n1p2	part	/
├─nvme0n1p3	part	/home

Post install script

• UFW (deny incoming, allow outgoing)
• TLP (default settings)
• base16-material-darker (alacritty, neovim, rofi, waybar, VS Code)
• swaywm:
  • autostart on tty1
  • waybar: onclick pavucontrol (volume control) and nmtui (ncli network manager)
  • swayidle and swaylock: automatic sleep and lock
  • Alacritty terminal
  • rofi as application launcher
  • slurp and grim for screenshots
• zsh:
  • powerlevel9k theme
  • History
  • oh-my-zsh
• GTK theme and icons: Qogir
• Other applications: sublime-text, chromium, git, openssh, thunar, upower, htop, nnn and a few others

Quick start / Brief install guide

See 'Detailed installation guide' below for the expanded version

• Increase cowspace partition so that git can be downloaded without before chroot: mount -o remount,size=2G /run/archiso/cowspace
• Install git: pacman -Sy git
• Clone repository: git clone https://github.com/luca-a/minimal-arch-linux.git
• Run install script: bash minimal-arch-linux/1_arch_install.sh

Detailed installation guide

1. Download and boot into the latest Arch Linux iso
2. Connect to the internet. If using wifi, you can use wifi-menu to connect to a network
3. Clear all existing partitions (see below: MISC - How to clear all partitions)
4. (optional) Give highest priority to the closest mirror to you on /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist by moving it to the top
5. wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/luca-a/minimal-arch-linux/master/1_arch_install.sh
6. Change the variables at the top of the file (lines 3 through 9)
   • continent_country must have the following format: Zone/SubZone . e.g. Europe/Berlin
   • run timedatectl list-timezones to see full list of zones and subzones
7. Make the script executable: chmod +x 1_arch_install.sh
8. Run the script: ./1_arch_install.sh
9. Reboot into Arch Linux
10. Connect to wifi with nmtui
11. wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/luca-a/minimal-arch-linux/master/2_arch_post_install.sh
12. Make the script executable: chmod +x 2_arch_post_install.sh
13. Run the script: ./2_arch_post_install.sh

Misc guides

How to clear all partitions

gdisk /dev/nvme0n1
x
z
y
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How to setup Github with SSH Key

git config --global user.email "Github external email"
git config --global user.name "Github username"
ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "Github email"
eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"
ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa
copy SSH key and add to Github (eg. nvim ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub and copy content)

How to chroot

mkdir -p /mnt/boot
mount /dev/nvme0n1p1 /mnt/boot
cryptsetup luksOpen /dev/nvme0n1p2 cryptoVols
mount /dev/mapper/Arch-root /mnt
arch-chroot /mnt

How to install yay

git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay-bin.git
cd yay-bin
yes | makepkg -si
cd ..
rm -rf yay-bin

References

• Ricing: First rice on my super old MacBook Air!
• Wallpaper: Photo by WestBoundary Photography chris gill on Unsplash
• Linux on MateBook: GNU/Linux on MateBook D 14" AMD Ryzen 5 2500U

TODO

• Change GTK theme colors to match Horizon's
• Improve font rendering with this or this
• Support secure boot
• Waybar: add battery discharge rate. Use this config as reference: snippets and modules
• Use swaylock-blur
• Add gestures to switch workspaces: example