get-my-arch

Step-by-step to get my archlinux configuration

Get Arch

1. Download Arch Linux .iso at http://archlinux.org/download/
2. Create a live usb and boot:

dd bs=4M if=/home/Downloads/archlinux-2020.11.01-x86_64 of=/dev/sdb status=progress && sync

Install Arch

1. Insert arch boot disk
2. Setup the keyboard layout:

# list all available keyboard layout
ls /usr/share/kbd/keymaps/**/*.map.gz

# load the keyboard layout
loadkeys br-abnt2.map.gz

3. Set the partitions of the disk:

• list all partitions: fdisk -l

• start cfdisk tool: cfdisk /dev/sda

• create three partition (one for arch linux, boot and another for swap area):

  • Delete all partitions
  • Add new partition for arch and define the partition size
  • Add another partition for swap and define the partition size (it should be twice the RAM size)
  • Define its type as Linux swap
  • Add another partition for bios boot and define the partition size
  • Define its type as BIOS Boot
  • Choose write option to write the partition table

4. Create a system file: mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda1
5. Create a swap file system: mkswap /dev/sda2
6. Mount the root file system: mount /dev/sda1 /mnt
7. Turn on the swap: swapon /dev/sda2
8. Install the base system: pacstrap /mnt base linux linux-firmware vim nano wget
9. Create the filesystem table: genfstab -U /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab
10. Login as root to newly installed Arch: arch-chroot /mnt
11. Configure timezone: ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/America/Sao_Paulo /etc/localtime
12. Generate Locale File:

locale-gen
echo "LANG=pt_BR.UTF-8" > /etc/locale.conf

13. Install DHCP: pacman -S dhcpcd
14. Create a hostname: echo [hostname] > /etc/hostname
15. Create a hostname file:

nano /etc/hosts

# type:
127.0.0.1    localhost
::1          localhost
127.0.0.1    [hostname]

16. Enable DHCP: systemctl enable dhcpcd
17. Generate root password: passwd
18. Create GRUB boot loader:

pacman -S grub os-prober
grub-install /dev/sda
grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

19. Restart without boot disk:

# Last steps
exit
shutdown now

Install KDE

1. Create a sudo user:

# Create a sudo user
useradd -m [user]
passwd [user]
pacman -S sudo
EDITOR=nano visudo

# Add the following line after root
[user] ALL=(ALL) ALL

2. Install the packages:

# Installing KDE Plasma desktop
pacman -S --needed xorg sddm
pacman -S --needed plasma kde-applications

3. Enable display server and network:

sudo systemctl enable sddm.service
sudo systemctl enable NetworkManager.service

6. The Linux kernel includes open-source video drivers and support for hardware accelerated framebuffers. However, userland support is required for OpenGL and 2D acceleration in X11:

• First, identify the graphics card (the Subsystem output shows the specific model):

lspci -v | grep -A1 -e VGA -e 3D

• Install an appropriate driver. You can search the package database for a complete list of open-source video drivers: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/xorg#Driver_installation

# Search at pacman
pacman -Ss xf86-video

# Install the correct one
pacman -S xf86-video-intel

7. Configure sddm and reboot:

# To change manual configuration at theme
sudo nano /usr/lib/sddm/sddm.conf.d/default.conf

# In theme add
Current=breeze

# Last steps
sudo systemctl reboot

8. Install wifi drivers:

# Configure internet connection
pacman –S b43-fwcutter
export FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DIR="/lib/firmware"
wget https://www.lwfinger.com/b43-firmware/broadcom-wl-5.100.138.tar.bz2
tar xjf broadcom-wl-5.100.138.tar.bz2
sudo b43-fwcutter -w "$FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DIR" broadcom-wl-5.100.138/linux/wl_apsta.o
pacman –S wireless_tools wpa_supplicant dialog

Customize your Arch with KDE

• In System settings:
  • Show menu > Configure > Show in icons
  • Plasma Style > Install Layan and select it
  • App Styles > Window decoration > Download Arc-OSX-aurorae > Select dark version
    • Click Edit at Arc Dark > Button Size: Tiny
  • In tab Titlebar Buttons > remove the two buttons of the left side
    • Drag and drop close, minimize and maximize buttons to the left side
  • Icons > Download Ghost Flat and select
  • Screen Behavior > Screen Locking > Appearance > Select Fluxo
• In Panel:
  • Right Click > Add Widget...
    • Add Global Menu
  • Right button click > Edit panel...
    • Drag Screen edge and drop upper limit of the screen
    • Panel height: 22
    • Remove desktop button
    • Add spacer between global menu and notification widget
  • Right click at notification > Settings > Entries:
    • Vault: Always hidden
    • Clipper: Always hidden
    • Battery: Always shown
    • Volume Control: Always hidden
    • Volume Audio: Always shown
  • Right Click at launcher > Show Alternatives > Application Menu
• Open Dolphin:
  • Hide Recent and Search For sessions
  • Right Click at Toolbar:
    • Text Position: Icons Only
• sudo pacman -S latte-dock
  • Open Latte Dock:
    • Right click > Add Widgets:
      • Add Trash Can > ok
    • Right click > Dock Settings:
      • Remove Clock
      • Visibility > Dodge All Windows
      • Appearance > Active Advanced

Tutorial for i3: https://www.tecmint.com/i3-tiling-window-manager/amp/

Set my vim for typescript development: https://thoughtbot.com/blog/modern-typescript-and-react-development-in-vim