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Preparations

This is a shortened version of the Arch Wiki installation guide.

  1. Create a live boot USB with the image. Easy.
  2. Boot the thing
  3. Set keyboard layout (e.g. German)
    loadkeys de-latin1
    
  4. Verify boot mode (if there is output, we're in UEFI and good to go)
    ls /sys/firmware/efi/efivars
    
  5. List network devices
    ip link
    
  6. Connect to the internet
    • LAN: Just plug in a cable
      • Verify with ip a s
    • WiFi: run iwctl --passphrase MY_PASSPHRASE station MY_DEVICE connect MY_SSID
  7. Test connection
    ping archlinux.org
    
  8. Update System time
    timedatectl set-ntp true