Preparations

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

1. Download and create a live boot USB with the image
   • Windows: Use either of win32diskwriter or etcher to write the image to a USB drive
   • macOS:

     # determine the path to the drive
     sudo diskutil list
     
     # flash the image
     dd bs=4M if=path/to/image.iso of=/path/to/drive conv=fsync oflag=direct status=progress
     

2. Boot the thing
3. Set keyboard layout (e.g. German)

   loadkeys de-latin1
   

4. If installing remotely via SSH
5. Set the root password with passwd. Doesn't need to be a good password as it's only active in the install environment.

connect with ssh -o PreferredAuthentications=password root@archiso Verify boot mode (if there is output, we're in UEFI and good to go)

ls /sys/firmware/efi/efivars

List network devices

ip link

Connect to the internet

• LAN: Just plug in a cable and verify IP obtainment

  ip a s # short version of `ip address show`
  

• WiFi:

  # $PASS: your password
  # $NDEV:DEV:  the network device in your machine you want to use
  # $SSID: the network name you're connecting to
  iwctl --passphrase $PASS station $NDEVDEV connect $SSID
  

If installing remotely via SSH

Set the root password with passwd. Doesn't need to be a good password as it's only active in the install environment. Connect to the installation medium

ssh -o PreferredAuthentications=password root@archiso

Test connection

ping archlinux.org

Update system time via NTP

timedatectl set-ntp true