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. 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 and verify IP obtainment

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

   • WiFi:

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

7. If installing remotely via SSH
   1. Set the root password with passwd. Doesn't need to be a good password as it's only active in the install environment.
   2. Connect to the installation medium

      ssh -o PreferredAuthentications=password root@archiso
      

8. Test connection

   ping archlinux.org
   

9. Update system time

   timedatectl set-ntp true