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Base System

Arch Linux Installation

Setting up mirrors The Arch installation environment comes with reflector, a tool that generates ...

Updated 2 months ago by Sebin

Time Zone & Locale

Arch Linux Installation

Time zone Use datetimectl to check which time zone your system is currently set to: ...

Updated 2 months ago by Sebin

Trusted Platform Module

Arch Linux Hardware

Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is an international standard for a secure cryptoprocessor, which is...

Updated 2 months ago by Sebin

initramfs

Arch Linux Installation

The initramfs contains all the necessary programs and config files needed to bring up the machine...

Updated 2 months ago by Sebin

Boot Loader

Arch Linux Installation

systemd-boot systemd comes with systemd-boot already, so no additional packages need to be instal...

Updated 2 months ago by Sebin

Graphics Cards

Arch Linux Hardware

Most graphical user interfaces these days are hardware accelerated, so the appropriate graphics d...

Updated 2 months ago by Sebin

GNOME

Arch Linux Desktop Environemt

Base GNOME packages for the full GNOME experience. Bundle with other packages to prevent package ...

Updated 4 months ago by Sebin

Secure Boot

Arch Linux Installation

Secure Boot is a security feature found in the UEFI standard, designed to add a layer of protecti...

Updated 6 months ago by Sebin

SimCity 3000 Unlimited

Arch Linux Games

Widescreen hack SimCity 3000 does only support a set amount of resolutions, widescreen resolution...

Updated 6 months ago by Sebin

Network

Arch Linux Installation

Set up the default host name of the machine as well as localhost: NOTE: sebin-desktop is used as ...

Updated 6 months ago by Sebin

AUR Helper

Arch Linux Installation

An AUR helper is a tool that automates the process of installing packages from the Arch User Repo...

Updated 6 months ago by Sebin

Wine

Arch Linux Games

Install Wine to play (almost) any Windows game on Linux. For a compatibility list refer to Proton...

Updated 7 months ago by Sebin

Universial 2nd Factor (U2F)

Arch Linux Hardware

Universal 2nd Factor (U2F) is an open standard that strengthens and simplifies two-factor authent...

Updated 9 months ago by Sebin

Timeshift

Arch Linux Software

IMPORTANT: Timeshift is not a backup tool! It only creates local snapshots of the system to roll ...

Updated 10 months ago by Sebin

Discord

Arch Linux Software

Discord is a proprietary, cross-platform, all-in-one voice and text chat application. Install Dis...

Updated 10 months ago by Sebin

GNOME Flatpaks

Arch Linux Software

Core apps Name ID Description Calculator org.gnome.Calculator Perform arithmetic, scientif...

Updated 10 months ago by Sebin

Fonts

Arch Linux Software

For most desktop environments, a sufficient number of fonts is installed as dependencies. However...

Updated 10 months ago by Sebin

Singular file system (LUKS, encrypted)

Arch Linux Partitioning

LUKS (Linux Unified Key Setup) is the standard for Linux hard disk encryption. By providing a sta...

Updated 10 months ago by Sebin

Singular file system

Arch Linux Partitioning

The simplest, most basic partitioning scheme in any Linux operating system consists of 3 partitio...

Updated 10 months ago by Sebin

Booting the installation medium

Arch Linux Getting Started

ATTENTION: The Arch Linux installation medium does not support Secure Boot. You will have to disa...

Updated 10 months ago by Sebin