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Base System

Arch Linux Installation

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

Updated 1 month 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 1 month ago by Sebin

Trusted Platform Module

Arch Linux Hardware

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

Updated 1 month ago by Sebin

initramfs

Arch Linux Installation

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

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Boot Loader

Arch Linux Installation

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

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Graphics Cards

Arch Linux Hardware

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

Updated 1 month ago by Sebin

GNOME

Arch Linux Desktop Environemt

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

Updated 2 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 4 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 4 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 4 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 4 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 6 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 8 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 8 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 8 months ago by Sebin

GNOME Flatpaks

Arch Linux Software

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

Updated 8 months ago by Sebin

Fonts

Arch Linux Software

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

Updated 9 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 9 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 9 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 9 months ago by Sebin