commit af8c0d1c6ffa790544af0c568851ac9cb319eae2
parent 87b2f1a8ff25f9fb1278f3ac462fa56e994a4b79
Author: Chris Bracken <chris@bracken.jp>
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2019 23:09:08 -0800
Update Arch install guide
Update for Dec 2019. Now includes instructions for using Sway WM.
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diff --git a/arch_install.md b/arch_install.md
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+Arch Linux Install with UEFI Boot
+=================================
+
+This provides a basic rundown of the process of installing Arch Linux with the
+following setup:
+
+ * UEFI boot
+ * Full-disk encryption
+ * Sway WM using Wayland
+
+For a more thorough walkthrough of the install instructions, see the
+[Installation guide][install_guide].
+
+This guide assumes a wired ethernet connection and a working DHCP server.
+
+
+Create USB boot disk
+--------------------
+
+Download an install image from https://www.archlinux.org/download/, then write
+it to a disk using `dd`. Reboot the machine to be imaged and use the machine's
+BIOS features to boot from the USB drive in UEFI mode.
+
+
+Set up your install environment
+-------------------------------
+
+Once booted, you'll be dropped to a root command prompt. We'll be doing our
+install in English, but substituting any other language here will allow you to
+follow the install steps in that language. Note that this only affects the
+language used during the install process, and does *not* affect the languages
+of the installation.
+
+ # Set the desired keyboard layout; e.g. jp106.
+ # Full list in /usr/share/kbd/keymaps/**/*.map.gz
+ loadkeys us
+
+ # Generate localizations and set language.
+ # Uncomment desired language(s), e.g. en_CA.UTF-8.
+ vi /etc/locale.gen
+ locale-gen
+ export LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
+
+Next we'll verify that the machine is booted in UEFI mode:
+
+ ls /sys/firmware/efivars
+
+If the directory does not exist, the system is likely booted in BIOS mode. You
+will want to enter the BIOS and enable UEFI boot. Then reboot from the USB
+drive in UEFI mode.
+
+
+Check internet connection
+-------------------------
+
+This guide assumes a wired ethernet connection and a working DHCP server. To
+verify your network interface is detected and enabled, run:
+
+ ip link
+
+To check if you have a working connection, try:
+
+ ping archlinux.org
+
+Assuming that's working, we'll set the system clock:
+
+ timedatectl set-ntp true
+
+Then verify the service status:
+
+ timedatectl status
+
+
+Prepare the disk
+----------------
+
+Next we'll partition and re-format the disk. The end result is that we'd like
+to have two physical disk partitions -- an EFI boot partition and a main
+partition which we'll manage via the Logical Volume Manager (lvm).
+
+
+### Partition the disk
+
+To list the current disks and partitions:
+
+ fdisk -l
+
+The following steps will assume that we're partitioning and formatting the disk
+`/dev/sda`:
+
+ cgdisk /dev/sda
+
+For UEFI boot on a 2 TB drive, we want something like:
+
+ sda1 512M type=ef00 /efi
+ sda2 1.9T type=8e00 /
+
+
+### Set up full-disk encryption
+
+Optionally, we set up [LUKS full-disk encryption][luks_guide] on the main
+partition. This can be skipped if not desired.
+
+First, create a LUKS-encrypted container on the system partition:
+
+ cryptsetup luksFormat /dev/sda2
+
+Next, we open the container. The decrypted container will be available at
+`/dev/mapper/sda2_crypt`.
+
+ cryptsetup open --type luks /dev/sda2 sda2_crypt
+
+Later, when we get to GRUB bootloader setup steps, we'll need to configure it
+to recognize that the partition is encrypted, and prompt to decrypt.
+
+
+### Create the logical volumes
+
+Next we'll prepare the disk for use with the Logical Volume Manager
+([LVM][lvm_guide]). LVM uses the kernel's device mapper to provide a system of
+logical volumes that are independent of the underlying disk layout.
+
+The basic building blocks of LVM are:
+* Physical Volume (PV): a Unix block device node, usable for storage by LVM.
+ For example, a hard disk, a physical partition, a loopback file, or a
+ device-mapper file such as a dm-crypt volume, like we're using.
+* Volume Group (VG): a group of PVs. Physical Extents (PEs) are allocated from
+ a VG for use by a Logical Volume (LV).
+* Logical Volume (LV): a 'virtual' or 'logical' partition that resides in a VG
+ and is composed of Physical Extents (PEs). LVs are Unix block devices
+ analogous to physical partitions, e.g., they can be directly formatted with a
+ filesystem.
+* Physical Extent (PE): the smallest contiguous extent (default 4 MiB) that
+ resides in a VG and can be assigned to an LV. PEs can be thought of as parts
+ of PVs that can be allocated to any given LV.
+
+To view physical volumes, volume groups, and logical volumes, use:
+
+ pvdisplay
+ vgdisplay
+ lvdisplay
+
+To view all devices capable of being used as a physical volume, run:
+
+ lvmdiskscan
+
+We'll start by creating the physical volume for the disk:
+
+ pvcreate /dev/sda2 # or /dev/mapper/sda2_crypt if using LUKS.
+
+Next, we'll create a volume group, `vg0`:
+
+ vgcreate vg0 /dev/sda2 # or dev/mapper/sda2_crypt if using LUKS.
+
+Then, we'll partition that into logical volumes for the root partition and
+swap:
+
+ lvcreate -L 1.8T vg0 -n lv_root
+
+If we need to tweak the size by some smaller amount, we can use lvresize with a
+relative size. For example:
+
+ lvresize -L +5G vg0 -n lv_root
+
+Next, we'll use the remainder of the disk for swap:
+
+ lvcreate -L 15.96G vg0 -n lv_swap
+
+
+### Create filesystems for volumes
+
+Format the EFI partition as 32-bit FAT:
+
+ mkfs.fat -F32 /dev/sda1
+
+Format the root filesystem as ext4:
+
+ mkfs.ext4 /dev/mapper/vg0-lv_root
+
+Format the swap partition:
+
+ mkswap /dev/mapper/vg0-lv_swap
+ swapon /dev/mapper/vg0-lv_swap
+
+Mount the filesystems:
+
+ mount /dev/mapper/vg0-lv_root /mnt
+ mkdir /mnt/efi
+ mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/efi
+
+
+Install the base system
+-----------------------
+
+The disk is now prepared for installation and mounted under `/mnt`. Next, we'll
+install the base system to the target disk.
+
+### Bootstrap the install
+
+First, we install the base system, kernel, and firmware blobs:
+
+ pacstrap -i /mnt base linux linux-firmware
+
+Next, we generate an `/etc/fstab` file to mount the disk partitions at boot
+based on what's currently mounted:
+
+ genfstab -U -p /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab
+ cat /mnt/etc/fstab # check it!
+
+
+### Chroot ourselves into the new root filesystem
+
+Now that we've got a basic install, we'll chroot jail ourselves into `/mnt`:
+
+ arch-chroot /mnt
+
+Since a system is literally not POSIX-compliant without `ed` and `vi`, and we
+desperately need an editor from here on in, we'll install them now:
+
+ pacman -S ed vi
+
+
+### Set up system locales
+
+Configure the available locales for the system. These are what will be
+available to users on the final system, and also what we'll use during install
+steps from here on in:
+
+ vi /etc/locale.gen
+ # uncomment en_CA, fr_CA, en_US, ja_JP
+ locale-gen
+ echo LANG=en_CA.UTF-8 > /etc/locale.conf
+ export LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
+
+
+### Create a console keymap that replaces caps lock with control
+
+Since I prefer a control key where it was intended to be, we'll create a new
+keyboard layout that remaps the Caps Lock key to control:
+
+ cp /usr/share/kbd/keymaps/i386/qwerty/us.map.gz us-ctrlcaps.map.gz
+ gunzip us-ctrlcaps.map.gz
+ # edit the file to set keycode 58 to Control
+ vi us-ctrlcaps.map
+ gzip us-ctrlcaps.map
+ cp us-ctrlcaps.map.gz /usr/share/kbd/keymaps/i386/qwerty/
+ chown root /usr/share/kbd/keymaps/i386/qwerty/us-ctrlcaps.map.gz
+ chgrp root /usr/share/kbd/keymaps/i386/qwerty/us-ctrlcaps.map.gz
+
+Next, let's configure the system console keymap:
+
+ vi /etc/vconsole.conf
+
+Add the following to the file:
+
+ KEYMAP=us # or us-ctrlcaps if you do the step above
+ FONT=Lat2-Terminus16 # if you want a fancy terminal font
+
+
+### Configure system timezone
+
+We'll set the system timezone to Vancouver, BC, Canada:
+
+ ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/America/Vancouver /etc/localtime
+
+Next, we generate sync the hardware clock to UTC based on the current system
+time, and generate `/etc/adjtime`:
+
+ hwclock --systohc --utc
+
+
+### Set the hostname
+
+Here, we set the system hostname:
+
+ echo myawesomehostname > /etc/hostname
+
+And generate the hosts file:
+
+ vi /etc/hosts
+
+The file contents should just contain the IPv4 and IPv6 entries for localhost:
+
+ 127.0.0.1 localhost
+ ::1 localhost
+
+### Initramfs
+
+The initial ramdisk is a very small environment which loads various kernel
+modules and sets up necessary prerequisites before handing over control to
+`init`. This makes it possible to have encrypted root filesystems and root
+filesystems on a software RAID array. The `pacstrap` step earlier generates an
+initial ramdisk, but since we're using LVM and full-disk encryption, we need to
+generate a new one with those options enabled, using
+[mkinitcpio][mkinitcpio_guide]. First, edit the config file:
+
+ vi /etc/mkinitcpio.conf
+
+We'll need to modify the `HOOKS` line to add `encrypt lvm2` immediately before
+the `filesystems` entry on the line:
+
+ HOOKS=(... block encrypt lvm2 filesystems ...)
+
+Next, we'll then regenerate the initial ramdisk:
+
+ mkinitcpio -p linux
+
+
+### Set root passwd
+
+Next, we'll set the root password:
+
+ passwd
+
+Once we've got `sudo` installed and an administrator user created, we'll
+disable the root account, but for now, we'll want to be able to log in as root
+to configure the system.
+
+
+Install GRUB bootloader
+-----------------------
+
+Next up, let's install the [UEFI][uefi_guide]-capable GRUB bootloader:
+
+ pacman -S grub efibootmgr
+ grub-install --target=x86_64-efi \
+ --efi-directory=/efi \
+ --bootloader-id=GRUB \
+ --recheck \
+ --debug
+
+### Install Intel/AMD microcode updates
+
+Next, assuming we're using an Intel or AMD process, we'll enable microcode
+loading support, to enable CPU microcode patching that fixes security issues or
+bugs in the CPU.
+
+If you have an Intel CPU:
+
+ pacman -S intel-ucode
+
+Or, if you have an AMD processor:
+
+ pacman -S amd-ucode
+
+In the `grub-mkconfig` step that follows, these packages are automatically
+detected and GRUB will be configured appropriately.
+
+
+### Configure LUKS encryption support
+
+Next, if you elected to configure LUKS full-disk encryption above, we'll
+configure GRUB to handle full-disk encryption, so it doesn't look like a
+physical partition full of random noise:
+
+ vi /etc/default/grub
+
+Edit the `GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX` line to indicate that /dev/sda2:vg0 is encrypted:
+
+ GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="cryptdevice=/dev/sda2:vg0
+
+
+### Regenerate GRUB config
+
+Next regenerate the GRUB config file on the boot partition:
+
+ grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
+
+
+Reboot
+------
+
+Exit the chroot environment by typing `exit` or pressing ctrl-d.
+
+Unmount all partitions, in case any are busy:
+
+ umount -R /mnt
+
+Finally, reboot the machine by typing `reboot`. Once the machine reboots, yank
+the USB drive so you boot from disk, not the USB drive.
+
+
+Post-installation
+-----------------
+
+Now that we've got a working base system, we'll configure the machine to be
+somewhat useful. Log in as `root`, with the password you set earlier for the
+following steps.
+
+### Install additional shells
+
+Since zsh is generally a nicer ksh, and I prefer it to bash, let's install that
+first:
+
+ pacman -S zsh
+
+
+### Create admin user
+
+Next, let's create a new user and set their password:
+
+ useradd -m -g users -G wheel -s /bin/zsh chris
+ passwd chris
+
+
+### Install sudo
+
+For security reasons, we'd like to disable the root account and force all
+administrative actions to occur via the `sudo` command. First install it:
+
+ pacman -S sudo
+
+Then we edit `/etc/sudoers` and uncomment (or add) the following line:
+
+ %wheel ALL=(ALL) ALL
+
+To verify this worked, log out of the root account, then log in as the admin
+user created in the previous step and verify they can issue commands with
+`sudo`.
+
+ sudo ls /root
+
+If that worked, lock-down the root account:
+
+ sudo passwd -l root
+
+If you even need to unlock the root account, issue:
+
+ sudo passwd -u root
+
+Now that the root account is disabled, the remainder of the steps should be
+executed via sudo from an admin user account.
+
+
+### Install essential packages
+
+First, we install core packages we can't live without:
+
+ sudo pacman -S man-db man-pages
+ sudo pacman -S openssh
+
+
+### Configure DHCP
+
+Arch, and most Linux distributions these days, use [systemd][systemd_guide] to
+manage running daemons and logging. Now would be a good time do read up on it.
+
+First, we'll enable [dhcpcd][dhcpcd_guide], the system DHCP client:
+
+ sudo systemctl enable dhcpcd.service
+
+
+### Configure NTP
+
+To ensure the system clock remains synchronized to network time, we install
+the `ntp` network time daemon:
+
+ sudo pacman -S ntp
+
+Once installed, we edit the config file:
+
+ sudo vi /etc/ntpd.conf
+
+It's recommended to add the `iburst` option at the end of every `server` line
+in the config file. This triggers a burst of packets only if it cannot obtain a
+connection on the first attempt. Do not use the `burst` option, which sends a
+burst of packets on *all* attempts and can get you blacklisted.
+
+Enable and start the NTP service:
+
+ sudo systemctl enable ntpd.service
+ sudo systemctl start ntpd.service
+
+
+### Configure auto-mounting USB devices
+
+Next, we'll set up automounting USB disks. Since many of these are FAT32
+format, we'll also install tools for dealing with DOS partitions:
+
+ sudo pacman -S udisks2
+ sudo pacman -S dosfstools
+
+
+### Install useful packages
+
+Since `vim` is far nicer to work in than `ed`, `ex`, or `vim`, we'll install
+it first:
+
+ sudo pacman -S vim
+
+Next, terminal multiplexing support via tmux:
+
+ pacman -S tmux
+
+Next, compilers and development tools:
+
+ pacman -S binutils
+ pacman -S clang lld lldb
+ pacman -S nasm
+
+And, source control:
+
+ pacman -S git tig
+
+For a GUI environment, we install Sway, an i3-like Wayland-based window manager:
+
+ pacman -S sway swaylock swayidle dmenu # Use noto fonts if prompted
+ pacman -S xorg-server-xwayland xorg-xrdb # Xwayland support
+ pacman -S rxvt-unicode # terminal
+
+Next, install some additional Western and Japanese fonts:
+
+ pacman -S adobe-source-code-pro-fonts
+ pacman -S adobe-source-serif-pro-fonts
+ pacman -S adobe-source-han-sans-otc-fonts
+ pacman -S otf-ipafont
+
+Finally, we need a web browser:
+
+ pacman -S firefox
+
+
+### Install Japanese input support
+
+This needs to be updated for 2020.
+
+ sudo pacman -S mozc
+
+
+### Install mutt email client
+
+Install mutt:
+
+ sudo pacman -S mutt
+
+Install msmtp for SMTP sending:
+
+ sudo pacman -S msmtp
+
+Install notmuch for search/indexing:
+
+ sudo pacman -S notmuch-mutt
+
+Install HTML-to-text support and URL handling:
+
+ sudo pacman -S w3m urlview
+
+Install offlineimap. I believe this is no longer recommended, and that people
+these days use imapsync, but here's the old command anyway:
+
+ sudo pacman -S offlineimap
+
+
+### HP printer support
+
+Next, we'll configure [CUPS][cups_guide] printer support for HP printers,
+mostly since that's what I have.
+
+ sudo pacman -S cups hplip
+ sudo vi /etc/sane.d/dll.d/hpaio # uncomment or add hpaio
+
+Start the CUPS printer daemon:
+
+ sudo systemctl enable org.cups.cupsd.service
+ sudo hp-setup -i # PPD files under /usr/share/ppd/HP/
+
+
+### Install Gnome desktop environment
+
+See the [Gnome setup guide][gnome_guide] for details. Old instructions were:
+
+ sudo pacman -S gnome gdm gnome-tweak-tool seahorse
+ sudo systemctl enable gdm.service
+
+
+### Install windows8 fonts
+
+See details in the [MS Fonts guide][ms_fonts_guide].
+
+These instructions are out-of-date and probably a bad idea:
+ curl -o ttf-ms-win8.tgz \
+ https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BxQqjcVVn0shNGpqdDZYUjdaNUU
+ tar zxvf ttf-ms-win8.tgz
+ cd ttf-ms-win8.tgz
+ makepkg -if
+
+
+[install_guide]: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Installation_guide
+[luks_guide]: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Dm-crypt
+[lvm_guide]: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/LVM
+[systemd_guide]: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Systemd
+[dhcpcd_guide]: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Dhcpcd
+[mkinitcpio_guide]: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/mkinitcpio
+[uefi_guide]: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Unified_Extensible_Firmware_Interface
+[cups_guide]: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/CUPS
+[ms_fonts_guide]: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/MS_Fonts
+[gnome_guide]: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GNOME
diff --git a/arch_install_uefi_cryptfs.txt b/arch_install_uefi_cryptfs.txt
@@ -1,263 +0,0 @@
-Arch Linux Install with UEFI Boot & Full-disk Encryption
---------------------------------------------------------
-Detail: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beginners%27_Guide
-
-# boot up off Arch CD ISO
-loadkeys us
-vi /etc/locale.gen
-# uncomment en_CA, fr_CA, en_US, ja_JP
-locale-gen
-export LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
-
--- partition disk
-cgdisk /dev/sda
-# for UEFI boot on 2T drive:
-#
-# sda1 1G type=ef00 /boot/efi
-# sda2 255M type=8300 /boot
-# sda3 1.8T type=8e00 /
-
--- set up luks full-disk crypto
-# https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Dm-crypt_with_LUKS
-cryptsetup luksFormat /dev/sda3
-cryptsetup open --type luks /dev/sda3 sda3_crypt
-
--- create LVM physical vol, vol group, logical vols
-# https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/LVM
-pvcreate /dev/mapper/sda3_crypt
-vgcreate arch-vg /dev/mapper/sda3_crypt
-lvcreate -L 100G arch-vg -n root
-lvcreate -L 1.7T arch-vg -n home
-lvresize -L +5G /dev/arch-vg/home # ...and adjust up cause I don’t need 20G swap
-lvcreate -L 15.96G arch-vg -n swap
-
--- create filesystems
-mkfs.vfat -F32 /dev/sda1
-mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda2
-mkfs.ext4 /dev/mapper/arch--vg-root
-mkswap /dev/mapper/arch--vg-swap
-swapon /dev/mapper/arch--vg-swap
-
--- mount filesystems
-mount /dev/mapper/arch--vg-root /mnt
-mkdir /mnt/boot
-mount /dev/sda2 /mnt/boot
-mkdir /mnt/boot/efi
-mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/boot/efi
-mkdir /mnt/home
-mount /dev/mapper/arch--vg-home /mnt/home
-
--- install base system
-pacstrap -i /mnt base linux linux-firmware
-
--- generate fstab based on what we’ve got mounted now
-genfstab -U -p /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab
-cat /mnt/etc/fstab # check it!
-
--- chroot ourselves under mnt dir
-arch-chroot /mnt
-
--- get vi and other stuff on the path
-export PATH="$PATH:/run/initramfs/usr/bin/vi"
-
--- configure our locale
-vi /etc/locale.gen
-# uncomment en_CA, fr_CA, en_US, ja_JP
-locale-gen
-echo LANG=en_CA.UTF-8 > /etc/locale.conf
-export LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
-
--- Create a console keymap with ctrl and capslock swapped
-cp /usr/share/kbd/keymaps/i386/qwerty/us.map.gz us-ctrlcaps.map.gz
-gunzip us-ctrlcaps.map.gz
-# edit the file to set keycode 29 to Caps_Lock and keycode 58 to Control
-gzip us-ctrlcaps.map
-cp us-ctrlcaps.map.gz /usr/share/kbd/keymaps/i386/qwerty/
-sudo chown root /usr/share/kbd/keymaps/i386/qwerty/us-ctrlcaps.map.gz
-sudo chgrp root /usr/share/kbd/keymaps/i386/qwerty/us-ctrlcaps.map.gz
-
--- set the console keymap
-vi /etc/vconsole.conf
-KEYMAP=us # or us-ctrlcaps if you do the step above
-FONT=Lat2-Terminus16 # if you want a fancy terminal font
-
--- set up timezone & hardware clock
-ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/America/Vancouver /etc/localtime
-hwclock --systohc --utc
-
--- set hostname
-echo myawesomehostname > /etc/hostname
-
--- read up on systemd (next-gen init)
-# https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Systemd
-
--- enable dhcpcd daemon on boot
-systemctl enable dhcpcd.service
-
--- create initial boot ramdisk env
-# https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/mkinitcpio
-vi /etc/mkinitcpio.conf
-# modify the HOOKS line to add “encrypt lvm2” *before* “filesystems”
-# HOOKS=" ... block encrypt lvm2 filesystems ..."
-mkinitcpio -p linux
-
--- set root passwd
-passwd
-
--- install fsck.vfat since the UEFI ESP partition is FAT32
-pacman -S dosfstools
-
--- install udisks2 for auto-mounting USB devices
-pacman -S udisks2
-
--- install EFI bootloader
-# https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Unified_Extensible_Firmware_Interface
-pacman -S grub efibootmgr
-grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=/efi \
- --bootloader-id=arch_grub --recheck --debug
-vi /etc/default/grub
-# tell grub that /dev/sda3 is encrypted by modifying GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX
-# GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="cryptdevice=/dev/sda3:arch-vg
-grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
-
--- exit chroot environment, unmount filesystems and reboot
-exit # exit chroot
-umount -R /mnt
-reboot
-# log back in as root
-
-
--- install essentials
-pacman -S man-db man-pages
-pacman -S sudo openssh
-pacman -S zsh
-pacman -S vim
-
-
--- install terminal tools
-pacman -S tmux
-
-
--- install developer tools
-# Compilers, etc.
-pacman -S binutils
-pacman -S clang lld lldb
-pacman -S nasm
-
-# Source control.
-pacman -S git tig
-
-
--- install window manager
-pacman -S sway swaylock swayidle dmenu rxvt-unicode xorg-server-xwayland xorg-xrdb
-# use noto-fonts when prompted
-
-
--- install fonts
-pacman -S adobe-source-code-pro-fonts
-pacman -S adobe-source-serif-pro-fonts
-pacman -S adobe-source-han-sans-otc-fonts
-
-
--- install firefox
-pacman -S firefox
-
-
--- install yaourt package manager to make working with AUR easier
-# https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/AUR
-# https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Yaourt
-pacman -S --needed base-devel
-pacman -S yajl # since it turns out we need this in two seconds...
-cd /tmp
-curl -o package-query.tar.gz \
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/pa/package-query/package-query.tar.gz
-curl -o yaourt.tar.gz \
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/ya/yaourt/yaourt.tar.gz
-tar zxvf package-query.tar.gz
-tar zxvf yaourt.tar.gz
-cd package-query
-makepkg
-pacman -U package-query<tab> # ends with .xz I think
-cd ../yaourt
-makepkg
-pacman -U yaourt<tab> # same deal
-
--- create users
-useradd -m -g users -G wheel -s /bin/zsh chris
-passwd chris
-
--- add members of wheel group to sudoers
-vi /etc/sudoers
-# enable wheel
-
--- enable audio
-yaourt -S alsa-utils
-alsamixer # sset Master unmute
-speaker-test -c 2
-
--- install gnome
-# https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GNOME
-yaourt -S gnome gdm gnome-tweak-tool seahorse
-systemctl enable gdm.service
-
--- install radeon driver
-# https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/ATI
-# https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/AMD_Catalyst
-yaourt -S xf86-video-ati
-# if using the catalyst driver, enable webgl support. Go to chrome://flags,
-# check "override software rendering list", verify in chrome://gpu
-
--- install infinality font rendering
-# https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Font_Configuration
-yaourt -S freetype2-infinality
-yaourt -S fontconfig-infinality
-sudo infctl setstyle
-
--- install fonts
-yaourt -S otf-source-code-pro otf-takao otf-ipafont
-
--- install windows8 fonts
-# https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/MS_Fonts
-# pull down MS fonts
-curl -o ttf-ms-win8.tgz \
- https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BxQqjcVVn0shNGpqdDZYUjdaNUU
-tar zxvf ttf-ms-win8.tgz
-cd ttf-ms-win8.tgz
-makepkg -if
-
--- install en/fr spell-checkers
-yaourt -S apsell-en aspell-fr
-
--- install Japanese input/font support
-yaourt -S mozc
-
--- install chromium with chrome’s flash + pdf viewer
-yaourt -S chromium chromium-pepper-flash-stable chromium-libpdf-stable
-# in chrome://plugins ensure they're enabled
-
--- install jabber chat support for Empathy
-yaourt -S telepathy-gabble
-
--- install VLC and transmission
-yaourt -S vlc transmission-gtk
-
--- install HP printer/scanner support
-# https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/CUPS
-yaourt -S cups hplip
-vi /etc/sane.d/dll.conf
-# uncomment or add hpaio
-systemctl enable cups.service
-sudo hp-setup -i # PPD files under /usr/share/ppd/HP/
-
--- install Java, Scala dev tools
-yaourt -S jdk7-openjdk
-yaourt -S sbt eclipse-scala-ide
-
--- install mutt
-yaourt -S mutt offlineimap notmuch-mutt msmtp urlview w3m
-
--- install texlive
-yaourt -S texlive-core texlive-latexextra texlive-pictures texlive-langcjk
-
--- install libreoffice
-yaourt -S libreoffice libreoffice-gnome libreoffice-en-GB
