/opt/livecd https://github.com/manjaro/manjaro-tools-livecd/tree/master/livecd-cli-installer/opt/livecd util-inst.txt sgdisk (gptfdisk) http://www.rodsbooks.com/gdisk/sgdisk-walkthrough.html Old Arch Way: http://eddmann.com/posts/arch-linux-and-awesome-wm-installation-notes/ Base Installation # check wifi connectivity $ wifi-menu $ ping www.google.com # format disk partitions $ lsblk /dev/sda $ mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda1 # root $ mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda2 # home # mount disk partitions $ mount /dev/sda1 /mnt $ mkdir /mnt/home $ mount /dev/sda2 /mnt/home # install base $ pacstrap /mnt base # generate fstab $ genfstab -U -p /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab $ nano /mnt/etc/fstab # amend as necessary # change disk root $ arch-chroot /mnt /bin/bash # install GRUB2 $ pacman -S grub $ grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg $ nano /boot/grub/grub.cfg # menu-entry listings $ grub-install --recheck /dev/sda # reboot into installed env $ exit $ umount /mnt/{home,} $ reboot Base Configuration # amend root password $ passwd # hostname $ hostnamectl set-hostname arch # keymap $ ls /usr/share/kbd/keymaps # locate keymap $ localectl set-keymap uk # locale $ nano /etc/locale.gen # uncomment locale $ locale-gen $ localectl set-locale LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 # timezone $ ls /usr/share/zoneinfo/ # locate timezone $ timedatectl set-timezone Europe/London $ nano /etc/pacman.conf # enable multilib (32bit) $ pacman -Syy # setup user $ useradd -m -g users -s /bin/bash edd $ passwd edd $ pacman -S sudo $ visudo # set user access # login as new account # basic build utilities $ pacman -S multilib-devel fakeroot git jshon wget make pkg-config autoconf automake patch # packer, arch user repo. $ wget http://aur.archlinux.org/packages/pa/packer/packer.tar.gz $ tar zxvf packer.tar.gz $ cd packer && makepkg $ pacman -U packer Graphics and X.Org Server # xorg $ pacman -S xorg-server xorg-xinit xorg-server-utils mesa $ pacman -S xorg-twm xorg-xclock xterm # basic components # intel graphics $ pacman -S xf86-video-intel libva-intel-driver # laptop touchpad $ pacman -S xf86-input-synaptics Awesome Window Manager $ pacman -S awesome vicious $ cp /etc/skel/.xinitrc ~ # basic initrc $ echo "exec awesome" >> ~/.xinitrc $ mkdir -p ~/.config/awesome/ $ cp /etc/xdg/awesome/rc.lua ~/.config/awesome/ # basic config