Setup Boot and Arch ISO on USB key

First, setup the boot USB, boot arch live iso, and run the preinstall.sh from terminal.

Arch Live ISO (Pre-Install)

This step installs arch to your hard drive. IT WILL FORMAT THE ENTIRE DISK

pacman -Syy; pacman -S wget --noconfirm
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bilyes/arch/master/preinstall.sh
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bilyes/arch/master/chroot.sh
chmod u+x preinstall.sh chroot.sh
./preinstall.sh
reboot

Arch Linux First Boot

Once the machine reboots, login with root and run the following commands:

pacman -S git --no-confirm
git clone https://github.com/bilyes/arch
cd arch
./install.sh

Arch Linux After Login to Awesome

The previous command (./install.sh) will bring up the display manager. Login with user you entered in the previous step and choose Awesome as the windown manager.

git clone https://github.com/bilyes/arch
arch/9-customization.sh

Note: This script opens a zsh shell and gets "stuck" there. You need to exit (by running the command exit) for it to continue.

Don't just run these scripts. Examine them. Customize them. Create your own versions.

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System Description

This runs Awesome Window Manager with a custom Material theme.

To boot I use systemd because it's minimalist, comes built-in, and since the Linux kernel has an EFI image, all we need is a way to execute it.

I also install the LTS Kernel along side the rolling one, and configure my bootloader to offer both as a choice during startup. This enables me to switch kernels in the event of a problem with the rolling one.

Resolution

If running in as a virtual machine set the resolution in /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf file by setting the display setup script as follows:

display-setup-script=xrandr --output Virtual-1 --mode 1920x1080

Troubleshooting Arch Linux

Arch Linux Installation Gude

No Wifi

sudo wifi-menu`

Initialize Xorg:

At the terminal, run:

xinit