Archlinux Install Script (currently only EFI supported)

Custom Arch Linux script for installation

This Script will install Arch Linux without using the official archinstall script.

It will format your 3 partitions, which you need to create manually.

It will also set the language and keymaps to German.

Supported Configurations

• Desktop Environments: Hyprland, KDE, Gnome, XFCE  - KDE works great  - Hyprland works but can have some issues with gaming (working on it)  - Gnome & XFCE aren't tested
• Driver Presets: Nvidia proprietary, AMD (Mesa), Intel (Mesa, incl. Intel Arc), Hyper-V
• Audio Servers: Pipewire & Pulseaudio

Prerequisites

Boot your Arch Linux iso, then enable multilib in /etc/pacman.conf.

type nano /etc/pacman.conf and change

 #[multilib]
 #Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

to

 [multilib]
 Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

CTRL+O to save and CTRL+X to close nano

or run the following command to change it

sed -i "/\[multilib\]/,/Include/"'s/^#//' /etc/pacman.conf

List and Partition Your Disk

Create 3 partitions:

1 EFI ~600M

1 Swap ~4-8G

1 Linux filesystem

 lsblk
 cfdisk /dev/sda

replace /dev/sda with your target disk.

u should have 3 partitions now like:

/dev/sda1 for your efi

/dev/sda2 for your swap

/dev/sda3 for your filesystem

If you run the custom install script, you can skip the formatting.

Installation

With your 3 partitions created, you can start the installation.

The file get_current_installscript.sh is only needed, if you put the script inside an ISO. I'm a bit lazy, I don't want to always make a new ISO if I make a change in 1 line :)

Run these commands and change loadkeys to your choice, mine is German.

 loadkeys de-latin1
 curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/padtrick/arch_install/main/current_install.sh -o current_install.sh
 chmod +x current_install.sh
 clear
 lsblk
 sh current_install.sh

just follow the few prompts and wait :)

Dualboot Archlinux & Windows 10/11

Using the Custom Install Script

This example is for EFI - W10 & Archlinux on 1 Disk, if u want to install Windows and Archlinux on different disks, it should be something similar.

Install Windows 10 and shrink the Windows Partition (I have a 1TB NVME, I will do a 50/50 split).

Boot up the Arch Linux ISO and make sure you are connected to the internet. Use wifihelp to show some information for wireless connections.

Enter lsblk to list Disks, after that run cfdisk /dev/YOURDEVICE (for me cfdisk /dev/nvme0n1)

Create at least 1x Partition of ~600M Type EFI Filesystem, 1 Swap 4GB or more Swap Partition, and 1x Partition for the actual Archlinux installation.

If you run the custom install script, you can skip the formatting of the partitions.

After installation, don't reboot. We need to copy some Windows 10 files to get dual boot working.

list your disks with lsblk

Create a mount point

mkdir /mnt/win10

mount /dev/nvme0n1p1 /mnt/win10 (change the to your disks)

Go into your mount point

cd /mnt/win10/EFI

ls to list your directory and check if the folder Microsoft is present.

copy the Microsoft folder into your /mnt/boot

cp -r /mnt/win10/EFI/Microsoft /mnt/boot/EFI

Check if it's inside the correct folder /mnt/boot

cd /mnt/boot/EFI and ls

Now you can reboot

reboot

Using the Official Install Script

This example is for EFI - W10 & Archlinux on 1 Disk, if u want to install Windows and Archlinux on different disks, it should be something similar.

Install Windows 10 and shrink the Windows Partition (I have a 1TB NVME, I do a 50/50 split).

Boot up the Archlinux Iso and make sure you are connected to the internet. Read the icwtl help on how to set up wireless connections.

Create and format those 3 partitions (those commands are for my disks, change to your needs)

mkfs.vfat -F32 /dev/nvme0n1p5 Format EFI Partition

mkswap /dev/nvme0n1p6 Format Swap Partition

swapon /dev/nvme0n1p7 Activate Swap Partition

mkfs.btrfs /dev/nvme0n1p7 Format Archlinux Partition

If you want to use the official archinstall script, you need to mount the partitions manually (this part and also formatting seems broken in archinstall version 2.8.0).

mount /dev/nvme0n1p6 /mnt (change to your disk)

mkdir /mnt/boot

mount /dev/nvme0n1p5 /mnt/boot

after this, start archinstall

All you need to make sure is that you set up the mount points during Disk Setup.

Choose premounted configuration and type /mnt for root.

Your EFI partition should be mounted at /boot

Your Arch Linux partition should be mounted at /

After installation, select YES to change the installation, we need to copy some Windows 10 files.

List your disks with lsblk

Create a mount point

mkdir /mnt/win10

mount /dev/nvme0n1p1 /mnt/win10 (change the to your disks)

go into your mount point

cd /mnt/win10/EFI

ls to list your directory

copy the Microsoft folder into your /boot

cp -r /mnt/win10/EFI/Microsoft /boot/EFI

Now you can Exit & Reboot

exit

reboot

Activate Dualboot after the Installation is already finished and you have rebooted

list your disks with lsblk

Create a mount point

mkdir /mnt/win10

mount /dev/nvme0n1p1 /mnt/win10 (change the to your disks)

Go into your mount point

cd /mnt/win10/EFI

ls to list your directory and check if the folder Microsoft is present.

copy the Microsoft folder into your /boot

cp -r /mnt/win10/EFI/Microsoft /boot/EFI

Check if it is inside the correct folder /boot

cd /boot/EFI and ls

Now you can Reboot and check if it's working

reboot

Create your own Archiso

Copy archiso files. Run in Konsole

mkdir -p ./archiso
cd ./archiso
cp -r /usr/share/archiso/configs/releng/* ./

Add packages to packages.x86_64 or copy from this GitHub repo

git
python
python-setuptools

Modify pacman.conf, remove # in front of these lines to enable multilib or copy from this GitHub repo

[multilib]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

Copy the archiso/airootfs folder from this GitHub-repo into your archiso folder or create the files manually

Create a skel .zprofile for autolaunch. Run in Konsole (archiso folder)

cat <<\EOF >> ./airootfs/root/.zprofile
[[ -z $DISPLAY && $XDG_VTNR -eq 1 ]] && sh -c "loadkeys de-latin1; cd /root; chmod +x /usr/local/bin/greeting; chmod +x /usr/local/bin/parthelp; chmod +x /usr/local/bin/wifihelp; chmod +x /usr/local/bin/wifihelp; chmod +x /usr/local/bin/install; /usr/local/bin/greeting"
EOF

Build. Run in Konsole (archiso folder)

mkarchiso -v -w work/ -o out/ ./

INFO

This script isn't perfect or finished.

Looking into getting Grub supported as well.

Currently, the Hyprland installation has some minor issues with gaming, and I'm looking into it.

It could be the dotfiles, but I am learning at the moment how to config Hyprland myself from scratch :)