My Arch linux desktop setup

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Purpose

To provide myself materials (script, guide, and other files) for cases when I need to transfer to other machine or reinstall the OS.

Result:

Instructions

WARNING: This script is written for my laptop ONLY.

1. Install arch linux via archfi.

   • latest arch linux version as of writing: 2021.10.01

2. Create user pomp

   useradd -m pomp # create user and home directory
   EDITOR=vim visudo # edit sudoers file with vim
   # enable wheel group
   usermod -aG wheel pomp # give pomp sudo access
   

3. Execute the setup.sh script.

4. Profit.

Full setup could easily take more than a hour depending on the internet speed.

Execution:

Selection Menu:

Hardware

name	model
Machine	LG 15U480-KP50ML Laptop (15U480-KA5MK)
CPU	intel i5-8250U
GPU	Nvidia MX 150

RAM

model	size
SK Hynix HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH (stock)	8GB
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CRC (added)	8GB

Storage

ID*	model	Size
1	SK Hynix HFS128G39TND-N210A (30002P10)	128GB
2	Samsung SSD 860 PRO 512GB (RVM02B6Q)	512GB

*arbitrary index I gave. Has no meaning.

Partitioning

• unallocated space at the end are for overprovisioning
• no swap partition

more information about efi partition can be found in this arch wiki page.

partitioning done with fdisk (source, man).

drive id*	format	size	mount location	purpose
1	FAT32	+300M	/boot/efi	EFI partition
1	ext4	-15G	/	root
2	ext4	default (all available sector)	/media/pomp/data	data storage (D drive equivalent)

*index from storage

Peripherals

peripheral	model
mouse	Logitech G402 Hyperion fury I got from a giveaway event
headphone	NOX NX-2
laptop cooler	ABKO NCORE NC500

Sources

Wallpaper 1

• a video from Chillhop Music
• Artwork by Jeff Östberg
• Animation by Geneviève Delacroix

Wallpaper 2

• image from wallpaperaccess
• the image list I found it from

Future

1TB hard drive for backup + redundancy