https://xbns.netlify.app/tags/arch/Recent content in arch on Pieces & Perspective BlogHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usWed, 30 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://xbns.netlify.app/posts/summary-arch-installation-on-uefi-system/Wed, 30 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://xbns.netlify.app/posts/summary-arch-installation-on-uefi-system/Step 1 Connect to internet from install disk or usb Start iwd.service and connect your wifi 1 2 3 4 # systemctl start iwd.service # systemctl status iwd.service # iwctl --passphrase <you_wifi_password> station <name_of_station> connect <wifi_name> # timeout 2 ping google.com Verify the host specified by ping is reachable otherwise don’t proceed until you fix it. Since you won’t be able to do anything without internet connection.https://xbns.netlify.app/posts/sw-to-install-after-arch-install/Tue, 17 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://xbns.netlify.app/posts/sw-to-install-after-arch-install/1 Install Vivaldi as alternate browser 1 # pacman -S vivaldi 2 Mount Google Drive on Linux https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2017/04/mount-google-drive-ocamlfuse-linux Then configure it at start up Add the following custom command for “Startup Applications”. google-drive-ocamlfuse /home/<username>/googledrive 3 Install Nemo Plugins Nemo is the default file manager for cinnamon but you may need to install the following plugins. 1 # pacman -S nemo-fileroller nemo-preview nemo-fileroller - support compressed file formats (zip, tar, gz) nemo-preview - press the spacebar to view a preview of the selected file.https://xbns.netlify.app/posts/installing-texlive-full/Sun, 08 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://xbns.netlify.app/posts/installing-texlive-full/You may encounter the following issues when installing text live full from here and setting it up to work with TextStudio 1 # pacman -S texstudio Error 1: No such file or directory This error is shown when you run these series of command 1 2 3 4 5 6 # git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/texlive-full.git # cd texlive-full # makepkg -sri 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 WARNING: Using existing $srcdir/ tree ==> Entering fakeroot environment.https://xbns.netlify.app/posts/2020-07-08-arch-linux-installation-on-bios-mbr-system/Wed, 08 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://xbns.netlify.app/posts/2020-07-08-arch-linux-installation-on-bios-mbr-system/Arch Linux Installation Process for a Legacy/BIOS/MBR System We will tackle this process in 10 steps listed below. I didn’t want to repeat some sections well explained in the UEFI Process. You can refer there and follow due process. Namely; Connecting to WiFi. Installing Base System(pacstrap). Setting Timezone & Language. Adding Super User and Configurations. Optimizing Mirrors. Installing Fonts and Various Packages. Enabling Vital System Services. Step 1: Why Many Operating Systems often try to craft a one size fits all partition layout for their file systems.https://xbns.netlify.app/posts/2020-07-08-arch-linux-installation-on-uefi-gpt-system/Wed, 08 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://xbns.netlify.app/posts/2020-07-08-arch-linux-installation-on-uefi-gpt-system/Installing Arch Linux for UEFI/GPT System For BIOS/MBR Legacy system refer to here Installation process over a Wi-Fi Download the .iso file from Arch Linux Official Site. Step 1: Make a Live USB Disk and boot from it. Am assuming you know how to make live USB drives using a program like balenaEtcher or an equivalent. Boot from Live USB example: Press ESC — > Boot Menu (F9) –> UEFI Generic Mass Storage ….https://xbns.netlify.app/posts/2020-07-08-why-this-partitioning-scheme/Wed, 08 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://xbns.netlify.app/posts/2020-07-08-why-this-partitioning-scheme/Laptop 1: hp-4540s-i5 (BIOS/MBR) 1 $ sudo dmidecode | grep -A3 '^System Information' System Information Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard Product Name: HP ProBook 4540s Version: A1018C1100 Memory Size - 16 GB Disk Size - 500 GB 1 $ sudo dnf install lshw Intel Core i5 -3230M @ 2.60 GHz $ sudo lshw -short Graphics Card 1 2 3 $ lspci | grep -e VGA -e 3D 00:02.