installation updated

system-software/arch-linux/installation.md

@@ -8,19 +8,19 @@ At the end of this guide a fully functional Arch Linux will be installed.
 ## 1. Preparation
 
 Ahead of the installation an Arch boot-stick has to be created. The iso-file can be found on the [official website](https://www.archlinux.org/download/).
-The iso can be written on an USB-stick using ```dd```.
+The iso can be written on an USB-stick using `dd`.
 After that the USB can be plugged in the system on which Arch should be installed.
-Boot the target system and select ```Boot Arch Linux (x86_64)```.
+Boot the target system and select `Boot Arch Linux (x86_64)`.
 
-If you need to set the keyboard layout to anything other than english you can temporarily do so by using the ```loadkeys``` command.
+If you need to set the keyboard layout to anything other than english you can temporarily do so by using the `loadkeys` command.
-This has to be followed by your country id (for example a german keyboard layout would be ```de```,```de-latin1``` or ```de-latin1-nodeadkeys```.
+This has to be followed by your country id (for example a german keyboard layout would be `de`,`de-latin1` or `de-latin1-nodeadkeys`.
 
 ## 2. Formatting of the target drive
 
-Using ```lsblk``` you can list all the drives and partitions.
+Using `lsblk` you can list all the drives and partitions.
 Select a drive to install Arch on.
 In this step you can see if old partitions need to be deleted.
-For reasons of simplicity the following guide will assume the selected drive to be ```/dev/sda```.
+For reasons of simplicity the following guide will assume the selected drive to be `/dev/sda`.
 
 ### Clear disk completely:
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Now all partitions should be removed.
 
 ### Create new partitions:
 
-If you miss click during the progress of the following commands you can press ```CTRL+C``` to close the program.
+If you miss click during the progress of the following commands you can press `CTRL+C` to close the program.
 No changes will be made until the confirmation at the end.
 The swap partition will be created later under lvm.
 
@@ -54,20 +54,20 @@ The swap partition will be created later under lvm.
 ## 3. Encryption
 
 We need to find out which partitions is the one we want to encrypt.
-Using ```blkid | grep /dev/sda``` all partitions we created get listed.
+Using `blkid | grep /dev/sda` all partitions we created get listed.
-The right partition has the label ```Linux filesystem```.
+The right partition has the label `Linux filesystem`.
-For this guide this partition is assumed to be ```/dev/sda2```.
+For this guide this partition is assumed to be `/dev/sda2`.
 
 - `modprobe dm-crypt` - load kernelmodule for encryption
 - `cryptsetup -c aes-xts-plain -y -s 512 luksFormat /dev/sda2` - encryption
-- confirm with ```YES```
+- confirm with `YES`
 - Now you can assign a passphrase.
 The passphrase has to be entered at boot to decrypt the system.
 Recovering of this passphrase is **not** possible.
 
 ## 4. Setup LVM
 
-- `cryptsetup luksOpen /dev/sda2 lvm` - Opening encrypted partition and mapping it to ```/dev/mapper/lvm```
+- `cryptsetup luksOpen /dev/sda2 lvm` - Opening encrypted partition and mapping it to `/dev/mapper/lvm`
 - `pvcreate /dev/mapper/lvm` - Create a LVM physical volume
 - `vgcreate main /dev/mapper/lvm` - Create LVM Volume Group
 - `lvcreate -L 16G -n swap main` - Create Swap in LVM (recommended: swap size is equal to ram size)
@@ -76,12 +76,12 @@ Recovering of this passphrase is **not** possible.
 ## 5. Create filesystems and mounting them temporarily
 
 We have to find out which partition is our boot-partition.
-Using ```blkid | grep /dev/sda``` once again, we can identify it by looking for the ```EFI system partition``` label.
+Using `blkid | grep /dev/sda` once again, we can identify it by looking for the `EFI system partition` label.
-The guide assumes this partition to be at ```/dev/sda1```.
+The guide assumes this partition to be at `/dev/sda1`.
 
-- ```mkfs.fat -F 32 -n UEFI /dev/sda1``` - Assign filesystem of EFI partition
+- `mkfs.fat -F 32 -n UEFI /dev/sda1` - Assign filesystem of EFI partition
-- ```mkfs.ext4 -L root /dev/mapper/main-root``` - Assign filesystem of root partition
+- `mkfs.ext4 -L root /dev/mapper/main-root` - Assign filesystem of root partition
-- ```mkswap /dev/mapper/main-swap``` - Assign swap filesystem
+- `mkswap /dev/mapper/main-swap` - Assign swap filesystem
 
 Now the created filesystems will be mounted for the installation.
 
@@ -97,27 +97,28 @@ This will improve the download speed.
 
 - `cp /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist.bak` - Create a backup of mirrorlist
 - `grep -E -A 1 ".*Germany.*$" /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist.bak | sed '/--/d' > /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist` - Example command to only use *German* mirrors
-- `cat /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist` - Check if the file is to your liking. If it is not, you can just recover by using ```mirrorlist.bak```
+- `cat /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist` - Check if the file is to your liking. If it is not, you can just recover by using `mirrorlist.bak`
 
 ## 7. Starting base installation
 
-- `pacstrap /mnt base base-devel dosfstools gptfdisk lvm2 linux linux-firmware networkmanager vim` - Installation of main system with needed tools
+Now you need a working internet connection.
-- `pacstrap /mnt wpa\_supplicant wireless\_tools` - (optional) installation of wireless tools
+Plug in your lan cable or use `wifi-menu` to get a wireless connection.
+
+- `pacstrap /mnt base base-devel dosfstools gptfdisk lvm2 linux linux-firmware vim dialog dhcpcd` - Installation of main system with needed tools
 - `genfstab -Up /mnt > /mnt/etc/fstab` - creation of fstab
 - `arch-chroot /mnt` - Switch into the newly installed system
-- `echo ArchLinux > /etc/hostname` - Assign hostname. ```ArchLinux``` can be changed for any name of your preference.
+- `echo ArchLinux > /etc/hostname` - Assign hostname. `ArchLinux` can be changed for any name of your preference.
 
 ## 8. Set Region and Language
 
-- `echo LANG=en\_US.UTF-8 > /etc/locale.conf` - Assign system Language to be english (you can use other languages, look into the ```/etc/locale.conf``` for a list of all available languages)
+- `echo LANG=en\_US.UTF-8 > /etc/locale.conf` - Assign system Language to be english (you can use other languages, look into the `/etc/locale.gen` for a list of all available languages)
 - `vim /etc/locale.gen` - Assigning system language by uncomment the lines depending on your needs.
 In this example:
 ```
 en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8
 ```
 - `locale-gen` - Generate languages
-- if you need any other keymap than english you can change it now for example to German by `localectl --no-convert set-keymap de-latin1-nodeadkeys`.
+- `echo KEYMAP=de-latin1-nodeadkeys > /etc/vconsole.conf` - set the keymap
-- `localectl status` - Check if the layout is right
 - `tzselect` - Set region
 
 # 9. Configure and create kernel-image
@@ -140,25 +141,18 @@ en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8
 	    title    Arch Linux
 	    linux    /vmlinuz-linux
 	    initrd   /initramfs-linux.img
-		options  cryptdevice=UUID=<enter your uuid here>:lvm:allow-discards root=/dev/mapper/main-root:lvm:allow-discards resume=/dev/mapper/main-swap rw quiet lang=de init=/usr/lib/systemd/systemd locale=de_DE.UTF-8
+	    options  cryptdevice=UUID=<enter your uuid here>:lvm:allow-discards root=/dev/mapper/main-root resume=/dev/mapper/main-swap rw quiet
-		```
-- `cp /boot/loader/entries/arch-fallback.conf` - Create a fallback
-- `vim /boot/loader/entries/arch-fallback.conf` - Edit the file
-	-	change the file to look similar to this:
-		```
-		title    Arch Linux
-		linux    /vmlinuz-linux
-		initrd   /initramfs-linux.img
-		options  cryptdevice=UUID=<enter your uuid here>:lvm:allow-discards root=/dev/mapper/main-root:lvm:allow-discards resume=/dev/mapper/main-swap rw quiet lang=de init=/usr/lib/systemd/systemd locale=de_DE.UTF-8
 	    ```
+- `cp /boot/loader/entries/arch.conf /boot/loader/entries/arch-fallback.conf` - Create a fallback
 - `vim /boot/loader/loader.conf` - Create loader configuration
 	-	Insert the following text
 		```
-		timeout 1
+		timeout 0
 		default arch
 		```
 ## 11. Finishing base installation
 
+- `passwd` - set password for the root account
 - `exit` - exit the installed system
 - `umount /mnt/{boot,}` - unmount all partitions
 - `shutdown now` - shutdown device
@@ -166,57 +160,11 @@ en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8
 - Start the device again
 
 If the system is installed in a virtual environment or a system with deactivated UEFI, don't forget to enable the EFI option, otherwise the system won't boot.
-
+Now you can follow my larbs installation script (`curl -o larbs.sh https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tiyn/larbs/master/larbs.sh` or go on to other guides.
-## 12. Activate network connection
-
-- Log in as ```root``` user
-- `systemctl enable NetworkManager.service` - Activate NetworkManager
-- `systemctl enable wpa\_supplicant.service` - (Optional) activate wpa_supplicant
-- `systemctl start NetworkManager.service` - Start NetworkManager
-
-The device should connect to the internet if it is connected via LAN.
-Using ```nmtui``` you can administer the wired and wireless connections
-
-## 13. Automatic time settings
-
-- `pacman -Syu ntp` - Installing time service
-- `ntpd -qg` - Get current time
-- `hwclock --systohc` - Synchronize hardware clock
-- `systemctl enable ntpd.service` - enable time service
-
-## 14. Create user
-
-- `vim /etc/sudoers` - Open sudoers file
-	-	uncomment the following lines
-		```
-		%whell All=(ALL) ALL
-		```
-- `useradd -m user` - Create a user with ```user``` as name. For the user a home directory will be created.
-- `usermod -aG wheel user` - Add user ```user``` to wheel group
-- `passwd -d user` - Remove password for user ```user```
-- `logout` - logout from root
-- log in as the newly created user
-
-On the freshly installed system there are 2 users.
-Make sure to set the password!
-You can add one using ```passwd```.
-
-## 15. Install yay
-
-- `sudo pacman -S git` - install git
-- `cd /opt`
-- `sudo git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay-git.git` - Clone the yay git repository
-- `sudo chown -R user:user yay-git` - Change owner
-- `cd yay-git`
-- `makepkg -si` - Start installation
-
-## 16. Activate sound
-
-- `yay -S alsa-utils pulseaudio-alsa`
-
-The volume can be changed with `alsamixer`.
 
 ## Changelog and versions
 > 03.04.2020 - Version 1.1en (based on 03.04.2020 - Version 1.1)
 >
 > 05.04.2020 - Version 2.1en (based on 05.04.2020 - Version 2.1)
+>
+> 28.05.2020 - Version 3.0en