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+# Thinkpad X220
+
+These are a bunch of useful programs if you own a thinkpad X220.
+This guide is done in collaboration with [rvbg.eu](https://wiki.rvbg.eu).
+
+## Install Gfx drivers
+
+`yay -S xf86-video-intel`
+
+## Fan controlling
+
+- ` yay -S lm_sensors thinkfan` - Install the needed utilities
+
+- `sudo modprobe thinkpad_acpi` - After that load the kernel module thinkpad_acpi
+
+- `sudo cp /usr/share/doc/thinkfan/examples/thinkfan.conf.simple /etc/thinkfan.conf` - Copy and configure the config file
+
+- `systemctl start thinkfan` - Start the thinkfan service
+
+- `sudo thinkfan -n` - Check the output
+
+`systemctl enable thinkfan.service` - enable the thinkfan service
+
+## Change brightness via keyboard
+
+- `sudo vim /boot/loader/entries/arch.conf` - Open the bootloader configuration
+- Go to the `options` line.
+Append the following.
+```
+acpi_osi="!Windows 2012"
+```
+- `shutdown -r now` - Reboot the system
+
+## Activate battery options
+
+- `yay -S tlp` - Install the service
+- `yay -S acpi_call` - Enables battery charging stop at given capacity
+- `sudo vim /etc/tlp.conf` - Open the battery options
+- Change the following lines
+```
+START_CHARGE_THRESH_BAT0=80
+STOP_CHARGE_THRESH_BAT0=90
+```
+
+The battery will start charging at 80 percent and stop charging at 90.
+- `sudo tlp start` - Start service and save changed options
+- `sudo systemctl enable tlp.service` - Enable the service
+
+## Setup Thinkpad Dock
+
+- `yay -S dockd` - Install the docking service
+- `yay -S xrandr arandr` - Instll multimonitor tools
+- Dock the system
+- `arandr` - Setup the monitor configuration
+- `dockd --config docked` - Save the changes (has to maybe be stopped by `CTRL + C`)
+- Undock the system
+- `arandr` - Setup the monitor configuration
+- `dockd --config undocked` - Save the changes (has to maybe be stopped by `CTRL + C`)
+- `systemctl enable acpid` - Activate ACPI listener
+- `systemctl start acpid` - Start ACPI listener
+
+Scripts to change configuration at docking/undocking
+- For the docked configuration use `vim /etc/dockd/dock.hook`
+- For the undocked configuration use `vim /etc/dockd/undock.hook`
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+# Arch installation with LUKS encryption and LVM
+
+This is the English version of the [German installation guide on rvbg.eu](https://wiki.rvbg.eu/#arch/installation.md).
+This guide is based upon a [german arch wiki entry](https://wiki.archlinux.de/title/Moderne_Installation_mit_UEFI_und_Verschlüsselung).
+
+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`.
+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)`.
+
+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`.
+
+## 2. Formatting of the target drive
+
+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`.
+
+### Clear disk completely:
+
+This step can take quite a while especially for large drives.
+
+- `dd status=progress if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda`
+
+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.
+No changes will be made until the confirmation at the end.
+The swap partition will be created later under lvm.
+
+- `gdisk /dev/sda`
+- `N` - Create a new empty partition table
+- `↵ Enter` - Create a partition
+- `↵ Enter` - Confirm first sector
+- `+512M` - Assign size of 512 MB for the first partition
+- `ef00` - Make the partition bootable
+- `n` - Create a second partition
+- `↵ Enter` - Confirm creation of partition
+- `↵ Enter` - Confirm first sector
+- `↵ Enter` - Confirm last sector
+- `↵ Enter` - Confirm partition type
+- `P` - Show created partitions
+- `W` - Save all changes
+- `Y` - Confirm saving changes
+
+## 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.
+The right partition has the label `Linux filesystem`.
+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`
+- 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`
+- `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)
+- `lvcreate -l 100%FREE -n root main` - Create LVM Logical Volume for /
+
+## 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.
+The guide assumes this partition to be at `/dev/sda1`.
+
+- `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
+- `mkswap /dev/mapper/main-swap` - Assign swap filesystem
+
+Now the created filesystems will be mounted for the installation.
+
+- `mount /dev/mapper/main-root /mnt` - Mounting root partition
+- `mkdir /mnt/boot`
+- `mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/boot` - Mount EFI partition
+- `swapon /dev/mapper/main-swap` - Mounting swap partition
+
+## 6. Prepare base installation (optional)
+
+In this step the country specific mirrorserver for the installation will be configured.
+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`
+
+## 7. Starting base installation
+
+Now you need a working internet connection.
+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 networkmanager` - 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.
+
+## 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.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
+- `echo KEYMAP=de-latin1-nodeadkeys > /etc/vconsole.conf` - set the keymap
+- `tzselect` - Set region
+
+# 9. Configure and create kernel-image
+
+- `vim /etc/mkinitcpio.conf`
+	- Search the line `MODULES=()` and change it to:
+	    `MODULES=(ext4)`
+	- Search the line `HOOKS=([...])` and change it to:
+	    `HOOKS=(base udev autodetect modconf block keyboard keymap encrypt lvm2 filesystems fsck shutdown)`
+- `mkinitcpio -p linux` - generate Kernel-Image
+
+## 10. Install and configure UEFI bootloader
+
+- `bootctl install` - Prepare bootloader
+- `ls -l /dev/disk/by-uuid` - find out the UUID
+- `lsblk -no UUID /dev/sda2 | head -n1 > /boot/loader/entries/arch.conf` - print the UUID in your configuration file
+- `vim /boot/loader/entries/arch.conf` - Create configuration
+	- Change the config 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 resume=/dev/mapper/main-swap rw quiet
+	    ```
+- `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 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
+- Now remove the Arch boot-stick
+- 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.
+
+## 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
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+# Intel Graphics
+
+## Screen Tearing
+
+Linux can sometimes have problems with screen tearing.
+To get this working you need to change the `/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-intel.conf` to:
+
+```
+Section "Device"
+    Identifier "Intel Graphics"
+    Driver "intel"
+    Option "TearFree" "true"
+EndSection
+```
+This was found on [maketecheasier](https://www.maketecheasier.com/get-rid-screen-tearing-linux).