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How To Install Arch Linux Latest Version [Step by Step Guide]

By Raj Last updated Apr 19, 2018

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Here, we will see how to install Arch Linux latest version (v 2018.04.1) from USB / CD.

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Step 1: Download Arch Linux CentOS 7 / RHEL 7 Server in CentOS 7 /
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Download the latest version of Arch Linux from the o cial website.
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Step 2: Create a Live USB / Write a Bootable CD Jul 30, 2018

We will now create a live USB / write a bootable CD from the downloaded ISO image.
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Replace /path/to/archlinux.iso with the path to the downloaded ISO le and /dev/sdx with your USB drive name.

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Step 3: Boot from Live USB or CD Jul 22, 2018

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To boot from Live USB, you need to select boot from USB or removable drive. To boot from CD, you need to select boot
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Install Arch Linux 2018 – Installation Menu

Finally, after various checks, you will get a root prompt.

Install Arch Linux 2018 – Arch Linux Root Prompt

Step 4: Setup Network

As I said earlier, the system needs an internet connection. If your environment has a DHC
DHCP server, then the system will get
IP Address automatically.

Check the internet connectivity.

ifconfig
ping google.com -c 2

Install Arch Linux 2018 – Internet Connectivity Check

If your system does not get a reply, then con gure static IP address on your system so that your system can connect to
the internet to download packages.

ip addr flush dev enp0s3

ifconfig enp0s3 192.168.1.100 netmask 255.255.255.0

route add default gw 192.168.1.1

echo "nameserver 192.168.1.1" >> /etc/resolv.conf

echo "nameserver 8.8.8.8" >> /etc/resolv.conf

Replace network card and IP address according to your environment.

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Install Arch Linux 2018 – Assign Static IP to Arch Linux for OS installation

Step 5: Partition Disk

We will now create the partitions on the hard disk for the OS installation. First, list the available disks using the fdisk
command.

fdisk -l

Install Arch Linux 2018 – List Hard Drives

The system has a 40GB disk (/dev/sda) and will use that disk for OS installation. The name of the disk varies depending
upon the system. The disks can have other names such as vda, hda, etc.

Now, we will use fdisk command to create partitions as per the requirement.

Partition details are shown below.

/boot – 500M

swap – 4GB (Double the RAM)

/ – ~ 35 GB (Remaining Space)

fdisk /dev/sda

/boot:

Install Arch Linux 2018 – Create Boot Partition

SWAP:

Install Arch Linux 2018 – Create SWAP Partition

/ (root):

Install Arch Linux 2018 – Create Root Partition

Once you have created partitions, use p to con rm the creation of partitions and then, w to save the changes.

Install Arch Linux 2018 – Save Partition Layout

Verify parttions using the fdisk -l command. We now have three partitions.

/dev/sda1 – /boot

/dev/sda2 – SWAP

/dev/sda3  – / (root)

Install Arch Linux 2018 – Verify Partitions

Step 5: Create Filesystem

Now, its time format the created partitions with the required le systems. You can format /boot (/dev/sda1) as EXT2 or
EXT3, SWAP (/dev/sda2) as SWAP and / (/dev/sda3) as EXT4 lesystem.

mkfs.ext2 /dev/sda1

mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda3

mkswp /dev/sda2

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Install Arch Linux 2018 – Create Filesystems

Step 6: Mount Partitions

Once you have formatted the partitions, use the mount command to mount it. / (root) partition must be mounted on
/mnt directory. Also, you would need to initialize the swap partition.

mount /dev/sda3 /mnt

swapon /dev/sda2

If you have additional partitions, then those need to be mounted on the respective directories on /mnt. For Ex: /home
partition needs to be mounted on /mnt/home .

Step 7: Install Arch Linux Base System

Now, its time to install Arch Linux base system.

pacstrap /mnt/ base base-devel

Install Arch Linux 2018 – Install Arch Linux Base System

The installation will take at least 15 to 30 minutes to complete depending upon your internet speed.

Install Arch Linux 2018 – Arch Linux Installation in Progress

The below message con rms you that the Arch Linux Installation has been completed successfully.

Install Arch Linux 2018 – Arch Linux Installation Completed

Step 8: Create fstab

After the base installation, generate the fstab le for the system using the genfstab command.

genfstab /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab

Verify the fstab entries using the below command.

cat /mnt/etc/fstab

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Install Arch Linux 2018 – Generate fstab Entries

Step 9: Arch Linux System Con guration

To con gure Arch Linux further, you must chroot to the new system. The chroot changes the root directory for the
current running process and their children

arch-chroot /mnt

Step 10: Set System Language

You can con gure the system language by uncommenting the required languages from /etc/locale.gen le.

vi /etc/locale.gen

Uncomment en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8 for American-English.

Install Arch Linux 2018 – System Language Selection

Generate the locale.

locale-gen

Install Arch Linux 2018 – Generate Locale

Set the system locale by placing the LANG variable in /etc/locale.conf le.

echo "LANG=en_US.UTF-8" > /etc/locale.conf

Step 11: Set Timezone

Now, con gure the system time zone by creating a symlink of your timezone to /etc/localtime le.

ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/US/Central /etc/localtime

You can nd the available timezones under /usr/share/zoneinfo directory.

ls /usr/share/zoneinfo

Install Arch Linux 2018 – Timezone Details

Also, set the hardware clock to UTC.

hwclock --systohc --utc

Step 12: Set Hostname

Place the system hostname in /etc/hostname le.

echo "archlinux.itzgeek.local" > /etc/hostname

Step 13: Set root password

Use the passwd command in the terminal to set the root password.

passwd

Step 14: Install GRUB Boot Loader

Arch Linux requires boot loader to boot the system. You can install grub boot loader using the below commands.

pacman -S grub

grub-install /dev/sda

grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

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Install Arch Linux 2018 – Install GRUB Boot Loader

Step 15: Reboot

Exit from chroot system and then reboot.

exit
reboot

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Install Arch Linux 2018 – Reboot

Once the reboot is complete, you would get the Arch Linux login prompt. Log in as the root user and the password you
set during the os installation (step 13).

Install Arch Linux 2018 – Arch Linux Login

That’s All.

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