#Install arch linux from usb install#
#Install arch linux from usb software#
#Install arch linux from usb Pc#
#Install arch linux from usb iso#

Replace the bracketed text with the name of your USB drive. To do this, type “sudo mkfs.fat -F32 /dev/”. Next, format the USB drive with the appropriate file system. Find the one that matches the size of your USB drive and make a note of it-you will need to know it to continue. This will provide you with the list of available disks. After the USB is plugged in, open up your terminal window and type in “lsblk”. Once this is downloaded, you will need to eject the USB drive and insert it into the computer. A few items you will need include a USB drive, at least 4GB of storage, and the Arch Linux ISO.įirst, download the most up-to-date version of Arch Linux and the ISO.

It is good to add abcxyz user account to SUDO users (so you can use the sudo command from this account).Įxit chroot since you need to go back to the OS on the pen drive to reboot.Creating a bootable USB using Arch Linux is relatively easy. Close the file by saving CTRL+X and choose YĬreate a user account for you. Ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/Asia/YOUR_TIME_ZONE /etc/localtimeįirst open the /etc/hostname file in nano text editor Then make a symbolic link from YOURTIMEZONE to /etc/localtime First open it by nano text editor.įind your timezone name. Save the file by pressing CTRL + X and Y.Īdd the language to nf file. You have to uncomment the following two lines (remove the HASH) First, open the locale file by nano text editor.

#Install arch linux from usb install#

Since we are using sda hard disk for the computer, we have to install a bootloader on sda. Please note that this step does not create the bootloader.

#Install arch linux from usb software#

Install grub (which is the software that can create a bootloader that boots up archlinux and other operating systems). Install NetworkManager and enable the auto start. We have to change the root to the hard disk OS, which is at /mnt Until now, you are working on the OS on the flash drive. Pacstrap /mnt base linux-lts linux-firmware base-devel vim nano Install the base of arch-linux along with some important packages (linux-firmware is used for wifi and other drivers, base-devel has compilers for software development, vim and nano are useful text editors.) We can send the / partition to /mnt (/mnt folder is already there). It is advicable to format all partitions for storing files as ext4 and the swap partition as swap. sd1 for / (root director, where everything is installed), sd2 for /home (the home directory for user files) and sd3 for swap.įormat the partitions. We are going to assume that 3 partitions are being used for the installation.

If you want to change the partitions in the hard disk sda.

Here, sda and sbd are hard disks or pen drives. Get time and date from NTP (Network time protocol)Ĭheck the partitions and hard disks by typing lsblkĪssume that you get a partition list like this: If wifi is not working at all, try connecting through an ethernet cable. If it is not working, you can use wifi-menu to setup wifi. In that case, go to the motherboard settings and change the system to MBR.Ĭheck whether the internet conneciton is working by pinging to google. This command will not show any folder by this name is the system is on MBR.īut the folder will be there is the system is on UEFI.

Switch to super user so you can easily do everything without typing sudoĬheck whether the system is booting through MBR.

#Install arch linux from usb Pc#

Reboot the PC and boot from the flash drive. This will make the installation process easy.Ĭonnect the flash drive to your USB port and see the USB port address by using the command lsblkįor the sake of this installation, we assume the flash drive is at /dev/sdcĭd if=/home/user/Downloads/archlinux-2020-x86_64.iso of=/dev/sdc status='progress'

#Install arch linux from usb iso#

These instructions are compiled from my personal experience with the installation.ĭownload arch linux ISO from the official website.įor the sake of this installation, we assume the downloaded file is at home/user/Downloads/archlinux-2020-x86_64.isoĬhange to the superuser account. You can follow these steps to install the OS on a MBR PC. This blog post is about installing Arch Linux on a PC. Gihan Chanaka Jayatilaka : Blog : Installing Arch Linux Gihan Chanaka Jayatilaka : Blog : Installing Arch Linux