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10. Enable Services ​

INFO

Automatically start NetworkManager and NTP at boot to manage network connections and sync time.

shell
systemctl enable NetworkManager systemd-timesyncd

11. Configure pacman.conf ​

INFO

Edit pacman.conf to optimize package management.

shell
nano /etc/pacman.conf

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Navigate nano with arrow keys. Save with CTRL + O and exit with CTRL + X. To exit without saving, press CTRL + X and n.

Add these lines:

ini
[options]
ILoveCandy
ParallelDownloads = 5

[multilib]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

INFO

  • ILoveCandy → Adds visual effects to downloads.
  • ParallelDownloads → Enables faster downloads.
  • multilib → Adds 32-bit support (for apps like Steam).

12. Update Pacman Repositories ​

INFO

Refresh the package database to get the latest software versions.

shell
pacman -Syy

13. Set the System Timezone ​

INFO

Set your timezone (replace Europe/Berlin with yours):

shell
ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Berlin /etc/localtime

INFO

Sync the system clock with the BIOS clock:

shell
hwclock --systohc

14. Set Locale ​

INFO

Set the system's language and encoding.

  1. Edit locale.gen to uncomment your locale:

    shell
    nano /etc/locale.gen

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    Use CTRL + W to search for your locale.

  2. Generate the locale:

    shell
    locale-gen

  3. Set the default system language (replace de_DE.UTF-8 with yours):

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

15. Set the Hostname ​

INFO

Set your system's hostname which is displayed in your network:

shell
echo "arch" > /etc/hostname

16. Configure Keyboard Layout for Console ​

INFO

Set the console keyboard layout (replace de with yours). Laptops use latin1 because the layout is slightly different. For example, de-latin1.

shell
echo "KEYMAP=de" > /etc/vconsole.conf

17. Create a New User ​

shell
useradd -m -G wheel,power,storage,video,audio -s /bin/bash justus

18. Set the user’s password: ​

shell
passwd justus

19. Grant Sudo Access (Admin Privilages) ​

INFO

This gives sudo access to users in the wheel group.

  1. Open the sudoers file:

    shell
    EDITOR=nano visudo

  2. Uncomment this line (remove the #):

    shell
    %wheel ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL