Arch installing

gistfile1.txt

# Copy to a usb-drive
dd if=archlinux.img of=/dev/sdX bs=16M && sync # on linux

# Boot from the usb. If the usb fails to boot, make sure that secure boot is disabled in the BIOS configuration.

# Create partitions
gdisk /dev/sda
1 100MB EFI partition # Hex code ef00
2 250MB Boot partition # Hex code 8300
3 100% size partiton # Hex code 8300

mkfs.vfat -F32 /dev/sda1
mkfs.ext2 /dev/sda2
mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda3

# Mount the new system 
mount /dev/sda3 /mnt

mkdir /mnt/boot
mount /dev/sda2 /mnt/boot

mkdir /mnt/home
mount /dev/sda4 /mnt/home

mkdir /mnt/var 
mount /dev/sda5 /mnt/var

# Unless vim and zsh are desired these can be removed from the command
pacstrap /mnt base base-devel grub-efi-x86_64 zsh vim git efibootmgr dialog

# 'install' fstab
genfstab -pU /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab

# Enter the new system
arch-chroot /mnt /bin/bash

# Setup system clock
ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Stockholm /etc/localtime
hwclock --systohc --utc

# Set the hostname
echo MYHOSTNAME > /etc/hostname

# Update locale
echo LANG=en_US.UTF-8 > /etc/locale.conf
echo LANGUAGE=en_US > /etc/locale.conf
echo LC_ALL=C > /etc/locale.conf

# Set password for root
passwd

# Add real user remove -s flag if you don't whish to use zsh
# useradd -m -g users -G wheel,storage,power -s /bin/zsh MYUSERNAME
# passwd MYUSERNAME

# Configure mkinitcpio with modules needed for the initrd image
vim /etc/mkinitcpio.conf
# Add 'ext4' to MODULES

# Regenerate initrd image
mkinitcpio -p linux

# Setup grub
grub-install
grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

# Exit new system and go into the cd shell
exit

# Unmount all partitions
umount -R /mnt

# Reboot into the new system, don't forget to remove the cd/usb
reboot