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Instructions for installing Arch Linux and i3 onto a Dell Inspiron 7537

Arch Linux

GRUB Installation

Be sure to replace /dev/sda with the name of the drive (n.b. not the partition) containing Arch.

# pacman -S grub-bios intel-ucode
# grub-install /dev/sda
# mkinitcpio -p linux
# grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

WiFi

# pacman -S dialog wpa_actiond ifplugd wpa_supplicant
# wifi-menu

Bluetooth

# pacman -S bluez bluez-utils
# modprobe btusb
# sudo systemctl enable bluetooth.service

Ethernet

# systemctl enable dhcpcd@enp3s0f1
# iplink set enp3s0f1 up

X Server

# pacman -S xorg-server xorg-utils xorg-server-utils xorg-xinit mesa xterm
# pacman -S xf86-input-synaptics

Graphics Drivers

# pacman -S nvidia nvidia-utils xorg-xrandr
# mkinitcpio -p linux

# pacman -S acpi acpid bumblebee

Audio


After installing alsa, all system audio outputs will be set to mute. To undo this, launch alsamixer.

Docker

# pacman -S docker
# systemctl enable docker
# gpasswd -a chris docker

Dotfiles

yaourt -S i3blocks

Applications

Browser

# pacman -S chromimum
$ yaourt -S chromium-pepper-flash

sup

# pacman -S base-devel
# pacman -S offlineimap msmtp sqlite
$ gem install xapian
$ gem install sup

Docker

# pacman -S docker
# systemctl enable docker
# gpasswd -a chris docker

Music

$ yaourt -S spotify mpsyt
# pacman -S mpv

TeXLive

# pacman -S texlive-most pygmentize

References

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