# High-level

1. internet
2. partition
3. filesystem
4. mount
5. mirrors
6. pacstrap
7. fstab
8. chroot
9. time
10. locale
11. hostname
12. password
13. bootloader
14. microcode
15. reboot

# Low-level

## Internet

```bash
wifi-menu
```

## Partition

```bash
fstab /dev/sda
```

1. `g` makes new table
2. `n` 550M boot partition `/dev/sda1`
3. `t` set boot partition type to ESP
4. `n` root partition `/dev/sda2`
5. `w` saves changes

## Filesystem

```bash
mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda2
mkfs.fat -F32 /dev/sda1
```

## Mount

```bash
mnt /dev/sda2 /mnt
mkdir -p /mnt/boot
sudo mnt /dev/sda1 /mnt/boot
```

## Mirrors

```bash
vi /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
```

Find a mirror near you and put it on top of the list.

## Pacstrap

```bash
pacstrap /mnt base networkmanager
```

## Fstab

```bash
genfstab -U /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab
```

## Chroot

```bash
arch-chroot /mnt
```

## Time

```bash
timedatectl set-ntp true
ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/America/Los_Angeles
hwclock --systohc
```

## Locale

```bash
vi /etc/locale.gen
```

Uncomment `en_US.UTF-8`.

```bash
locale-gen
```

```
/etc/locale.conf

LANG=en_US.UTF-8
```

## Hostname

```
/etc/hostname

firelink-shrine
```

```
/etc/hosts

127.0.0.1	localhost
::1		localhost
127.0.1.1	firelink-shrine.localdomain	firelink-shrine
```

## Password

```bash
passwd
```

This is the root password.

## Bootloader

```bash
sudo pacman -S grub efibootmgr
grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=/boot --bootloader-id=GRUB
grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
```

## Microcode

```bash
sudo pacman -S intel-ucode
```

## Reboot

Exit the chroot and reboot. Remove the installation media.