Install Arch Linux ah jeez

1. Create a live boot USB with the image. Easy.
	create space for everything w/ disk utility
2. Find a way to boot Dell XPS to USB
3. To verify that boot mode is UEFI mode:
	# ls /sys/firmware/efi/efivars
4. Establish a network connection
	a. test that Arch sees my network interface
		# ip link
	b. package 'netctl' with command 'wifi-menu'
		1. dependent on 'dialog'
		2. do not need to install?
		3. command is just 'wifi-menu'
	c. ping a website
		# ping archlinux.org

secondary wayish?
	# ifconfig
	# wifi-menu

	when booting from live USB, don't need to install wifi
	until you have chrooted into the system

5. Update the system clock
	# timedatectl set-ntp true
	# timedatectl status
6. Partition the disks
	a. You'll need two partitions, but need to only create one:
		1. an EFI system partition to boot linux
			-sd(x1), 260-512 MiB
			-mount point: /mnt/boot or /mnt/efi
		2. A partition for the root directory /
			- remainder of device
			-mount point: /mnt
	b. to identify disks:
		1. commands:
			# fdisk -l
			# lsblk (lists disks)
	c. in order to create the partition:
		# cfdisk /dev/sda
	d. format the partitions with filesystem
		1. filesystem may differ depending on what its for
		2. command for big partition:
			# mkfs.ext4 /dev/sdX1
	e. mount the file systems (JUST THE BIG ONE) where they need to go
		# mount /dev/sdX1 /mnt
	# df (to look at stuff!)

NEXT WE'LL MOUNT THE EFI DRIVE TO A /mnt/boot DIRECTORY

	We need to create the boot directory
	# mkdir /mnt/boot

	Now we can mount EFI to the boot directory
	# mount /dev/sdX2 /mnt/boot

	For mounting windows10 disk partition as well:
	Create a directory for the disk:
	# mkdir /mnt/Windows10

	Mount the disk
	# mount /dev/sdX3 /mnt/Windows10


7. Installation
	a. We're gonna want to organize the mirrors by location
		# pacman -Syyy (synchronizes package databases)
		# pacman -S reflector
		# reflector --help
		# reflector --country 'United States' --age 12  --sort rate --save /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
	b. install essential packages
		# pacstrap /mnt base linux linux-firmware nano intel-ucode


8. Configuring System
	a. Generate an fstab file (defines disk partitions)
	# genfstab -U /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab

		- To check fstab file: just look inside bro
			# cat /mnt/etc/fstab

	b. Change root into new system bro!
		# arch-chroot /mnt
	c. Set the time zone
		Search for region and city:
			# timedatectl list-timezones | grep 'America"
			# ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/America/New_York /etc/localtime
			# hwclock --systohc
	d. Localization
		1. edit /etc/locale.gen and uncomment en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8
		# locale-gen (to generate locales)
		# nano /etc/locale.conf
		2. first line should be: LANG=en_US.UTF-8
	e. Hostname
		1. Create hostname file:
		# nano /etc/hostname
		first line should be: whateverhostnameyuh

		2. add matching entries to hosts in /etc/hosts
		127.0.0.1	localhost
		::1		localhost
		127.0.1.1	myhostname.localdomain	myhostname
	f. Set root user password
		# passwd

9. Let's configure wifi before GRUB.
	(First see if networkmanager is installed)
	if not: # pacman -S NetworkManager
	a. First, we need to disable existing network interfaces
		To see network interfaces:
		# ip link
		To enable NetworkManager:
		# (sudo?) systemctl enable NetworkManager.service
		To disable existing interfaces:
		# (sudo?) systemctl disable netctl-auto@wl(whatever).service

	b. Use NetworkManager:
		# nmcli device wifi list
		# nmcli device wifi connect SSID password password

	(
	could be useful?
	Connect to a wifi on the wlan1 wifi interface:

	$ nmcli device wifi connect SSID password password ifname wlan1 profile_name
	)

	c. install a front-end later


10. NOW install GRUB!!!!

	# pacman -S grub efibootmgr os-prober ntfs-3g

For installing GRUB, you need to be inside the chroot. command is this:

	# grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=esp --bootloader-id=GRUB
	where esp = mount point (/boot)

	Then you need to generate the main config file. Command:
	# grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

	In order for grub-mkconfic to search for other installed systems:
	INSTALL os-prober package and mount the partitions containing other systems (DONE BY MOUNTING REGULAR EFI)


11. REBOOT!
	# exit
	# umount -R /mnt
	# reboot

remove the usb, sign in w/root account

also bud dont forget to install sudo sometime in there