This is a complete Arch Linux Installation full guide that shows how to install, configure and perform essential maintenance tasks on your system. ▼ Video Timeline: ----------------------------- 00:00:00 | Introduction 00:03:31 | Part 1 - Creating bootable USB flash drive 00:05:46 | Part 2 - Starting the installation process 00:33:53 | Part 3 - Finishing installation & first boot 00:39:30 | Part 4 - Setting up hostname, time,locale & swap file 00:49:28 | Part 5 - Setting up custom environment variables ( .bashrc basic settings ) 00:55:08 | Part 6 - Creating a standard user account 00:58:38 | Part 7 - Installing Xorg, fonts, drivers & desktop environment 01:11:25 | Part 8 - Customizing the Gnome desktop ( gnome tweaks & shell extensions ) 01:27:27 | Part 9 - Installing software / AUR ( pacman, aur helpers & unofficial repositories ) 01:47:22 | Part 10 - Managing disk mounts & setting basic permissions ( fstab & udisks policy ) 02:02:38 | Part 11 - Performing basic system maintenance tasks ( cleanup, logs, ssd trim, etc... ) ▼ System policy file for mounting Linux file systems without password: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UYcBez9P6lUGrd5V6l9yVgI8BG9YJ2id/view?usp=sharing ▼ WIFI-MENU "command not found" when you try to connect to the internet before installation: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: In the newest Archlinux ISO ( from July 2020 ), the wifi-menu command has been removed. To connect to the WIFI, use the iwctl command instead. Follow these steps: 1.) type the command "iwctl" and press enter ( this will bring you inside the [ iwd ] menu ) 2.) type "device list" and press enter. This will show you the wifi device ( for example wlan0 ) 3.) type "station wlan0 scan" and press enter. 4.) type "station wlan0 get-networks" and press enter. This will list the available wifi networks. 5.) type "station wlan0 connect YOUR-NETWORK-NAME" and press enter. This will ask you for your wifi password. Once you enter the password you will be connected to the internet. 6.) type "exit" to leave the [ iwd ] menu and resume your arch installation. ▼ VirtualBox, VMware and virtual machine users in general: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Make sure you ENABLE the EFI option for the virtual machine in the settings, otherwise you will receive an error when trying to install the boot loader! If you are using QEMU/KVM, you need to load an EFI compatible bios. Hyper-V users should install the xf86-video-fbdev package. More information on https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Hyper-V . Thank you @hermanowens3 for this one !!! ▼ IMPORTANT !!! ---------------------------- In PART 9 & PART 11 where the use of AUR "YAY" helper is being demonstrated, there is a mistake when i execute the "yay" command with sudo. Please DO NOT use sudo together with yay !!! ▼ GNU PGP Keys Poblem: ------------------------------------------ If you have problems with adding GNU PGP keys with pacman-key, use the following command to specify an alternative server: 1. sudo pacman-key --keyserver pool.sks-keyservers.net --recv-key KEYID 2. sudo pacman-key --keyserver keys.gnupg.net --recv-key KEYID One of these should work, and if not let me know in the comments.