Arch-Dots

Configuration files for my Arch Linux setup

Installation & Setup Instructions

Archinstall Configuration

1. Download a fresh copy of the latest Arch Linux version ISO files

2. Format the ISO file with a program like Rufus, Balena Etcher, Chromebook Recovery Utility, etc.

3. Plug the USB into the computer, enter the BIOS, turn off secure boot, and push the USB drive to the top of the boot order

4. Boot into the Arch Linux installation program, and run the following commands:

iwctl station wlan0 connect "{SSID}" # Not necessary if using ethernet
ping -c 6 google.com
systemctl enable --now sshd
passwd
archinstall

5. Inside of the archinstall, select the following options:

Section	Selected Option(s)
Archinstall Language	English
Mirrors & Repositories	United States
Disk Configuration	Best effort default partition layout with btrfs
Swap	zstd compression
Bootloader	systemd
Kernels	Linux & Linux LTS
Profile	Hyprland, NVidia (proprietary), & ly
Applications	Bluetooth, Pipewire, CUPS, PPD
Network Configuration	Copy ISO configuration
Additional Packages	git
Timezone	US/Eastern
Automatic Time Sync (NTP)	Enabled

6. Reboot and remove the external boot device (USB drive) while the screen is black

Post-Install Configuration

1. Clone the git repository and travel to the specified directory ($HOME/Arch-Dots by default).

2. Run the install_deps.sh file to install or update all the listed dependencies.

Note

Run the install script with the --wpilib tag to install all linux compatible FRC 2026 WPILib tools

3. Run the copy_dotfiles.sh file to run the dotfiles from the repository directory to the ~/.config/ directory.

4. Enjoy! :)

Note

You will need to reboot your system to see many changes made in the last step

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