Archlinux quick install

Thu, 14 May 2026 12:06:00 +0200

Description Link to heading

This is a quick procedure to install archlinux on a host with secureboot disabled and on nvme disks. No hardening nor specific configuration involved.

Process Link to heading

Disable secureboot, boot on a live media or via netboot, then considering hostname=foo:

Partitioning, luks and lvm setup Link to heading

sgdisk -o \
  -n 1:0:+250M -t 1:EF00 \
  -n 2:0:+250M -t 2:8300 \
  -n 3:0:0     -t 3:8309 \
  /dev/nvme0n1

mkfs.fat -F32 /dev/nvme0n1p1

mkfs.ext4 /dev/nvme0n1p2

cryptsetup luksFormat /dev/nvme0n1p3
cryptsetup luksOpen /dev/nvme0n1p3 foo

pvcreate /dev/mapper/foo
vgcreate foo /dev/mapper/foo

lvcreate -L 25G foo -n root
lvcreate -L 25G foo -n var
lvcreate -L 10G foo -n tmp
lvcreate -L 80G foo -n home

mkfs.ext4 /dev/foo/root
mkfs.ext4 /dev/foo/var
mkfs.ext4 /dev/foo/home

mount /dev/foo/root /mnt/
mkdir -p /mnt/home /mnt/var /mnt/boot
mount /dev/foo/var /mnt/var
mount /dev/foo/home /mnt/home
mount /dev/nvme0n1p2 /mnt/boot
mkdir -p /mnt/boot/efi
mount /dev/nvme0n1p1 /mnt/boot/efi

Init system Link to heading

pacstrap /mnt linux linux-firmware base
genfstab -U /mnt > /mnt/etc/fstab

Locale, hostname and TZ configuration Link to heading

In chroot (arch-chroot /mnt):

Homelab on vbd

Archlinux quick install

Description Link to heading

Process Link to heading

Partitioning, luks and lvm setup Link to heading

Init system Link to heading

Locale, hostname and TZ configuration Link to heading