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System-Installation.md

@@ -1,17 +1,35 @@
-# loadkeys be-latin1
+# System Installation Guide
 
+Attach ArchLinux boot key.
+
+Set the keyboard layout.
+
+```
+# loadkeys be-latin1
+```
+
+Connect to the internet.
+
+```
 # iwctl
 [iwd]# station wlan0 connect <network>
-^D
+```
 
+Escape the menu with ^D. Automatically update the time.
+
+```
 # timedatectl set-ntp true
+```
 
+Format the disk. 
+
+```
 # fdisk -l 
 # fdisk /dev/sda
 : g
 : n, 1, _, +1G
 : t, 1, 1
-: n, 2, _, +4G
+: n, 2, _, +8G
 : t, 2, 19
 : n, 3, _, _
 : w
@@ -27,14 +45,30 @@
 # mount /dev/MyGroup/MyVolume /mnt
 # mkdir /mnt/boot
 # mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/boot
+```
 
+Enable swap. 
+
+```
 # swapon /dev/sda2
+```
 
+Install the kernel. Also install keyring because keys will be needed.
+
+```
 # pacman -Sy archlinux-keyring
 # pacstrap /mnt base linux linux-firmware
+```
 
+Make the mounts persistent. 
+
+```
 # genfstab -U /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab
+```
 
+Configure the system.
+
+```
 # arch-chroot /mnt
 # ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Brussels /etc/localtime
 # hwclock --systohc
@@ -42,38 +76,92 @@
 # echo "LANG=en_GB.UTF-8" >> /etc/locale.conf
 # echo "KEYMAP=be-latin1" >> /etc/vconsole.conf
 # echo "Laptop-Tibo" >> /etc/hostname
-# echo "8:2" > /sys/power/resume
+```
 
+Enable hibernation. 
+
+```
+# echo "8:2" > /sys/power/resume
+```
+
+Create initial ramdisk environment. 
+
+```
 # pacman -S vim lvm2
 # vim /etc/mkinitcpio.conf
-HOOKS=(base udev autodetect modconf block lvm2 filesystems resume keyboard fsck)
+```
+Change the file to match the following line: 
+`HOOKS=(base udev autodetect modconf block lvm2 filesystems resume keyboard fsck)`
+
+```
 # mkinitcpio -P
+```
 
+Generate root password. 
+
+```
 # passwd
+```
 
+Configure boot manager. Also enable hibernation. 
+
+```
 # pacman -S grub efibootmgr
 # grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=/boot --bootloader-id=GRUB
 # vim /etc/default/grub
-GRUB_TIMEOUT=0
+```
-GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="loglevel=3 quiet resume=/dev/sda2"
-GRUB_PRELOAD_MODULES="part_gpt part_msdos lvm"
-# grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
 
+Change the file to match the following lines: 
+
+`GRUB_TIMEOUT=0`
+`GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="loglevel=3 quiet resume=/dev/sda2"`
+`GRUB_PRELOAD_MODULES="part_gpt part_msdos lvm"`
+
+```
+# grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
+```
+
+Add the default user (me). 
+
+```
 # useradd -m -G wheel,users tdpeuter
 # passwd tdpeuter
+```
 
+Make the system automatically log into that user.
+
+```
 # sudo mkdir -p /etc/systemd/system/getty@tty1.service.d
 # sudo vim /etc/systemd/system/getty@tty1.service.d/autologin.conf
+```
+Contents of the file: 
+
+```
 [Service]
 ExecStart=
 ExecStart=-/sbin/agetty -o '-p -f -- \\u' --noclear --autologin tdpeuter - $TERM
+```
 
+Install sudo.
+
+```
 # pacman -S sudo
 # visudo
-%wheel ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL [uncomment this]
+```
 
+In the file that comes up, uncomment the following line: 
+`%wheel ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL`
+
+Install a networkmanager so you have bloody internet when you reboot (otherwise rendering your device utterly useless).
+
+```
 # pacman -S networkmanager
+```
 
-^D
+Escape fakeroot with ^D.
 
+Finally, 
+
+```
 # reboot
+```