Finally made a Arch install cheat sheet

<@insomnia> it only takes three commands to install Gentoo
<@insomnia> cfdisk /dev/hda && mkfs.xfs /dev/hda1 && mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/gentoo/ && chroot /mnt/gentoo/ && env-update && . /etc/profile && emerge sync && cd /usr/portage && scripts/bootsrap.sh && emerge system && emerge vim && vi /etc/fstab && emerge gentoo-dev-sources && cd /usr/src/linux && make menuconfig && make install modules_install && emerge gnome mozilla-firefox openoffice && emerge grub && cp /boot/grub/grub.conf.sample /boot/grub/grub.conf && vi /boot/grub/grub.conf && grub && init 6
<@insomnia> that's the first one

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HoldUrMamma@reddit

thanks, starting now

it's inconvenient to use vi though, this command should include inline changes to fstab and grub.conf otherwise I'd have to press other keys

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Espionage724-0x21@reddit

Nice!

I self-host a wiki and pull-up a notes page on my phone when doing GUI-less setups :p

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libra00@reddit

If you install your OS often enough that you need a printed cheat sheet - much less a 25-point one - maybe you should switch to a different distro?

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1esproc@reddit

Uses arch, EDITOR=nano

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Prior-Advice-5207@reddit

Lost me at EDITOR=nano

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dumbasPL@reddit

That, and grub

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skoove-@reddit

but have you considored, grub is really pretty and systemd boot is yucky and ugly

also afaik you cant make folders of boot options in systemd boot which is.. important for nixos

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dumbasPL@reddit

I don't use either. Linux can boot itself directly on EFI. Either with EFI stub + boot args in EFI or as UKI.

NixOS, well, let's just say I don't vibe with it to be nice.

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returnofblank@reddit

Not all computers have a good UEFI implementation

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pipoo23@reddit

Not all computers have an UEFI

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Rvg10@reddit

easy mode, ditch arch, install anything else

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isbtegsm@reddit

I always left out step 17 and never had problems, is it really so important?

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gosand@reddit

The irony of needing to create an install guide for a rolling release distro.

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returnofblank@reddit

gottta get one of those e-readers with a copy of the ArchWiki loaded up

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Ok-Winner-6589@reddit

It's bloated

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Normal_Region5201@reddit

why just don't read the wiki man. it exists for a reason.

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SuitableQuantity3515@reddit

if you know what you're doing but just don't have every single command/step memorized this is clearly way simpler than reading the wiki?

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Mutant10@reddit

I can install it manually without looking at any guides; I guess I have a good memory.

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LuisBelloR@reddit

And what about the part where you format your partition to ext4, btrfs, or whatever you want? It's incomplete. You only had to do one thing and you did it wrong.

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tomtthrowaway23091@reddit

It also assumes you aren't using an nvme which would probably appear differently than an sda or sdb.

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kuba22277@reddit

Time for this subreddit's version of "preparing an Arch Linux install cheat sheet until there are no mistakes"

...see you tomorrow, chef.

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FryBoyter@reddit

Based on the piece of paper, it can be assumed that the partitions, including the file system, already exist.

This is obviously a personal cheat sheet that is not actually intended for third parties. However, I don't understand why someone would need to publish something like this.

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