https://yousysadmin.com/tags/install/ Recent content in Install on YouSysAdmin Hugo en YouSysAdmin Fri, 25 Sep 2026 23:17:56 +0300 https://yousysadmin.com/posts/install-arch-full-encrypt/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 22:00:03 +0300 https://yousysadmin.com/posts/install-arch-full-encrypt/ <h1 id="prepare-the-system">Prepare the System</h1> <ul> <li><strong>Data Backup:</strong> the whole disk will be erased.</li> <li><strong>UEFI Mode:</strong> set the boot mode to UEFI in the firmware settings and disable CSM/Legacy.</li> <li><strong>Secure Boot off</strong> for the install: the Arch ISO is not signed. It can be turned back on afterwards, see the <code>sbctl</code> section.</li> </ul> <hr> <h1 id="prepare-the-usb-drive">Prepare the USB Drive</h1> <ul> <li>Install <a href="https://github.com/ventoy/Ventoy">Ventoy</a> and copy the ISO from <a href="https://archlinux.org/download/">archlinux.org/download</a> onto the drive.</li> <li>Or write the ISO directly: <code>dd if=archlinux.iso of=/dev/sdX bs=4M status=progress oflag=sync</code>.</li> </ul> <hr> <h1 id="disk-partition-structure">Disk Partition Structure</h1> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Partition</th> <th>Size</th> <th>Type (fdisk)</th> <th>Contents</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>ESP</td> <td>1 GiB</td> <td><code>uefi</code></td> <td>FAT32, mounted at <code>/boot</code></td> </tr> <tr> <td>LUKS</td> <td>the rest</td> <td><code>linux</code></td> <td>LUKS2 holding LVM: <code>vg0/root</code>, <code>vg0/home</code></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>Device names used in this document:</p>