website/content/articles, branch archinstallMy website as a Git repositoryhttps://cgit.xengineering.eu/website/atom?h=archinstall2025-10-17T08:59:34Zarticles: arch-installation: Improve description2025-10-17T08:59:34Zxengineeringme@xengineering.eu2025-10-17T08:59:34Zurn:sha1:ad1f0c2b8eca61ed9d3b7dacc934e418981a7bf5articles: arch-installation: Add arch-install-scripts2025-10-17T08:55:59Zxengineeringme@xengineering.eu2025-10-17T08:55:59Zurn:sha1:5efbc70449d108723ee27982df3a4e1126f971ec
This tiny package without any additional dependencies provides more
tools to maintain / work on the existing system or even create a new
Arch Linux system from the created one. A very useful capability worth
an additional package.
articles: arch-installation: Fix security risk2025-10-17T08:54:34Zxengineeringme@xengineering.eu2025-10-17T08:54:34Zurn:sha1:e661ab6a846a881afd9148eb2ce0cdfb53c20d20
This makes sure only the `root` user can modify contents of the `/boot`
partition and only the `root` user and members of its group can read the
content.
Otherwise on `bootctl install` two warnings were raised.
articles: arch-installation: Remove serial support2025-10-16T20:29:14Zxengineeringme@xengineering.eu2025-10-16T20:27:26Zurn:sha1:bc55f7f6e3886bb2a1f4faab3502b3209e114486
The Linux kernel uses the last `console=` kernel command line parameter
as the "primary console". Only on that one the LUKS unlock prompt is
displayed.
Thus at the moment only one of the two consoles (serial / graphical) can
be fully supported. Graphical is chosen since it is the more "default"
option which should work everywhere.
Full dual-support is appreciated and might be possible to implement in
the future.
articles: arch-installation: Use qemu-img dd2025-10-16T18:36:25Zxengineeringme@xengineering.eu2025-10-16T18:35:31Zurn:sha1:85cfcdc1b231992897fe9fb1f5e026acbd99a665
This avoids saving a multi-gigabyte image file to disk and streams
directly to the target block device.
articles: arch-installation: Add nftables firewall2025-10-16T18:36:25Zxengineeringme@xengineering.eu2025-10-16T18:15:06Zurn:sha1:7a1a5d7f1aab5e4968c0d7d6559a80552d3a39b0
nftables is a modern Linux firewall software. It is enabled by default
using the package-provided default rules.
articles: arch-installation: Remove htop2025-10-16T18:36:25Zxengineeringme@xengineering.eu2025-10-16T18:09:04Zurn:sha1:1d17177c3a694e7b252a858e3454c8e5ec07b249
This can be installed on demand. `top` is anyway available.
articles: arch-installation: Switch to vi2025-10-16T18:36:25Zxengineeringme@xengineering.eu2025-10-16T18:08:11Zurn:sha1:4c5f4c37904dd81debf6fd5f95ae6c8b40ca9b6f
This replaces nano as editor.
articles: arch-installation: Use systemd networking2025-10-16T18:36:25Zxengineeringme@xengineering.eu2025-10-16T13:37:49Zurn:sha1:112a0d6266f50a0fd0026732ca9e6fedde78687d
This switches from:
- NetworkManager
- chrony
to:
- systemd-networkd
- systemd-resolved
- systemd-timesyncd
- iwd
This reduces the required packages, moves to more minimal software and
allows convenient configuration based on simple text files.
articles: arch-installation: Switch to UEFI2025-10-16T18:36:25Zxengineeringme@xengineering.eu2025-10-16T13:21:20Zurn:sha1:3cad1aa44bd3e6ec13090de2d87c00d625c6520a
This is an incremental step towards secure boot and modernizes the boot
process. Furthermore less packages have to be installed, the bootloader
configuration is simpler and everything is file-based instead of `dd`ing
into the master boot record directly.
articles: arch-installation: Enable serial console2025-10-15T18:04:48Zxengineeringme@xengineering.eu2025-10-15T18:04:48Zurn:sha1:6b365ca625f5e726df97f47ce8ef45566d09e6bd
This allows to use the final system with Qemu's `-nographic` option.
This is more convenient since no keyboard layout has to be configured
and text can be copied and pasted.
articles: arch-installation: Switch to GPT2025-10-15T17:57:48Zxengineeringme@xengineering.eu2025-10-15T17:57:48Zurn:sha1:2fb9455afd7bf87b8d53d8ea64faee439447f50f
This allows to use bigger drives like 4 TB and above.
articles: Add qemu-arch-installation.md2025-10-04T19:08:51Zxengineeringme@xengineering.eu2025-04-27T10:29:51Zurn:sha1:4ef4cb49bf5e8a49c814695763f3aabfce9168adarticles: pacman: Fix typo2024-11-26T18:10:28Zxengineeringme@xengineering.eu2024-11-26T18:10:28Zurn:sha1:2c389fef79529cf9b1d75caa33ad5fecc9157e74articles: Switch to Alpine Linux version 3.19.02023-12-24T12:40:44Zxengineeringme@xengineering.eu2023-12-24T12:40:13Zurn:sha1:df1f220f29204ec1ff2d7ec90729c0bc9a881811Add article alpine-installation2023-10-29T14:52:58Zxengineeringme@xengineering.eu2023-10-17T20:15:05Zurn:sha1:a3221c2c67459173571a44ef1447384add4eadd0oneplus-6: Remove section `Roadmaps`2023-09-09T18:32:47Zxengineeringme@xengineering.eu2023-09-09T18:32:47Zurn:sha1:c3c8975876225a471b8fa07dc88c055551514b3aAdd link to ALSA API doc2023-09-09T18:32:06Zxengineeringme@xengineering.eu2023-09-09T18:32:06Zurn:sha1:f0948960665bc469b5cf15d0804929e2e9548a61Rename to articles/oneplus-6.md2023-08-28T19:34:48Zxengineeringme@xengineering.eu2023-08-28T19:34:48Zurn:sha1:d1613e8b7aee6c280b5f7ff72215c8d3f91f9cefoneplus: Add USB/IP to goals2023-08-27T14:31:27Zxengineeringme@xengineering.eu2023-08-27T14:31:27Zurn:sha1:54d5d67109ad51329a2959453a566095ae8c6f06Add links to debug call audio2023-08-27T12:00:40Zxengineeringme@xengineering.eu2023-08-27T12:00:40Zurn:sha1:666ec58a11c83d484744e91ea246c23ba0f2ad85oneplus: Switch goal from SXMO to Phosh2023-08-27T11:07:02Zxengineeringme@xengineering.eu2023-08-27T11:07:02Zurn:sha1:326a8011203cbb7d0a72fdb8cb22280a765760cdAdd articles/oneplus-enchilada.md2023-08-26T12:02:26Zxengineeringme@xengineering.eu2023-08-26T11:48:26Zurn:sha1:3442c497c01dca8baa495468ef0db9f1096dcffaMake article names shorter2023-08-16T18:25:31Zxengineeringme@xengineering.eu2023-08-16T18:25:31Zurn:sha1:cabb0b3401dbeee5ed20179340e367e93169a2b8Add article about ModemManager2023-05-12T14:24:47Zxengineeringme@xengineering.eu2023-05-12T13:48:23Zurn:sha1:fd63d17c1218b8386baebf34635448f8c2f4f10fFix error in pacman-essentials.md2023-02-16T17:19:21Zxengineeringme@xengineering.eu2023-02-16T17:19:21Zurn:sha1:c7064dc987ca7e518cd48b30a57b9eb70f179f60Remove manual for dealing with CLI interface2023-02-16T17:11:54Zxengineeringme@xengineering.eu2023-02-16T17:11:54Zurn:sha1:8e8ca294ae8cb9c22c2362d8b0ee4a20f936ded5
This fits not into this section. If mentioned at all it should get its
own section. But after all it is quite obvious.
Add troubleshooting advice to pacman-essentials.md2023-02-16T17:10:18Zxengineeringme@xengineering.eu2023-02-16T17:10:18Zurn:sha1:6de1d91615c01799145a76c5394b0508d6067659
The two mentioned errors are quite common when working with Arch Linux.
Do not address the reader directly2023-02-16T17:02:43Zxengineeringme@xengineering.eu2023-02-16T17:02:43Zurn:sha1:a98e05ddcdb0a913a2f490ffd5961e128ef80761
Just a question of style. It makes the article a bit more professional.
Reduce complexity of pacman-essentials.md2023-02-16T17:00:06Zxengineeringme@xengineering.eu2023-02-16T17:00:06Zurn:sha1:abe23f79a1889d5b9eacf0710a5b2a7950dcafdb
This article is for new users. They do not need to know *why* something
works or how it could be more *convenient*. They just have to know *how*
it works.