tech_notes

commit 9d024f89052ef1e1b38fd5f96388c17a57d7b7f9
parent 22b3e7a8a22078bcdc90873ade24155124672da8
Author: Julian Piribauer <julian.piribauer@gmail.com>
Date:   Thu, 19 Feb 2026 21:15:30 +0100

Using console language

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arch_install.md
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1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch_install.md b/arch_install.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ This installation method was tested Lenovo's X200s and T420.
 We assume a working ethernet connection.
 After booting into the Arch linux USB stick, we enable network time synchronisation:
 
-```bash
+```console
 # timedatectl set-ntp true
 ```
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Since we will use a swap file, no swap partition will be necessary for us.
 For simplicity, we will assume installation on /dev/sda.
 Using parted, the commands are
 
-```bash
+```console
 # parted /dev/sda
 ```
 
@@ -35,35 +35,35 @@ quit
 
 Then, we encrypt the second partition and give it the name "crypt":
 
-```bash
+```console
 # cryptsetup luksFormat /dev/sda2
 # cryptsetup open /dev/sda2 crypt
 ```
 
 We initialise a physical volume with a volume group "vg":
 
-```bash
+```console
 # pvcreate /dev/mapper/crypt
 # vgcreate vg /dev/mapper/crypt
 ```
 
 On the volume group, we create the root and home partitions as logical volumes:
 
-```bash
+```console
 # lvcreate -L 60G vg -n root
 # lvcreate -l 100%FREE vg -n home
 ```
 
 These logical volumes shall again have the filesystem ext4:
 
-```bash
+```console
 # mkfs.ext4 /dev/mapper/vg-root
 # mkfs.ext4 /dev/mapper/vg-home
 ```
 
 Then, we can perform the mounting:
 
-```bash
+```console
 # mount /dev/mapper/vg-root /mnt
 # mount -m /dev/mapper/vg-home /mnt/home
 # mount -m /dev/sda1 /mnt/boot
@@ -71,25 +71,25 @@ Then, we can perform the mounting:
 
 We download the necessary (and useful) packages
 
-```bash
+```console
 # pacstrap /mnt base base-devel linux linux-firmware lvm2 vim man networkmanager grub
 ```
 
 and generate the file system table with
 
-```bash
+```console
 # genfstab -U /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab
 ```
 
 Finally, we dive into the new system:
 
-```bash
+```console
 # arch-chroot /mnt
 ```
 
 We link our timezone and set the clock:
 
-```bash
+```console
 # ln -s /usr/share/timezone/Europe/Zurich /etc/localtime
 # hwclock --systohc
 ```
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ We link our timezone and set the clock:
 Inside /etc/locale.gen, uncomment the regional settings you prefer, e.g. de_CH.UTF-8.
 After saving, execute
 
-```bash
+```console
 # locale-gen
 ```
 
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ Hooks=(base udev autodetect keyboard keymap consolefont modconf block lvm2 encry
 
 Install grub with
 
-```bash
+```console
 # grub-install /dev/sda
 ```
 
@@ -132,19 +132,19 @@ GRUB_ENABLE_CRYPTODISK="y"
 
 We create the grub config file with
 
-```bash
+```console
 # grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
 ```
 
 and generate an initial RAM disk for the boot process:
 
-```bash
+```console
 # mkinitcpio -P
 ```
 
 Finally, we set a root password, create a new user part of group wheel and give him a password, too.
 
-```bash
+```console
 # passwd
 # useradd -m -G wheel julian
 # passwd julian
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ Finally, we set a root password, create a new user part of group wheel and give 
 
 Optionally, we can asign root privileges to all members of wheel by entering
 
-```bash
+```console
 # visudo
 ```