Archlinux install pt1

// Load UK Keyboard Layout
loadkeys uk

## Disk partitioning with cfdisk
cfdisk

#Boot
1. partition100 - 200 MB Bootable
# Swap depending on memory size
2. partition(Swap [82])
#Root
3. partition /
#Home
4. partition/home/

#format partitions
mkfs.ext2 /dev/sda1/
mkswap /dev/sda2/
mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda3/
mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda4/

#mount partitions
mount /dev/sda3 /mnt
mkdir -p /mnt/boot
mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/boot
mkdir -p /mnt/home
mount /dev/sda4 /mnt/home
mkswap /dev/sda2
swapon /dev/sda2

#Install the base system
pacstrap /mnt base base-devel sudo gpm gdbm iproute2 iw net-tools netcfg pacman-mirrorlist networkmanager

#Install boot loader grup2
pacstrap /mnt grub-bios

#Generate a fstab with the following command
genfstab -p /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab

# Next, go into the newly installed system: (chroot)
arch-chroot /mnt

#Here enter the PC name (and then save and close)
nano /etc/hostname

# Your Current Time Zone (link) up.
ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/London /etc/localtime

# Uncomment on your locale parameter.
nano /etc/locale.gen
#after that enter:
locale-gen

# Configure / etc mkinitcpio.conf / as needed
# and create an initial ramdisk:
mkinitcpio -p linux

#Bootloader configuration & installation:
grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
grub-install /dev/sda


#The Language Preference (Locale):
nano /etc/locale.conf
#Enter this 2 Lines
LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
LC_COLLATE=C

#Setting the keyboard layout:
nano /etc/vconsole.conf
KEYMAP=de-latin1-nodeadkeys

#Configuration / etc / pacman.conf
# For 64 Bit Only
nano /etc/pacman.conf

# Uncomment this 3 Lines
[multilib]
SigLevel = PackageRequired TrustedOnly
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

#Configure Clock
hwclock --systohc --utc

#Set root Password
passwd

#exit the arch-chroot
exit

umount /mnt/boot
umount /mnt/home
umount /mnt

#reboot the System
reboot

#Enable The Networkmanager
systemctl enable NetworkManager

#Clean Reboot
systemctl reboot

#Pacman Refresh
pacman -Syu

#Install Other necessary services
pacman -S acpid ntp dbus avahi cups

#Activate this Services
systemctl enable cronie
systemctl enable acpid
systemctl enable ntpd
systemctl enable avahi-daemon
systemctl enable cups

##Automatic time setting

#Add the server for your country
nano /etc/ntp.conf
Once you know which ntp servers you want to use add the servers to /etc/ntp.conf as shown below:
server 0.uk.pool.ntp.org iburst   #UK
server 1.uk.pool.ntp.org iburst   #UK
server 2.uk.pool.ntp.org iburst   #UK
server 3.uk.pool.ntp.org iburst   #UK


#Sync the Time
ntpd -gq
hwclock -w