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archlinux setup guide

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the new version is available on GitHub.

installation

CachyOS Post Install
CachyOS Gaming
Arch Linux Installation guide
Installing Arch Linux with BTRFS and Disk Encryption
How To Install Arch Linux in VirtualBox (2025) | Arch Linux Installation
7 Things After Installing EndeavourOS (MUST DO!)

cachyos

CachyOS - August 24, 2025

cachyos installation

  1. liveuser > Desktop Session: Plasma (X11)
  2. switch to Wayland
  3. login without password
  4. CachyOS Hello > INSTALLATION
  5. Launch installer
  6. CachyOS Installer > Partitions > Erase disk
  7. select btrfs
  8. CachyOS Installer > All done
  9. deselect Restart now
  10. click Done
  11. shut down

run

  1. Details > Storage > Controller: IDE
  2. click IDE Secondary Device 0:
  3. select Remove Disk From Virtual Drive
  4. click Start

system update

  1. CachyOS Hello > Apps > Tweaks
  2. System Update

  • option to use Terminal
    open Terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T)
    sudo pacman -Syyu
    -s: option for sync
    -y: refreshes package database
    -u-: upgrade packages

  • option to set shortcut

    1. Settings > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts > View and Customize Shortcuts > Custom Shortcuts > Add Shortcut...
    2. create name
    3. command kgx or gnome-terminal
    4. Set Shortcut...
    5. Add

steam

  1. CachyOS Hello > Apps > Tweaks
  2. click Install Gaming packages
  3. restart
  • option to use Terminal
    open Terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T)
    sudo pacman -S cachyos-gaming-meta sudo pacman -S cachyos-gaming-applications

flatpak

built-in flatpak --version

multimedia codecs

built-in
ffmpeg -version

ppd

built-in
powerprofilesctl list

fastfetch

built-in
fastfetch

archlinux

archlinux - November 01, 2025

archlinux installation

pacman -Syu

system update

pacman-key --populate

update database

sudo pacman -S archlinux-keyring
y

pacman -S archinstall
y

archinstall

installation setup

  1. Disk configuration

    1. Partitioning
    2. Use a best-effort default partition layout
    3. space bar: space bar or tab to select
    4. btrfs: Filesystem
      No
      Use compression

  2. Swap
    Yes: zram

    • option to Bootloader for asus
      systemd-boot

  3. Authentication

    1. Root password
    2. User account
    3. Add a user
    4. Should "username" be a superuser (sudo)?
      Yes
    5. Confirm and exit

  4. Profile

    1. Type
    2. Desktop
    3. choose desktop environment
    4. Graphics Driver
    5. All open-source
    • option to setup audio
      1. Audio
      2. pipeuire

      audio server

  5. Network configuration Use NetworkManager

  6. Additional Packages
    firefox flatpak fastfetch

  7. Timezone

  8. Install Yes

  9. chroot into installation for post-installation configurations
    No

run

  1. Details > Storage > Controller: IDE
  2. click IDE Secondary Device 0:
  3. select Remove Disk From Virtual Drive
  4. click Start

system update

open Terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T)
sudo pacman -Syyu
-s: option for sync
-y: refreshes package database
-u-: upgrade packages

flatpak

open Terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T)

sudo pacman -S flatpak
flatpak --version
shutdown -r now
  • option to add flathub
    flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://dl.flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo

multimedia codecs

built-in
ffmpeg -version

ppd

open Terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T)

sudo pacman -S power-profiles-daemon
sudo systemctl enable --now power-profiles-daemon.service
powerprofilesctl list
shutdown -r now

fastfetch

pacman -S fastfetch
fastfetch

eos

EndeavourOS_artemis - June 25, 2022

eos installation

  1. select Start the Installer
  2. select Online
  3. Erase disk
  4. select Swap to file

for lower RAM usage

system update

  1. select Update Mirrors

  2. select Update System

  3. select Package cleanup configuration

    • option to use Terminal
      open Terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T)
      sudo pacman -Syyu
      -s: option for sync
      -y: refreshes package database
      -u-: upgrade packages

flatpak

open Terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T)

sudo pacman -Syu
sudo pacman -S flatpak
flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://dl.flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
flatpak --version
shutdown -r now

multimedia codecs

sudo pacman -Syu
sudo pacman -S ffmpeg
ffmpeg -version

ppd

open Terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T)

sudo pacman -S power-profiles-daemon
sudo systemctl enable --now power-profiles-daemon.service
powerprofilesctl list
shutdown -r now

fastfetch

pacman -S fastfetch
fastfetch

installation video

Geant4 Tutorial 1: Installation and Testing of Geant4 (kor)
CERN ROOT Tutorial 2: Installing ROOT (kor)

geant4 prerequisites

sudo pacman -S cmake gcc expat libxmu openmotif mesa qt5-base

geant 4 installation

Geant4 10.7/patch-04 - September 9, 2022

mv /home/user($username}/Downloads/geant{geant4_version}.tar.gz ~
tar -xvf geant{geant4_version}.tar.gz
cd geant{geant4_version}
mkdir build
cd build
cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr/local -DGEANT4_INSTALL_DATA=ON -DGEANT4_USE_QT=ON ../
lscpu
make -jN

N = Number of CPUs

sudo make install -jN

environment variables settings

cd ~
cd /usr/local/bin
. geant4.sh

run Example B1

cd geant{geant4_version}
cd examples/basic/B1
mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
make
./exampleB1
run/beamOn 100
exit

  • option to batch mode

     cd geant{geant4_version}
 cd examples/basic/B1/build
 vim batch.mac
 i

    insert mode

     /run/beamOn 100
 ESC

    exit insert mode

    :wq or :x or :ZZ

    write (save) and quit

     ./exampleB1 batchmac
 exit

root

root dependencies

sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel
sudo pacman -S git vim make cmake gcc binutils libx11 libxpm libxft libxext python openssl
sudo pacman -S gcc-fortran pcre mesa glu glew ftgl mysql fftw cfitsio graphviz util-linux-libs avahi openldap python3 libxml2 gsl readline qt5-webengine

1: default
y: proceed

root installation

ROOT 6.28/04 - May 7, 2023

mv /home/user{$username}/Downloads/root{$root_version}.source.tar.gz ~
tar -xzvf root{$root_version}.source.tar.gz
cd root{$root_version}
cd build
cmake -Dbuiltin_llvm=ON ../
make -jN
sudo make install -jN

environment variables settings

cd ~
cd /usr/local/bin
source thisroot.sh

run

root
-l: without logo
--web=off: revert to TBrowser
new TBrowser: RBrowser
TRootBrowser: TBrowser

.q

optional

  • option to install virtualbox Guest Additions

cachyos has built-in

  1. menu bar > Devices > Insert Guest Additions
  2. copy and paste all files in VBox_GAs_{VBoxClient_version}.iso to Documents
  3. right-click
  4. Open in Terminal
ls -lh
chmod 777 VBoxLinuxAdditions.run
sudo ./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run

  • option to fix virtualbox Guest Additions

    View > Seamless Mode
Ctrl+L

    back to windowed mode

  • option to battery percent

    1. Settings > Power > General > Show Battery Percentage
    2. toggle

  • option to mouse acceleration

    1. Settings > Mouse & Touchpad > Mouse > Mouse Acceleration
    2. toggle

  • option to gnome shell extensions

    1. install GNOME Shell integration
    2. sudo pacman -S gnome-browser-connector

  • option to yay

     sudo pacman -Syu
 sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git
 git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git
 cd yay
 makepkg -si
 yay --version

  • option to multimedia codecs open Terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T)

     sudo pacman -Syu
 sudo pacman -S ffmpeg
 ffmpeg -version

  • option to spotify

    1. open Software
    2. Install

    • option to use Terminal
      open Terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T)
      sudo pacman -Syu spotify-launcher

    • option to flatpak

       flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://dl.flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
 flatpak install spotify

  • option to steam
    sudo pacman -Syu steam

  • option to asus
    open Terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) pacman -S linux-firmware amd-ucode

    intel-ucode for intel

     pacman-key --recv-keys 8F654886F17D497FEFE3DB448B15A6B0E9A3FA35
 pacman-key --finger 8F654886F17D497FEFE3DB448B15A6B0E9A3FA35
 pacman-key --lsign-key 8F654886F17D497FEFE3DB448B15A6B0E9A3FA35
 pacman-key --finger 8F654886F17D497FEFE3DB448B15A6B0E9A3FA35

    g14 repo

    pacman -Syu

    • asusctl

       pacman -S asusctl power-profiles-daemon
 systemctl enable --now power-profiles-daemon.service

    • supergfxctl

       pacman -S supergfxctl
 systemctl enable --now supergfxd

    • rog control center
      pacman -S rog-control-center

    • custom kernel

    dirvers fixes

    pacman -Syu linux-g14 linux-g14-headers

    • option to grub
      grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

    • nvidia

      1. cat /proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/bus_address/power

      query status

      1. pacman -S nvidia-utils vulkan-icd-loader

        • option to enable 
           systemctl enable nvidia-suspend.service nvidia-hibernate.service nvidia-resume.service
 systemctl enable --now nvidia-powerd

  • option to tuned

    1. open Terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T)
    2. yay -S tuned-git
      n: cleanBuild
      n: diffs
      y
     sudo systemctl enable --now tuned
 tuned-adm active
 sudo systemctl status tuned

  • option to tlp
    open Terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T)

     sudo pacman -S tlp tlp-rdw
 systemctl enable tlp.service
 systemctl enable NetworkManager-dispatcher.service
 systemctl mask systemd-rfkill.service systemd-rfkill.socket
 sudo tlp start
 tlp-stat -s