Arch-Bootstrap

My own Arch bootstrap script, including postinstall. Should work out of the box from Fedora 30 and newer and a running system using:

• LVM partitions
• UEFI boot
• One nvme SSD
• Intel Graphics

preparation

• make sure to backup any data you want to keep, managing partitions can be tricky.
• Recommended: from Fedora run dnf install -y blivet-gui

clone this repository

git clone https://github.com/TesterTech/Arch-Bootstrap.git && cd Arch-Bootstrap

Adjust script parameters if needed

• These parameters can be adjusted based on what you want. Keep in mind that LVM_PARTITION could be different on your machine based on the choice of your partition.
• To check the LVM_PARTITION run ls -l /dev/mapper

ARCH_VERSION=2020.06.01
LVM_PARTITION=rhel-arch--root

Run the get-arch-bootstrap.sh script

• Run ./get-arch-bootstrap.sh
• The script asks for your password because of sudo

Run the postinstall script

• Set the root password
• Validate mkinitcpio and fstab.auto files
• Edit the fstab.auto to:
  • Keep /home /boot and /boot/efi as they are
  • Remove unneeded Fedora root partition from the file
  • Change /mnt/archroot to /
• Once script is done, install any additional software you want using pacman

Exit Arch-chroot (Control + d)

• Download the 40_custom file to /etc/grub.d/40_custom
• Run the Grub command sudo grub2-mkconfig -o "$(readlink -e /etc/grub2-efi.cfg)" to consolidate the Grub config
• Reboot