2021

Download Arch ISO from Archlinux.org
On a Windows machine download Rufus
- Use Rufus to burn the ISO to a USB
- This makes a bootable disk for bootstrapping the system
- Settings as of 2021-10-25
insert USB into machine
Helpful installation guide
in the computer setup menu change the boot order to boot from the USB as first priority
Ensure UEFI mode is active and prefered, verify once on the CLI with: ls /sys/firmware/efi/efivars
Connect over wifi using iwctl
- Interactive Mode (These menus have Tab completion)
  - First, if you do not know your wireless device name, list all Wi-Fi devices: [iwd]# device list
  - Then, to scan for networks: [iwd]# station <device> scan
  - You can then list all available networks: [iwd]# station <device> get-networks
  - Finally, to connect to a network: [iwd]# station <device> connect <SSID>
- Single Command with passed values: iwctl --passphrase <passphrase> station <device> connect <SSID>
AT THIS STAGE YOU CAN JUST RUN THE ARCHINSTALL SCRIPT AND CALL IT DONE AFTERWARDS
- no need to stay in chroot afterwards
- restart computer and log back in using user account
installed netctl and dialog to use wifi-menu
- also got connected to internet via nmcli device wifi connect SSID_or_BSSID password password nmcli comes from the NetworkManager program
AT THIS POINT IT WOULD BE IDEAL TO LAUNCH A BOOT STRAPPING SCRIPT FOR ALL THE USER SETTINGS AND PACKAGES FOR THE DESKTOP ENVIRONMENT
- such as LARBS but repurposed for my own usage