From fbb820d119bd251c8b634bb5514ab8b3330c92b3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: rickellis Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2018 21:04:53 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] . --- README.md | 19 ++++++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 21fddf4..bdc74a8 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,16 +1,25 @@ -# Arch Linux Installation Guide +# Installing Arch Linux on a LUKS Encrypted Drive using LVM booting with UEFI + +## Pre-flight Notes + +All references to disk nodes in this document are shown as: + + /dev/sd* + +You will need to change these to reflect your particular drive. To view your drive info use: + + # fdisk -l -These are the steps necessary to install [Arch Linux](https://www.archlinux.org/) with [LUKS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_Unified_Key_Setup) disk encryption using [Logical Volume Manager](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logical_Volume_Manager_(Linux)) booting with [UEFI](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unified_Extensible_Firmware_Interface). --- -## Prepare Installation Media +## 1. Prepare Installation Media -[Download](https://www.archlinux.org/download/) the ISO and create a bootable USB drive. The simplest way to create bootable media on Linux is using the dd command: +[Download](https://www.archlinux.org/download/) the Arch Linux ISO and create a bootable USB drive. The simplest way to do this on Linux is using the dd command: sudo dd bs=4M if=/path_to_arch_.iso of=/dev/sdX && sync -If you prefer a graphical interface, I've heard good things about [Etcher](https://etcher.io/) and it runs on Linux, Mac, and Windows. Alternately you can use UNetbootin (on Mac or Windows) or Rufus on Windows. +If you prefer a graphical interface you can use [Etcher](https://etcher.io/) (on Linux, Mac, and Windows), Netbootin (on Mac or Windows), or Rufus on Windows. ---