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# Linux Journal
# Installation
## Disto of choice
I use `archinstall` to install Arch Linux. After booting into Arch connect to the internet using `iwctl` and then run the following command:
I have previously used Ubuntu, but I have recently switched to Arch Linux. I have found that Arch Linux is much more customizable and lightweight than Ubuntu. I also like the AUR, which is a repository of user-created packages. I have found that the AUR has almost every package I need, and it is very easy to install packages from the AUR.
```bash
iwctl
device list
station wlan0 scan
station wlan0 get-networks
station wlan0 connect <SSID>
I have shifted to Arch Linux as my primary distro for my PC, this is because:
ping rodneyosodo.com
```
- I like the AUR
- I like the Arch Wiki
- Sometimes staying on the bleeding edge is fun
I use the following config files:
I will continue and forever use Debian for my servers and workstations, this is because:
```json
{
"additional-repositories": ["multilib"],
"archinstall-language": "English",
"audio": "", // Left and install pulseaudio and pavucontrol after.
"bootloader": "Grub",
"filesystem": "btrfs", // Use best effort partition layout. Subvolumes yes, compression no.
"gfx_driver": "VMware / VirtualBox (open-source)",
"harddrives": [
"/dev/nvme0n1" //
],
"hostname": "rodneypc", // Change this to your hostname
"kernels": ["linux"],
"keyboard-language": "us",
"mirror-region": "", // Left blank to use the fastest mirror.
"nic": {
"NetworkManager": true,
"nic": "Use NetworkManager (necessary to configure internet graphically in GNOME and KDE)"
},
"ntp": true,
"profile": "gnome", // Grapphics driver AMD / ATI (open-source)
"sys-encoding": "utf-8",
"sys-language": "en_GB",
"swap": true,
"timezone": "Africa/Nairobi"
}
```
- I like the stability
- I like the community
## Install Ansible
This is somehow a goodbye to Ubuntu, I feel like I have outgrown it. I started using Ubuntu 2017 and I have been using it since then. I have learned a lot from Ubuntu, and I will forever be grateful for that. After 7 years the journey has come to an end. After all, Ubuntu is the reason why I am here today.
```bash
git clone https://github.com/rodneyosodo/dotfiles.git
cd dotfiles
bash install
```
## Desktop Environment
## Run ansible playbooks
GNOME is my desktop environment of choice. I like the simplicity of GNOME, and I like the way it looks. GNOME extensions are also very useful, and I use a lot of them. Though it is a bit heavy, I don't mind that.
```bash
cd ansible
make setup-desktop
```
## Installation
## After Installation
### Arch Linux
- Brave - Join the existing sync chain and let it sync your data.
- Login into your Google account.
- Login into vaultwarden
- Sync folders using syncthing
Follow the instructions in the [Arch](archinstall.md) section.
Change keybindings for flameshot to `Print` and `Ctrl + Print`
## Setup Dotfiles
```bash
cd config
make install-dotfiles
```
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# Installation
I use `archinstall` to install Arch Linux. After booting into Arch connect to the internet using `iwctl` and then run the following command:
```bash
iwctl
device list
station wlan0 scan
station wlan0 get-networks
station wlan0 connect <SSID>
ping rodneyosodo.com
```
I will in the future provide config files for my Arch Linux setup so that you can replicate it by running
```bash
archinstall --config <path to user config file or URL> --creds <path to user credentials config file or URL>
```
For now, you can use the following config files:
```json
{
"additional-repositories": ["multilib"],
"archinstall-language": "English",
"audio": "", // Left and install pulseaudio and pavucontrol after.
"bootloader": "Grub",
"filesystem": "btrfs", // Use best effort partition layout. Subvolumes yes, compression no.
"gfx_driver": "VMware / VirtualBox (open-source)",
"harddrives": [
"/dev/nvme0n1" //
],
"hostname": "rodneypc", // Change this to your hostname
"kernels": ["linux"],
"keyboard-language": "us",
"mirror-region": "", // Left blank to use the fastest mirror.
"nic": {
"NetworkManager": true,
"nic": "Use NetworkManager (necessary to configure internet graphically in GNOME and KDE)"
},
"ntp": true,
"profile": "gnome", // Grapphics driver AMD / ATI (open-source)
"sys-encoding": "utf-8",
"sys-language": "en_GB",
"swap": true,
"timezone": "Africa/Nairobi"
}
```
## Install Ansible
```bash
bash install
```
## Run ansible playbooks
```bash
cd ansible
make setup-desktop
```
## Install major software
For brave, join the existing sync chain. Then log in to your Google account.
Change keybindings for flameshot to `Print` and `Ctrl + Print`
## Sync Folders using Syncthing
## Setup Git
```bash
ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "socials@rodneyosodo.com" -f ~/.ssh/github
git config --global user.email "socials@rodneyosodo.com"
git config --global user.name "Rodney Osodo"
git config --global user.signingkey ~/.ssh/github
```
Copy the contents of `~/.ssh/github.pub` to github both for authentication and signing keys.
## Install
```bash
gh auth login
```