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Archlinux on a macbook. Named after Dean Fog.
Archlinux on a macbook. Named after Dean Fog.
He's a great magician, but he's also kind of useless.


Instructructions https://wiki.t2linux.org/distributions/arch/installation/
Instructructions https://wiki.t2linux.org/distributions/arch/installation/

Revision as of 03:20, 2 March 2022

Archlinux on a macbook. Named after Dean Fog. He's a great magician, but he's also kind of useless.

Instructructions https://wiki.t2linux.org/distributions/arch/installation/

Install Media

Download install media

raw https://dl.t2linux.org/archlinux/iso/index.html
w/ wifi drivers https://github.com/t2linux/archiso-t2/releases
diskutil list
diskutil unmountDisk /dev/disk2
dd if=path/to/archlinux-version-x86_64.iso of=/dev/rdisk2 bs=1m

Install

# MacBook
- macbook, start bootcamp (preinstalled)
  - drag slider for size (deletes apfs snapshots?)

- disk utility
  - create a partition (any format) for your linux install

- restart, holding cmd+r
  - Utilities > Startup Security Utility:
    - [x] No Security
    - [x] Allow booting from external media

- restart, holding opt
  - boot from EFI (orange)

- perform base install
  # https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Installation_guide#Set_the_console_keyboard_layout
  - keyboard layout
  - boot mode
  - setup internet
  - set hardware clock
  - create partitions

- reuse the EFI partition at /dev/nvme0n1p1
  - mount /dev/root_partition /mnt
  - mount /dev/nvme0n1p1 /mnt/boot/efi  # reuse EFI partition

- mirrors