arch-dev-vm/README.md

Arch-Dev-VM

This repo contains scripts to install a full Archlinux System with Xfce complete with the following additional packages:

• VSCodium (with custom settings)
• GDM (Gnome Display Manager)
• pip (optional)
• node & npm (optional)
• rustup (optional)
• neovim & nano

You also get a fully configured Sudo user

IMPORTANT: PLEASE ONLY INSTALL ON A VM OR ON A DEVICE WITH NO ADDITIONAL DATA ON IT YOU'D LIKE TO KEEP

Running

First, download an ArchLinux ISO (scroll down to mirrors).

Then, set up a VM using for example VMWare Workstation Player 16

On a live-booted archlinux installer, run the following commands

    ls /usr/share/kbd/keymaps/**/*.map.gz
    loadkeys [IDENTIFIER HERE (find it in the output above), usually of form de_CH-latin1, refer to blog for more instructions]
    pacman-key --init
    pacman -Sy git
    git clone https://github.com/simplePCBuilding/arch-dev-vm
    cd arch-dev-vm
    ./install.sh

and follow the on-screen prompts.

NOTE: The keyboard layout by default is en_US-latin1

Editing the sudoers file

In the sudoers file, you need to uncomment the 15th line from the botton, just below the line that says "## Uncomment to allow members of group wheel to execute any command"

Remove the # in the subsequent line and hit Ctrl + S, then Ctrl + X. This will allow all members of the user group "wheel" to execute any command.

Post install

After install, you might want to install an AUR-Helper, like yay (yet another yogurt). Run the following commands after rebooting your system.

    cd /tmp
    git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git
    cd yay
    makepkg -si