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Julien Chappuis edited this page Jul 23, 2026 · 4 revisions

Arch linux installation

This document contains my detailed install procedure for Arch Linux, covering my 2 use cases :

  • Dual install EFI Arch Linux / Windows 11 on 2 different SSD on my workstation, with the motherboard EFI bios as the OS switcher (no dual boot)

  • Dual install EFI Arch Linux / Windows 11 on 2 different SSD on my laptop, with the motherboard EFI bios as the OS switcher (no dual boot)

As 90% of the steps are the same, assume a step is common to both installs unless flagged otherwise using Legion or Workstation. The partitioning step (3) is split in 2 distinct files, one for each case.

Important
 Windows is assumed to have been installed first (Windows installer can do messy things if it detects a Linux boot partition, such as overwriting the boot loader). This procedure will cover how to configure Windows to ensure peaceful cohabitation with Arch linux.

Overview

  • Base install of Arch Linux

    • disk partitioning

    • Bootloader : systemd-boot (installed and managed with bootctl)

    • Network config through NetworkManager, using Intel ethernet cards
      Google DNS

  • Desktop environment :

    • Wayland

    • Hyprland

  • Advanced console environment :

    • Terminal emulator : Ghostty

    • Shell : Fish + customisations (Fisher, Starship, fzf.fish, etc…​) + Nerd fonts with ligatures + Catppuccin theme

  • Dev environment

    • Java, Python, rust

    • VS code as the default code editor

    • Git with Yubikeys in FIDO2 mode

Laptop overview

  • Intel CPU configuration

  • usage of Intel wifi card with NetworkManager

  • use of Intel i915 GPU for graphic sessions

  • GPU : nvidia RTX 5080 Max-Q, drivers installed and configured, but not used to drive the Wayland session

Workstation overview

  • AMD CPU configuration

  • GPU : nvidia card using the open nvidia standard driver

  • CUDA

Conventions

Legion denotes instructions valid only for the laptop (Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10)

Workstation denotes instructions valid only for the workstation (currently Asus Creator X870e + 9950X3D + RTX 5090)

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