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If I ever need to nuke the Linux install on my laptop, this repo documents everything I need to get back up and running again, including a bootstrap script that automates as much of the process as possible. This includes things that are specific to my hardware.

Pre-Install

  1. Manually backup home
    • Desginate new directories to backup by editing ~/Automations/run_rclone_sync.sh (currently hosted on Google Drive, not Github)
    • Execute ~/Automations/run_rclone_sync.sh -P --fast-list --checkers=32 --transfers=16

Install

  1. Booting from the latest Live USB (can always be found at https://mirrors.mit.edu/archlinux/iso/latest/archlinux-x86_64.iso), immediately connect to a wifi network using the command iwctl --passphrase=<PASSHRASE> station wlan0 connect <SSID>

  2. Install the latest archinstall

  3. Choose the following settings in archinstall (all else default):

    • Mirror region: self-explanatory
    • Drives: Main HDD, nuke all partitions, and no separate home partition
    • hostname: kenny-laptop
    • User account: self-explanatory
    • Profile: desktop, awesome, Intel (open source)
    • Audio: pipewire
    • kernels: ['linux-zen']
    • Network configuration: Copy ISO configuration
    • Timezone: self-explanatory

  4. Do not restart yet. Select "yes" when asked to chroot, call sudo su - kenny to switch users, then call cd ~

Post-Install

  1. Install git with the command sudo pacman -S git

  2. Clone this repository with the command git clone https://github.com/colonelwatch/dotfiles .dotfiles, call cd .dotfiles && bash ./bootstrap.sh

  3. Restart

Post-Bootstrap

  1. Connect to WiFi network through nmtui and manually set DNS to 1.1.1.1, 1.0.0.1, and 8.8.8.8

  2. Call cd .dotfiles && bash ./recovery.sh, which includes manual prompts and recovery

    • Enter user password to set fish as the login shell
    • Authorize home recovery from Google Drive by logging in on the browser
    • Accept github fingerprint (if necessary) to proceed with Logseq graph recovery

  3. connect and trust the Airpods Pro 2 (C0:95:6D:A7:F1:4D) through bluetoothctl

  4. Configure line-in and line-out levels through pactl by device:

    • PCM2900C Audio Codec Line-in: 65536
    • PCM2900C Audio Codec Line-out: 65536
    • Airpods Pro 2: currently uncalibrated
    • Airpods Pro 2: controlled by hand

Manual Program Configurations

Besides signing in, some programs need specific configurations that cannot be just carried over.

  • Configure Firefox into its permanent privacy mode
  • Sign into the Chrome browser with my personal email
  • Set up Zotero
    • Disable syncing attachment files
    • Enable Zotero syncing with zotero.org
    • Enable Zotero plugin with LibreOffice
    • Run bash patch_zotero.sh in Automations/patch_zotero
  • Open Logseq graph at ~/Logseq and add the Git plugin

Virtualization

It may be useful to test this repository on a VM before nuking the laptop.

  1. Download the latest archlinux ISO at https://mirrors.mit.edu/archlinux/iso/latest/archlinux-x86_64.iso

  2. Create a new virtual machine using virt-manager using archlinux-x86_64.iso as the CD ISO

  3. Proceed with the above directions