bootstrapping a new laptop should be easy.
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make arch iso usb
sudo dd bs=4M if=./archlinux-YYY.MM.DD-x86_64.iso of=/dev/sdX status=progress oflag=sync
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boot into usb:
- if nvidia discrete gpu, at grub hit "e", append "nomodeset" to kernel cmdline params, hit "C-x"
pacman -Sy archlinux-keyring
bash
arch-install-ext4
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boot into arch
bash
arch-dev-setup