///// vim:set ts=4 sw=4 syntax=asciidoc noet: ///// archlinux(7) ============ NAME ---- archlinux - basic configuration SYNOPSIS -------- Overview of the basic configuration of Arch Linux. DESCRIPTION ----------- Arch Linux exposes the user to the system without hiding any details. This man page gives a brief overview of the configuration files that should be set up on a fresh install. SYSTEM SERVICES[[S]] -------------------- System services to be started at boot can be enabled using 'systemctl enable <name>'. To view available services, use 'systemctl list-unit-files'. HOSTNAME[[H]] ------------- The hostname of the machine can be set using 'hostnamectl set-hostname <hostname>'. It will then be written to /etc/hostname. LOCALIZATION[[L]] ----------------- Various locales may be enabled in /etc/locale.gen and are generated by 'locale-gen'. The system-wide locale to be used can be configured in /etc/locale.conf. These settings can be overridden on a per-user basis by keeping a user-specific locale.conf in $HOME/.config/locale.conf. The user-specific file will take precedence if it exists. VIRTUAL CONSOLE[[V]] -------------------- The virtual console is configured in /etc/vconsole.conf. It allows you to set a font and a keyboard layout, among other things. Note that these settings only apply to the console and do not apply if you use X. TIME[[T]] --------- The local time zone is configured by calling 'timedatectl set-timezone <Region/City>'. A relative *symlink* is then created from /etc/localtime to the correct zoneinfo file under /usr/share/zoneinfo/. For example, /etc/localtime -> ../usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Paris The real-time clock, which keeps track of time when the computer is off, can be configured to either be in UTC or in local time by calling 'timedatectl set-local-rtc <false|true>'. The default is UTC. FILE SYSTEMS[[F]] ----------------- File systems are configured in /etc/fstab, and encryption mappings are configured in /etc/crypttab. INITRAMFS[[R]] -------------- The initramfs is generated by 'mkinitcpio -p <preset>'. The default preset is "linux". The initramfs can be configured in /etc/mkinitcpio.conf and must be regenerated after making configuration changes. PACKAGE MANAGER[[P]] -------------------- The package manager, pacman, is configured in /etc/pacman.conf. BOOT LOADER[[B]] ---------------- GRUB's configuration is generated from /etc/default/grub by 'grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg'. Syslinux is configured in /boot/syslinux/syslinux.cfg. MODULES[[M]] ------------ Most modules should be loaded on-demand. Modules to be unconditionally loaded at boot can be specified in /etc/modules-load.d/, and modules to be blacklisted from automatically loading can be configured in /etc/modprobe.d/. SEE ALSO -------- *systemctl*(1), *hostnamectl*(1), *hostname*(5), *locale.conf*(5), *vconsole.conf*(5), *timedatectl*(1), *timezone*(3), *hwclock*(8), *fstab*(5), *crypttab*(5), *mkinitcpio*(8), *pacman*(8), *pacman.conf*(5), *grub-mkconfig*(8), *syslinux*(1), *modules-load.d*(5), *modprobe.d*(5), *systemd*(1) AUTHORS ------- Written by Tom Gundersen.