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| -rw-r--r-- | ArchLinux.7.txt | 80 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Makefile | 9 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | rc.conf | 9 |
3 files changed, 91 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/ArchLinux.7.txt b/ArchLinux.7.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2a2c837 --- /dev/null +++ b/ArchLinux.7.txt @@ -0,0 +1,80 @@ +///// +vim:set ts=4 sw=4 syntax=asciidoc noet: +///// +archlinux(7) +============ + +NAME +---- +ArchLinux - basic configuration + +SYNOPSIS +-------- +Overview of the basic configuartion of Arch Linux. + +DESCRIPTION +----------- +Arch Linux exposes the user to the system without hiding any details. This manpage gives a +brief overview of the configuration files that should be set up on a fresh install. + +INITSCRIPTS[[I]] +---------------- +The initscripts are configured in rc.conf. Here you configure what daemons to start on boot, what storage +technologies should be enabled and, optionally, a basic network setup. + +HOSTNAME[[H]] +------------- +The hostname of the machine should be set in /etc/hostname. Additionally, either /etc/hosts should be +configured accordingly, or nss-myhostname should be used. This is needed so the hostname can always +be resolved to the current machine, which is required by some programs. + +LOCALIZATION[[L]] +----------------- +Various locales may be enabled in /etc/locale-gen, and generated by locale-gen. The system-wide locale to be used +can be configured in /etc/locale.conf + +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 not if you use X. + +TIME[[T]] +--------- +The local timezone is configured by symlinking /etc/localtime to the correct zoneinfo file under +/usr/share/zoneinfo/. E.g., + + /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 localtime in /etc/adjtime. The default is UTC. + +FILESYSTEMS[[F]] +---------------- +Filesystems are configured in /etc/fstab, and encryption mappings are configured in /etc/crypttab. + +INITRAMFS[[R]] +-------------- +The initramfs is generated by mkinitcpio, and can be configured in /etc/mkinitcpio.conf. + +PACKAGE MANAGER[[P]] +-------------------- +The package manager, pacman, is configured in /etc/pacman.conf. + +BOOTLOADER[[B]] +--------------- +GRUB's configuration is generated from /etc/default/grub by grub-mkconfig. Syslinux is configured in /boot/syslinux/syslinux.conf + +MODULES[[M]] +------------ +Most modules should be loaded on-demand. Modules to be unconditioanlly loaded at boot can be specified in /etc/modules-load.d/, +and modules to be blacklisted from auto-loading can be configured in /etc/modprobe.d/. + +SEE ALSO +-------- + +rc.conf(5), hostname(5), hosts(5), nsswitch.conf(5), locale.conf(5), vconsole(5), 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) + +AUTHORS +------- +Written by Tom Gundersen. @@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ DIRS := \ /usr/share/bash-completion/completions \ /usr/share/zsh/site-functions \ /usr/share/man/man5 \ + /usr/share/man/man7 \ /usr/share/man/man8 all: doc @@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ install: installdirs doc install -m755 -t $(DESTDIR)/etc/profile.d locale.sh install -m755 -t $(DESTDIR)/usr/sbin rc.d install -m644 -t $(DESTDIR)/usr/share/man/man5 rc.conf.5 + install -m644 -t $(DESTDIR)/usr/share/man/man7 ArchLinux.7 install -m644 -t $(DESTDIR)/usr/share/man/man8 rc.d.8 install -m644 tmpfiles.conf $(DESTDIR)/usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/initscripts.conf install -m644 -T bash-completion $(DESTDIR)/usr/share/bash-completion/completions/rc.d @@ -34,13 +36,16 @@ install: installdirs doc %.5: %.5.txt a2x -d manpage -f manpage $< +%.7: %.7.txt + a2x -d manpage -f manpage $< + %.8: %.8.txt a2x -d manpage -f manpage $< -doc: rc.conf.5 rc.d.8 +doc: rc.conf.5 ArchLinux.7 rc.d.8 clean: - rm -f rc.conf.5 rc.d.8 + rm -f rc.conf.5 ArchLinux.7 rc.d.8 tar: git archive HEAD --prefix=initscripts-$(VER)/ | xz > initscripts-$(VER).tar.xz @@ -1,11 +1,10 @@ # -# /etc/rc.conf - Main Configuration for Arch Linux +# /etc/rc.conf - configuration file for initscripts # -# Most of rc.conf has been replaced by hostname(5), -# vconsole.conf(5), locale.conf(5) and -# modules-load.d(5). +# Most of rc.conf has been replaced by various other configuration +# files. See archrlinux(7) for details. # -# For more details see rc.conf(5). +# For more details on rc.conf see rc.conf(5). # DAEMONS=(syslog-ng network crond) |