///// 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.