Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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A run-through of my Arch installation using COSMIC, systemd-boot, and LUKS, BTW!

00:00 Introduction
00:05 Boot the Arch ISO
00:34 Set Locale
00:48 Confirm EFI Variables
01:20 Verify Network Connectivity
01:50 Set Time
02:16 Partition Disks
04:18 Create Encrypted Root Filesystem
07:08 Create Boot/EFI Filesystem
08:01 Verify Arch Package Mirrors
08:32 Install Arch Packages
09:43 Configure Automatic Disk Mounting
10:17 Use arch-chroot
10:42 Configure Time
11:10 Configure Locale
11:51 Configure Keymap
12:04 Configure Hostname
12:12 Install Network Management Software
13:01 Configure Initramfs
14:22 Set Root & Non-root Password
14:51 Install Bootloader
15:07 Configure Bootloader
17:23 Initial Arch Boot
17:49 (VM Only) Change Boot Order
18:41 Install COSMIC
19:58 Install & Configure Sudo
20:59 Initial COSMIC Boot
21:30 COSMIC Overview

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