This guide helps to install Arch:

Arch Installation from Usb installer

Installation:

loadkeys it
timedatectl set-ntp true
iwctl

In iwctl console:

device list
station device scan
station device get-networks
station device connect SSID

Launch:

archinstall

• select it as keyboard language
• select Italy
• select the disk where to install
• custom partiton
  • /boot 5MB, 513MB fat32
  • / 518MB, 100% ext4
• select ext4
• select no encryption
• select no Grup
• select swap
• type hostname
• linux kernel
• choose Open Source Drivers
• select Network Manager
• choose Europe/Rome

Install Paru:

sudo pacman -S git
sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel
git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/paru-bin.git
cd paru
makepkg -si

Generate Locale (Only Gnome)

locale
sudo nano /etc/locale.gen # Decomment the row
sudo locale-gen
sudo localectl set-locale LANG=it_IT.UTF-8

Clean system (Only Gnome)

paru -R \
    epiphany \
    cheese \
    totem \
    gnome-software-packagekit-plugin \
    gnome-software

Install packages

Decomment multilib repository and install:

sudo nano /etc/pacman.conf
paru 

Base:

paru -S \
    timeshift \
    gparted \
    onlyoffice-bin \
    keeweb-desktop-bin \
    foxitreader \
    evolution \
    mesa-utils \
    google-chrome \
    guvcview \
    yt-dlp \
    clipgrab \
    dialog \
    dropbox \
    baobab \
    grsync \
    pamac-aur \
    archlinux-appstream-data-pamac\
    pdfarranger \
    ktuberling \
    steam

Multimedia:

paru -S \
    ocenaudio-bin \
    shotcut \
    rawtherapee \
    celluloid \
    gimp \
    handbrake

Develop:

paru -S \
    visual-studio-code-bin \
    android-studio \
    gitkraken

Configure Nvidia card:

Get information about graphical cards:

lspci -k | grep -A 2 -E "(VGA|3D)"

See which card is active:

glxinfo | grep "OpenGL renderer"

Proprietary drivers (Only Gnome)

paru -S linux-headers nvidia-470xx-dkms envycontrol

Switch to nvidia:

sudo envycontrol --switch nvidia

Switch to intel:

sudo envycontrol --switch integrated

Proprietary drivers (Only Kde)

paru -S linux-headers nvidia-470xx-dkms optimus-manager

Switch to nvidia:

optimus-manager --switch nvidia

To use nvidia card, you must select X11 in SDDM screen

Switch to intel:

optimus-manager --switch integrated

Printer:

Install:

paru -S cups system-config-printer epson-inkjet-printer-escpr

Enable service:

sudo systemctl enable cups.socket --now

Bluetoooth:

Enable bluetooth service:

sudo systemctl enable bluetooth.service --now

Disable suspend on idle:

sudo sed -i '/^load-module module-suspend-on-idle$/s/^/#/' /etc/pulse/default.pa
cat /etc/pulse/default.pa | grep suspend-on-idle

Restart bluetooth:

sudo rmmod btusb
sudo modprobe btusb

Tools

Configure Fstrim for SSD

sudo systemctl enable fstrim.timer --now

Dropbox

Prevent autoupdate:

rm -rf ~/.dropbox-dist
install -dm0 ~/.dropbox-dist

Node Js

Run:

paru -S nvm
echo "source /usr/share/nvm/init-nvm.sh" >> ~/.bashrc

Restart shell and run:

nvm install --lts

Python

paru -S python-pip

Use pipenv:

sudo pip install pipenv
pipenv install package1 package2 ...
pipenv install

Ventoy

paru -S ventoy-bin
/opt/ventoy/VentoyGUI.x86_64

Docker

paru -S docker docker-compose
sudo usermod -aG docker $(whoami)
sudo systemctl enable docker.service --now

Flutter

paru -S flutter cmake ninja clang
sudo chown -R $USER /opt/flutter
flutter config --enable-linux-desktop

SSH

Create id_rsa in ~/.ssh

chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_rsa

Timeshift

Workarounds

Torchlight

Right click and add in launch options:

LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libfreetype.so.6 %command%

System D Bootloader resolution

sudo nano /boot/loader/loader.conf

Add:

console-mode max

Disable suspend on lid closed

sudo nano /etc/systemd/logind.conf

Add:

HandleLidSwitch=ignore