# Install ArchLinux on SSD Netac
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once in #root@archiso:
activate wifi
#root@archiso$ iwctl
#root@archiso$ device list
#root@archiso$ (lookfor nam e.g wlan0)
#root@archiso$ station wlan0 scan
#root@archiso$ station wlan0 get-networks
#root@archiso$ station wlan0 connect -name of network- BB
then exit
- mirror list to get the fastest server available when we download packages
- -Syy (to refresh also the servers)
#root@archiso$ pacman -Syy reflector
now use the reflector package
#root@archiso$ reflector -C France -a 6 --short rate --save /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
#root@archiso$ pacman -Syy (to refresh)
#root@archiso$ lsblk
- look for the SSD drive name
- use the efi system
- gdisk to create a partition, GPT label

#root@archiso$ gdisk /dev/sdb(or the name of the ssd drive)
Command (? for help): n (for new)
Partition number (1-148, default 1): (click enter to use default 1)
First sector (64-240254912, default = 2048) or {+-}size{KMGPT}: (enter for default)
Last sector (2048-240254912, default = 240254912) or {+-}size{KMGTP}:+200M
Current .....
Hex code or GUID (L to show codes, Enter = 8300):ef00(meaning EFI system)
NEXT ALL ENTER
- next step to create the root partition
Command (?): n
enter
enter
enter

Command (?): w (write to disk)hit enter

Do you want to proceed? (Y/N): Yes
FINAL CHECKS ABOUT TO WRITE GPT DATA
Writing new GUID partition table (GPT) to dev/sdb
... successful...
#root@archiso$ lslk
- can see new 2 partition : 200M for sd1b & rest ...GB of disk for sdb2
#root@archiso$
- need to format the partition for EFI
#root@archiso$ mkfs.fat -F32 /dev/sdb1
mkfs.fat 4.1 (date) (for example)
- now let's format the root partition because it's an install an a removable device, flash drives have a limited number of writes for this reason the best solution is to create a file system type without journaling (^_hasjournal), because it will take writes, as the journal is updated
- Take the journal off the file system;
- Configure systemd to store journals in RAM
#root@archiso$ mkfs.ext4 -o (like option, to remove the journaling follow is:) ^has_journal"

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19/11/23
CHATGPT3.5
To enable read and write support for exFAT and NTFS file systems on Arch Linux, you'll need to install specific packages. Here are the packages for each file system:
For **exFAT:**

- **Install the exfat-utils package for exFAT support:**

sudo pacman -S exfat-utils

For **NTFS:**

- **Install the ntfs-3g package for NTFS support:**

sudo pacman -S ntfs-3g

After installing these packages, your Arch Linux system should be able to read and write to exFAT and NTFS file systems. Keep in mind that while these packages provide good support, it's always a good idea to back up important data before performing write operations, especially when dealing with file systems that are not native to your operating system.