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Post-Installation Checklist

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Arch Linux. After rebooting and logging in as wgparch, here are the recommended next steps to complete your system setup.

1. Update the System

Always start with a full system update: ```bash sudo pacman -Syu

  1. Install an AUR Helper To easily install packages from the Arch User Repository, install an AUR helper like trizen or yay.

Example for trizen

git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/trizen.git cd trizen makepkg -si

  1. Install a Display Server & Environment Choose your preferred graphical environment:

    X11: sudo pacman -S xorg Wayland: sudo pacman -S wayland Window Managers: openbox, i3, sway, hyprland, etc. Desktop Environments: plasma, gnome, xfce4, etc.

  2. Audio Setup Install and enable your preferred audio server:

sudo pacman -S pulseaudio pavucontrol pipewire pipewire-pulse wireplumber systemctl --user enable --now pipewire pipewire-pulse wireplumber

  1. Essential Utilities Don't forget to install your daily drivers:

sudo pacman -S git wget curl nano htop neofetch