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### Install New Init Packages

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/SwitchInit

Command to install the downloaded packages for the new init system (s6 in this example).

```bash
pacman -S $(sed 's/openrc/s6/g' < services.list)

```

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### Example config.php file

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/PmWiki/InitialSetupTasks

A basic example of a config.php file for PmWiki, demonstrating common configuration options.

```php
<?php if (!defined('PmWiki')) exit();
$WikiTitle = "My New Wiki";
$PageLogoUrl = "http://example.com/mylogo.gif";

# Uncomment and correct these if PmWiki fails to detect the browser-reachable URLs
#$ScriptUrl = 'http://example.com/pmwiki/pmwiki.php';
#$PubDirUrl = 'http://example.com/pmwiki/pub';

# Compute the password hashes at pmwiki.php?action=crypt
$DefaultPasswords['admin'] = '$2y$10$Ha01thXgvb/DzgMVI8g3huOkDlIa6gKccrJldKmhB/OmLULooctw6';

$EnableUpload = 1;
$DefaultPasswords['upload'] = '$2y$10$7I4q6C4qb58OrA2EJGsL8.RVgtBpSehzCMbBtCJGc5cOpSvftEbIy';

# Uncomment and change these if your server is not in your timezone
# date_default_timezone_set('America/New_York'); # if you run PHP 5.1 or newer
# putenv("TZ=EST5EDT"); # if you run PHP 5.0 or older

$TimeFmt = '%B %d, %Y, at %I:%M %p %Z';


```

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### Category GroupFooter example

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/PmWiki/InitialSetupTasks

Example of how to update the Category.GroupFooter page to display only categorized or tagged pages.

```wiki
(:pagelist category={*$Name} list=normal:)
```

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### Index.php wrapper script

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/PmWiki/InitialSetupTasks

An example of an index.php wrapper script that can be added to the pmwiki directory to ensure PmWiki is not renamed and can be upgraded seamlessly.

```php
<?php include('pmwiki.php');
```

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### Partition disk with fdisk or cfdisk

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Installation

Command to start the disk partitioning tool.

```bash
cfdisk /dev/sda
```

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### Configure console keymap and font

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Installation

Example configuration for /etc/vconsole.conf to make keyboard layout settings permanent.

```bash
FONT_MAP=8859-1_to_uni
FONT=lat1-16
KEYMAP=de-latin1
```

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### Install LXQt Desktop Environment

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Installation

Installs the LXQt desktop environment.

```bash
pacman -S lxqt
```

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### dinitctl list output for starting service

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Dinit

Example output of 'dinitctl list' showing a service that is starting.

```shell
 [[ ]<<   ] mysql     # starting (and marked active)
```

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### Install Xorg group

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Installation

Installs the xorg group to get a graphical environment.

```bash
pacman -S xorg
```

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### Start NTP Daemon (runit)

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Installation

Activate the NTP daemon to synchronize the computer's real-time clock using runit.

```bash
sv up openntpd
```

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### Install DHCP client

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Installation

Installs a preferred DHCP client.

```bash
pacman -S dhcpcd or dhclient
```

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### Start NTP Daemon (openrc)

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Installation

Activate the NTP daemon to synchronize the computer's real-time clock using openrc.

```bash
rc-service ntpd start
```

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### Start NTP Daemon (s6)

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Installation

Activate the NTP daemon to synchronize the computer's real-time clock using s6.

```bash
s6-rc -u change openntpd
```

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### Setting an administrative password

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/PmWiki/InitialSetupTasks

Example of how to set a site-wide admin password in the local/config.php file. The password hash needs to be generated using the ?action=crypt function on the wiki.

```php
$DefaultPasswords['admin'] = '$2y$10$7I4q6C4qb58OrA2EJGsL8.RVgtBpSehzCMbBtCJGc5cOpSvftEbIy';
```

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### Install GRUB for UEFI systems

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Installation

Install GRUB for UEFI-based systems.

```bash
grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=/boot/efi --bootloader-id=grub   # for UEFI systems
```

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### Start NTP Daemon (dinit)

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Installation

Activate the NTP daemon to synchronize the computer's real-time clock using dinit.

```bash
dinitctl start ntpd
```

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### Install MATE Desktop Environment

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Installation

Installs the MATE desktop environment, extra packages, system config printer, and blueman.

```bash
pacman -S mate mate-extra system-config-printer blueman connman-gtk
```

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### Install nano text editor

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Installation

Install the nano text editor for editing configuration files.

```bash
pacman -S nano
```

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### Enable New Service (dinit example)

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/SwitchInit

Example command for enabling a new service with dinitctl, which may require specific parameters like '--offline'.

```bash
dinitctl --offline enable foo

```

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### Install GRUB for BIOS systems

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Installation

Install GRUB for BIOS-based systems.

```bash
grub-install --recheck /dev/sda                                                   # for BIOS systems
```

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### Generate GRUB configuration

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Installation

Generate the GRUB configuration file.

```bash
grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
```

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### Install base system with runit

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Installation

Install the base and base-devel package groups, along with runit and elogind-runit.

```bash
basestrap /mnt base base-devel runit elogind-runit
```

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### Install GRUB and os-prober

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Installation

Install the GRUB bootloader and os-prober for detecting other operating systems, along with efibootmgr.

```bash
pacman -S grub os-prober efibootmgr
```

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### Install XFCE Desktop Environment

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Installation

Installs the XFCE desktop environment and its goodie plugins.

```bash
pacman -S xfce4 xfce4-goodies
```

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### Install base system with dinit

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Installation

Install the base and base-devel package groups, along with dinit and elogind-dinit.

```bash
basestrap /mnt base base-devel dinit elogind-dinit
```

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### Create hostname file

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Installation

Creates the /etc/hostname file and adds a hostname.

```bash
nano /etc/hostname
_myhostname_
```

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### Install Moksha Desktop

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Installation

Installs the Moksha desktop for Artix Linux.

```bash
pacman -Sy moksha-artix
```

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### Install Connman for Runit

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Installation

Installs Connman and a GTK front-end for Runit, and sets up the service.

```bash
pacman -S connman-runit connman-gtk
ln -s /etc/runit/sv/connmand /etc/runit/runsvdir/default
```

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### Install base system with OpenRC

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Installation

Install the base and base-devel package groups, along with OpenRC and elogind-openrc.

```bash
basestrap /mnt base base-devel openrc elogind-openrc
```

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### Install KDE Desktop Environment

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Installation

Installs the KDE Plasma desktop environment and related applications.

```bash
pacman -S plasma kde-applications
```

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### dinitctl list output for starting and stopping service

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Dinit

Example output of 'dinitctl list' showing a service that is starting but will stop after.

```shell
 [   <<{ }] mysql     # starting, but will stop after starting
```

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### Install base system with s6

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Installation

Install the base and base-devel package groups, along with s6-base and elogind-s6.

```bash
basestrap /mnt base base-devel s6-base elogind-s6
```

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### Install linux kernel and firmware

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Installation

Install the linux kernel and linux-firmware package.

```bash
basestrap /mnt linux linux-firmware
```

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### Create and set user password

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Installation

Create a regular user and set their password.

```bash
useradd -m user
passwd user
```

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### Build boot filesystem

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/InstallationUsingBuildiso

Example of building the boot filesystem with the '-bc' flags.

```bash
Build artools/buildiso/lxqt/artix/bootfs 
$ buildiso -p lxqt -bc
```

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### Install linux-lts kernel and firmware

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Installation

Install the linux-lts kernel and linux-firmware package.

```bash
basestrap /mnt linux-lts linux-firmware
```

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### Start Chrony Daemon (openrc)

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Installation

Activate the chrony daemon to synchronize the computer's real-time clock using openrc (for Weekly ISOs from Spring 2026).

```bash
rc-service chrony start
```

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### List available keyboard layouts

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Installation

This command lists all available keyboard layout types.

```bash
ls -R /usr/share/kbd/keymaps
```

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### Start Chrony Daemon (runit)

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Installation

Activate the chrony daemon to synchronize the computer's real-time clock using runit (for Weekly ISOs from Spring 2026).

```bash
sv up chrony
```

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### Install Connman for dinit

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Installation

Installs Connman and a GTK front-end for dinit, and sets up the service link.

```bash
pacman -S connman-dinit connman-gtk
ln -s ../connmand /etc/dinit.d/boot.d/
```

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### Start Chrony Daemon (s6)

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Installation

Activate the chrony daemon to synchronize the computer's real-time clock using s6 (for Weekly ISOs from Spring 2026).

```bash
s6-rc -u change chrony
```

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### Configure netifrc for OpenRC

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Installation

Configures Gentoo's netifrc modules for OpenRC, including getting interface name and adding DHCP configuration.

```bash
ip -s link                <-	Get the exact name of your interface
nano /etc/conf.d/net        <-	Add config_<interface>="dhcp"
```

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### Start Chrony Daemon (dinit)

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Installation

Activate the chrony daemon to synchronize the computer's real-time clock using dinit (for Weekly ISOs from Spring 2026).

```bash
dinitctl start chrony
```

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### Install Display Login Manager (OpenRC/Runit/s6/dinit)

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Installation

Installs a display login manager package compatible with different init systems.

```bash
pacman -S sddm-openrc or sddm-runit or sddm-s6 or sddm-dinit
```

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### dinitctl list output example

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Dinit

Example output of 'dinitctl list' showing the boot service state.

```shell
 [[+]     ] boot
```

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### Install elogind

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Installation

Installs elogind to satisfy library links for systemd-dependent packages.

```bash
pacman -S elogind
```

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### Install Connman for OpenRC

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Installation

Installs Connman and a GTK front-end for OpenRC, and adds the connmand service.

```bash
pacman -S connman-openrc connman-gtk
rc-update add connmand
```

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### Chroot into new Artix system

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Installation

Enter the new Artix system using the artix-chroot command.

```bash
artix-chroot /mnt # formerly artools-chroot
```

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### Install qrencode

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Wireguard

Command to install the qrencode utility.

```bash
pacman -S qrencode

```

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### Interactive basestrap

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Installation

Use the -i flag with basestrap for interactive installation, prompting for elogind selection.

```bash
basestrap -i /mnt base
```

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### Start Wireguard server

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Wireguard

Command to start the Wireguard server.

```bash
wg-quick up INTERFACE

```

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### Example agetty configuration file

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Dinit

Example content of an agetty configuration file for a specific TTY.

```ini
 # DO NOT REMOVE THIS FILE!
 # Note: You can copy and rename this file to the name of the tty you
 # 	want (e.g.: /etc/dinit.d/config/agetty-tty1.conf will make a
 # 	configuration specific to tty1)
 GETTY_BAUD=38400
 GETTY_TERM=linux
 GETTY_ARGS=
```

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### Pacman.conf example with Artix and Arch repositories

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Repositories

Example configuration for /etc/pacman.conf showing the order of Artix and Arch repositories, ensuring Artix repositories take precedence.

```ini
# Artix
[system]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

[world]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

[galaxy]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

[lib32]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

# Arch
[extra]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist-arch

[multilib]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist-arch

```

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### Install Connman for s6

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Installation

Installs Connman and a GTK front-end for s6, and reloads the s6 database.

```bash
pacman -S connman-s6 connman-gtk
touch /etc/s6/adminsv/default/contents.d/connmand
s6-db-reload
```

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### Search Examples

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Site/Search

Examples demonstrating various search query syntaxes and their expected results.

```text
apple pie
"apple pie"
pmwiki/apple
"pmwiki/apple"
apple -pie
food -"apple pie"
apple "-pie"
apple - pie
"pie:"
"pie=tasty"
pmwiki/

```

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### Add entries to hosts file

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Installation

Adds matching entries to the /etc/hosts file.

```bash
nano /etc/hosts
127.0.0.1        localhost
::1              localhost
127.0.1.1        _myhostname_.localdomain  _myhostname_
```

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### Install Wireguard

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Wireguard

Installs the necessary wireguard-tools package.

```bash
 pacman -S wireguard-tools

```

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### Mount partitions

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Installation

Commands to activate swap and mount the root, home, boot, and ESP partitions.

```bash
swapon /dev/disk/by-label/SWAP                 (if created)
mount /dev/disk/by-label/ROOT /mnt
mkdir /mnt/boot
mkdir /mnt/home
mount /dev/disk/by-label/HOME /mnt/home        (if created)
mount /dev/disk/by-label/BOOT /mnt/boot        (if created)
mkdir /mnt/boot/efi                            (UEFI)
mount /dev/disk/by-label/ESP /mnt/boot/efi     (UEFI)
```

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### Link and load netifrc scripts

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Installation

Symlinks the parent netifrc script for each interface and loads it into an OpenRC runlevel.

```bash
ln -s /etc/init.d/net.lo /etc/init.d/net.<interface>
rc-update add net.<interface> default
```

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### User dinitctl list example

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Dinit

Example output of 'dinitctl list' when running as a user, showing user-level services.

```shell
 $ dinitctl list
 [[+]     ] boot
 [{+}     ] pipewire-pulse (pid: 1211)
 [{+}     ] pipewire (pid: 1209)
 [{+}     ] dbus (pid: 1204)
 [{+}     ] wireplumber (pid: 1210)
```

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### Install dinit-user-spawn

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Dinit

Command to install the dinit-user-spawn package.

```shell
 sudo pacman -S dinit-user-spawn
```

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### Service dependency check example

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Runit

Example of a 'run' script for NetworkManager that checks for the 'dbus' service dependency.

```bash
# /etc/runit/sv/NetworkManager/run
sv check dbus >/dev/null || exit 1
```

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### Add hostname to OpenRC configuration

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Installation

If using OpenRC, adds the hostname to /etc/conf.d/hostname.

```bash
hostname='myhostname'
```

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### Format partitions with ext4

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Installation

Commands to format partitions with the ext4 filesystem, assigning labels.

```bash
mkfs.ext4 -L ROOT /dev/sda2        <- root partition
mkfs.ext4 -L HOME /dev/sda3        <- home partition, optional
mkfs.ext4 -L BOOT /dev/sda1        <- boot partition, optional
mkswap -L SWAP /dev/sda4           <- swap partition
```

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### Client Configuration

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Wireguard

Example client configuration file for Wireguard.

```ini
# /etc/wireguard/wg0.conf

[Interface]
Address = 192.168.2.2/32
PrivateKey = <Client's private key>
DNS = 1.1.1.1

[Peer]
PublicKey = <Server's public key>
PreSharedKey = <Common key>
Endpoint = <Public side IP>:51820
AllowedIPs = 0.0.0.0/0

```

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### Install PipeWire Dinit Packages

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Site/PipewireInsteadPulseaudio

Command to install PipeWire specific packages for the Dinit init system.

```bash
sudo pacman -S pipewire-dinit pipewire-pulse-dinit wireplumber-dinit
```

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### Set root password

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Installation

Set the password for the root user.

```bash
passwd
```

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### Install necessary packages

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/InstallationUsingBuildiso

Installs the 'artools' group and 'iso-profiles' package required for building custom ISOs.

```bash
pacman -S artools iso-profiles
```

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### ALSA configuration file

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Configuration

Example content for /etc/modprobe.d/alsa.conf to configure ALSA.

```bash
options bt87x index=-2
options cx88_alsa index=-2
options saa7134-alsa index=-2
options snd-atiixp-modem index=-2
options snd-intel8x0m index=-2
options snd-via82xx-modem index=-2
options snd-usb-audio index=-2
options snd-usb-caiaq index=-2
options snd-usb-ua101 index=-2
options snd-usb-us122l index=-2
options snd-usb-usx2y index=-2
options snd-pcsp index=-2
options snd-usb-audio index=-2
```

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### Install custom or AUR packages using artix-chroot

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/InstallationUsingBuildiso

This snippet shows how to enter the rootfs using artix-chroot and install packages manually.

```bash
artix-chroot  /var/lib/artools/buildiso/base/artix/rootfs 
 pacman -S artix-grub-live

```

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### Enable and start user service

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Dinit

Commands to enable and start the 'volumeicon' user service.

```shell
 $:dinitctl enable volumeicon
 Service 'volumeicon' has been enabled.
 Service 'volumeicon' started.

```

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### Ping Artix Linux

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Installation

Verify your Internet connection by pinging the Artix Linux website.

```bash
ping artixlinux.org
```

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### Download Packages for New Init

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/SwitchInit

Command to download packages for the new init system (s6 in this example) based on the saved service list.

```bash
pacman -Sw $(sed 's/openrc/s6/g' < services.list)

```

```bash
pacman -Sw $(sed -e 's/openrc/s6/g'  < services.list)

```

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### Install PipeWire with JACK

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Site/PipewireInsteadPulseaudio

Packages to install for PipeWire if JACK is preferred over ALSA.

```bash
  sudo pacman -S pipewire pipewire-pulse wireplumber pipewire-jack

```

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### Headings

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/PmWiki/BasicEditing

Example of creating different levels of headings.

```WikiMarkup
!! Major Subheading
!!! Minor Subheading
!!!! And More
!!!!! Subheadings
```

```WikiMarkup
| 
## Major Subheading
### Minor Subheading
#### And More
##### Subheadings  
---|---
```

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### Generate /etc/adjtime

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Installation

Run hwclock to generate the /etc/adjtime file, defaulting to UTC.

```bash
hwclock --systohc
```

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### Format EFI System Partition (ESP) as fat32

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Installation

Commands to format the ESP as fat32 and assign a label.

```bash
mkfs.fat -F 32 /dev/sda1
fatlabel /dev/sda1 ESP
```

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### Check installed X server and drivers

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Site/XlibreOnArtix

Commands to check the installed X server and drivers, including the X11 vendor string and a list of relevant packages.

```bash
sudo Xorg -version
```

```bash
pacman -Q | grep 'xlibre-xserver\|xorg-server\|xf86-'
```

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### Generate locales

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Installation

Generate the uncommented locales by running the locale-gen command.

```bash
locale-gen
```

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### Set hostname

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Configuration

Example content for /etc/hostname to set the system's hostname.

```bash
reallycoolhostname
```

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### Simple Tables

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/PmWiki/BasicEditing

Example of creating a simple table with a header row.

```WikiMarkup
|| border=1
||! head 1 ||! head 2 ||! head 3 ||
|| cell 1  ||  cell 2 ||  cell 3 ||
```

```WikiMarkup
| | head 1| head 2| head 3  
---|---|---  
cell 1| cell 2| cell 3  
```

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### Server Configuration

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Wireguard

Example configuration file for the Wireguard server (wg0.conf).

```ini
# /etc/wireguard/wg0.conf
[Interface]
Address = 192.168.2.1/24
PostUp = iptables -A FORWARD -i wg0 -j ACCEPT; iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o eno1 -j MASQUERADE; ip6tables -A FORWARD -i wg0 -j ACCEPT; ip6tables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o eno1 -j MASQUERADE
PostDown = iptables -D FORWARD -i wg0 -j ACCEPT; iptables -t nat -D POSTROUTING -o eno1 -j MASQUERADE; ip6tables -D FORWARD -i wg0 -j ACCEPT; ip6tables -t nat -D POSTROUTING -o eno1 -j MASQUERADE
ListenPort = 51820
PrivateKey = <Server's private key>

[Peer]
PublicKey = <Client's public key>
PreSharedKey = <Common key>
AllowedIPs = 192.168.2.2/32

```

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### Add user to groups

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Configuration

Example command to add a user to various groups for extended permissions.

```bash
usermod -a -G video,audio,input,power,storage,optical,lp,scanner,dbus,adbusers,uucp,vboxusers USER
```

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### Build chroot and squashfs

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/InstallationUsingBuildiso

Example of building the chroot and then squashing it, with a warning about continuing the squash process.

```bash
$  buildiso -p lxqt -x

/snip/

==> WARNING: Continue squash: buildiso -p base -sc ...
```

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### Exit chroot and reboot

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Installation

Exits the chroot environment, unmounts the system, and reboots.

```bash
exit                           <-	exit chroot environment
umount -R /mnt
reboot
```

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### Set keyboard layout in console

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Configuration

Example content for /etc/vconsole.conf to set a persistent keymap.

```bash
KEYMAP=uk
```

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### Lists

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/PmWiki/BasicEditing

Examples of creating bulleted and numbered lists using PmWiki markup.

```wiki
* Bullet list
* Another item
** More asterisks produce sub-items
** etc.
```

```wiki
# Numbered lists
# Another item
```

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### Use SysRq magic for all disks and partitions

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/SwitchInit

Commands to synchronize and remount all disks and partitions read-only using SysRq.

```bash
echo s >| /proc/sysrq-trigger
echo u >| /proc/sysrq-trigger

```

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### Creating new runlevels

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Runit

Example of creating a new runlevel by symlinking a service to a runlevel directory.

```bash
ln -s /etc/runit/sv/_service_name_ /etc/runit/runsvdir/_runlevel_
```

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### Core PipeWire Processes

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Site/PipewireInsteadPulseaudio

The three essential processes that need to be started for PipeWire to function.

```bash
 /usr/bin/pipewire
 /usr/bin/pipewire-pulse
 /usr/bin/wireplumber

```

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### Backup Active Services

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/SwitchInit

Command to save a list of currently active OpenRC services to a file.

```bash
pacman -Qsq openrc > services.list

```

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### Install turnstile and turnstile-dinit

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Dinit

Commands to install the turnstile and turnstile-dinit packages.

```shell
 sudo pacman -S turnstile turnstile-dinit
```

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### Install PipeWire

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Site/PipewireInsteadPulseaudio

Standard packages to install for PipeWire with PulseAudio compatibility.

```bash
 sudo pacman -S pipewire pipewire-pulse wireplumber pipewire-alsa

```

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### Create a filesystem compatible with buildiso

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/InstallationUsingBuildiso

This snippet shows how to create an ext2 filesystem on the ZFS block device.

```bash
mkfs.ext2 /dev/zvol/zroot/buildiso

```

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### Synchronize and remount root partition read-only

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/SwitchInit

Commands to synchronize cached writes to disk and remount the root partition read-only before a cold reboot.

```bash
sync
mount / -o remount,ro

```

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### XDG Autostart .desktop file

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Site/PipewireInsteadPulseaudio

A .desktop file to be placed in ~/.config/autostart for launching PipeWire services upon desktop environment login.

```bash
 ~/.config/autostart/custom-pipewire.desktop
 ...
 [Desktop Entry]
 Type=Application
 Exec=/path/to/your/start-pipewire.sh
 Hidden=false
 NoDisplay=false
 X-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=true
 Name=PipeWire
 Comment=Start PipeWire and WirePlumber

```

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### Generate fstab with UUIDs

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Installation

Generate the /etc/fstab file using fstabgen with UUIDs as source identifiers. Edit and verify the generated file, setting root, swap, home, etc.

```bash
fstabgen -U /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab        <- edit and verify, also set root, swap, home and etc..
```

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### External Links

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/PmWiki/BasicEditing

Examples of linking to external websites.

```WikiMarkup
bare url:  http://www.pmwiki.org

link text: [[http://www.pmwiki.org | PmWiki home]]
```

```WikiMarkup
| bare url: http://www.pmwiki.org link text: PmWiki home  
---|---
```

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### XDG Autostart script

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Site/PipewireInsteadPulseaudio

A bash script to be executed by the .desktop file for starting PipeWire, PipeWire PulseAudio, and WirePlumber.

```bash
 start-pipewire.sh
 ... 
 #!/bin/bash
 /usr/bin/pipewire &
 /usr/bin/pipewire-pulse &
 /usr/bin/wireplumber &

```

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### Mount the ZFS filesystem for buildiso

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/InstallationUsingBuildiso

This snippet shows how to mount the created filesystem to the location buildiso uses.

```bash
mount /dev/zvol/zroot/buildiso /var/lib/artools

```

--------------------------------

### Cross-Group Links

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/PmWiki/BasicEditing

Example of linking to a page in a different WikiGroup.

```WikiMarkup
[[Main.Wiki Sandbox]] shows group + name

[[Main/Wiki Sandbox]] shows only name
```

```WikiMarkup
| Main.Wiki Sandbox shows group + name  Wiki Sandbox shows only name   
---|---
```

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### Numbered Lists

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/PmWiki/BasicEditing

Example of creating a numbered list with sub-items.

```WikiMarkup
| 
  1. Numbered lists 
  2. Another item 
    1. more hashes produce sub-items 

  
---|---
```

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### Add custom repository

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/InstallationUsingBuildiso

Instructions on how to add a custom repository to pacman's configuration.

```bash
$HOME/.config/artools/pacman-default.conf

-OR-

$HOME/.config/artools/pacman-gremlins.conf
```

--------------------------------

### Edit locale.gen

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Installation

Edit the /etc/locale.gen file to uncomment desired locales.

```bash
nano /etc/locale.gen
```

--------------------------------

### Create the final ISO

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/InstallationUsingBuildiso

Generates the final bootable ISO image after successful testing.

```bash
buildiso -p <profile>
```

--------------------------------

### Remove Old Init Packages

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/SwitchInit

Command to remove packages associated with the old init system (OpenRC in this example).

```bash
pacman -Rdd $(cat services.list)

```

--------------------------------

### Horizontal Line

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/PmWiki/BasicEditing

Example of creating a horizontal rule using dashes.

```WikiMarkup
----

```

```WikiMarkup
| Four or more dashes at the beginning of a line 
* * *
produce a "horizontal rule"   
---|---
```

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### Desktop Environment Autostart Script

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Site/PipewireInsteadPulseaudio

A shell script to start PipeWire services automatically on desktop environment login.

```shell
#!/bin/sh
/usr/bin/pipewire &
/usr/bin/pipewire-pulse &
/usr/bin/wireplumber &
```

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### Volumeicon service configuration

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/Dinit

Example Dinit service configuration for the 'volumeicon' package.

```ini
 type = process
 command = /usr/bin/volumeicon
 logfile = $HOME/.local/state/dinit/volumeicon.log
 env-file = /home/<USER>/.config/dinit.d/environment
 restart = true

```

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### InterMap Links

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/PmWiki/BasicEditing

Example of creating links to other wikis using InterMap syntax.

```WikiMarkup
What's an [[Wikipedia:aardvark]], anyway?
```

```WikiMarkup
| What's an Wikipedia:aardvark, anyway?   
---|---
```

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### Load the loop module

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/InstallationUsingBuildiso

Ensures the 'loop' module is loaded, which is necessary for creating custom ISOs.

```bash
modprobe loop
```

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### External Links as References

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/PmWiki/BasicEditing

Example of creating a reference-style link to an external site.

```WikiMarkup
bare url: http://www.pmwiki.org

link text: [[http://www.pmwiki.org | #]]
```

```WikiMarkup
| bare url: http://www.pmwiki.org link text: [1]  
---|---
```

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### Internal Links

Source: https://wiki.artixlinux.org/PmWiki/BasicEditing

Example of creating a link to another page within the wiki.

```WikiMarkup
[[wiki sandbox]]
```

```WikiMarkup
| Practice editing in the wiki sandbox  
---|---
```
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