From ed8b8c37eb8bc84badf4093e10099e4efaf4c60b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jane Doe Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2025 16:03:30 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] Edit README.md --- README.md | 44 +++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------- 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 2595c13..62c9529 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -199,7 +199,8 @@ Select to sign (or not) all needed binaries for enabling Secure Boot on your sys If Secure Boot is selected, the installer will offer to create a 'Rescue' bootloader entry, especially necessary for UKIs, as editing menu entries under Secureboot is not allowed. -Automatic Secureboot signing for the installed Kernel or UKI will take place in the future. +Future automatic Secureboot signing (for the installed Kernel, UKI & any other binary involved in the installation process) +will also take place, whenever it is needed. - ### Bootloader Selection: [Interactive] @@ -207,7 +208,7 @@ Automatic Secureboot signing for the installed Kernel or UKI will take place in - [ ] [1] Systemd-boot - [ ] [2] Grub -Select between 'Systemd-boot' or 'Grub'. +Select between 'Systemd-boot' & 'Grub'. - ### ESP Mountpoint Selection: [Interactive] @@ -215,7 +216,7 @@ Select between 'Systemd-boot' or 'Grub'. - [ ] [1] Efi - [ ] [2] Boot -Select between '/efi' or '/boot' as your mountpoint for ESP. +Select between '/efi' & '/boot' as your mountpoint for your ESP. - ### Filesystem Selection: [Interactive] @@ -229,13 +230,13 @@ Select Filesystem to be used (Ext4 / Btrfs). You will be asked if you'd like a seperate '/home' partition to be created. -Also, a filesystem performance boost will automatically take place by setting the 'fast_commit' option by default when formatting. +Also, a filesystem performance boost will automatically take place by setting the 'fast_commit' option by default during formatting. - If 'Btrfs' is selected: You will be asked to label your 'snapshots' directory. -If 'Btrfs' filesystem & 'Grub' bootloader is selected, then the 'grub-btrfs' package will be installed, and the 'grub-btrfsd' service will be automatically enabled for user convenience. +If 'Btrfs' filesystem with 'Grub' bootloader is selected, then the 'grub-btrfs' package will be installed, and the 'grub-btrfsd' service will be automatically enabled for user convenience. - ### Swap Selection: [Interactive - Skippable] @@ -260,7 +261,7 @@ A check/detection takes place, notifying you about the underlying graphics subsy If Dual/Triple graphics setup is detected, you will be asked to select for which graphics hardware to automatically have drivers installed, hardware acceleration enabled and the graphics subsystem configured (mkinitcpio.conf, kernel parameters etc). -If Virtual-Machine graphics is detected, the setup is skipped, and graphics configuration defaults to 'no'. +If Virtual Machine graphics is detected, the setup is skipped, and graphics configuration defaults to 'no'. If single graphics are detected, you will be offered the choice to automatically have drivers installed, hardware acceleration enabled and the graphics subsystem configured (mkinitcpio.conf, kernel parameters etc). @@ -273,11 +274,11 @@ In case of AMD graphics, 'amdgpu' driver support for 'Southern Islands' and 'Sea In case of Nvidia graphics and according to the gpu architecture, there's support for both the 'nvidia-open' & 'nvidia' drivers. -Also, support for disabling Nvidia's 'GSP' is offered, when using the 'nvidia' proprietary driver. +Also, support for disabling Nvidia's 'GSP' is offered, if selecting the 'nvidia' proprietary driver. When needed, the 'Nvidia Hook' will be automatically created. -Hybrid desktop graphics software (optimus, bumblebee etc) are not offered. +Hybrid graphics solutions (optimus, bumblebee, prime etc) are not currently offered during installation. - ### Desktop Setup [Interactive] @@ -330,7 +331,7 @@ In this step you can create your own system on-the-fly, (using the above Basic A - #### Arch 'base-devel' Meta-package [Interactive - Skippable] -The installer asks to install the 'base-devel' package, as it's not part of the 'base' meta-package, which is needed for the majority of use cases. +The installer asks to install the 'base-devel' package, as it's not part of the 'base' meta-package, which is typically needed for the majority of use cases. - #### Web browser Selection [Interactive - Skippable] @@ -350,15 +351,17 @@ The installer now supports installation of AUR packages OOTB. [Only *-bin browsers (no compiling needed) are -of course- included] -1. No AUR-helper will be installed -2. This AUR package will be handled exclusively by makepkg & pacman itself, so everything will be completely under user control +1. No AUR-helper will be installed. +2. This AUR package will be handled exclusively by makepkg & pacman itself, so everything will be completely under user control. + +Deleting this package only takes a typical 'pacman -Rns '. - #### Printer & Scanner Support [Interactive - Skippable] Select to install (or not) printer & scanner support software. -A baseline package set will be installed and additional packages will be installed accordingly, if 'Minimal Plasma' or 'Minimal Gnome' has been selected. +A baseline package set will be installed and additional (GUI) packages will be installed accordingly, if 'Minimal Plasma' or 'Minimal Gnome' has been selected. ---------------------------------------------------------- @@ -442,7 +445,7 @@ The'Partition Manager' stage consists of 2 Modes: - [ ] [1] Smart Mode [Interactive - Skippable] - This mode engages if the user has selected the 'Assisted Navigation' Installation. + This mode engages if the user has selected the 'Auto-Navigation' Installation. It detects user's preferences and selects a partitioning profile/preset based on these preferences (no additional user interaction needed). @@ -479,7 +482,7 @@ The aim here is to make the installation process error-proof. It will ensure that an 'EFI' System Partition indeed exists, that a 'Root x86-64' partition exists, that a 'Swap' partition exists IF you chose to use a 'Swap' partition and will also detect an existing seperate 'Home' partition. -If 'systemd-boot' is selected and '/efi' mountpoint for an ESP smaller than 200Mb is selected, the installer expects an 'XBOOTLDR' extended boot partition to be present/user created. +If 'systemd-boot' is selected & '/efi' mountpoint for an ESP smaller than 200Mb is also selected, the installer expects an 'XBOOTLDR' extended boot partition to be present/user created. On top of all that, the installer will scan the partitions on the installation disk and if more than one of each type {root/EFI/home/swap/xbootldr} are detected, then it will Auto-Assign the 1st partition of each (involved) type, to be used by systemd's automation in the installation (as the 'Discoverable Partitions Specifications' dictate). It comes with its own menu/prompts, for proper user interaction. @@ -496,7 +499,7 @@ Choose if you will enable LUKS encryption on your 'Swap/Root/Home' partitions Also, you will be asked to Label your partitions. -Again, the scope here is not to create an inpenetrable system but a decently protected system. +Again, the scope here is not to create an inpenetrable system but a typical decently protected system. Using 'Secure Boot' with an unencrypted 'EFI System Partition' and a LUKS encrypted 'Root/Home/Swap' partition(s) should suffice. @@ -527,7 +530,7 @@ Decide if you will procceed with the installation. If you are satisfied with the result (presented to you in the previous step and still showing on screen), answer 'yes'. -If your answer is 'no', then the installer unmounts all mounted partitions and reloads 'System Configuration' and all necessary installation stages, so you can revise your choices until you are satisfied with the outcome. +If your answer is 'no', then the installer will unmount all mounted partitions and reload 'System Configuration' and all installation stages thereafter, so you can revise your choices until you are satisfied with the outcome. # If LUKS encryption has been selected: @@ -535,7 +538,7 @@ If your answer is 'no', then the installer unmounts all mounted partitions and r - ### Secure Disk Erasure: [Interactive - Skippable] Since LUKS encryption has been selected in a previous step, the installer offers the option to securely erase the involved drive before continuing with the installation, if so desired. -After Drive Secure Erasion, the system needs to be rebboted and will do so automatically, after a countdown. +After Drive Secure Erasion, the system needs to be rebooted and will do so automatically, after the given countdown. You will have to re-run the installer. @@ -555,13 +558,12 @@ As a result, if any errors occur at this stage, will eventually terminate the in For the same reason, the installer cannot offer the choice of reloading previous phases, as it does in the 'Confirm Installation Status' stage. + # Remaining Installation Process: - ### Optimize Pacman: [Interactive] -Sometimes, the mirrorlist created from Reflector's auto-run at start-up is not ideal. - -So, in this step you can select your preferred country, from the current list of countries that are hosting Archlinux mirrors. +In this step you can select your preferred country, from the current list of countries that are hosting Archlinux mirrors. If the field is left empty, the default Reflector's mirrorlist will be used. @@ -569,7 +571,7 @@ If a country from the list is chosen, Reflector will rate its mirrors, using [ l If no mirrors are found, it means that the country chosen doesn't fulfill Reflector's set criteria. Try with another country. -Next, you will be asked to enable Pacman's 'Multilib' repository in the installed system, if desired. +Next, you will be asked to enable Arch's 'Multilib' repository in the installed system, if so desired. - ### Pacstrap System: [Auto]