Walking Through a Minimal Arch Linux Set Up with archinstall

This article provides a comprehensive walkthrough of setting up a minimal Arch Linux system using the official archinstall script. It explains each option in the installation process, including language, locales, disk configuration (btrfs vs ext4), partitioning, encryption, swap, bootloader, kernel selection, hostname, authentication, desktop environment profiles, applications, network configuration, Pacman settings, additional packages, timezone, and automatic time sync. The guide is accompanied by a demo video with timestamps, aiming to give users confidence to customize their installation. It is relevant to IT/technology as it covers Linux system administration and installation.