This is a navigation page that records my configuration process. You can follow the sequence or just search for specific information.

Before reading this page, you should have already completed ArchLinux installation (able to boot into ArchLinux with network configured). For installation issues, refer to ArchLinux Desktop Environment Survival Guide#Installing ArchLinux and ArchWiki Installation Guide.

Installing Desktop Environment (KDE)

Reference: Minimal KDE Installation Solution for Arch Linux

Swap Partition/File Configuration

Creation

• Swap File (ArchWiki Reference)
• Swap Partition (ArchWiki Reference)

Performance Optimization

Reference: ArchWiki Swap Performance Tuning

vm.swappiness can be set to 0

Hibernation Configuration

• Using Swap File (Not compatible with Btrfs)
• Using Swap Partition (Note GRUB Parameter Configuration and regenerate grub.cfg)

Regardless of method, GRUB and Kernel module configuration is mandatory

Detailed steps: Arch Linux Hibernation Using Swap File

User Permissions

Add a regular user (for daily login/use) (ArchWiki Reference)

useradd -m your_username

Pacman Configuration

• Configure pacman.conf
• Install powerpill (default configuration, note that powerpill’s aria2 reads http_proxy environment variable and only supports http proxy)

Gaming Environment (Graphics) Configuration

Reference: Playing NieR:Automata with Steam

Others

Check: ArchLinux Desktop Environment Survival Guide (Desktop Optimization Only) and General recommendations (简体中文) (ArchWiki)

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