Creating a Bootable Disk#
First, download the latest system image from the official website. There are multiple versions to choose from. If you are not very familiar with Linux, it is recommended to download the KDE version.
Windows System#
If you are using a Windows system, you can download Rufus to create a bootable disk.
Linux System#
If you are using a Linux system, use the dd command to create the disk. The specific command is as follows:
# View disk information
sudo fdisk -l
# Assuming the disk corresponding to the USB drive is /dev/sdc
# Unmount the USB drive first
# Add * because: there may be multiple partitions on the USB drive, such as sdc1, sdc2
sudo umount /dev/sdc*
# Format the USB drive to FAT format
# Common Linux ISO files are not larger than 4G, so FAT format can be selected.
# -I: If there are multiple partitions on the USB drive, this parameter is needed to forcibly erase them. Without this parameter, it will fail;
sudo mkfs.vfat /dev/sdc -I
# Write the image directly
# The -I parameter was used in the previous step, and there are no partitions on the USB drive, so there is no number after of=/dev/sdc
# status=progress can display the progress
sudo dd if=xx.iso of=/dev/sdc bs=4M status=progress
Installing the System#
Restart the computer, insert the USB drive, and press F12 to select USB to enter the installation interface. If your computer has both NVIDIA and Intel graphics cards, change drive to nonfree in the boot interface. This way, the system will automatically install the appropriate NVIDIA driver. I encountered a file system mounting error during the first installation, but it was resolved after repeating the previous step. It should be a problem with writing the image.
After entering the installation interface, follow the instructions and click Next to complete the installation. Restart the computer when finished.
Changing the Source#
sudo pacman-mirrors -i -c China -m rank
Select a few well-known sources, such as Aliyun and Huawei Cloud. It is said that selecting only one will make it faster, but there may be a situation where the software is not complete.
Common Software#
First, download the AUR helper yay, which can be used to download software that is not available in the official repositories:
sudo pacman -S yay
Input Method#
Install the fcitx5 input method framework:
yay -S fcitx5-im
Configure environment variables:
vim ~/.pam_environment
The content is:
GTK_IM_MODULE DEFAULT=fcitx
QT_IM_MODULE DEFAULT=fcitx
XMODIFIERS DEFAULT=\@im=fcitx
SDL_IM_MODULE DEFAULT=fcitx
Install the input method engine:
yay -S fcitx5-rime
yay -S rime-cloverpinyin
yay -S base-devel
Create and write the input scheme for rime-cloverpinyin:
mkdir -p ~/.local/share/fcitx5/rime
vim ~/.local/share/fcitx5/rime/default.custom.yaml
The content is:
patch:
"menu/page_size": 5
schema_list:
- schema: clover
Install the theme:
yay -S fcitx5-material-color
You can also choose the Nord theme made by a senior developer, Github address.
Chat Software#
Install WeChat:
yay -S deepin-wine-wechat
/opt/apps/com.qq.weixin.deepin/files/run.sh -d # Switch to the wine environment
If the font appears blurry, switch to the deepin-wine environment and enter:
env WINEPREFIX="$HOME/.deepinwine/Deepin-WeChat" /usr/bin/deepin-wine winecfg
Backup Software#
yay -S timeshift
Network Software#
yay -S clash
Copy the configuration file to the default address ~/.config/clash/ and configure it to start up in the settings. Configure the proxy settings as follows:
HTTP Proxy: 127.0.0.1:7890
SSL Proxy: 127.0.0.1:7890
SOCKS Proxy: 127.0.0.1:7891
Exceptions: localhost,127.0.0.0/8,::1
Settings for nodes and more can be done in the Web Console. If you encounter a problem where you cannot access the console due to cross-origin in the Chrome browser, enter chrome://flags/#block-insecure-private-network-requests in the address bar, select disabled, and click the relaunch button to access normally.
To use the proxy in the current terminal, enter:
export http_proxy="http://127.0.0.1:7890"
export https_proxy="http://127.0.0.1:7890"
If you need the proxy to be persistent, add the above code to ~/.zshrc for zsh, or ~/.bashrc for bash.
IDE#
yay -S vistual-studio-code-bin
yay -S webstorm
yay -S webstorm-jre
Markdown Editor#
yay -S marktext-bin