bootstrap new laptop

bootstrap new laptop #

(from 8th to 12th gen intel i did this)

  1. (boot archiso usb stick)
  2. configure network with iwctl
  3. as root: installarch start
  4. reboot
  5. create iwd config files & systemd-networkd config files /etc/iwd/main.conf, /etc/systemd/network/20-default.conf dhcp=ipv4, insert nameserver 1.1.1.1 into etc resolvconf
  6. installarch postreboot
  7. reboot
  8. set modesetting driver in xorg.conf & MODULES append i915 in mkinitcpio.conf
  9. get xauthority to spawn in $HOME
  10. add DOT server in resolved config
  11. borg extract backup to $HOME (should restore all firefox, joplin, etc. settings)
  12. reboot
  13. restore gpg key
  14. diff packages

other things to check for:

  • firefox saved passwords
  • nextcloud sync settings
  • move passwordstore
  • luks header backup
  • crontabs
  • copy saved iwd connections
  • create new borg repo?