1 Install debootstrap
Assuming that you already have this partition layout:
| Mount Point |
File System |
Device |
/boot/efi |
FAT32 |
/dev/nvme0n1p1 |
/ |
ext4 |
/dev/nvme0n1p2 |
| - |
swap |
/dev/nvme0n1p3 |
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| mkfs.vfat -n EFI -F 32 /dev/nvme0n1p1
mkfs.ext4 -L debian /dev/nvme0n1p2
mkswap -L swap /dev/nvme0n1p3
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3 Bootstrap the base system
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| mount /dev/disk/by-label/debian /mnt -o rw,noatime
debootstrap sid /mnt <package mirror, e.g. https://deb.debian.org/debian/>
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4 Mount other partitions and generate fstab
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| mount --mkdir /dev/disk/by-label/EFI /mnt/boot/efi
swapon /dev/disk/by-label/swap
genfstab -L /mnt > /mnt/etc/fstab
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5 Chroot stage
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| arch-chroot /mnt
# Fix PATH environment variable
export PATH=$PATH:/sbin:/usr/sbin
# Set hostname
echo debian > /etc/hostname
# Set root password
passwd
# Add a new user
adduser <username>
# Configure Locales
apt install locales
dpkg-reconfigure locales
# Configure timezone
dpkg-reconfigure tzdata
# Install kernel
apt install linux-image-amd64
# Install grub
apt install grub-efi
grub-install
grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
# Install NetworkManager
apt install network-manager
# Exit chroot
exit
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6 Run reboot and boot into the newly installed system