New arch setup

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+# Packages
+
+## Base install
+
+Install these with `pacstrap` while installing Arch:
+
+```sh
+base_packages=(
+  base       # Minimal Arch system
+  linux      # Linux kernel
+  sudo       # Run commands as root from the user account
+  iwd        # Wi-Fi management during and after install
+  git        # Version control and cloning dotfiles
+)
+
+pacstrap /mnt "${base_packages[@]}"
+```
+
+## Core tools
+
+Install after booting into the new system:
+
+```sh
+core_packages=(
+  tmux       # Terminal multiplexer
+  kakoune    # Text editor
+  man-db     # Manual page database
+  man-pages  # Linux and POSIX manual pages
+  clang      # C/C++ compiler toolchain
+  make       # Build automation tool
+  tcc        # Tiny C compiler
+  ripgrep    # Fast grep replacement, command: rg
+  curl       # Download URLs from the command line
+  plocate    # Fast file name search database
+  fzf        # Fuzzy finder for terminal scripts and navigation
+  gdb        # Debugger
+)
+
+sudo pacman -S --needed "${core_packages[@]}"
+```
+
+## Networking and remote files
+
+```sh
+network_packages=(
+  openssh  # SSH client/server tools
+  sshfs    # Mount remote machines over SSH
+)
+
+sudo pacman -S --needed "${network_packages[@]}"
+```
+
+## Desktop: Sway / Wayland
+
+```sh
+desktop_packages=(
+  sway                    # Wayland window manager
+  swayidle                # Idle actions like lock, suspend, hibernate
+  swaybg                  # Wallpaper setter for Sway
+  swaylock                # Screen locker for Sway/Wayland
+  foot                    # Wayland terminal emulator
+  wmenu                   # Lightweight Wayland launcher/menu
+  xorg-xwayland           # Run X11 applications inside Wayland
+  wl-clipboard            # wl-copy and wl-paste clipboard tools
+  xdg-desktop-portal-wlr  # Portal backend for screen sharing and app integration
+  xdg-user-dirs           # Standard folders like Downloads, Documents, Pictures
+  grim                    # Wayland screenshot tool
+)
+
+sudo pacman -S --needed "${desktop_packages[@]}"
+```
+
+## Audio and media
+
+```sh
+media_packages=(
+  pipewire        # Modern Linux audio/media server
+  pipewire-pulse  # PulseAudio compatibility for PipeWire
+  pipewire-alsa   # ALSA compatibility for PipeWire
+  pipewire-jack   # JACK compatibility for PipeWire
+  wireplumber     # PipeWire session and policy manager
+  pavucontrol     # Graphical volume mixer
+  ffmpeg          # Video/audio codecs and conversion tools
+  imv             # Image viewer
+  mpv             # Video/audio player
+)
+
+sudo pacman -S --needed "${media_packages[@]}"
+```
+
+## Fonts
+
+```sh
+font_packages=(
+  ttf-fira-code     # Monospace programming font with ligatures
+  noto-fonts        # Broad Unicode font coverage
+  noto-fonts-cjk    # Chinese, Japanese, and Korean font coverage
+  noto-fonts-emoji  # Emoji font support
+  noto-fonts-extra  # Extra Noto font families
+  ttf-liberation    # Microsoft-compatible replacement fonts
+  ttf-dejavu        # General purpose readable fonts
+  ttf-roboto        # Roboto font family
+)
+
+sudo pacman -S --needed "${font_packages[@]}"
+```
+
+## Browser and extra tools
+
+```sh
+app_packages=(
+  firefox   # Web browser
+  opencode  # AI coding agent; may require AUR or a custom repository
+)
+
+sudo pacman -S --needed "${app_packages[@]}"
+```
+
+# Setting up the boot loader with systemd-boot
+1. Setting up bootloader with systemd (EFI, mounted at /boot)
+1.1. sudo bootctl install
+1.2. copy over the loader.conf to /boot/loader/loader.conf and modify (set timeout to 0 because faster)
+1.3. find partition ID using blkid
+1.4. create arch boot entry with that UUID /boot/loader/entries/arch.conf
+
+# Setup user
+1. useradd -s /bin/bash -m -G wheel kk
+1.1. `m` - means create directory
+1.2. `-G wheel` - means add to sudo group so that sudo works when using the user
+2. passwd kk
+
+# Enabling internet
+1. enable and start systemd-networkd
+1.1. for ethernet: copy over the ethernet configuration file from default configs
+1.2. for wifi: need to install iwd first in pacstrap, I think copy over the config and setup the connection using iwd
+
+# Nvidia drivers
+1. pacman -Syu nvidia-open
+1.1. For my PC graphics card
+
+
+sudo usermod -aG video,render
+ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -N "" -f ~/.ssh/id_ed25519