Network adapter connected to a network that provides DHCP (NAT, or usually Bridged)Īside from the above, configure the virtual machine to your liking.Oracle VirtualBox: VM > Settings > System > Motherboard > Enable EFI (special OSes only).VMware Workstation: VM > Settings > Options > Advanced > UEFI.SCSI or SATA disk controller (VMware Paravirtual and LSI Logic were tested, as well as VirtualBox SATA).20GB virtual disk (commands in this gist are geared toward this size).

Optical drive for mounting install media.

VMware Workstation: Other Linux 5.x or later kernel 64-bit (other5xlinux-64).

There are a handful of VM settings that really matter for this gist: I'm going to trust that you have a good understanding of your hypervisor of choice for this bit =)

See the Acquire an installation image and Verify Signature sections of the Arch Linux installation guide for instructions on how to retrieve and verify the current version of Arch Linux. Pre-install steps Download and verify Arch Linux mediaĭownload the current version of Arch Linux to a location on your filesystem.

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