- Change password of root `# passwd` - `# pacman -S sudo vim visudo` - `# passwd ` - Install common base tools `# pacman -S vim sudo wget networkmanager xorg xorg-server git openssh fakeroot base-devel tigervnc tmux neofetch` - Add to sudoers. Edit/etc/sudoers with vi, add following lines beneath "root ALL=(ALL) ALL": ` ALL=(ALL) ALL` - Login to the non-root user account by default, `# echo startarch login username > archlinux; chmod +x archlinux` - To login into account: `$ ./archlinux`