Perform initial install of Arch to mounted volume.Inform OS to use as swap: mkswap /mnt/swapfile.Change permissions on the file: chmod 600 /mnt/swapfile.Create the file: dd if=/dev/zero of=/mnt/swapfile bs=1M count=2048 (Change count to how big you would like it.Make the filesystem format using mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda3.Inform OS of partition changes by entering partprobe /dev/sda (If device is not sda, enter correct device name).Enter sgdisk -n 0:0:0 -t 0:8300 -c 0:"data" /dev/sda3 (This assumes the partition you created is on device sda and is partition 3).List devices and format unused partition.Ping Google to verify internet connection.If DHCP has not started on the NIC enter systemctl start where INTERFACE is the NIC name.Verify adapter appears and has connetivity.On the UEFI selection menu, select your boot USB drive.Power on, press and hold the Alt/Option key.Once unmounted, enter sudo dd if=arch-converted.dmg of=/dev/rdisk2 bs=1m (use an r before disk to access the raw drive).Once you have identified the disk, enter diskutil unmountDisk /dev/disk2 (replace disk2 with your USB drive).Write the arch-converted.dmg to a USB flash drive.hdiutil convert -format UDRW -o archlinux-20xx.xx.xx-x86_64.iso arch-converted.dmg.Convert archlinux-20xx.xx.xx-x86_64.iso to.In Terminal enter the directory that was extracted.
Please restart the machine for the changes to take effect.
#ARCH LINUX MACBOOK AIR 2013 MAC#
You can do this using the Mac Disk Utility. You will first need to resize your MacOS partition.With that being said, you will need a USB-to-Ethernet adapter. Install instructions for Macbook Air OSX and Arch side by side Getting Startedīefore starting you should have some knowledge of partitioning and Arch Linux.Īlso, I'd like to note that, more than likely, the wireless card in your Macbook Air will not be detected by the Arch boot disk (or most other distros). Installing Arch Linux on a 2017 Macbook Air
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