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IForgot

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Registered: 2026-05-30

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Installing via ethernet with static IP, with no DHCP and with no WiFi?

I'd like to install archlinux-2026.05.01-x86_64 onto my Dell laptop which is currently running Debian linux version 13.

This machine is running with an ethernet connection to the internet via static IP. DHCP is not available to me, and WiFi is not available to me, either.

All the instances of Arch linux OS installation documenation that I could find only offer instructions for how to perform an internet install of Arch linux either via WiFi or via DHCP over ethernet.

Could someone point me to detailed instructions for how to convert the OS on this machine from Debian to Arch linux when the *only* way to access the internet from this machine is via static IP ethernet?

Please forgive me if such instructions exist somewhere and I have somehow missed them in my searches.

Thank you very much in advance.

PS: I already created an ISO installation Arch linux image on a USB drive, and I already can boot my machine via that USB drive into an Arch-linux-based root shell.

Last edited by IForgot (2026-05-30 22:56:16)

jonno2002

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Registered: 2016-11-21

Posts: 867

Re: Installing via ethernet with static IP, with no DHCP and with no WiFi?

install from existing linux:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Instal … ting_Linux

or just boot the install iso and change the ip to static using systemd-networkd:
find your adaptor using:

ip a

and then setup a config file:
/etc/systemd/network/20-wired.network

[Match]
Name=enp1s0

[Network]
Address=10.1.10.9/24
Gateway=10.1.10.1
DNS=10.1.10.1

obviously change this to suit your network and adaptor, then reload/restart service

systemctl daemon-reload
systemctl restart systemd-networkd

Last edited by jonno2002 (2026-05-30 22:56:28)

IForgot

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Registered: 2026-05-30

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Re: Installing via ethernet with static IP, with no DHCP and with no WiFi?

Oh! I see now that I had missed the "Install from existing linux" documentation during my searches. Thank you very much.

And thank you very much for the instructions for using systemd-networkd, if I decide to boot up via the ISO image.