![]() Only having Arch installed is not recommended because Apple release firmware updates via the OSX App store, these could contain crucial bug fixes or security patches so it's important. Once Linux has booted you'll be at the shell, this is where you're going to setup your disks. While the computer restarts hold down ALT on the keyboard to bring up Apple's EFI bootloader. Plug your USB drive into your Macbook and restart your computer. Also dd overwrites anything on the drive. Use dd like this: dd if=archlinux.iso of=/dev/sdx bs=4M status=progress & sync the status=progress option was added in Coreutils 2.81 so check you're using an up-to date version of Coreutils before trying this command. Installation Download the latest ISO from Arch Linux. Access to WiFi (lots of other guides say WiFi does not work out of the box but as of January 2020 I assume the kernel module for WiFi card has been included?) or an Apple Thunderbolt to Gigabit Ethernet adapter. Access to another computer to use dd on, such as: OSX, Linux any unix. What you need for this tutorial are: A USB thumb drive. It also includes loads of other helpful guides written by other authors which may help you fix a problem. The Arch wiki has loads of information if you get stuck.
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