1. Enable ssh: ip addr , passwd , systemctl start sshd , ssh into VM
2. As needed, clear the partition table

   wipefs -a /dev/sda

3. Partition drive:

   cfdisk /dev/sda

   (GPT, 512MB for EFI System, root, swap optl.)

4. Format:

   mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda2 ; mkfs.fat -F32 /dev/sda1 ; mkswap /dev/sda3 

5. Mount:

   mount /dev/sda2 /mnt ; mkdir -p /mnt/boot/efi ; mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/boot/efi

6. Install:

   pacstrap /mnt base base-devel linux linux-firmware nano sysfsutils usbutils\
   htop tmux sudo wget openssh elinks grub efibootmgr netctl dhcpcd inetutils less which man

7. Generate fstab:

   genfstab -U /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab

8. chroot:

   arch-chroot /mnt /bin/bash

9. set locale:

   echo en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8 > /etc/locale.gen ; locale-gen \
   echo LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 > /etc/locale.conf

10. Set time zone

    timezonectl set-timezone America/New_York

11. set hostname:

    echo hostname > /etc/hostname

12. configure /etc/hosts

    127.0.0.1 localhost
    ::1 localhost
    127.0.1.1 hostname.domain hostname

13. Install bootloader:

    grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --bootloader-id=GRUB --efi-directory=/boot/efi \
    grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

14. if DHCP is required, edit /etc/netctl/examples/ethernet-dhcp instead
15. enable netctl:

    systemctl enable netctl

16. enable profile:

    netctl enable enet

17. set root passwd
18. create user

    useradd -m -G wheel -s /bin/bash user

19. set user passwd
20. configure sudo

     echo %wheel ALL=\(ALL\) ALL >> /etc/sudoers

21. enable ssh:

    systemctl enable sshd

22. enable vmtools:

    systemctl enable vmtoolsd

23. exit chroot
24. umount /mnt ; sync
25. reboot & disconnect ISO

Gnome

pacman -S xorg xorg-server gnome ; systemctl enable gdm ; systemctl enable NetworkManager