Following this guide you can install Arch Linux with GNOME 41.1 desktop, networkmanager, systemd-boot, btrfs, man pages and basic devel packages. I assume that you are using Linux when you create your installation media. If you use Windows, then use Windows tools to create bootable USB Media. This is complete/full install guide from ISO download to GNOME desktop. Installation is done using real PC. And multiboot (using separated EFI partition) with many other operating systems, like Windows, Fedora, Ubuntu, Rocky Linux, Opensuse and Debian. Used commands from: https://www.if-not-true-then-false.com/2021/arch-linux-install-guide/ ⭐️ Table of contents ⭐️ 00:00 Download Arch Linux ISO image and ISO image signature 01:15 Verify Arch Linux ISO image 01:32 Change root User 01:45 Insert USB media, and check your devices 02:14 Create bootable Arch Linux USB Media 02:42 Reboot and boot using Arch Linux USB Media 02:49 Disable Secure Boot from UEFI 03:29 Open boot menu and select Arch Linux UEFI boot media 03:58 Start Arch Linux installation 04:06 List and check available keymaps 04:42 Change keymap using loadkeys command 05:02 Verify the boot mode (UEFI boot mode) 05:18 Connect to the Internet (WiFi connection) 06:25 Test Internet connection 06:35 Update the system clock 06:50 Partition the disks 06:52 Check devices and partitions 07:11 Open device using fdisk 07:19 Create empty GPT partition table (if needed) 07:27 Create /boot partition 07:43 Create swap partition 07:56 Create root partition 08:20 Change partition types 09:23 Write changes to disk 09:30 Check new partitions 09:37 Format partitions 10:28 Mount the file systems 11:25 Check and modify Pacman mirrorlist 11:41 Check CPUInfo 11:52 Install packages using Pacstrap 13:11 Generate fstab 13:39 arch-chroot - Change root into the new system 13:48 Set the time zone 14:01 Generate /etc/adjtime 14:14 Localization setup 15:35 Network configuration 16:21 Create new initramfs 16:35 Set root password 16:47 Add user and set user password 17:12 Enable needed services (gdm and networkmanager) 17:35 Configure systemd-boot boot loader 17:36 Install systemd-boot to /boot partition 17:52 Create /boot/loader/loader.conf 18:48 Create /boot/loader/entries/arch.conf 20:32 Exit chroot environment 20:43 Umount filesystems 20:55 Reboot and boot just installed Arch Linux 21:21 Login GNOME 41.1 desktop 21:30 GNOME 41.1 desktop on Arch Linux