How to install arch without keyboard and monitor but having usb to usb and ethernet cable?

Question

linux

Hey! I got a system unit on which I want to put arch, but that's bad luck: I don't have a keyboard or a monitor at home. But there is a laptop, a USB-USB and Ethernet cable with a router.
Is it possible somehow having such a configuration of equipment to put something there? =)
As a result, you need to configure SSH there, and then I myself;)

Answer 1

In your case, you can install the system only if the BIOS is set to boot via USB or Network. If it’s disabled in the BIOS and you can’t get through without the keyboard, then you can try resetting the BIOS by pulling out the battery for a minute, in some BIOS, booting over the network or usb can be enabled by default.
In any of these cases, you will need an iso image of the Arch system:
- or which will automatically install the system without the need for selection.
- or / and which, after starting, will automatically raise the ssh server (systemctl start sshd) in order to then go to the grid and install the system manually.
In the first case, you will most likely need to cut such a system yourself (more on that below), since there is hardly a distribution kit that will install the system without a single choice (once, I actually made one for myself, and successfully installed it on several machines, but that’s all it ended sadly when I somehow rebooted the computer, forgetting to pull out the USB flash drive).
In the second case, such a distro based on Arch can most likely be found or, again, washed down by yourself.
The standard image of Arch will not work because, firstly, it does not automatically raise sshd, and secondly, by default there is only a root user without a password (to log in via ssh you will need a password).
1) If via USB:
Write an Arch image to a USB flash drive that can automatically install the system or at least raise sshd. (the local network itself is usually raised via cable out of the box)
2) If via the Network:
You can use this instruction with one exception that you need an image that automatically raises sshd.
Regarding the iso-assembly of your Arch, there is an article on this topic on ArchWiki - archiso . True, you need to take into account that you can assemble it only under a working Arch, in your case (Windows) you need to install a virtual machine on which to install Arch under which to assemble the iso image of the Arch you need. In general, hemorrhoids are still the same, although it is quite doable.
In general, as for me, the easiest option would be to find an arch-dist that automatically raises sshd at startup and will have a password, and the network is a matter of course. Test on a virtual machine, and then try to install.

Answer 2

Uh ...
Well, as if everything has already been there for a long time. One has only to google "arch linux kickstart".
We draw a config, put it on the installer, boot.
It puts everything and the server is available over the network.

Answer 3

Yeah.
https://github.com/helmuthdu/aui
True, they write that it is no longer supported, but you can try.
Also here https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=149597
Test in a virtual machine, then roll it out to hardware.
You can also try to raise the boot server, but you need to somehow get into the BIOS and configure it to boot from the network.