Over the past few days, I attempted to set up 802.1X authentication on Arch Linux, a wired identity authentication protocol widely used in enterprise environments and well-supported on Windows and Ubuntu. However, when it came to Arch Linux, a series of strange issues emerged. This post will detail the problems I encountered and the debugging process.
WPA-Supplicant for 802.1X Authentication On Arch Linux, 802.1X authentication is handled by wpa_supplicant. To begin, you need to test our protocol configuration and user credentials by manually running wpa_supplicant. If you haven’t installed it yet, use the following command:
Arch Linux ARM is a simple and lightweight Linux distribution that is actually the official port of the Arch Linux operating system. It’s built especially for processors that support ARM architecture. With its use, the users can have full control of the system and shape their system according to their needs.
In this tutorial, we provide the detailed procedure to install Arch Linux ARM on a Macbook Pro (with Apple M1 Pro) running VMware Fusion 13.0.