Part $1$: Installation and Configuration $(25$ Marks$)$

$1.$ Install Arch Linux on your virtualmachine $($VirtualBox$)$ using the archinstall script. Select the KDE desktop environment during the installation process.

$2.$ Configure the system post$-$installation to optimize the KDE environment for desktop usage. This includes:

a$)$ Setting up yay for software management

b$)$ Installing and configuring your essential desktop applications $($e$.$g$.$: web browsers, office suite, multimedia tools, etc.$)$

c$)$ Personalizing the desktop environment $($themes$,$ widgets, etc.$)$

$3.$ Record selected and appropriate steps of the installation and configuration processes as a screencast using Loom. Breaks down the installation and configuration steps into manageable chunks, ensuring that each segment does not exceed $5$ minutes in length.