alis

Arch Linux Install Script (alis) installs unattended, automated and customized Arch Linux system.

This a simple bash script for an easy and fast way of installing Arch Linux, follow the Arch Way of doing things and learn what this script does. This will allow you to know what is happening.

Please, don't ask for support for this script in Arch Linux forums, first read the Arch Linux wiki, the Installation Guide and the General Recomendations, later compare those commands with the commands of this script.

For new features, improvements and bugs fill an issue in GitHub or make a pull request. You can test it in a VirtualBox virtual machine (recommended) before run it in real hardware. If you test it in real hardware please send me an email to pico.dev@gmail.com with the machine description and tell me if something goes wrong or all works fine. Pull request and new feature request are welcome!

Warning! This script deletes all partitions of the persistent storage

Currently these scripts are for me but maybe they are useful for you too.

Features

GPT, UEFI, BIOS
Support for SATA, NVMe and MMC
LVM and no LVM
root partition encrypted and no encrypted
LVM on LUKS when LVM and encrypted
File system formats ext4, btrfs (no swap), xfs
Optional file swap
WPA WIFI network installation
Periodic TRIM for SSD storage
VirtualBox guest utils
Intel processors microcode
Users creation and add to sudoers
Common and custom packages installation
AUR utility installation (aurman, yay)
Retry packages download on connection/mirror error
Desktop environments (GDM, KDE, XFCE, Mate, Cinnamon, LXDE), display managers (GDM, SDDM, Lightdm, lxdm) and no desktop environment
Additional kernel installation (linux-lts, linux-hardened, linux-zen)
Kernel compression
Graphic controllers (intel, nvidia, amd) with optionally early KMS start
GRUB, rEFInd, systemd-boot bootloaders
Script for download installation and recovery scripts and configuration files
Installation log with all commands executed and output in a file and/or asciinema video
Wait after installation for an abortable reboot

Installation

Internet connection is required, with wireless WIFI connection see Wireless_network_configuration to bring up WIFI connection before starting installation with alis.

# # Start the system with lastest Arch Linux installation media
# loadkeys [keymap]
# curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/picodotdev/alis/master/download.sh | bash, or with URL shortener curl -sL https://bit.ly/2F3CATp | bash
# # Edit alis.conf and change variables values with your preferences
# vim alis.conf
# ./alis.sh

Note to self: customize HOSTNAME, ROOT_PASSWORD, ROOT_PASSWORD_RETYPE, USER_NAME, USER_PASSWORD, USER_PASSWORD_RETYPE, PARTITION_ROOT_ENCRYPTION_PASSWORD and PARTITION_ROOT_ENCRYPTION_PASSWORD_RETYPE directly on the installation media before starting the script, as I won't write my password on GitHub 😅

Installation with asciinema vídeo

As another form of log.

# # Start the system with lastest Arch Linux installation media
# loadkeys [keymap]
# curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/picodotdev/alis/master/download.sh | bash, or with URL shortener curl -sL https://bit.ly/2F3CATp | bash
# ./alis-asciinema.sh
# # Edit alis.conf and change variables values with your preferences
# vim alis.conf
# ./alis.sh
# exit
# ./alis-reboot.sh

Recovery

# # Start the system with lastest Arch Linux installation media
# loadkeys [keymap]
# curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/picodotdev/alis/master/download.sh | bash, or with URL shortener curl -sL https://bit.ly/2F3CATp | bash
# # Edit alis-recovery.conf and change variables values with your last installation with alis
# vim alis-recovery.conf
# # Optional asciinema video
# ./alis-asciinema-recovery.sh
# ./alis-recovery.sh

Video

Arch Linux Installation Media

https://www.archlinux.org/download/

Reference

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Arch Linux Install Script (alis) installs unattended, automated and customized Arch Linux system.

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