martin0641 / arch_installer

script to install arch linux very quickly

Overview

script to install arch linux very quickly. By default it will install a setup with no desktop environment but you can also install one easily by answering a question.

Approximate time for install : 2-3 minutes

Installation

• Boot the Arch linux iso

• Get the scripts from this repo

• Launch ./install.sh from the script folder and answer the questions.

  Example:

  source <(curl -s http://192.168.2.46:8001/bootstrap.sh)
  
  curl -L https://github.com/slayerizer/arch_installer/archive/master.zip --output scripts.zip
  bsdtar -x -f scripts.zip
  cd arch_installer-master
  chmod +x *.sh
  ./install.sh
  

Current Requirements

• EFI support
• internet connection

Virtualbox note requirement:

• make sure the VM is EFI enabled. (Settings -> System -> Enable EFI)

Current Features:

• NVME drive support
• custom font for install (easier for 4k laptop)
• generate real time mirror list and let you decide easily the one that you want.
• let you choose target drive
• change password
• select timezone
• add custom users + options for username, password and sudo privilege
• change locale and keyboard layout
• configure makepkg for multi-cores
• install XFCE (Optional) + detect video drivers

Success

• Virtual Box VM
• Thinkpad T580 (install via LAN port)

Stats

• Virtual Box VM with XFCE4 takes around 227MB of ram ~ use ~4GB disk space
• Virtual Box VM with KDE takes around 380MB of ram
• Virtual Box VM with GNOME takes around of ram

TESTING: cd /;rm -Rf /install;source <(curl -s http://192.168.2.46:8001/bootstrap.sh);./install.sh