windwalk-bushido / athena-linux

My rice of Arch Linux. Trying to make a automatic installation for various types of needs from an OS.

Download ISO

Get the latest ISO file from ArchLinux official website here -> https://archlinux.org/download/

Make a bootable USB with your favorite program.

After booting from USB

Make sure you are connected to internet via Ethernet cable.

Enter following commands:

sudo pacman -Sy git --noconfirm
git clone https://github.com/windwalk-bushido/Athena-Linux.git
bash Athena-Linux/distro/1.sh

After installation script enters OS (installation will stop, you'll see)

bash Athena-Linux/distro/2.sh

Finish installation

exit
umount -R /mnt
reboot

When entering for the first time as a new user

bash normal_installation.sh

Notes:

These scripts are installing GPT partition table scheme, on both UEFI and BIOS firmware. SWAP file size: 8 GB. I think it's enough for all RAM sizes.

Filesystem: ext4. Currently without Encryption nor LVM. This means that you can install this OS on only one SSD/hard disk. In plan: BTRFS + borg SSD/hard disk backup file system.

Desktop Environment: KDE Plasma - the best looking DE on the planet. In plan: making dark MacOS theme default (because Apple has such good UI principles).

This OS is designed with two things in mind: No Windows/MacOS apps (therefore no wine package) + no dual boot. If you want to learn Linux you need to burn the bridges behind you and go in adventure!

Kid safety + enterprise mindset: it's blocking porn, gambling, fake news, malware and adware websites by default via 'hosts' file.

It installs some graphics drivers depending on choice you make in installer but it might won't work for all graphics cards. Make sure you're running proper drivers, thus consult with ArchWiki. You have to remove 'my' packages and install proper ones manually.

You will have awesome list of apps available; out of the box experience. Rice it on your own liking. I've done this setup so my friends and family can have basic OS for everyday use.

Alacritty + YTDL = download song/video from Youtube without websites/GUI apps. Just type 'audio' or 'video' and paste link.

Timezone is set to Europe/Belgrade by default.