archi

Purpose

A personal set of scripts to fully automate the installation of Arch Linux as a complete Desktop System; currently only as a VM.

Note: This design is a format I am interested in setting up and testing. The script's config can be changed to your personal preferences [change archi.conf file] see optional.

I have nothing to do with Arch Linux or flatpak for that matter, this is for my personal use.

Make sure to read: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/installation_guide

WARNING: Do not run these scripts anywhere but on a booted Arch Linux Install ISO [VM is Only Recommended]. These scripts will Obliterate any system with root access. These scripts are for testing and fun only!

Install

Boot the latest Arch Linux Install ISO on the system that will do a full and complete install. [VirutualBox Guest is the only install tested]

Arch Download: https://archlinux.org/download/

Global Mirror: http://mirror.rackspace.com/archlinux/iso/latest/

VirutalBox: https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads

Two ways to get the archi.tgz file to the booted Arch Linux ISO

Method #1

From the Arch Linux booted ISO. ISO doesn't have git:

curl -s -L https://github.com/bernie724/archi/raw/main/archi/archi.tgz > archi.tgz
tar xzpf archi.tgz
cd archi/; ./arch0base.sh 
#This will have a final warning, and then start and complete the install without any further interaction

Method #2

Copy and unpack the archi.tgz (above) to a booted Arch Install ISO and run arch0base.sh

scp [email protected]:~/archi/archi.tgz .
tar xzpf archi.tgz
cd archi/; ./arch0base.sh
#This will have a final warning, and then start and complete the install without any further interaction

Configuring the scripts (optional)

I would review and leave the settings for the first run, these scripts dont have a lot of conditional checks yet, the config file is archi/archi.conf and the install sets are located @ archi/forsys/sets

curl -s -L https://github.com/bernie724/archi/raw/main/archi/archi.tgz > archi.tgz
tar xzpf archi.tgz
cd archi/
vim archi.conf # or nano
./arch0base.sh

Install Overview

After configuring (or not the target is a virtual env) the archi.conf (as already explained) the install is one command with no interaction:

Step	Script	Info
1	arch0base.sh	this is the install command, format/linux/core/sanity
2	arch0install.sh	this is after arch-chroot, boot/arch/daemons/desktop/apps
conf	archi.conf	use this file to customize an install

When complete, the total system is installed, with all included flatpaks and a Desktop GUI (xfce4)

Finished Desktop

still need aliens (aur), There is a script for that.

Stats

Resource	Stat	Desc
Mem	586MB	Idle Desktop [xfce4]
/	5.9G	Full install
flatpak	10G	33 apps (47 with deps)
pacman	-	56 installs (651 core/deps)
tasks/threads	75/135	Idle Desktop [xfce4]
tasks/kthreads	31/93	root Console
boot times	26s/48s	console/xfce4 [vm 2x2 cpu/mem]

Script	Start	Finish	Total
arch0base	11:42	11:44	2 min
arch0install	11:44	12:05	21 min

VM Host	Info
Linux	(Ubuntu 11.3.0-1ubuntu1~22.04) [kernel:5.19.0-35-generic]
Intel	CPU [Sky Lake]: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7700HQ CPU @ 2.80GHz*
laptop	8 logical CPUs (3.80GHz) and 16GB of RAM

archi running

If you use, test or try these scripts, thanks. Feedback, fixes, improvements, screenshots, whatnot would be nice, the discussion board should work.

archi is inspired from a.r.c.h.i.(e) from the tabletop rpg game Rifts 'Artificial Robot Cerebellum Housing Intellect (Experiment)'