Just another guided/automated Arch Linux installer with a twist. The installer also doubles as a python library to access each individual installation step for customized installs.
Pre-built ISO's can be found here which autostarts archinstall (in a safe guided mode): https://hvornum.se/archiso/
- archinstall discord server
- archinstall guided install ISO's: https://hvornum.se/archiso/
- archinstall on #archinstall@freenode (IRC)
# wget https://gzip.app/archinstall
# chmod +x archinstall; ./archinstall
This downloads and runs a "compiled" (using nuitka) version of the project.
It defaults to starting a guided install with some safety checks in place.
# wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Torxed/archinstall/master/installer.py
# pacman -S --noconfirm python; python install.py
This will start a guided install with the same safety checks as previous.
# pip install archinstall
# python -m archinstall
Again, a guided install starts with safety checks.
This assumes tho that Python and Pip is present (not always the case on the default Arch Linux ISO), see above for pre-built ISO's containing Python+pip
Assuming you're building your own ISO and want to create an automated install process.
This is probably what you'll need, a minimal example of how to install using archinstall as a Python library.
import archinstall, getpass
hdd = archinstall.select_disk(archinstall.all_disks())
disk_password = getpass.getpass(prompt='Disk password (won\'t echo): ')
with archinstall.Filesystem(hdd, archinstall.GPT) as fs:
fs.use_entire_disk('luks2')
with archinstall.Luks2(fs) as crypt:
if hdd.partition[1]['size'] == '512M':
raise OSError('Trying to encrypt the boot partition for petes sake..')
key_file = crypt.encrypt(hdd.partition[1], password=disk_password, key_size=512, hash_type='sha512', iter_time=10000, key_file='./pwfile')
unlocked_crypt_vol = crypt.mount(hdd.partition[1], 'luksloop', key_file)
with archinstall.Installer(unlocked_crypt_vol, hostname='testmachine') as installation:
if installation.minimal_installation():
installation.add_bootloader()
installation.add_additional_packages(['nano', 'wget', 'git'])
installation.install_profile('desktop')
installation.user_create('anton', 'test')
installation.user_set_pw('root', 'toor')
installation.add_AUR_support()
This installer will perform the following:
- Prompt the user to select a disk and disk-password
- Proceed to wipe said disk
- Sets up a default 100% used disk with encryption
- Installs a basic instance of Arch Linux (base base-devel linux linux-firmware btrfs-progs efibootmgr)
- Installs and configures a bootloader
- Install additional packages (nano, wget, git)
- Installs a network-profile called
desktop
(more on network profiles in the docs) - Adds AUR support by compiling and installing yay
Creating your own ISO: Follow ArchISO's guide on how to create your own ISO or use a pre-built guided ISO to skip the python installation step, or to create auto-installing ISO templates. Further down are examples and cheat sheets on how to create different live ISO's.