Arch OS

Boot from official Arch ISO and run

curl -Ls bit.ly/arch-os | bash

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This project aims to provide a robust Arch Linux base for desktop usage, along with an easy-to-use and fast installer with error handling. Install a minimal Arch Linux core with optional features such as Automatic Housekeeping, Zen Kernel, GNOME Desktop with Graphics Driver, preinstalled Paru as AUR Helper, enabled MultiLib, Pipewire Audio, and some more....

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Arch OS Core Features

• Minimal Arch Linux (149 packages)
• Zen Kernel (configurable)
• Swap with zram-generator (zstd)
• Filesystem ext4
• Silent Boot
• Systemd Bootloader (auto updated)
• Systemd OOM (out-of-memory killer)
• Pacman parallel downloads & eyecandy
• Network Manager
• SSD Support (fstrim)
• Microcode Support (Intel/AMD)
• Sole OS on a single disk (see Arch OS Docs)
• UEFI only supported

Optional Features

• Vanilla GNOME Desktop + Auto Login
• Graphics Driver (Mesa, Intel i915, NVIDIA, AMD, ATI)
• Wayland optimized
• Pipewire Audio (Dolby Atmos supported)
• AUR Helper (configurable)
• 32 Bit Support (Multilib)
• Disk Encryption
• Shell Enhancement
• Automatic Pacman mirrorlist update (see Housekeeping)
• Pacman automatic cache optimization (weekly)
• Missing package suggestion for commands
• Flatpak Support + Auto Update (GNOME Software)
• Samba, Networking Protocol Libs, Git, Utils & Codecs included
• GNOME Power Profiles Support
• Printer Support (cups)
• Gamemode preinstalled (desktop)
• Firmware Update Tool preinstalled (desktop)
• VM Support
• Arch OS Bootsplash
• Arch OS Manager

Installing Arch OS

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1. Prepare bootable USB Device

• Download latest Arch Linux ISO from archlinux.org or archlinux.de
• Use Ventoy or your prefered iso writer tool to create a bootable USB device
• Alternatively (Linux only): sudo dd bs=4M if=archlinux-*.iso of=/dev/sdX status=progress

2. Configure BIOS Settings

• Disable Secure Boot
• Set Boot Mode to UEFI
• Set Real Time Clock to UTC

3. Boot from USB Device

• Load prefered keyboard layout (optional): loadkeys de
• Connect to WLAN (optional): iwctl station wlan0 connect 'SSID'
• Run Arch OS Installer: curl -Ls bit.ly/arch-os | bash

Using Arch OS

➜ See Recommendation

System information

fetch

Update system

paru -Syu

Search package

paru -Ss <my search string>

Install package

paru -S <my package>

List installed packages

paru -Qe

Show package info

paru -Qi <my package>

Remove package

paru -Rsn <my package>

More Information

Further information can be found in the documentation.

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