arch

A small script to prepare new installations of Arch Linux.

Run the following at the initial prompt, after having booted the install medium:

export BASE_URL="url"
curl -sSL "${BASE_URL}/arch-install.sh" | zsh

Ideas

Automatically install console keyboard layout, patched to use CAPS LOCK as an additional Ctrl key.
Rank mirrors using Reflector.
Change SigLevel in pacman.conf to PackageRequired
Edit /etc/makepkg.conf to optimize compiler flags and not compress packages (PKGEXT='.pkg.tar').
Install Powerpill and set it up to use Rsync. Must edit /etc/powerpill/powerpill.json to include Rsync mirrors ranked in the previous step.
Install Pacaur and configure it to use Powerpill.
Transfer config files to the new installation.
Install some key packages into the new install:
- Zsh
- Emacs
Add user.
Clone configuration files.