metr00/arch-simple-installer

An extremely basic Arch Linux installer, configuring Arch, GRUB, NetworkManager, and iwd.

arch-simple-installer

An extremely basic Arch Linux installer, configuring Arch, GRUB, NetworkManager, and iwd.

Features

• Consistently reproducible
• Supports UEFI and BIOS installs
• Installs GRUBv2
• Follows the Arch Wiki verbatim
• AMD and Intel microcode install
• NetworkManager + IWD install
• Bare minimum universal installation

Comparing Alternatives

• archfi: Bloated, large final install, lots of steps.
• aui: Manual partitioning, over complicated, requires unzip package.
• alis: Massive configuration file, does far more than the bare minimum.
• arch-simple-installer: Automatic partitioning, only 5 manual configs, bare minimum install.

Demonstration

https://youtu.be/MxbsB1W98Rw

Usage

1. Boot Arch Linux live image
2. Connect to the internet
3. curl -L https://git.io/JU4Mk > installer
4. bash installer