- Suckless software graphical environment with dwm, dmenu, st, dwmblocks 💻✨
- LUKS-encrypted system drive 🔒💽
- Artix base w/ runit init system (no systemd) 🐧⚙️
- BTRFS filesystem with subvolumes for snapshots and rollback 📁🔄
- Audio system with pipewire & wireplumber 🎧🎶
- Familiar vim-centric key bindings throughout ⌨️🖊️
Check out the RELEASE NOTES for the latest updates.
TL;DR: Install after booting from an artix base runit ISO, run these commands:
curl -LO aegixlinux.org/install.sh
sh install.shThe Aegix Linux Project hosts a known-to-work version of the artix-base-runit ISO at: https://aegixlinux.org/artix-base-runit-20240516-x86_64.iso. Create a bootable USB thumb drive with this ISO to install Aegix Linux on your target computer.
If you're feeling adventurous try the very latest "artix-base-runit" ISO directly from Artix downloads.
Research how to boot your machine to its boot menu. On an old ThinkPad, you can hold the F12 key to get the BIOS or BOOT MENU to allow to choose what storage device to boot from. Other machines have something similar.
Boot your target computer from your USB thumbdrive, login as "root"/"artix"
Run this one-liner:
curl -LO aegixlinux.org/install.sh && sh install.shFollow the prompts.
Installation should be a smooth process on any machine you can set to LEGACY BIOS. We are assuming normative x86 CPU architecture. Aegix Linux is tested and working on a range of ThinkPads including all the best ones:
- X220
- T2370
- T420, T420s
- T430
- T440
- P50, P50s
It's also been successfully tested on a HP Z800 office server.
Testing on other hardware platforms is welcomed. Please share your results.
Nested within this git repository are six submodules representing other Aegix Linux repos. They are:
- barbs (Beach Automation Routine for Building Systems)
- gohan (Aegix dotfiles and configuration)
- dwm (Aegix build of suckless dwm)
- dwmblocks (Aegix build of suckless dwmblocks)
- st (Aegix build of suckless simple terminal)
Aegix's barbs.sh script is inspired by Luke Smith's larbs.sh. Big thank you to him for that as well as his voidrice repo from which Aegix gohan liberally borrows. As Aegix continues to develop, more divergence will be likely to take place, but having the reference to get started was a tremendous help.
Using Aegix:
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# RUN: shutdown -h now
# Remove USB thumbdrive installation medium
# Reboot into Aegix Linux
# Enjoy!