Archuseriso is a set of script programs written in Bash based on Archiso, the Arch Linux tool for building the official iso image released monthly.
Archuseriso aims at extending the base features of Archiso, providing pre-configured build profiles for building live iso images with desktop environment.
Archuseriso brings additional tools for making a bootable live usb drive with persistence, allowing to run Arch Linux on a removable medium for many kinds of use cases.
Alternatively a standard installation can be performed if persistence is not an option for your needs.
Another cool feature of Archuseriso is optional disk encryption. forked the installation script from "https://github.com/laurent85v/archuseriso" AUR https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/archuseriso
ISO download http://dl.gnutux.fr/archuseriso
- pre-configured build profiles
- language choice
- zstandard fast compressor
- persistence, pacman updates compatible
- standard installation on usb drive
- Ext4 / Btrfs / F2FS file systems
- LUKS encryption
- systemd UEFI boot loader
- syslinux bios boot loader
- boot loaders alternatives (rEFInd, Grub)
- ZFS support option
- add user packages
- add testing package to iso image
- add any data to iso image
- Nvidia and Optimus hardware options
- samba public folder sharing
- Matsya Installation
Installation from the AUR archuseriso
Installation from the git repository:
Note that Archuseriso was designed for Arch Linux and was not tested on Arch Linux derivatives.
Synopsis:
aui-mkiso [options] <path to profile>
Build Xfce iso image with default options:
Default build directory /usr/share/archuseriso/profiles assumed when path to profile not provided:
sudo aui-mkiso matsya
For the Btrfs file system two subvolumes are created: rootfs and home. The rootfs subvolume for root persistence and the home subvolume for home persistence.
Run aui-build_zfs_packages for building the ZFS package.
A standard installation on a usb drive can be performed. The live settings are removed except systemd journal that remains configured in volatile mode to limit disk I/O.
Synopsis:
aui-mkinstall [options] <iso image> <usb device>
Example:
sudo aui-mkinstall aui-xfce-linux_5_7_10-0724-x64.iso /dev/sdc
The drive partitioning is as follow:
GPT layout
Partition FS Type Type
#1 EFI FAT Boot
#2 Ext4|Btrfs|F2FS System
Combines both a live system and a standard installation. The boot menu offers to boot live or to boot the system installed on the usb drive.
Synopsis:
aui-mkhybrid [options] <iso image> <usb device>
Example:
sudo aui-mkhybrid aui-xfce-linux_5_10_9-0121-x64.iso /dev/sdc
The drive partitioning is as follow:
GPT layout
Partition FS Type Type
#1 Ext4 Squashfs image
#2 EFI FAT Boot
#3 Ext4|Brtfs|F2FS System
Run aui-run to test the iso image or the usb drive in a qemu virtual machine.
Examples:
iso image test in bios mode
aui-run -i aui-xfce-linux_5_10_7-0116-x64.iso
iso image test in uefi mode
aui-run -u -i aui-xfce-linux_5_10_7-0116-x64.iso
usb drive /dev/sdc test in bios mode
sudo aui-run -d /dev/sdc
usb drive /dev/sdc test in uefi mode
sudo aui-run -u -d /dev/sdc
aui-mkiso : build live iso image
aui-mkusb : make live usb drive with persistence
aui-mkinstall : make standard installation on usb drive
aui-mkhybrid : make live usb drive and standard installation
aui-build_zfs_packages : build ZFS packages
Currently Archuseriso has no specific documentation. You can refer to the Archiso documentation as most also applies to Archuseriso.
Files of interest:
profiles/<profile name>/packages.x86_64 : list of packages to install
profiles/<profile name>/profiledef.sh : iso profile settings
rEFInd boot manager may fail on some firmware.