Arch Linux Installation Script

A script that installs Arch Linux with my preferred configuration.

Run this script

1. Complete steps 1.1 -> 1.4 in the Arch Linux Installation Guide.

2. (Optional) This script can be configured by setting options. All of these options and their defualt configurations are shown here.

export SETUP_DIR=~                      # Directory to switch to before doing anything else
export SETUP_PING=1.1.1.1               # IP address or domain name for testing network connectivity
export SETUP_DISK=                      # The disk to install arch linux on (unset by default, an unmounted disk is automatically selected)
export SETUP_DISK_MIN_BYTES=16000000000 # The minimum number of bytes that a disk must have to be automatically selected for installation (default 16 GB)
export SETUP_HEADLESS=false             # Whether to install a display server and other related software
export SETUP_DEVELOPMENT_TOOLS=true     # Whether to install development tools
export SETUP_EXTRA_PACKAGES=""          # Extra packages to install on the system
export SETUP_TIME_ZONE=America/Denver   # The system time zone
export SETUP_HOSTNAME="arch"            # The system hostname
export SETUP_ROOT_PASSWORD="arch"       # The root password
export SETUP_USER="main"                # The name of the non-root account
export SETUP_USER_PASSWORD="main"       # The password for the non-root account
export SETUP_SUDO_GROUP="wheel"         # The name of the group with sudo privileges
export SETUP_SSH_PORT=22                # The port for ssh to listen on
export SETUP_RESTART_TIME=10            # The timed delay before restarting once installation is complete (-1 cancels the restart)

Warning: If the SETUP_DISK option is unset, the largest available disk is partitioned and formatted. This may result in data being overwritten. Run this script at your own risk!

3. Download this script and run it as root with bash.

curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cshmookler/archlinux-setup/main/setup.sh && bash setup.sh

TODO

• Partition, format, and mount disks.
• Install the Linux kernel, core utilities, and a boot loader.
• Install additional command-line tools and their dependencies (NeoVim, Git, Clang).
• Fix fsck issue during boot.
• Ensure proper functionality with UEFI boot mode.
• Install a display server (possibly Wayland but most likely Xorg).
• Install a window manager (DWM or another lightweight alternative).
• Automatic screen locking and suspending.
• Install essential GUI applications (firefox).
• Replace dwm-bar with cgs-slstatus.
• Separate each component into its own package.
• Allow optional components of the installation to fail without stopping the installation.
• Package the custom neovim configuration into its own package.
• Install yay by default.
• Preinstall PIA.
• Add more features to slstatus (or rebuild it from scratch).
• Make cgs-special more portable (experiences fatal errors within a vm)
• Automatically install browser extensions.