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# <img src="https://github.com/Torxed/archinstall/raw/master/docs/logo.png" alt="drawing" width="200"/>
Just another guided/automated [Arch Linux](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_Linux) installer with a twist.
The installer also doubles as a python library to access each individual installation step for customized installs.
Pre-built ISO's can be found here which autostarts archinstall *(in a safe guided mode)*: https://hvornum.se/archiso/
* archinstall [discord](https://discord.gg/cqXU88y) server
* archinstall guided install ISO's: https://hvornum.se/archiso/
* archinstall on [#archinstall@freenode (IRC)](irc://#archinstall@FreeNode)
# Usage
## Run on Live-CD (Binary)
# wget https://gzip.app/archinstall
# chmod +x archinstall; ./archinstall
This downloads and runs a "compiled" *(using nuitka)* version of the project.<br>
It defaults to starting a guided install with some safety checks in place.
## Run on Live-CD with Python:
# wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Torxed/archinstall/master/installer.py
# pacman -S --noconfirm python; python install.py
This will start a guided install with the same safety checks as previous.<br>
## Run using PIP and Python module:
# pip install archinstall
# python -m archinstall
Again, a guided install starts with safety checks.<br>
This assumes tho that Python and Pip is present (not always the case on the default Arch Linux ISO), see above for pre-built ISO's containing Python+pip
## Scripting an installation
Assuming you're building your own ISO and want to create an automated install process.<br>
This is probably what you'll need, a minimal example of how to install using archinstall as a Python library.
```python
import archinstall, getpass
# Unmount and close previous runs
archinstall.sys_command(f'umount -R /mnt', surpress_errors=True)
archinstall.sys_command(f'cryptsetup close /dev/mapper/luksloop', surpress_errors=True)
# Select a harddrive and a disk password
harddrive = archinstall.select_disk(archinstall.all_disks())
disk_password = getpass.getpass(prompt='Disk password (won\'t echo): ')
with archinstall.Filesystem(harddrive, archinstall.GPT) as fs:
# Use the entire disk instead of setting up partitions on your own
fs.use_entire_disk('luks2')
if harddrive.partition[1].size == '512M':
raise OSError('Trying to encrypt the boot partition for petes sake..')
harddrive.partition[0].format('fat32')
with archinstall.luks2(harddrive.partition[1], 'luksloop', disk_password) as unlocked_device:
unlocked_device.format('btrfs')
with archinstall.Installer(unlocked_device, hostname='testmachine') as installation:
if installation.minimal_installation():
installation.add_bootloader(harddrive.partition[0])
installation.add_additional_packages(['nano', 'wget', 'git'])
installation.install_profile('workstation')
installation.user_create('anton', 'test')
installation.user_set_pw('root', 'toor')
installation.add_AUR_support()
```
This installer will perform the following:
* Prompt the user to select a disk and disk-password
* Proceed to wipe said disk
* Sets up a default 100% used disk with encryption
* Installs a basic instance of Arch Linux *(base base-devel linux linux-firmware btrfs-progs efibootmgr)*
* Installs and configures a bootloader
* Install additional packages *(nano, wget, git)*
* Installs a network-profile called `desktop` *(more on network profiles in the docs)*
* Adds AUR support by compiling and installing [yay](https://github.com/Jguer/yay)
> **Creating your own ISO:** Follow [ArchISO](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/archiso)'s guide on how to create your own ISO or use a pre-built [guided ISO](https://hvornum.se/archiso/) to skip the python installation step, or to create auto-installing ISO templates. Further down are examples and cheat sheets on how to create different live ISO's.
## End note
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