Arch Linux Installer

This is a personalized Arch Linux installer that automates the installation process with my preferred packages and configurations.

⚠️ Warning

This installer will COMPLETELY ERASE the selected disk. Make sure you have backups of any important data before proceeding.

🚀 Quick Start

1. Boot from an Arch Linux ISO
2. Connect to the internet
3. Run the following commands:

curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/benjaminshawki/arch_installer/main/install_sys.sh > install_sys.sh
chmod +x install_sys.sh
./install_sys.sh

📁 Files Overview

• install_sys.sh - Main system installer (partitioning, base system)
• install_chroot.sh - Configuration inside chroot (bootloader, locale, users)
• install_user.sh - User environment setup (AUR helper, dotfiles)
• install_apps.sh - Package installation based on categories
• apps.csv - Package database with categories and descriptions
• check_requirements.sh - Pre-installation system requirements check
• check_missing_packages.sh - Find installed packages not in apps.csv

🔧 Features

Modern Package Selection

• PipeWire audio stack (replacing PulseAudio)
• Wayland with Sway window manager
• Neovim with modern plugins
• Alacritty GPU-accelerated terminal
• System monitoring tools
• Development environments (Python, Rust, etc.)

Package Categories

• Essential system tools
• Network utilities
• Development tools
• Window management (Wayland/Sway)
• Audio (PipeWire)
• Terminals and shells
• Programming languages
• Virtualization tools

Automated Setup

• Disk partitioning (UEFI/BIOS support)
• GRUB bootloader installation
• User creation and sudo configuration
• Timezone and locale setup
• AUR helper (yay) installation
• Dotfiles repository cloning

🛠️ Customization

Before running the installer, you may want to:

1. Update the package list: Edit apps.csv to add/remove packages
2. Change the GitHub username: Update references to benjaminshawki in the scripts
3. Modify disk partitioning: Adjust partition sizes in install_sys.sh
4. Change timezone: Update the timezone in install_chroot.sh

📦 Package Groups

The installer allows you to select from these package groups:

• essential: Core system utilities
• network: Networking tools
• tools: Useful command-line utilities
• tmux: Terminal multiplexer
• notifier: Notification system
• git: Version control
• audio: PipeWire audio stack
• wayland: Wayland compositor and tools
• zsh: Z shell and plugins
• neovim: Modern text editor
• alacritty: Terminal emulator
• fonts: Programming fonts
• browsers: Web browsers
• documents: Document viewers
• virtualization: VM and container tools
• python: Python development
• rust: Rust development
• database: Database systems
• monitoring: System monitoring

🔄 Post-Installation

After installation completes:

1. Reboot into your new system
2. Run the dotfiles installer: cd ~/dotfiles && ./install.sh
3. Start Sway from TTY: sway
4. Install tmux plugins: Press prefix + I in tmux
5. Install Neovim plugins: Run :Lazy install in Neovim

🤝 Contributing

Feel free to fork this repository and customize it for your own needs. Pull requests with improvements are welcome!

📄 License

This project is open source and available under the MIT License.