arch-os

Install Arch Linux with GNOME or the console, plus Recovery and System Manager.

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Features

• Minimal base: linux-zen, btrfs, systemd-boot
• GNOME on Wayland or console
• Disk encryption, Secure Boot with own keys
• One password for disk, login and keyring
• Btrfs snapshot before every package change
• Recovery partition with rollback and self-update
• Recovery in boot menu, firmware menu and app grid
• Automatic fallback: fallback image, then Recovery
• Drivers and VM guest tools detected
• Flatpak with GNOME Software or Bazaar
• Browser, backup app and text editor of choice
• AUR helper, 32-bit support, containers, firewall, SSH
• File sharing with Windows and macOS
• Boot splash, System Manager, Shell enhancement
• Zram, OOM protection, tuned defaults
• Ranked mirrors, cleaned package cache, disk health monitoring
• Works offline until the next update
• Resumable installation, shareable answers
• Keyboard and time zone follow the language
• English and German, Adding a Language

Installation

1. Write the latest ISO to a USB stick, for example with Ventoy or balenaEtcher
2. Set the firmware to UEFI, Secure Boot off
3. Boot the USB stick, choose Core or Desktop, then Install now. Needs internet by cable or Wi-Fi
4. After the first reboot, turn Secure Boot on

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