ArchRoyal Linux

ArchRoyal Linux installer is a simple and intuitive Terminal based (TUI) Arch Linux installer. It guides you through every aspect of the installation procedure, from partitioning to installing your favorite DE/WM.

This project is based on Anarchy.

Installation

Linux

The easiest way to flash ArchRoyal onto a USB drive is to use dd:

# Do NOT copy and paste the following, manually type the command, filling in the appropriate information
# Replace sdx with the name of your USB
dd if=archroyal-<version>-x86_64.iso of=/dev/sdx status=progress conv=sync

If you're more comfortable with GUI-based programs, you can use Etcher or GNOME Disks (Restore image option).

Windows

Use Win32DiskImager or Rufus.

Install via SSH

Keep in mind that running the installer over an SSH connection requires physical access to the remote machine.

After flashing ArchRoyal on a USB drive, it must be booted from the machine where you want to install. If it has a wired internet connection, you only have to wait approximately one minute for ArchRoyal to start before connecting. If you have a wireless connection, you have two options: you normally connect to the target machine (requires physical access), or you must compile the installer yourself as indicated in the next step, but adding the file autoconnect.sh (it must be kept exactly the same name) along with the script build.sh. The autoconnect.sh file must have the following format:

SSID="your_wifi_network_ssid"
PASSWORD="your_wifi_network_password"
PUBLIC_KEY=/path/to/your/public/key

SSID must contain the name that identifies the wifi network, PASSWORD is its respective password, and PUBLIC_KEY refers to the local path of our public SSH key. Then you can compile the installer normally. To connect simply run on your local machine (from where you will install via SSH): ssh [email protected]. The default password is archroyal.

Compiling the installer

You have two options for compiling the installer:

• If on Arch Linux: run build.sh with root permissions (e.g. with sudo)
• If elsewhere: run build.sh -d, which will build it with docker in a container

You can also manually build ArchRoyal using the Dockerfile with your preferred arguments.