https://github.com/dabealu/zerno
Tool to install and configure Arch Linux with Sway and Vim
https://github.com/dabealu/zerno
archlinux automation sway tiling-wm vim
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Tool to install and configure Arch Linux with Sway and Vim
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/dabealu/zerno
- Owner: dabealu
- Created: 2026-05-03T10:25:36.000Z (about 2 months ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2026-06-13T08:47:06.000Z (12 days ago)
- Last Synced: 2026-06-14T23:34:10.050Z (11 days ago)
- Topics: archlinux, automation, sway, tiling-wm, vim
- Language: Go
- Homepage:
- Size: 249 KB
- Stars: 1
- Watchers: 0
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Agents: AGENTS.md
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README
# zerno
Desktop as a Code: automated Arch Linux installation with Sway window manager and Neovim.
Based on: https://github.com/dabealu/arch-sway
## Installation Media
Options:
- zerno build-iso - create iso with zerno bin included
- zerno boot-dev - format device creating storage and boot partitions
## Quick Start
- Run `sudo zerno install-base` from Arch Linux live environment
- Reboot into new system
- Run `sudo zerno install-full`
## Notes and Troubleshooting
### Manual wifi configuration
```bash
iwctl station wlan0 connect "SSID"
```
`iwctl station wlan0 get-networks` scans for available networks
### Running on VM
- select `QXL` video device in QEMU, run sway via `WLR_NO_HARDWARE_CURSORS=1 sway`
- archiso environment have sshd and root password access enabled - easy to upload binary and start installation using `scp`/`ssh`
### Flashing black screen during installation
laptop may enter into loop with flashing black screen after selecting install from boot menu.
select `install`, but press `e` instead of `enter` to edit kernel parameters, add `nomodeset` parameter:
```bash
linux /boot/vmlinuz-linux ... nomodeset
initrd ...
```
press `ctrl+x` to save and load.
ref: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Kernel_parameters
### Disable mitigations
this may increase CPU performance, but **potentially dangerous**.
disable hardware vulnerability mitigations by setting `mitigations=off` kernel parameter.
### Pipewire
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/PipeWire
set flag to enable WebRTC in chrome: `chrome://flags/#enable-webrtc-pipewire-capturer`
### Bluetooth pairing
```bash
bluetoothctl
agent KeyboardOnly
default-agent
power on
scan on
pair 00:12:34:56:78:90
connect 00:12:34:56:78:90
```
ref: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/bluetooth#Pairing
### Screen resolution
run `swaymsg -t get_outputs` to get list of outputs and `man sway-output` for more options.
use `wdisplays` for GUI configuration.
### Appearance
use `lxappearance` to set GTK theme and appearance settings.
lxappearance stores config in `~/.gtkrc-2.0`.
more themes: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/GTK#Themes
### Connecting android devices via USB
based on: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Media_Transfer_Protocol
install dependencies:
`sudo pacman -Sy android-udev android-file-transfer`
restart may be needed.
connect phone, select `File Transfer` (MTP), keep screen unlocked.
mount phone storage:
```bash
mkdir -p ~/mnt
aft-mtp-mount ~/mnt
```
### Keybindings
use `wev` to get key code
```bash
yay -Sy wev
```
### Neovim
Neovim is installed during Phase 1 (base) and configured during Phase 2 (full).
Config is embedded from `assets/nvim/`.
See `vim.md` for detailed documentation, plugins, and keybindings.
### Boot: systemd-boot + UKI
Zerno uses systemd-boot with Unified Kernel Images (UKIs). Kernel cmdline is embedded in the UKI via `/etc/kernel/cmdline`. systemd-boot auto-discovers UKIs in `/efi/EFI/Linux/`. A pacman hook preserves the previous kernel as fallback on upgrades. See `AGENTS.md` for full boot architecture.
### Secure Boot
Zerno always creates Secure Boot keys and signs all EFI binaries via `sbctl`. Works with Secure Boot OFF (signatures ignored). To enable Secure Boot:
```bash
sudo sbctl enroll-keys -m
```
Then enable Secure Boot in your UEFI firmware settings.
### TODO
- encrypted volume
- intel integrated graphics: `/etc/modprobe.d/i915.conf`
```
options i915 enable_psr=0 enable_guc=0 enable_fbc=0
```
- consider replacing some apps with TUIs:
- transmission -> aria2
- thunar -> yazi
- ristretto -> chafa/uberzug++
- pavucontrol -> wiremix/pulsemixer
- evince -> AUR tdf-git/fancy-cat/just use browser?
- vlc -> try for fun: mpv --vo=kitty --hwdec=auto video.mp4
- audacious -> create tui wrapper around mpv?