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https://github.com/haozeke/hzarchiso

My personal archlinux build
https://github.com/haozeke/hzarchiso

archlinux iso live-usb

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My personal archlinux build

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README 

        
* About

This is a custom archlinux live-usb mainly meant for setting up encrypted

installations. This uses [[swaywm.org/][sway]] and [[https://github.com/thestinger/termite][termite]], for maximum cross compatibility.

#+BEGIN_QUOTE

hzlinarch=hzlinarch



^-- USERNAME=PASSWORD

#+END_QUOTE



Note that on some systems, the login manager may be buggy, in these cases switch to a TTY with ~CTRL-ALT-F3~, login at the terminal, and run ~sway~ to get to a GUI.



** Methodology

Instead of using the standard ~archiso~ package, since I required AUR packages

and preferred an offline installation, this uses [[https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Archiso_offline][archiso-offline]]. Additionally,

the AUR packages are handled with the excellent [[https://github.com/cassava/repoctl][repoctl]]. More details in a post

soon.

#+begin_quote

As of V, now uses the normal ~archiso~

#+end_quote



** Software Included

The exact list of packages added is present in ~packages.x86_64~

The basic end-user packages and the intended usage is described here.

** Size

Just cuz I can, this lists the size as I make changes:



| Package            | Size (MB) |

| base               |     ~ 567 |

| +veracrypt         |       688 |

| +networkmanager    |       695 |

| +chrony            |       695 |

| +tmux              |       695 |

| +reflector         |       695 |

| +caja              |       707 |

| +gnome_backgrounds |       732 |

| release_I          |       894 |

| +videoDrivers      |       903 |

| release_I-A        |     1.1GB |

| release_II         |     1.2GB |

| release_III        |     1.2GB |

| release_V          |     1.6GB |

| release_V.I        |     1.7GB |

** Configuration

*** Pacman

The pacman mirrors are generated with ~reflector~, but ~reflector~ is

not installed on the installation media.

*** Chrony

This is configured to work with a dispatcher script.

*** AUR

The aur packages need to be configured in the main hzLinux folder as well as the

work folder.

These should work on the system, not relative to the liveUSB root.

* Build Steps

** AUR

In general, to simply update the AUR packages before using the ~Makefile~ just

run the following:

#+BEGIN_SRC bash

## Once

repoctl conf new ~/pkgs/hzarchiso.db.tar.gz

repoctl reset

## Separate terminal

repoctl serve

## Everytime

mkdir tmpUpd && cd tmpUpd

for pkg in $(cat ../aurpkgs.txt); do

    (

        repoctl down "$pkg"

    )

done

for dir in *; do cd $dir; makepkg -cs && repoctl add *.pkg.tar.zst && cd ../  && rm -rf $dir || cd ../; done

cd ../ && rm -rf tmpUpd

#+END_SRC

** Mirrorlist

This is basically just the normal ~reflector~ stuff. As usual, assume

~buildRoot~ is where you have this repository cloned.

#+BEGIN_SRC bash

export buildRoot=$HOME/archBuilder

sudo reflector --latest 30 --number 20 --sort rate --protocol http --save $buildRoot/hzArchiso/hzLinux/airootfs/etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

#+END_SRC

Do not be surprised by ~sudo~, since the location has the same permissions as

the actual root folder.

** Build

The ~makefile~ is not needed anymore, as of version 5.

#+begin_src bash

export application="HaoZeke's ArchLinux"

export isoName='hzlinux_V'

export label='HZLIN_V-211222'

export publisher='Rohit Goswami (HaoZeke) '

sudo mkarchiso -A $application -L $label -P $publisher -v hzLinux

#+end_src

* TODO List

*** [X] Add gparted

*** [ ] Add rofi

*** [ ] Add config

*** [ ] Add more docs

* Release I

Roughly ~903MB~.

** Features

- LightDM + Aether Theme

- Default user (hzlinarch:hzlinarh)

- AUR helper (yay)

- Sway (master, wlroots)

- Caja

- Termite (noscd, wayland)

- Veracrypt

- gParted

* Release I-A

Around *1.1GB*.

** Features

- Fonts

- i3status-rust

- Smplayer (+skins)

- Zathura (+plugins)

- Audio (pulseaudio+plugins)

- Music (mpd, ncmpc, pianobar, audacious)

- Proxy (proxychains, windscribe)

- Screenshots (slurp+grim)

- Bluetooth (blueberry)

* Release II

Until further changes, the zsh prompt now matches the one used by the standard iso.

** Features

- Enpass

- Rofi

- Mosh

- Ananicy (auto-nice daemon)

- Backlight Controls (brightnessctl)

- Better default zsh stuff (grml-zsh-config)

** Fixes

- Fix terminal audio [pianobar]

- Fix chrony config

- Sudo (wheel executes whatever now)

*** Notes

#+BEGIN_SRC bash

sudo rsync -axv --progress / /mnt

sudo cp -vaT /run/archiso/bootmnt/arch/boot/$(uname -m)/vmlinuz /mnt/boot/vmlinuz-linux\n

   1  userdel hzlinarch

    2  sed -i 's/Storage=volatile/#Storage=auto/' /etc/systemd/journald.conf

    3  rm /etc/udev/rules.d/81-dhcpcd.rules

    4  systemctl disable pacman-init.service choose-mirror.service

    5  rm -r /etc/systemd/system/{choose-mirror.service,pacman-init.service,etc-pacman.d-gnupg.mount,[email protected]}

    6  rm /etc/systemd/scripts/choose-mirror

    7  rm /etc/systemd/system/[email protected]/autologin.conf

    8  rm /root/{.automated_script.sh,.zlogin}

    9  rm /etc/mkinitcpio-archiso.conf

   10  rm -r /etc/initcpio

   11  pacman-key --init

   12  pacman-key --populate archlinux

   13  rm -rf /etc/skel/

#+END_SRC

* Release III

The one with ~i3~, and offline installation.

** Features

- Offline installation thanks via the wiki (~$HOME/offlineInst.sh~).

- ~light~ for brightness

- Initialize with [[https://github.com/HaoZeke/Dotfiles][my dotfiles]] (via script ~$HOME/initDots.sh~)

- ~i3-gaps~ and related configuration

- ~nitrogen~ for wallpaper management

** Fixes

- ~rofi~ now works

* Release IV

The one with more packages I use, mostly messaging and encryption.

** Features

- ~veracrypt~, ~cryptomator~, ~gnome-encfs-manager~ for cryptography

- ~telegram-desktop~, ~pidgin~ for my communication needs

- ~spotify~, ~pcloud~ for my cloud needs

- ~cronie~, ~unison~ for synchronization

- ~flameshot~, ~teiler-git~ for screenshots

** Misc

- ~termite-nocsd~ -> ~termite~ since it breaks less

* Release V

Updated to the standard ~archiso~.

** Release V.I

- Included ~amd-ucode~ and ~intel-ucode~

- Removed ~reflector~

- Updated the mirrorlist

- Uses a *patched* linux-nitrous kernel for working with the network drivers on

  newer X1 Carbon machines (see [details here](https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=2105297#p2105297))

- Size is now ~ 2.0GB