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Arch Linux Installer script

I wrote this script to install Arch Linux over SSH, using LVM on LUKS for encrypted storage.

Source repository: archlinux-installer.

It handles disk and partition formatting using layout files or commands, configures GRUB and mkinitcpio hooks and modules, and sets GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT. It also handles SSH key generation, installs KDE Plasma with SDDM, and adds a baseline UFW configuration. The installation is semi-automatic: passwords and passphrases still require input.

Running it

  1. Clone the repository to the machine that will initiate the installation.
  2. Make the scripts executable: chmod +x run.sh ./installer/install.sh ./installer/chroot.sh.
  3. Run ./run.sh. It connects to the target over SSH and runs ./installer/install.sh, followed by ./installer/chroot.sh.

Configure the target in files/install.config:

#!/bin/bash

# Target node SSH connection parameters
HOST="root@localhost"
PORT="3099"

# Hardware profile specification: <desktop|laptop>
COMPUTER="desktop"

This describes the script's configuration, not a guarantee that an old installer still works with current Arch packages. Review the disk layout and installation commands before running it.