HomuraOS (Custom ArchLinux Anime-Themed OS Based upon Homura Akemi)

DiegoTheHacker · 2026-10-16 16:31:46

Hello! i have been willing to do a ISO like that but where i could do it? i am kind of lost here so where is the right place to be doing it? do anyone else have a idea?

5hridhyan · 2026-10-16 16:54:41

You can start here: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Archiso

DiegoTheHacker · 2026-10-16 18:35:25

Ok, but how to convert from a normal-archlinux.iso to a custom anime-character based OS (ArchLinux Distribution based on Homura Akemi) while doing HomuraOS?

5hridhyan · 2026-10-16 18:55:05

You don't convert an existing ISO into a themed distro. You customize an Archiso profile with your desired packages, configurations, artwork and scripts, then build a new ISO. The Archiso wiki covers the process...

gabrielsec · 2026-10-16 19:06:59

I'd use `archiso` to build a new customized ISO rather than trying to convert an existing Arch Linux ISO. The ArchWiki Archiso guide explains how to use the `releng` profile as a starting point.

First, I'd install the tools and copy the profile:

sudo pacman -S archiso
cp -r /usr/share/archiso/configs/releng ~/homuraos-profile

Then I'd customize `packages.x86_64` to include the desktop environment, applications, and themes. I'd place custom configuration files and assets under `airootfs/` and edit `profiledef.sh` to set the ISO name and metadata. The official Archiso profile documentation explains these files and their purpose.

Finally, I'd build the ISO:

mkdir -p ~/homuraos-out
mkarchiso -v -w /tmp/homuraos-work -o ~/homuraos-out ~/homuraos-profile

The resulting ISO will be available in `~/homuraos-out`. I'd test it in a virtual machine before distributing it.

One thing to keep in mind: customizing the live environment doesn't automatically apply the same theme and settings to the installed system. Those changes need to be handled separately if you want them to persist after installation.

Regards,
Gabriel

DiegoTheHacker · 2026-10-16 21:14:58

But what if i wanted to do a new ArchLinux Like CyberSec Based Anime Distribution? is that possible to be done in ArchLinux since it's not Debian?

gabrielsec · 2026-10-16 21:23:46

DiegoTheHacker wrote:

But what if i wanted to do a new ArchLinux Like CyberSec Based Anime Distribution? is that possible to be done in ArchLinux since it's not Debian?

Yes. You could use Archiso to build a custom ISO with tools like Nmap, Wireshark and Metasploit, along with your own anime-themed desktop and configurations. BlackArch is also worth checking out: https://blackarch.org/

Regards,
Gabriel

DiegoTheHacker · 2026-10-16 21:34:05

Then what i do need to import the custom driven anime like ArchLinux variant as HomuraSecOS to the USB? That's just harder to do since we only use USB Flash Drives now

gabrielsec · 2026-10-16 22:00:57

DiegoTheHacker wrote:

Then what i do need to import the custom driven anime like ArchLinux variant as HomuraSecOS to the USB? That's just harder to do since we only use USB Flash Drives now

Sempre siga a ArchWiki para solucionar problemas e encontrar soluções. Utilize o fórum para pedir ajuda quando algo não estiver claro, mas consulte a Wiki primeiro. Leia, leia novamente e, quando achar que terminou, leia mais uma vez.

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Depois de seguir o guia da ArchWiki sobre o Archiso, adicione as ferramentas desejadas ao arquivo `packages.x86_64`. Para ferramentas do BlackArch, consulte o guia oficial do BlackArch.

Gere a ISO seguindo as instruções da ArchWiki:

mkdir -p ~/iso-out
sudo mkarchiso -v -r -w /tmp/archiso-tmp -o ~/iso-out ~/HomuraSecOS

Depois de gerar a ISO, você pode usar o Ventoy para inicializá-la pelo pendrive ou gravá-la diretamente com `dd`, seguindo as instruções da ArchWiki para o dd.

Antes de usar o `dd`, identifique o dispositivo USB correto com `lsblk`.

Atenciosamente,
Gabriel

DiegoTheHacker · 2026-10-16 22:27:50

What does these errors mean?
[diegothehacker@myhostname ~]$ sudo cp -r /usr/share/archiso/configs/releng ~/homuraos-profile
[diegothehacker@myhostname ~]$ mkarchiso -v -w /tmp/homuraos-work -o ~/homuraos-out ~/homuraos-profile
[mkarchiso] INFO: Validating options...
[mkarchiso] INFO: Done!
[mkarchiso] INFO: mkarchiso configuration settings
[mkarchiso] INFO: Architecture: x86_64
[mkarchiso] INFO: Working directory: /tmp/homuraos-work
[mkarchiso] INFO: Installation directory: arch
[mkarchiso] INFO: Build date: 2026-10-16T21:29+0000
[mkarchiso] INFO: Output directory: /home/diegothehacker/homuraos-out
[mkarchiso] INFO: Current build mode: iso
[mkarchiso] INFO: Build modes: iso
[mkarchiso] INFO: GPG key: None
[mkarchiso] INFO: GPG signer: None
[mkarchiso] INFO: Code signing certificates: None
[mkarchiso] INFO: Profile: /home/diegothehacker/homuraos-profile
[mkarchiso] INFO: Pacman configuration file: /home/diegothehacker/homuraos-profile/pacman.conf
[mkarchiso] INFO: Image file name: archlinux-2026.10.16-x86_64.iso
[mkarchiso] INFO: ISO volume label: ARCH_202610
[mkarchiso] INFO: ISO publisher: Arch Linux <https://archlinux.org>
[mkarchiso] INFO: ISO application: Arch Linux Live/Rescue DVD
[mkarchiso] INFO: Boot modes: bios.syslinux uefi.systemd-boot
[mkarchiso] INFO: Packages File: /home/diegothehacker/homuraos-profile/packages.x86_64
[mkarchiso] INFO: Packages: alsa-utils amd-ucode arch-install-scripts archinstall b43-fwcutter base bcachefs-tools bind bolt brltty btrfs-progs clonezilla cloud-init cryptsetup darkhttpd ddrescue dhcpcd diffutils dmidecode dmraid dnsmasq dosfstools e2fsprogs edk2-shell efibootmgr espeakup ethtool exfatprogs f2fs-tools fatresize foot-terminfo fsarchiver ghostty-terminfo gpart gpm gptfdisk grml-zsh-config grub hdparm hyperv intel-ucode irssi iw iwd jfsutils kitty-terminfo kmscon-terminfo ldns less lftp libfido2 libusb-compat linux linux-atm linux-firmware linux-firmware-marvell livecd-sounds lsscsi lvm2 lynx man-db man-pages mc mdadm memtest86+ memtest86+-efi mkinitcpio mkinitcpio-archiso mkinitcpio-nfs-utils mmc-utils modemmanager mtools nano nbd ndisc6 nfs-utils nilfs-utils nmap ntfsprogs nvme-cli open-iscsi open-vm-tools openconnect openpgp-card-tools openssh openvpn partclone parted partimage pcsclite ppp pptpclient pv qemu-guest-agent refind reflector rsync rxvt-unicode-terminfo screen sdparm sequoia-sq sg3_utils smartmontools sof-firmware squashfs-tools sudo syslinux systemd-resolvconf tcpdump terminus-font testdisk tmux tpm2-tools tpm2-tss udftools usb_modeswitch usbmuxd usbutils vim virtualbox-guest-utils-nox vpnc wireless-regdb wireless_tools wpa_supplicant wvdial xdg-utils xfsprogs xl2tpd zsh
[mkarchiso] INFO: Creating ISO image...
xorriso 1.5.8.pl02 : RockRidge filesystem manipulator, libburnia project.

xorriso : NOTE : Environment variable SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH encountered with value 1792186177
Drive current: -outdev 'stdio:/home/diegothehacker/homuraos-out/archlinux-2026.10.16-x86_64.iso'
Media current: stdio file, overwriteable
Media status : is blank
Media summary: 0 sessions, 0 data blocks, 0 data, 107g free
Added to ISO image: directory '/'='/tmp/homuraos-work/iso'
xorriso : UPDATE : 106 files added in 1 seconds
xorriso : UPDATE : 106 files added in 1 seconds
xorriso : NOTE : Copying to System Area: 432 bytes from file '/tmp/homuraos-work/iso/boot/syslinux/isohdpfx.bin'
libisofs: NOTE : Automatically adjusted MBR geometry to 1016/82/32
libisofs: NOTE : Aligned image size to cylinder size by 31 blocks
xorriso : UPDATE : Thank you for being patient. Working since 0 seconds.
libburn : SORRY : Failed to open device (a pseudo-drive) : Permission denied
libburn : FATAL : Burn run failed
xorriso : FATAL : -abort_on 'FAILURE' encountered 'FATAL' during image writing
xorriso : NOTE : libburn has now been urged to cancel its operation
xorriso : UPDATE : Thank you for being patient. Working since 1 seconds.
xorriso : UPDATE : Thank you for being patient. Working since 2 seconds.
xorriso : UPDATE : Thank you for being patient. Working since 3 seconds.
xorriso : UPDATE : Thank you for being patient. Working since 4 seconds.
libisofs: MISHAP : Image write cancelled
xorriso : FAILURE : libburn indicates failure with writing.
xorriso : NOTE : -return_with SORRY 32 triggered by problem severity FATAL
[diegothehacker@myhostname ~]$

gabrielsec · 2026-10-16 22:50:00

DiegoTheHacker wrote:

What does these errors mean?

The error that actually stopped the build is this one:

libburn : SORRY : Failed to open device (a pseudo-drive) : Permission denied
libburn : FATAL : Burn run failed

Everything before it is just informational output from mkarchiso and xorriso. The build only fails when libburn tries to open the output ISO file and gets Permission denied.

In your case, the output path is:

/home/diegothehacker/homuraos-out/archlinux-2026.10.16-x86_64.iso

The problem is not the directory itself, but the fact that mkarchiso was invoked without sudo. The command in your log shows:

[diegothehacker@myhostname ~]$ mkarchiso -v -w /tmp/homuraos-work -o ~/homuraos-out ~/homuraos-profile

Without root privileges, xorriso cannot open the output device (even though it is a regular file), because mkarchiso also needs root to set up the working directory and mounts internally.

The ArchWiki is explicit about this:

Build the ISO with the following command: # mkarchiso -v -w /path/to/work_dir -o /path/to/out_dir /path/to/profile/

Source: Archiso - ArchWiki

So the same command, but with sudo, should work:

sudo mkarchiso -v -w /tmp/homuraos-work -o ~/homuraos-out ~/homuraos-profile

One detail worth checking: make sure ~/homuraos-out exists and is owned by your user, since root will write the ISO inside it:

mkdir -p ~/homuraos-out

DiegoTheHacker · 2026-10-16 23:24:39

Ok, so then how do i test it out on an VM? where do i get that?

seth · 2026-10-16 23:25:30

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/VirtualBox

DiegoTheHacker · 2026-10-16 23:50:40

Uhm... i have these errors and i do not know what do they mean? it's kinda unsensitive to leave this message error as the kernels are into the common non-modified ArchLinux, which is kinda strange to realize it up:
[root@myhostname build]# modprobe vboxdrv
modprobe: FATAL: Module vboxdrv not found in directory /lib/modules/7.2.10-zen1-1-zen
[root@myhostname build]#

gabrielsec · 2026-10-16 23:56:21

DiegoTheHacker wrote:

Uhm... i have these errors and i do not know what do they mean? it's kinda unsensitive to leave this message error as the kernels are into the common non-modified ArchLinux, which is kinda strange to realize it up:
[root@myhostname build]# modprobe vboxdrv
modprobe: FATAL: Module vboxdrv not found in directory /lib/modules/7.2.10-zen1-1-zen
[root@myhostname build]#

The vboxdrv module is missing for the running Zen kernel. Install the matching headers and VirtualBox host modules:

sudo pacman -Syu
sudo pacman -S linux-zen-headers virtualbox-host-dkms
sudo dkms autoinstall
sudo modprobe vboxdrv

If it still fails, reboot and check uname -r. See the ArchWiki VirtualBox guide for the correct host-module setup.

Regards,
Gabriel

seth · Yesterday 07:04:15

gabrielsec wrote:

Leia, leia novamente e, quando achar que terminou, leia mais uma vez.

While the required language on all but the "Other languages" boards is bad English, I assume he's reason to assume you do understand that.
*I* understand it and suggest you heed that advice.

Large parts of this thread is @gabrielsec reading the wiki to you.

5hridhyan · Yesterday 07:50:34

seth wrote:

Large parts of this thread is @gabrielsec reading the wiki to you.

@DiegoTheHacker
Hey, at least you got a proxy maintainer helping you build your dream distro

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