[Script] Archlinux Ultimate Install Script

helmuthdu · 2011-11-18 11:40:13

Archlinux Ultimate Install Script

Install and configure archlinux has never been easier!
You can try it with a virtualbox

Prerequisites

- A working internet connection
- Logged in as 'root'

How to get it

With git

- Install git: pacman -S git
- get the script: git clone git://github.com/helmuthdu/aui

Without git

- get the script: wget --no-check-certificate https://github.com/helmuthdu/aui/tarball/master -O - | tar xz

How to use

- default mode: cd <dir> && ./aui
- ais mode: cd <dir> && ./aui --ais

Archlinux Install Script Mode

Configure keymap
Select editor
Automatic configure mirrorlist
Create partition
Format device
Install system base
Configure fstab
Configure hostname
Configure timezone
Configure hardware clock
Configure locale
Configure mkinitcpio
Install/Configure bootloader
Configure mirrorlist
Set root password

Default Mode

Backup all modified files
Install additional repositories
System upgrade
Create and configure a new user
Install and configure sudo
Install an AUR Helper [yaourt, packer]
Automatic enable services in systemd
Install base system
Install Xorg
Install GPU Drivers
Install CUPS
Install Additional wireless/bluetooth firmwares
Ensuring access to GIT through a firewall
Install and configure LAMP Server
Install a Desktop Environment or Window Manager [Cinnamon, E17, FluxBox, GNOME, KDE, LXDE, OpenBox, XFCE]
Install Developement tools [Vim, Emacs, Eclipse...]
Install Office apps [LibreOffice, GNOME-Office, Latex...]
Install System tools [Wine, Virtualbox, Grsync, Htop]
Install Graphics apps [Inkscape, Gimp, Blender, MComix]
Install Internet apps [Firefox, Google-Chrome, Jdownloader...]
Install Multimedia apps [Rhythmbox, Clementine, Codecs...]
Install Games [HoN, World of Padman, Wesnoth...]
Install Fonts [Liberation, MS-Fonts, Google-webfonts...]
Many more...

Github: https://github.com/helmuthdu/aui
Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLh44czUea0

Last edited by helmuthdu (2013-11-12 15:56:47)

twilight0 · 2011-11-18 13:36:10

Nice script there, but I would suggest sharing some more information about what exactly it installs.

helmuthdu · 2011-11-18 22:19:36

Yeah, gona make some fixes and post again...
Anyway thx

vandeminek · 2011-11-21 22:59:55

Thanks for sharing the script!

helmuthdu · 2011-11-24 14:11:33

Complete rewrited using some ideas for freitag, aka nexxx, and his Archlinux install helper script

Boechat · 2011-11-25 05:11:34

I plan to format my computer and only have postponed for laziness of reinstall everything again.
So accidentally I found this script.

Congratulations on your initiative and also thank you for it.

Could you provide the installation of XFCE in your script?

If you can, I'd be really grateful.

satanselbow · 2011-11-25 10:35:20

Excellent stuff - I always maintained a personalised "perfectminimal" type script when I was flitting around the debian based distros and have been meaning to have the same for Arch... they say great minds think alike

Nice script

I always like to include the option to install from an additional list of packages - either manually entered or from txt file as there is always something extra to add before there is time to update the script

SS4 · 2011-11-25 12:02:04

edit: what would happen if I chose to "quit" for example because I didn't want any games installed? Would I be kicked out of the script or would it skip that section?

Last edited by SS4 (2011-11-25 12:35:34)

helmuthdu · 2011-11-25 16:19:55

...out of the section, maybe instead of "quit" the word "none" would be more appropriate.
Gona chance dat...

Boechat · 2011-11-27 15:22:18

I think I have a suggestion for improvement.
I tested the sed command found on line 215 and he made the change in two lines in "/etc/rc.conf".

In:

# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# DAEMONS @alsa
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# ...

And in this:

DAEMONS=(syslog-ng crond dbus lightdm networkmanager bluetooth @alsa)

If my thinking is correct, I think he should find only the second line.
So, I changed the sed command.

From:

sed -i '/DAEMONS/s/\(.*\)\>/& @alsa/' /etc/rc.conf

To:

sed -i '/DAEMONS[=]/s/\(.*\)\>/& @alsa/' /etc/rc.conf

Maybe will be necessary review the other sed commands that have similar goals.

* A curiosity. Why did you use "@alsa" instead of just "alsa"? As with "@samba", "@acpid"...

I hope this helps.
Rodrigo Boechat

SS4 · 2011-11-28 13:22:40

Boechat wrote:

I think I have a suggestion for improvement.
I tested the sed command found on line 215 and he made the change in two lines in "/etc/rc.conf".
In:
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# DAEMONS @alsa
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# ...
And in this:
DAEMONS=(syslog-ng crond dbus lightdm networkmanager bluetooth @alsa)
If my thinking is correct, I think he should find only the second line.
So, I changed the sed command.
From:
sed -i '/DAEMONS/s/\(.*\)\>/& @alsa/' /etc/rc.conf
To:
sed -i '/DAEMONS[=]/s/\(.*\)\>/& @alsa/' /etc/rc.conf
Maybe will be necessary review the other sed commands that have similar goals.
* A curiosity. Why did you use "@alsa" instead of just "alsa"? As with "@samba", "@acpid"...
I hope this helps.
Rodrigo Boechat

To load the deamon in the background and cut down on boot time?

helmuthdu · 2011-11-28 16:20:12

SS4 wrote:

To load the deamon in the background and cut down on boot time?

Yep!

Drumitar · 2011-11-29 21:19:33

prepare yourselves for a huge nub question, but how can i get this script into a fresh arch install ?

karol · 2011-11-29 21:22:23

Drumitar wrote:

prepare yourselves for a huge nub question, but how can i get this script into a fresh arch install ?

Copy the script to a USB beforehand, mount the USB, copy script to your hard drive, execute.

ewaller · 2011-11-29 22:12:41

karol wrote:

Drumitar wrote:
prepare yourselves for a huge nub question, but how can i get this script into a fresh arch install ?
Copy the script to a USB beforehand, mount the USB, copy script to your hard drive, execute.

Or use sftp to connect from the new box to another box which has the script and download it.

Drumitar · 2011-12-03 19:13:28

thanks i was able to mount a usb drive, the only issue i had was the when trying to install the nvidia driver, it conflicted with libgl. before when i manually installed arch i had to pacman -rdd libgl then -s nvidia nvidia-utils, is this the correct way to do it ?

helmuthdu · 2011-12-04 22:37:13

Drumitar wrote:

thanks i was able to mount a usb drive, the only issue i had was the when trying to install the nvidia driver, it conflicted with libgl. before when i manually installed arch i had to pacman -rdd libgl then -s nvidia nvidia-utils, is this the correct way to do it ?

You are right, dont worry, i need add this to this script. Thx for the tip.

otherneo · 2011-12-05 05:38:27

I would like to recommend these changes

1. User input for location of /Sites
2. Emacs, Valgrind, Gdb, Intellij Idea added for DEVELOPMENT APPS
3, User specified .vimrc .inputrc .bashrc from github / gitorious

Last edited by otherneo (2011-12-05 05:43:34)

helmuthdu · 2011-12-07 11:36:36

otherneo wrote:

I would like to recommend these changes
1. User input for location of /Sites
2. Emacs, Valgrind, Gdb, Intellij Idea added for DEVELOPMENT APPS
3, User specified .vimrc .inputrc .bashrc from github / gitorious

1. Need more time (college final exams).
2. Done
3. Need more time (same reason).

Cheers

Last edited by helmuthdu (2011-12-07 11:38:02)

esc · 2011-12-12 00:47:25

Got a problem while executing the script:

ultimate_archlinux_install.sh: line 20: $'\r': command not found
ultimate_archlinux_install.sh: line 23: $'\r': command not found
ultimate_archlinux_install.sh: line 29: $'\r': command not found
ultimate_archlinux_install.sh: line 40: syntax error near unexpected token `}'
'ltimate_archlinux_install.sh: line 40: `} #}}}

blno · 2011-12-12 01:58:38

Nice script.

print_title "CUPS - https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Cups"
pacman -S --noconfirm gutenprint foomatic-db foomatic-db-engine foomatic-db-nonfree foomatic-filters hplip splix cups-pdf
sed -i '/DAEMONS[=]/s/\(.*\)\>/& @cupsd/' /etc/rc.conf

I may be wrong, but it seems that you don't install cups, ghostscript and gsfonts first.

Last edited by blno (2011-12-12 03:19:21)

helmuthdu · 2011-12-12 16:42:15

blno wrote:

Nice script.
I may be wrong, but it seems that you don't install cups, ghostscript and gsfonts first.

Thx ,
well, it install as a dep. But, I can add cups to make sure it will be installed.

SS4 · 2011-12-12 18:55:54

I used this to install kde on and it worked brilliantly for the most part! Good work.

helmuthdu · 2011-12-13 14:00:57

esc wrote:

Got a problem while executing the script:

ultimate_archlinux_install.sh: line 20: $'\r': command not found
ultimate_archlinux_install.sh: line 23: $'\r': command not found
ultimate_archlinux_install.sh: line 29: $'\r': command not found
ultimate_archlinux_install.sh: line 40: syntax error near unexpected token `}'
'ltimate_archlinux_install.sh: line 40: `} #}}}

Make sure you copy all script, idk what this could be, have tested here many times...

SS4 · 2011-12-13 14:04:59

esc wrote:

Got a problem while executing the script:

ultimate_archlinux_install.sh: line 20: $'\r': command not found
ultimate_archlinux_install.sh: line 23: $'\r': command not found
ultimate_archlinux_install.sh: line 29: $'\r': command not found
ultimate_archlinux_install.sh: line 40: syntax error near unexpected token `}'
'ltimate_archlinux_install.sh: line 40: `} #}}}

I got the same error when using the pastebin link, if you copy and paste from the OP it should work.

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