easy-arch is a bash script that boostraps Arch Linux with sane opinionated defaults.
- BTRFS snapshots: you will have a resilient setup that automatically takes snapshots of your volumes based on a weekly schedule
- LUKS2 encryption: your data will live on a LUKS2 partition protected by a password
- ZRAM: the setup use ZRAM which aims to replace traditional swap partition/files by making the system snappier
- systemd-oomd: systemd-oomd will take care of OOM situations at userspace level rather than at kernel level, making the system less prone to kernel crashes
- VM additions: the script automatically provides guest tools if it detects that a virtualized environment such as VMWare Workstation, VirtualBox, QEMU-KVM is being used
- User account setup: a default user account with sudo permissions can be configured in order to avoid hassle in the post installation phase
- CI checks: ShellChecker checks every PR periodically for bash syntax errors, bad coding practices, etc…
One-step Automated Install (shorter)
bash <(curl -sL bit.ly/easy-arch)
Alternative Methods (manual)
wget -O easy-arch.sh https://raw.githubusercontent.com/classy-giraffe/easy-arch/main/easy-arch.sh
chmod +x easy-arch.sh
bash easy-arch.sh
Partitions layout
The partitions layout is simple and it consists solely of two partitions:
- A FAT32 partition (1GiB), mounted at
/boot/as ESP. - A LUKS2 encrypted container, which takes the rest of the disk space, mounted at
/as root.
| Partition Number | Label | Size | Mountpoint | Filesystem |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ESP | 1 GiB | /boot/ | FAT32 |
| 2 | Cryptroot | Rest of the disk | / | BTRFS Encrypted (LUKS2) |
BTRFS subvolumes layout
The BTRFS subvolumes layout follows the traditional and suggested layout used by Snapper, you can find it here.
| Subvolume Number | Subvolume Name | Mountpoint |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | @ | / |
| 2 | @home | /home |
| 3 | @root | /root |
| 4 | @srv | /srv |
| 5 | @snapshots | /.snapshots |
| 6 | @var_log | /var/log |
| 7 | @var_pkgs | /var/cache/pacman/pkg |