README.md

   1 # ArchLabs Installer
   2
   3 #### Features
   4 - Simple, easy to follow configuration.
   5 - Automatic partitioning for whole devices.
   6 - Translations for different languages.
   7 - No input halts during install.
   8 - Support for LUKS and/or LVM.
   9 - Built-in error detection.
  10 - Written entirely in Bash
  11 - Fast Install on fast hardware _(~6min)_
  12
  13 #### Requirements
  14 - `rsync` for unpacking the squashfs.
  15 - `dialog` for all user input/output.
  16 - `vim` for editing files post install.
  17 - `parted` for partition creation.
  18 - `wipe` for the secure wipe.
  19 - `arch-chroot` to perform operations in a chroot.
  20 - `chpasswd` to set root and user passwords.
  21 - `openssl` to encrypt passwords.
  22 - Basic Unix tools
  23   - `awk` `sed` `grep` `uniq` `sort` `find` `ping` `mkfs` `lsblk` `curl`.
  24 - Network connection is needed to install packages and update the system.
  25
  26 #### Manual Installation
  27 - curl
  28     ```
  29     sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://bitbucket.org/archlabslinux/installer/raw/master/install.sh)"
  30     ```
  31
  32 - wget
  33     ```
  34     sh -c "$(wget https://bitbucket.org/archlabslinux/installer/raw/master/install.sh -O -)"
  35     ```
  36
  37 - Packages for `pacman` can be found in our repos:
  38     - stable: https://bitbucket.org/archlabslinux/archlabs_repo/src/master/x86_64/
  39     - unstable: https://bitbucket.org/archlabslinux/archlabs_unstable/src/master/x86_64/
  40