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🚀 ARCHFAST - The Fast Arch Linux Installer 🚀

Inspired by the efficiency of Titus's scripts, archfast is a streamlined installer designed to get you up and running with a clean Arch Linux environment as quickly as possible.

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⚠️ Disclaimer

Warning: This script will partition and format your drives. Please back up any important data before proceeding. I'm not responsible for any data loss.

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##📋 Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have the following:

• A bootable Arch Linux USB drive. You can download the latest ISO from the official Arch Linux website.
• A stable internet connection.
• You have booted into the Arch Linux live environment.

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🛠️ Installation

The installation process is broken down into two main parts: preparing the live environment and running the installer script.

Step 1: Prepare the Live Environment

First, you need to set up the live environment to download and run the installer.

1. Connect to the Internet

   • For Wi-Fi: Use iwctl to connect to your network.

     iwctl
     station wlan0 connect <YOUR_WIFI_SSID>
     # Enter your Wi-Fi password when prompted.
     exit

   • For Ethernet: Your connection should be automatically established.

   You can verify your connection with:

   ping archlinux.org

2. Initialize Pacman Keys

   This step ensures that all packages downloaded are from trusted sources.

   pacman-key --init
   pacman-key --populate archlinux

3. Install Git

   Git is required to download the archfast installer from its repository.

   pacman -Syy git --noconfirm

Step 2: Run the Archfast Installer

Now you are ready to download and run the main installer.

git clone https://github.com/CtorW/archfast.git
cd archfast
./archfast.sh

Follow the on-screen prompts to complete the base installation of Arch Linux.

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🎉 Post-Installation

Congratulations! The base system is installed. A couple more steps and you'll have a full desktop environment.

1. Reboot Your System

   First, eject the installation media (USB drive).

   reboot

2. Log In

   Log in to your new system with the username and password you created during the installation.

3. Install Your Desktop Environment

   The fast-de.sh script will install your chosen Desktop Environment and essential applications like fish, curl, and wget.

   From your home directory (/home/$USERNAME/archfast), run the script:

   ./fast-de.sh

Desktop Environments	Window Manager
GNOME, KDE Plasma, XFCE, Cinnamon, MATE, LXQt	i3, Sway, AwesomeWM, Hyprland

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🎨 Customization

Applying GTK Icon and Interface Themes

To manually set your GTK theme, icons, and font, you can edit the following configuration files:

• ~/.config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini
• ~/.config/gtk-4.0/settings.ini

Add the following content to both files, replacing the bracketed values with your desired theme names:

[Settings]
gtk-theme-name=[your_gtk_theme]
gtk-icon-theme-name=[your_icon_theme]
gtk-font-name=[your_font_name]
gtk-cursor-theme-name=[your_cursor_theme]
gtk-cursor-theme-size=[size_in_pixels]
gtk-application-prefer-dark-theme=1 # 1 for dark theme, 0 for light

Advanced Theming with nwg-look

For a graphical interface to manage and apply GTK themes, you can use nwg-look. It is a powerful tool for customizing the look and feel of your desktop.

You can install it from the AUR using yay:

yay -S nwg-look

Alternatively, you can build it from source from its GitHub repository.