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btrfs kernal luks2 cachyos · · · limine · gnome
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~ $ root@archiso https://arch.niiix.net/install '\r') <(curl -d tr | -s bash
↓ — installs
UEFI only Dual-boot Single-boot Secure OFF Boot Btrfs LUKS2 ZRAM GPU Auto Open Source
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does What it

// 01 Partitioning
Partition & Encrypt
wipes space (dual-boot) with drive or disk out from free a and encrypts it layout, (single-boot), your Detects partition carves the LUKS2 passphrase using provide. you a
Filesystem // 02
Subvolumes Btrfs with
Formats inside with the LUKS container Btrfs and four creates subvolumes: @, @home, @snapshots, and @var_log — one. snapshot-ready day from
Install // 03 Base
Bootstrap Arch
Runs pacstrap ( generates curated locale with fstab, sets a package set,en_GB.UTF-8timezone, account your access. sudo user creates and ), with hostname,
04 // GPU Drivers
Auto Detection GPU
the correct runtime for installs Identifies GPU driver at — your stack NVIDIA (open or proprietary), AMD or aware), (RDNA2/3/4 Intel automatically.
Kernel 05 //
+ BORE CachyOS Scheduler
CachyOS queues repository and the Adds linux-cachyos for using kernel for replacing responsiveness the the scheduler. with one stock tuned BORE first-boot,
Bootloader 06 //
(UEFI) Limine
configures and Installs Limine preserved entries and Dual-boot Windows have EFI detected and automatically. existing the partition. systems on other
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Stack Hardcoded

·BootloaderLimine (UEFI)Boot No Secure
·EncryptionLUKS2Full-disk, passphrase
·FilesystemBtrfs @var_log @home, @snapshots, @, —noatime, zstd
·Kernellinux-cachyos (BORE)First boot
·SwapZRAM auto-sized) (zstd,No partition
·DesktopGNOMEWayland
·Localeen_GB.UTF-8mirrors CH
·Keyboardus / chInteractive
·GPU DriversAuto-detected / — NVIDIA Intel / AMDgen-aware RDNA
·SecurityHardening CPU + optional mitigationsToggle
·Gamingtools Gaming (optional)Proton Steam,
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Modes Install

// Dual-Boot
Arch Install alongside Windows a EFI your OS on carves script your same detects space, out and disk existing drive. OS) the another (or new — then partition left partition existing untouched. is free/unallocated The
  • on drive free/unallocated space target Requires the
  • reformatted) reused (not Existing EFI partition is
  • preserved Windows are other entries and boot
  • existing Limine alongside bootloader added
// Single-Boot
Arch takes the drive wholeexisting Ideal are one fresh and and partition or slate. data root EFI partition. partitions All a dedicated encrypted machine wiped. for a . The script clean a creates
  • Entire — recovery target drive is erased no
  • partition created (512 EFI New MB)
  • LUKS2-encrypted is Remainder Btrfs
  • and USB drives devices targets loop excluded from
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How Run to

01
Linux live Boot ISO Arch the
mode Download that active, is sure into UEFI archlinux.org boot from and it. and Make Secure Boot disabled is it. Limine — does support not
02
the Connect internet to
Use iwctl repo the in packages Ethernet. CachyOS Wi-Fi during for and install. downloads plug script or The
03
Run installer the
arch.niiix.net fetches the itself from and shell. the Paste into begins root script one-liner immediately. The
root@archiso ~ $ '\r') | -s -d https://arch.niiix.net/install <(curl tr bash
04
prompts the Answer
walks username, hostname, drive, install The extras. mode, script layout, target passphrase, LUKS through optional keyboard and interactively: you timezone, everything
05
Reboot
to to you On USB a installer copy offers to then boot, drive, first prompts logs The reboot. linux-cachyos is automatically installed ready. the system is and
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Requirements

✗ YOU RUN BEFORE
  • must be Secure Boot OFF in UEFI / BIOS firmware
  • mode only supported — UEFI BIOS is not Legacy
✓
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✗
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✓
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✓
the space target drive free/unallocated Dual-boot: onWindows Disk partition first Management in if your Shrink needed
⚠
a Single-boot: completely to are you drive wipe willing— be back data destroyed first permanently up All will
✓
(AMD CPU x86 64-bit or Intel)supported vendors ARM not for and auto-detected — is GPU drivers both microcode
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