Arch Linux GUI

A fast, offline graphical installer for Vanilla Arch Linux!

EDITIONS

The Plasma Themed Edition (also known as the Flagship) of Arch Linux GUI helps you install Vanilla Arch Linux with the KDE Plasma Desktop Environment. It is pre-configured and ready to use. It comes with all the neccessary software and settings to help users get started quickly.

The Plasma Pure Edition of Arch Linux GUI helps you install Vanilla Arch Linux with the Stock Plasma Desktop Environment. It contains all the software in the plasma group by default. This is what users get after installing the Plasma Desktop Environment after a CLI installation.

    Some of the features include:

  • NVIDIA GPU Support
  • System Wide Dark Theme, including Web Browser
  • Office Suite with MS fonts
  • Printing Services (CUPS)
  • Bluetooth with Bluedevil
  • Media Player
  • Simple Desktop Display Manager
  • Paru, AUR helper

    Some essential applications include:

  • Gedit: Text Editor
  • Gnome-Terminal
  • Nautilus: File Manager
KDE Desktop Preview
KDE Desktop Pure Preview

The GNOME Edition of Arch Linux GUI helps you install Vanilla Arch Linux with the GNOME Desktop Environment. It is pre-configured and ready to use. It comes with all the neccessary software and settings to help users get started quickly.

The GNOME Pure Edition of Arch Linux GUI helps you install Vanilla Arch Linux with the Stock GNOME Desktop Environment. It contains some of the the software from GNOME group. To check what packages come pre-installed, click here. This is what users get after installing the GNOME Desktop Environment After a CLI installation. The packages provided in this edition are fewer than that in the above linked gnome group. However, this edition gives you a completely working gnome-desktop.

    Some of the features include:

  • NVIDIA GPU Support
  • Beautiful System Wide Orchis Dark Theme, including Web Browser
  • Media Player
  • Printing Services (CUPS)
  • Bluetooth with gnome-bluetooth
  • Office Suite with MS fonts
  • Customized Gnome Display Manager
  • Gnome-tweak tool
  • Paru, AUR helper

    Some essential applications include:

  • Gedit: Text Editor
  • Gnome-Terminal
  • Nautilus: File Manager
GNOME Desktop Preview
GNOME Desktop Pure Preview

The XFCE Edition of Arch Linux GUI helps you install Vanilla Arch Linux with the XFCE Desktop Environment. It is pre-configured and ready to use. It comes with all the neccessary software and settings to help users get started quickly.

The XFCE Pure Edition of Arch Linux GUI helps you install Vanilla Arch Linux with the Stock XFCE Desktop Environment. It contains all the software in the XFCE group. This is what users get after installing the XFCE Desktop Environment After a CLI installation. Addtionally xfce4-pulseaudio-plugin & pulseaudio-alsa help with audio. Pavucontrol is not installed, so you need to install it manually. LightDM comes with stock lightdm-gtk-greeter.

    Some of the features include:

  • NVIDIA GPU Support
  • Whisker Menu
  • System Wide Dark Theme, including Web Browser
  • Media Player
  • Printing Services (CUPS)
  • Bluetooth with Blueman
  • Office Suite with MS fonts
  • Pavucontrol
  • Open Thunar as root
  • Customized LightDM, with gtk-greeter
  • Paru, AUR helper

    Important installed software include:

  • Mousepad: Text Editor
  • xfce4-terminal
  • Thunar: File Manager
XFCE Desktop Preview
XFCE Desktop Pure Preview

The Cinnamon Edition of Arch Linux GUI helps you install Vanilla Arch Linux with the Cinnamon Desktop Environment. It is pre-configured and ready to use. It comes with all the neccessary software and settings to help users get started quickly.

The Cinnamon Pure Edition of Arch Linux GUI helps you install Vanilla Arch Linux with the Stock Cinnamon Desktop Environment. This is what users get after installing the Cinnamon Desktop Environment after a CLI installation.

This editon contains the cinnamon package & various other GNOME packages, such as gnome-terminal & gedit. See the full package list here.

    Some of the features include:

  • NVIDIA GPU Support
  • System Wide Dark Theme, including Web Browser
  • Media Player
  • Printing Services (CUPS)
  • Bluetooth with Blueman
  • Office Suite with MS fonts
  • Customized LightDM with gtk-greeter
  • Gnome-tweak tool
  • Paru, AUR helper
cinnamon Desktop Preview
cinnamon Desktop Pure Preview

The MATE Edition of Arch Linux GUI helps you install Vanilla Arch Linux with the MATE Desktop Environment. It is pre-configured and ready to use. It comes with all the neccessary software and settings to help users get started quickly, with MATE.

The Pure Edition of Arch Linux GUI helps you install Vanilla Arch Linux with the Stock MATE Desktop Environment. This edition contains all the packages in MATE & MATE-EXTRA groups. This is what users get after installing the MATE Desktop Environment after a CLI installation.

    Some of the features include:

  • NVIDIA GPU Support
  • Brisk Menu
  • System Wide Dark Theme, including Web Browser
  • Media Player
  • Printing Services (CUPS)
  • Bluetooth with Blueman
  • Office Suite with MS fonts
  • Customized LightDM
  • Mate-tweak tool
  • Paru, AUR helper

    Essential Packages Include:

  • Pluma: Text Editor
  • Mate-terminal
  • Caja: File Manager
Mate Desktop Preview
Mate Desktop Pure Preview

The i3 Edition of Arch Linux GUI helps you install Vanilla Arch Linux with the i3 Window Manager. To install this edition, you need to launch the install from rofi. Launch rofi with mod+d, where mod is your windows key. Then you need to simply search for Install Arch Linux or Arch Linux installer. Once rofi displays the program, launch it by pressing enter. Due to the minimalist nature of this edition, there are very little programs installed in it, and you can easily spot the install after launch rofi. You can also use your arrow keys to navigate to it, and then press enter.

    This edition comes with:

  • Gaps enabled by default
  • Vim - text editor (nano is not installed)
  • Kitty - as the terminal emulator. It is transparent by default in this edition.
  • Picom - Compositor that enables fading windows & kitty to have transparency
  • Rofi - Program Launcher
  • Polybar - Status Bar
  • Feh - that handles the background.
  • Paru - An AUR Helper
  • Betterlockscreen

    Basic Keybindings ( mod = windows key)

  • Open Terminal Window (Kitty): mod + enter
  • Launch Program Launcher (rofi): mod + d
  • Close Any Window: mod + shift + x
  • Open/Edit Config file: vim ~/.config/i3/config
  • Configure Polybar: vim ~/.config/polybar/config
i3 Desktop Preview

The bswpm Edition of Arch Linux GUI helps you install Vanilla Arch Linux with the Bitmap Space Partitioning Window Manager. To install this edition, you need to launch the install from rofi. Launch rofi with mod+d, where mod is your windows key. Then you need to simply search for Install Arch Linux or Arch Linux installer. Once rofi displays the program, launch it by pressing enter. Due to the minimalist nature of this edition, there are very little programs installed in it, and you can easily spot the install after launch rofi. You can also use your arrow keys to navigate to it, and then press enter.

    This edition comes with:

  • Gaps enabled by default
  • Vim - text editor (nano is not installed)
  • Kitty - as the terminal emulator. It is transparent by default in this edition.
  • Picom - Compositor that enables fading windows & kitty to have transparency
  • Rofi - Program Launcher
  • Polybar - Status Bar
  • Feh - that handles the background.
  • Paru - An AUR Helper
  • Betterlockscreen

    Basic Keybindings ( mod = windows key)

  • Open Terminal Window (Kitty): mod + enter
  • Launch Program Launcher (rofi): mod + d
  • Close Any Window: mod + w
  • Open/Edit Config file: vim ~/.config/bspwm/bspwmrc
  • Open/Edit Keybindings vim ~/.config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc
  • Configure Polybar: vim ~/.config/polybar/config
i3 Desktop Preview

This release is to celebrate one of the longest developed desktops, KDE's Plasma Desktop, which turned 25. The Live CD include the 25th anniversary release.

    This edition differs to Vanilla Arch Linux, due to the inclusion of the following components:

  • The Linux Zen Kernel
  • BtrFS as default File System
  • Zsh as default shell
  • Z standard compression for ISO image
  • Chaotic AUR Repository
  • Pamac Software Center

    You will need an internet connection to install this edition.

    You can now choose the desktops (XFCE, GNOME, MATE, LxQt, Cutefish, Budgie, Deepin, & i3WM), as well as some important software. You can SKIP the software section, however, desktop section is mandatory.

Zen Desktop Preview

FEATURES

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GUI installer makes it easier to install the Operating System.

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Users wanting to customize their OS from scratch can choose the pure editions which have stock desktop enviroments.

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Users wanting to get started immediatly can choose the themed editions which have themed desktop enviroments.

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Hardware tested on team blue, and team red hardware.

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Monthly rolling release schedule, just like mainline Arch Linux with new ISOs every month.

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Install in UEFI/GPT or Legacy/MBR setup.

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Easily dual-boot/triple-boot with Windows and/or other linux distributions.

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All editions come with encryption using LUKS. Users can easily encrypt drives during installation.

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Themed editions come with CUPS enabled.

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