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pid: 3
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title: "Istallation :. Arch Linux Install Script"
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type: "pages"
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url: "/installation/"
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date: 2022-02-04T16:00:00+01:00
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updated: 2022-02-04T16:00:00+01:00
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sharing: true
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imagePage: "logotype:octopress.png"
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tags: []
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---
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# Installation
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<section id="principles">
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<div class="container">
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<div class="row">
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<div class="col">
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<h2 class="fs-3 fw-bold">Principles</h2>
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{{< markdown >}}
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* Use the original Arch Linux installation media
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* As much unattended and automated as possible, require as little interactivity as possible
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* Allow to customize the installation to cover the most common cases
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* Provide support for system recovery
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* Provide support for installation log
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</div>
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</div>
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</div>
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</section>
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<section id="features" class="section is-medium">
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<div class="container">
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<div class="title-wrapper has-text-centered">
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<h2 class="title is-2">Features</h2>
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<div class="divider is-centered"></div>
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</div>
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<div class="content-wrapper">
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<ul>
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<li><b>System</b>: UEFI, BIOS</li>
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<li><b>Storage</b>: SATA, NVMe and MMC</li>
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<li><b>Encryption</b>: root partition encrypted and no encrypted</li>
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<li><b>Partition</b>: no LVM, LVM, LVM on LUKS, GPT on UEFI, MBR on BIOS, custom partition scheme and mountpoints</li>
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<li><b>File system</b>: ext4, btrfs (with subvols), xfs, f2fs, reiserfs</li>
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<li><b>Kernels</b>: linux, linux-lts, linux-hardened, linux-zen</li>
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<li><b>Desktop environment</b>: GNOME, KDE, XFCE, Mate, Cinnamon, LXDE, i3-wm, i3-gaps, Deepin, Budgie, Bspwm, Awesome, Qtile, Openbox</li>
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<li><b>Display managers</b>: GDM, SDDM, Lightdm, lxdm</li>
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<li><b>Graphics controller</b>: intel, nvidia and amd with optionally early KMS start. With intel optionally fastboot, hardware video acceleration and framebuffer compression.</li>
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<li><b>Bootloader</b>: GRUB, rEFInd, systemd-boot</li>
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<li><b>Custom shell</b>: bash, zsh, dash, fish</li>
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<li><b>WPA WIFI network</b> installation</li>
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<li><b>Periodic TRIM</b> for SSD storage</li>
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<li>Intel and AMD </b>processors microcode</b></li>
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<li>Optional <b>swap file</b></li>
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<li><b>VirtualBox guest additions</b> and <b>VMware tools</b> support</li>
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<li><b>Kernel compression</b> and <b>custom parameters</b></li>
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<li><b>Users creation</b> and <b>add to sudoers</b></li>
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<li><b>systemd units enable or disable</b></li>
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<li><b>systemd-homed</b> support</li>
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<li><b>PipeWire</b> support</li>
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<li><b>Multilib</b> support</li>
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<li><b>Files provision</b> support</li>
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<li>Arch Linux custom <b>packages installation</b> and <b>repositories installation</b></li>
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<li>Flatpak utility installation and <b>Flatpak packages installation</b></li>
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<li>SDKMAN utility installation and <b>SDKMAN packages installation</b></li>
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<li><b>AUR utility</b> installation (yay, aurman) and <b>AUR packages installation</b></li>
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<li><b>Packages installation after base system installation</b> (preferred way of packages installation)</li>
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<li>Script for download installation and <b>recovery scripts</b> and configuration files</li>
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<li><b>Retry packages download</b> on connection/mirror error</li>
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<li><b>Packer support</b> for testing in VirtualBox</li>
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<li><b>Installation log</b> with all commands executed and output in a file and/or <b>asciinema video</b></li>
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<li>Wait after installation for an <b>abortable reboot</b></li>
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<li>Fork the repository and <b>use your own configuration</b></li>
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</ul>
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</div>
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</section>
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<section id="system-installation" class="section is-medium">
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<div class="container">
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<div class="title-wrapper has-text-centered">
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<h2 class="title is-2">System installation</h2>
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<div class="divider is-centered"></div>
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</div>
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<div class="content-wrapper">
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<p>
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Download and boot from the latest <a href="https://www.archlinux.org/download/">original Arch Linux installation media</a>. After boot use the following commands to start the installation.
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</p>
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<p>
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Follow the <a href="https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Arch_Linux">Arch Way</a> of doing things and learn what this script does. This will allow you to know what is happening.
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</p>
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<p>
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Internet connection is required, with wireless WIFI connection see <a href="https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Wireless_network_configuration#Wi-Fi_Protected_Access">Wireless_network_configuration</a> to bring up WIFI connection before start the installation.
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</p>
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<p>
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Minimum usage
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</p>
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{{< highlight bash "" >}}
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# Start the system with latest Arch Linux installation media
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loadkeys [keymap] # Load keyboard keymap, eg. loadkeys es, loadkeys us, loadkeys de
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curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/picodotdev/alis/master/download.sh | bash # Download alis scripts
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vim alis.conf # Edit configuration and change variables values with your preferences (system configuration)
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./alis.sh # Start installation
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{{< / highlight >}}
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<p>
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Advanced usage
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</p>
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{{< highlight bash "" >}}
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# Start the system with latest Arch Linux installation media
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loadkeys [keymap] # Load keyboard keymap, eg. loadkeys es, loadkeys us, loadkeys de
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iwctl --passphrase "[WIFI_KEY]" station [WIFI_INTERFACE] connect "[WIFI_ESSID]" # (Optional) Connect to WIFI network. _ip link show_ to know WIFI_INTERFACE.
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curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/picodotdev/alis/master/download.sh | bash # Download alis scripts
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# curl -sL https://git.io/JeaH6 | bash # Alternative download URL with URL shortener
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./alis-asciinema.sh # (Optional) Start asciinema video recording
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vim alis.conf # Edit configuration and change variables values with your preferences (system configuration)
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vim alis-packages.conf # (Optional) Edit configuration and change variables values with your preferences (packages to install)
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# (The preferred way to install packages is after system installation, see Packages installation)
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./alis.sh # Start installation
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./alis-reboot.sh # (Optional) Reboot the system, only necessary when REBOOT="false"
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{{< / highlight >}}
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</div>
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</div>
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</section>
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<section id="video" class="section is-medium">
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<div class="container">
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<div class="title-wrapper has-text-centered">
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<h2 class="title is-2">Video</h2>
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<div class="divider is-centered"></div>
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</div>
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<div class="content-wrapper">
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<p>Arch Linux base installation installed in <b>less than 4 minutes</b> with a fiber internet connection and a NVMe SSD. Don't trust me? See the video.</p>
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<script type="text/javascript" src="https://asciinema.org/a/444025.js" data-size="medium" data-cols="160" data-rows="40" id="asciicast-444025" async></script>
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</div>
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</div>
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</section>
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<section id="packages-installation" class="section is-medium">
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<div class="container">
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<div class="title-wrapper has-text-centered">
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<h2 class="title is-2">Packages installation</h2>
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<div class="divider is-centered"></div>
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</div>
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<div class="content-wrapper">
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<p>
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After the base Arch Linux system is installed, alis can install packages with pacman, Flatpak, SDKMAN and from AUR.
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</p>
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{{< highlight bash "" >}}
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# After system installation start a user session
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curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/picodotdev/alis/master/download.sh | bash # Download alis scripts
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# curl -sL https://git.io/JeaH6 | bash # Alternative download URL with URL shortener
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./alis-packages-asciinema.sh # (Optional) Start asciinema video recording
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vim alis-packages.conf # Edit configuration and change variables values with your preferences (packages to install)
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./alis-packages.sh # Start packages installation
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</div>
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</div>
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</section>
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<section id="recovery" class="section is-medium">
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<div class="container">
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<div class="title-wrapper has-text-centered">
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<h2 class="title is-2">Recovery</h2>
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<div class="divider is-centered"></div>
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</div>
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<div class="content-wrapper">
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<p>
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Boot from the latest <a href="https://www.archlinux.org/download/">original Arch Linux installation media</a>. After boot use the following comands to start the recovery, this will allow you to enter in the arch-chroot environment.
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</p>
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{{< highlight bash "" >}}
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# Start the system with latest Arch Linux installation media
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loadkeys [keymap] # Load keyboard keymap, eg. loadkeys es, loadkeys us, loadkeys de
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iwctl --passphrase "[WIFI_KEY]" station [WIFI_INTERFACE] connect "[WIFI_ESSID]" # (Optional) Connect to WIFI network. _ip link show_ to know WIFI_INTERFACE.
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curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/picodotdev/alis/master/download.sh | bash # Download alis scripts
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# curl -sL https://git.io/JeaH6 | bash # Alternative download URL with URL shortener
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./alis-recovery-asciinema.sh # (Optional) Start asciinema video recording
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vim alis-recovery.conf # Edit configuration and change variables values with your last installation configuration with alis (mainly device and partition scheme)
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./alis-recovery.sh # Start recovery
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./alis-recovery-reboot.sh # Reboot the system
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</div>
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</div>
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</section>
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<section id="how-you-can-help" class="section is-medium">
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<div class="container">
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<div class="title-wrapper has-text-centered">
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<h2 class="title is-2">How you can help</h2>
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<div class="divider is-centered"></div>
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</div>
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<div class="content-wrapper">
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<ul>
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<li>Test in VirtualBox and create an issue if something does not work, attach the main parts of the used configuration file and the error message</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/picodotdev/alis/issues">Create issues</a> with new features</li>
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<li>Send <a href="https://github.com/picodotdev/alis/pulls">pull requests</a></li>
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<li>Share it in social networks, forums, create a blog post or video about it</li>
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<li>Send me an email, I like to read that the script is being used and is useful :). Which are your computer specs, which is your alis configuration, if is your personal or working computer, if all worked fine or some suggestion to improve the script</li>
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</ul>
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</div>
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</div>
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</section>
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<section id="media-reference" class="section is-medium">
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<div class="container">
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<div class="title-wrapper has-text-centered">
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<h2 class="title is-2">Media reference</h2>
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<div class="divider is-centered"></div>
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</div>
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<div class="content-wrapper">
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<ul>
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<li>2022.01 <a href="https://www.arcolinuxiso.com/aa/">Arch + Alis, Arco Linux</a> (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlloYVGq5pS7lMblPjiifVxxnMAqYzBU5">video playlist</a>)</li>
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<li>2020.07 <a href="https://r1ce.net/2020/07/07/arch-installer-alis/">Arch installer - alis</a></li>
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<li>2019.06 <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2019/06/10/arch-linux-os-challenge-2-alternatives-install-gui-script-easy/">Arch Linux OS Challenge: Install Arch 'The Easy Way' With These 2 Alternative Methods</a></li>
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</ul>
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</div>
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</div>
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</section>
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<div class="container">
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<div class="columns is-vcentered">
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<div class="column is-8 is-offset-2 has-text-centered">
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<div class="col-12 adblock-container-billboard">
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<script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3533636310991304" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
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<!-- alis-auto-billboard -->
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<div class="adsense adsense-billboard">
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<ins class="adsbygoogle"
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style="display:block"
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data-ad-client="ca-pub-3533636310991304"
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data-ad-slot="8430508513"
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data-ad-format="auto"
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data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>
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<script>
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(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});
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</script>
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</div>
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