RichARCH Files

UPDATED: Tested with Arch Release 2026.08.01

Illinois: After 2028/07/01 the software contained in this project is no longer allowed to be used in the state of Illinois. After that date all Illinois users in that state must accept all legal outcommes from their use of the software.

You can download the InstallAndInfo.pdf file for more detailed information on RichARCH and how best to use it to install Arch.

Most of the files in the examples folder are set to wipe drives with little warning, use with EXTREME Caution. Use curl to retrieve them from the Arch Install Environment,

example: curl -kLO download.sourceforge.net/richarch/flagoptions.vmlvmgnome

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INSTALL (to start the RichARCH Arch installer)

After booting from the Arch ISO, to run the RichARCH installer type:

bash <(curl -L download.sourceforge.net/richarch/install)

• Fixed mounting issue with BTRFS partitions with LUKS encryption.

• Added option to install additional alternative kernels (like: linux-cachyos, linux-lqx, linux-zen, ...).

• Added Hyprland ricing options: Jupiter Broadcasting's HyprVibe, Kool's Hyprland Dots, and Shell Ninja's Dots

• Added Niri ricing options: DonArch Dots, Saatvik Dots, and Vaelixd Dots

• With the issues that GRUB caused on Arch in 2022, systemd-boot is now used on systems using UEFI.

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HELP (print quick help info)

After booting from the Arch ISO, to print quick help type:

bash <(curl -L download.sourceforge.net/richarch/help)

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MAKEFLAGS (for creating your own flagoptions file)

After booting from the Arch ISO, to create flagoptions file type:

bash <(curl -L download.sourceforge.net/richarch/makeflags)

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EXTRASFTW (for adding extra software to an already installed Arch system)

From an installed Arch system, to run the extra software installer type:

bash <(curl -L download.sourceforge.net/richarch/extrasftw)

• Apps available: ani-cli ardour audacity balena-etcher betterbird-bin blender borg bottles bottom btop cartridges calligra-plan codeblocks corectrl darktable devhelp digikam discord dms-shell-git falkon fish floorp fprintd freecad freerdp geany gimp gnome-boxes google-chrome gpodder gradia gsmartcontrol handbrake heroic-games-launcher-bin inkscape intellij-idea-community-edition isd jellyfin-server kando-git kasts kate kdenlive keepassxc kicad krita kdiagram l3afpad lact librecad librewolf liteide lutris mission-center mousepad mypaint noctalia notepadnext nvme-cli obs-studio-stable octopi oh-my-posh-bin okular onlyoffice-bin open-vm-tools openscad ouch pamac paru pinta piper podman-ui proton-cachyos-native protonplus ptyxis pycharm-community-edition qcad qmplay2-git quickshell rapidraw rclone-browser-qt6 rclone-shuttle retroarch retroarch-assets-ozone rustdesk-server-bin scribus searxng-git shelly shotcut shotwell signal-desktop slack-desktop sniffnet spotify steamcmd superfile telegram-desktop terminator tigervnc timeshift tmux topgrade ulauncher ventoy-bin visual-studio-code-bin vivaldi vmware-workstation vscodium winboat wps-office yabridge yt-dlp zen-browser-bin zellij gedit gimp libreoffice looking-glass-git quickemu-gui rustdesk virtualbox virtmanager warpterm wireshark zfs

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UI (for adding a desktop environment to an already installed Arch system)

From an installed Arch system, to run the GUI installer type:

bash <(curl -L download.sourceforge.net/richarch/ui)

• Added Hyprland ricing options: Jupiter Broadcasting's HyprVibe, Kool's Hyprland Dots, and Shell Ninja's Dots

• Added Niri ricing options: DonArch Dots, Saatvik Dots, and Vaelixd Dots

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BETA:

HYPRVIBE (for adding the HyprVibe ricings with Noctalia shell to a user on an already installed Arch system with Hyprland)

From an installed Arch system with Hyprland already installed, to run the HyprVibe installer type:

bash <(curl -L download.sourceforge.net/richarch/hyprvibe)

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LIBALPM-FRAMEPATCH (for patching the libalpm15 library used by pamac and other apps and the libsframe library used by Looking Glass)

From an installed Arch system, to run the libalpm-frame patch type:

bash <(curl -L download.sourceforge.net/richarch/libalpm-framepatch)

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MIRRORS (for updating an Arch system's mirrors list and repo keyring)

From an installed Arch system, to run the mirrors/keyring refresh type:

bash <(curl -L download.sourceforge.net/richarch/mirrors)

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SECOPS (for adding BlackArch security tools to an already installed Arch system)

From an installed Arch system, to run the SecOps installer type:

bash <(curl -L download.sourceforge.net/richarch/secops)