RichARCH Files

UPDATED: Tested with Arch Release 2026.04.01

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)

• Added LUKS storage encryption options with BTRFS and LVM partitions.

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

• Repaired launcher for Omarchy.

• Repaired var partitioning for server installs.

• Simplified menus and added progression bars.

• 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

• Added option to setup a custom Omarchy base install and start the online Omarchy installer.

• Server apps options available: ansible apache bind clamav cockpit dhcp dhnsmasq docker fail2ban jellyfin-server kubeadm lazydocker lighttpd lynis mariadb nginx podman postgresql postfix samba tomcat10 virtmanhost vmware-guest-tools zfs

• 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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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)

• Fixed syntax crash error.

• Simplified menus and added progression bars.

• 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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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 bottles borg calligra-plan cartridges codeblocks darktable devhelp digikam discord dms-shell-git falkon fish floorp freecad freerdp geany gedit gedit-plugins gimp gnome-boxes google-chrome gpodder gradia handbrake heroic-games-launcher-bin inkscape intellij-idea-community-edition jellyfin-desktop jellyfin-server kando-git kasts kdenlive keepassxc kicad krita kdiagram l3afpad librecad libreoffice-fresh libreoffice-fresh-en-gb librewolf liteide looking-glass-git lutris mypaint mousepad noctalia-shell notepadnext obs-studio-stable octopi oh-my-posh-bin okular onlyoffice-bin open-vm-tools openscad pamac paru pinta piper podman-desktop podman podman-compose podman-docker pycharm-community-edition qcad quickgui quickemu-git rapidraw retroarch retroarch-assets-ozone rustdesk-bin rustdesk-server-bin scribus shotcut shotwell signal-desktop slack-desktop sniffnet spotify steamcmd telegram-desktop terminator tigervnc timeshift tmux ulauncher visual-studio-code-bin virt-manager qemu-desktop libvirt edk2-ovmf dnsmasq iptables pipewire-jack virtualbox virtualbox-ext-oracle virtualbox-guest-iso virtualbox-guest-utils vivaldi vmware-workstation vscodium winboat wireshark-cli wireshark-qt wps-office yabridge yt-dlp zen-browser-bin zellij zfs-dkms zfs-utils zsh warpterm

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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 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)