Situatie

Artix Linux is a rolling-release Linux distribution based on Arch Linux that removes systemd and instead supports multiple init systems:

• OpenRC (most beginner-friendly)
• Runit
• s6
• Dinit

Most Arch Linux documentation also applies to Artix, with the primary difference being service management and the installation tools.

This guide installs:

• UEFI boot
• GPT partition table
• GRUB bootloader
• Linux kernel
• OpenRC (recommended for beginners)
• NetworkManager
• KDE Plasma (optional desktop)
• Basic development tools

Download the latest ISO from the official Artix website.

Recommended editions:

• Base ISO – full manual installation
• Graphical ISO – Calamares installer
• Community ISO – preconfigured desktop

For learning Linux, the Base ISO is recommended.

On Linux:

sudo dd if=artix.iso of=/dev/sdX bs=4M status=progress oflag=sync

Replace:

• /dev/sdX with your USB device

Alternatively use:

• Ventoy
• Balena Etcher
• Rufus (Windows)

Boot from USB.

Verify network connectivity:

ping archlinux.org

If using Ethernet it usually works automatically.

For Wi-Fi:

nmtui

or configure manually.

ls /sys/firmware/efi

If the directory exists, you’re booted in UEFI mode.

View drives:

lsblk

Launch cfdisk:

cfdisk /dev/nvme0n1

Example layout:

EFI System Partition

• 512 MB
• FAT32

Root

• Remaining space
• Linux filesystem

Optional:

Home partition

Swap partition

EFI:

mkfs.fat -F32 /dev/nvme0n1p1

Root:

mkfs.ext4 /dev/nvme0n1p2

Swap:

mkswap /dev/nvme0n1p3
swapon /dev/nvme0n1p3

mount /dev/nvme0n1p2 /mnt

mkdir -p /mnt/boot/efi

mount /dev/nvme0n1p1 /mnt/boot/efi

Install the base packages:

basestrap /mnt base base-devel linux linux-firmware

Install OpenRC:

basestrap /mnt openrc elogind-openrc

You can substitute openrc with runit, dinit, or s6 if preferred.

fstabgen -U /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab

Verify:

cat /mnt/etc/fstab

artix-chroot /mnt

Example:

ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/America/New_York /etc/localtime

Generate hardware clock:

hwclock --systohc

Edit:

nano /etc/locale.gen

Uncomment:

en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8

Generate:

locale-gen

Create locale configuration:

echo LANG=en_US.UTF-8 > /etc/locale.conf

echo mypc > /etc/hostname

Edit hosts:

nano /etc/hosts

Contents:

127.0.0.1 localhost
::1 localhost
127.0.1.1 mypc.localdomain mypc

passwd

useradd -m -G wheel username

passwd username

Enable sudo:

EDITOR=nano visudo

Uncomment:

%wheel ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL

Install packages:

pacman -S grub efibootmgr os-prober

Install GRUB:

grub-install \
--target=x86_64-efi \
--efi-directory=/boot/efi \
--bootloader-id=GRUB

Generate configuration:

grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

Install:

pacman -S networkmanager

For OpenRC:

rc-update add NetworkManager default

pacman -S

nano

vim

git

wget

curl

htop

bash-completion

openssh

Intel:

pacman -S mesa intel-media-driver vulkan-intel

AMD:

pacman -S mesa vulkan-radeon

NVIDIA:

pacman -S nvidia nvidia-utils

pacman -S xorg xorg-server xorg-xinit

pacman -S plasma kde-applications sddm

Enable display manager:

rc-update add sddm default

Install PipeWire:

pacman -S

pipewire

pipewire-pulse

wireplumber

pacman -S

noto-fonts

ttf-dejavu

ttf-liberation

Examples:

rc-update add dbus default

rc-update add elogind default

rc-update add NetworkManager default

rc-update add sddm default

exit

umount -R /mnt

reboot

Remove the installation USB when prompted.

sudo pacman -Syu

Clone and build yay:

git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git

cd yay

makepkg -si

Development:

gcc

clang

cmake

python

rust

go

Utilities:

firefox

vlc

gimp

libreoffice

keepassxc

Terminal:

kitty

alacritty

tmux

zsh

fish

• Use a normal user account for daily work.
• Keep the system updated regularly with pacman -Syu.
• Enable the firewall (e.g., ufw or nftables).
• Install CPU microcode updates (intel-ucode or amd-ucode) if applicable.
• Use full-disk encryption (LUKS) for laptops if you need data protection.

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