Howto install artixlinux aarch64

download image

download raspios image:

wget wget https://downloads.raspberrypi.org/raspios_arm64/images/raspios_arm64-2023-12-06/2023-12-05-raspios-bookworm-arm64.img.xz

download image:

wget https://armtixlinux.org/images/armtix-openrc-20240730.tar.xz

decompress raspios image:

xz -d 2023-12-05-raspios-bookworm-arm64.img.xz

change raspios image name:

mv 2023-12-05-raspios-bookworm-arm64.img $(date +%F)-artixlinux-aarch64.img

chroot with qemu

use qemu-user-static to interpret the arm instructions in the chroot:

pacman -Sy qemu-user-static --noconfirm

install multipath-tools in archlinux:

pacman -S multipath-tools --noconfirm

if you use debian you can install this packages:

apt install kpartx qemu-user-static 

script to mount and umount raspberrypi image:

curl -ko ./raspimg https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vidalinux/raspi/main/raspimg 
chmod +x ./raspimg

mount image to /mnt/temp without binding directories:

./raspimg mount $(date +%F)-artixlinux-aarch64.img
do you want to bind /dev /proc /sys /pkg directories now : no

remove image contents from:

rm -rf /mnt/temp/*

decompress archlinux arm file to /mnt/temp:

tar xvf armtix-openrc-20240730.tar.xz -C /mnt/temp

copy the qemu-aarch64-static binary to the chroot:

cp /usr/bin/qemu-aarch64-static /mnt/temp/usr/bin/

register the qemu-aarch64-static as an arm interpreter in the kernel:

curl -ko /usr/local/bin/binfmt_manager https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mikkeloscar/binfmt-manager/master/binfmt_manager
chmod +x /usr/local/bin/binfmt_manager
binfmt_manager register aarch64

umount image:

./raspimg umount $(date +%F)-artixlinux-aarch64.img

mount it again binding /dev /proc /sys and pkg directories:

./raspimg mount $(date +%F)-artixlinux-aarch64.img
do you want to bind /dev /proc /sys /pkg directories now : yes

enter chroot using arch-chroot:

chroot /mnt/temp

configure image

update /etc/fstab for the different sd block device:

sed -i 's/mmcblk0/mmcblk1/g' /etc/fstab

initialize pacman:

pacman-key --init
pacman-key --populate archlinuxarm

remove /etc/resolv.conf file:

rm /etc/resolv.conf

configure dns:

cat > /etc/resolv.conf << EOF
nameserver 4.2.2.1
nameserver 4.2.2.2
EOF

update all system:

pacman -Syuu --noconfirm

install the following packages:

pacman -Sy base-devel libnewt git wget rsync networkmanager parted multipath-tools lsof git sudo fakeroot screen inetutils --noconfirm

install expand-sd:

curl -ko /usr/local/bin/expand-sd https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vidalinux/raspi/main/expand-sd
chmod +x /usr/local/bin/expand-sd

set password to alarm user:

passwd alarm
echo "alarm ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL" > /etc/sudoers.d/alarm

change root password:

passwd root

replace current kernel with aarch64:

pacman -Sy linux-rpi

make sure you have rpi5 support:

pacman -Ql linux-rpi | grep rpi-5

disable the following services:

systemctl disable systemd-networkd
systemctl disable systemd-networkd.socket
systemctl disable systemd-resolved

disable suspend, hibernate or sleep:

systemctl mask sleep.target suspend.target hibernate.target hybrid-sleep.target

start and enable networkmanager:

systemctl enable NetworkManager