Howto install artixlinux aarch64
download image
create temp directory:
mkdir artixlinux && cd artixlinux
download raspios image:
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
install 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
initialize pacman:
pacman-key --init pacman-key --populate
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 networkmanager-openrc wpa_supplicant-openrc net-tools htop --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
remove armtix line from /etc/sudoers:
sed -i '/armtix/d' /etc/sudoers
set password to armtix user:
passwd armtix echo "armtix ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL" > /etc/sudoers.d/armtix
configure fstab:
cat > /etc/fstab << EOF /dev/mmcblk0p1 /boot vfat defaults 0 0 /dev/mmcblk0p2 / ext4 defaults 0 0 EOF
change root password:
passwd root
fix clock:
pacman -R ntp-openrc pacman -S chrony-openrc
install kernel with aarch64:
wget http://mirror.archlinuxarm.org/aarch64/core/linux-rpi-6.6.42-1-aarch64.pkg.tar.xz wget http://mirror.archlinuxarm.org/aarch64/alarm/firmware-raspberrypi-20231022-1-any.pkg.tar.xz wget http://mirror.archlinuxarm.org/aarch64/alarm/raspberrypi-bootloader-20240726-1-any.pkg.tar.xz pacman -U firmware-raspberrypi-20231022-1-any.pkg.tar.xz raspberrypi-bootloader-20240726-1-any.pkg.tar.xz linux-rpi-6.6.42-1-aarch64.pkg.tar.xz
ignore linux-rpi package in updates, edit /etc/pacman.conf:
IgnorePkg = linux-rpi*
start and enable services:
rc-update add NetworkManager default rc-update add wpa_supplicant default rc-update add chrony default
umount image:
./raspimg umount $(date +%F)-artixlinux-aarch64.img
connect sdcard to your computer then identify drive letter:
dmesg|tail|grep sd
copy image to sdcard:
dd if=$(date +%F)-artixlinux-aarch64.img of=/dev/sdd status=progress
desktop environment
install xorg:
pacman -Sy --noconfirm alsa-utils alsa-oss xorg xorg-server xf86-video-fbdev xorg-xrefresh ttf-dejavu ttf-bitstream-vera wqy-zenhei ttf-inconsolata ttf-ubuntu-font-family adobe-source-code-pro-fonts xterm xorg-twm libmd libbsd
install xfce4:
pacman -Sy --noconfirm xfce4 xfce4-goodies lightdm-gtk-greeter lightdm-openrc accountsservice gvfs gvfs-mtp ntfs-3g exfat-utils p7zip file-roller fcitx fcitx-configtool fcitx-gtk2 fcitx-gtk3 network-manager-applet gnome-keyring pavucontrol pavucontrol-qt pulseaudio-alsa
enable and start lightdm:
rc-update add lightdm default /etc/init.d/lightdm start