Features

• Automatically start tmux and ranger as of the virtual console
• Almost pure Arch Linux
• Easy installation, done in offline

Screenshots

Platforms

Arch	Name	State
x86_64	EFI system	Alpha
x86_64	Docker	Coming soon
x86_64	Shells	Coming soon
x86_64	WSL 2	Alpha

Download

You can find downloadable files at releases.

Build

1. Clone this repo with --recursive option
2. Enter cloned dir

git clone --recursive https://github.com/sakkke/quilt.git
cd quilt

Build all

sort -u build*.packages.x86_64 | sudo pacman --needed -Sy -
sudo ./build-all.sh

Build the ISO

sudo pacman --needed -Sy - < build.packages.x86_64
sudo ./build.sh

Build the minirootfs

sudo pacman --needed -Sy - < build-minirootfs.packages.x86_64
sudo ./build-minirootfs.sh

Build the Shells image

sudo pacman --needed -Sy - < build-shells.packages.x86_64
./build-shells.sh

Install

Manual Install to EFI system

First, prepare Quilt bootable device, referring to Example to create bootable device.

1. Launch the ISO env
2. In ranger interface, press Shift s key combi to enter the shell
3. If necessary, perform partitioning using cfdisk or similar, referring to Partitioning Example
4. Run the below

tar -C /mnt -Ipixz -xf /rootfs.tpxz
genfstab -U /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab
arch-chroot /mnt hwclock --systohc
arch-chroot /mnt /bin/sh -c 'efi_dir=/boot && grub-install --efi-directory="$efi_dir" && grub-mkconfig -o "$efi_dir/grub/grub.cfg"'

• /mnt expects the partition is mounted
• The variable efi_dir value is changeable as needed

Finally, run reboot. Installation complete!

Quick Installer for EFI system

Warning!: Quick Installer will remove all your selected disk data! Recommend you back up your files first.

To run Quick Installer:

/root/.quick-installer

Quick Installer for EFI system overview

1. Select the disk on which you want to install Quilt
2. Type yes to confirm
3. Auto: Create the GPT to your selected disk
4. Auto: Make it partition Linux filesystem and EFI system
5. Auto: Do Manual Install to EFI system section
6. Installation complete!

Install to WSL 2

In Windows:

wsl.exe --import path\to\minirootfs.tar.gz path\to\dir Quilt

Misc

Example to create bootable device

echo label: gpt | sudo sfdisk --wipe always path/to/device
sudo dd bs=100M if=path/to/iso of=path/to/device status=progress

• path/to/device is a device file (e.g. /dev/sda)

Partitioning Example

sfdisk path/to/device << /sfdisk
label: gpt

size=300MiB, type=U
type=L
/sfdisk

• path/to/device is a device file (e.g. /dev/sda)

License

MIT