archinstall Documentation

archinstall is library which can be used to install Arch Linux. The library comes packaged with different pre-configured installers, such as the default Guided installation installer.

A demo of the Guided installation installer can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Xt7X_Iqg6E.

Some of the features of Archinstall are:

  • Context friendly. The library always executes calls in sequential order to ensure installation-steps don’t overlap or execute in the wrong order. It also supports (and uses) context wrappers to ensure cleanup and final tasks such as mkinitcpio are called when needed.

  • Full transparency Logs and insights can be found at /var/log/archinstall both in the live ISO and partially on the installed system.

  • Accessibility friendly Archinstall works with espeakup and other accessibility tools thanks to the use of a TUI.

Running Archinstall

API Reference