Note: Archie is still under heavy development and thus can only be considered as beta. Please submit bug reports in the forums here. Thank you.
Archie is a complete live Arch linux system (v0.7) to be run from a cd/usb, built with the KISS philosophy in mind. No packages have been stripped to provide a full Arch linux system, yet deliver fastest performance with no extensive bloating. Archie uses its own hw-detection tool (lshwd) ideally to support a wide range of hardware with low detection time. Archie also provides extended features like multi-lingual, nesting capabilities and hd-install.
Archie iso's consists of several different isos, each directed to a different task :| Archie XFCE | Archie with XFCE desktop | ~300mb | usb/cd | Ready |
| Archie KDE | Archie with KDE desktop | ~650mb | cd only | N/A yet |
| Skinny Archie XFCE | Stripped down (uclibc) Archie with XFCE desktop | ~100mb | usb/cd | N/A yet |
| Skinny Archie KDE | Stripped down (uclibc) Archie with KDE desktop | ~250mb | usb/cd | N/A yet |
The Archie project also offers the scripts (named archie-scripts) used to create the Archie iso's so other Archers may create their own Arch-based live system, very similar (in principle) to the linux-live.org project.
I want more!
Do you think we left out something incredibly important?
Do you have an idea you think we should implement?
Don't be shy! post your ideas here, and help us make Archie even better :)
We are continuously seeking for more contributers on the Archie project - if you're interested in helping and assisting, please share it with us here.
KISS
Performance, performance, performance
Unique hw-detection tool (lshwd)
Automatic desktop/optional startup dialogs
nesting root (/) or home (/home) directories
hd-install
CD - download the iso and burn to your CD.
follow these instructions.
