Autoinstallpackages — Simple Arch Post-install

Simple, readable Arch Linux post-install tool. It performs essential preflight checks, installs drivers, configures core services, and offers app categories. Three ready-to-use profiles: minimal, gaming, and full KDE.

Features

• Preflight: distro check (Arch), sudo validation, network reachability, pacman database sync, NTP sync, pacman GPG keys.
• GPU drivers: AMD/Intel (Mesa/Vulkan), NVIDIA (nouveau by default; proprietary optional).
• System setup: multilib, Flatpak + Flathub, PipeWire/WirePlumber, NetworkManager, printing (CUPS), virtualization (qemu/libvirt/virt-manager), laptop (TLP), firewall (UFW), useful services (fstrim + optional Bluetooth).
• App categories: Base, Dev, Media, Browsers, Communication, Office/Fonts, Gaming.
• Source priority: repo > AUR (paru auto if needed) > Flatpak.
• GUI wrapper: optional Tkinter app with subtle dark theme and direct controls.

Requirements

• Arch Linux (or derivative with pacman).
• Internet access; sudo privileges.
• For GUI: Python 3 and Tk (package tk).
• Tools used: pciutils (lspci), curl, ping (optional), systemd (timedatectl), git and base-devel (for AUR helper install when needed), flatpak (if chosen).

Profiles

• minimal: open-source GPU drivers, Base utils, audio, network, firewall; no multilib/Flatpak/KDE.
• gaming: multilib + Flatpak, GPU drivers, Base + Gaming (Steam, Gamemode, MangoHUD) + gaming extras (Lutris, Heroic, Bottles, PrismLauncher, ProtonUp-Qt), audio/network, services.
• kde: full KDE Plasma + KDE Apps + SDDM, Base utils, audio/network, services.

Source Priority Policy

When installing a specific app, the tool tries in this order:

1. Official Arch repo via pacman
2. AUR via paru (or yay) — if no helper is present, it offers to install paru automatically
3. Flatpak from Flathub

CLI Usage

# Interactive
bash v5/simple-postinstall.sh

# Non-interactive profiles
bash v5/simple-postinstall.sh --profile minimal --yes
bash v5/simple-postinstall.sh --profile gaming  --yes
bash v5/simple-postinstall.sh --profile kde     --yes

# Dry-run (no changes)
bash v5/simple-postinstall.sh --dry-run

# Skip AUR entirely
bash v5/simple-postinstall.sh --skip-aur

# Preflight only (report and exit)
bash v5/simple-postinstall.sh --check

# Extras toggles (non-interactive)
bash v5/simple-postinstall.sh --yes --profile minimal \
  --gaming-extras --install-chromium --install-chrome --install-spotify

GUI Usage

python3 gui/app.py

• Select a profile (Minimal, Gaming, KDE) and optional extras.
• Preflight button runs non-intrusive checks.
• Install button runs the Bash script with your selection.

Notes on NVIDIA Drivers

• The default path for NVIDIA is open-source nouveau (removes proprietary nvidia* if present and installs xf86-video-nouveau + mesa, and vulkan-nouveau when available).
• You can opt-in to proprietary drivers during the prompt.
• A reboot is recommended after switching drivers.

Safety & Idempotency

• Most operations are idempotent (safe to re-run).
• The script prompts before major changes (unless --yes).
• Preflight tries to auto-fix safe items (NTP, pacman keys) when reasonable.

License

GPLv3