Arch Linux Installer "Archinstall" 2.8.1 Adds Experimental LVM Support

Written by Michael Larabel in Arch Linux on 26 June 2024 at 11:47 AM EDT. 14 Comments
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Archinstall 2.8.1 is now available for the newest version of this easy-to-use, command-line driven installer for the Arch Linux operating system.

Archinstall makes it easy to get an Arch Linux deployment going in a matter of minutes regardless of whether wanting a server setup or a desktop environment of your choosing. The newest feature of Archinstall 2.8.1 is adding experimental Logical Volume Manager (LVM) support. When setting up a default partitioning layout, LVM can now be selected and follows the DM-CRYPT recommendations and allows for optionally opting into LVM on LUKS or LUKS on LVM.

Further improvements to the LVM support in Archinstall are planned like allowing a manual LVM configuration, cleaning up the CLI menu/options, and other features. Daniel Girtler worked on this LVM support for Archinstall with more details available from this merge:

Archinstall LVM shown from pull request


Archinstall 2.8.1 also has locale fixes, code refactoring, and a variety of fixes.

More details on this updated Arch Linux installer release via GitHub.
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