Enhance Arch Linux build process by implementing no beep features, optimizing package installation, and improving logging. Includes updates to Dockerfile, GRUB configuration, pacman settings, and various scripts for better user experience and performance.

Author: Githubguy132010

airootfs/etc/inputrc

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Disable all bell sounds in readline applications
+set bell-style none
+
+# Make Tab autocomplete regardless of filename case
+set completion-ignore-case on
+
+# Show all autocomplete results at once
+set page-completions off
+
+# If there are more than 200 possible completions for a word, ask to show them all
+set completion-query-items 200
+
+# Show extra file information when completing, like `ls -F` does
+set visible-stats on

airootfs/etc/mkinitcpio.conf.d/performance.conf

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Performance optimizations for mkinitcpio
+# Use all available CPU cores for compression
+COMPRESSION_OPTIONS=(-T0)
+
+# Use faster zstd compression with good ratio
+COMPRESSION="zstd"
+
+# Use better hooks order for faster boot
+HOOKS=(base udev autodetect modconf block filesystems keyboard)

airootfs/etc/modprobe.d/alsa-no-beep.conf

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Disable PC speaker beeps through ALSA
+options snd_hda_intel beep_mode=0
+options snd_hda_core beep_mode=0
+# Some hardware may require this as well
+options snd-pcsp index=-2

airootfs/etc/modprobe.d/nobeep.conf

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Disable PC Speaker
+blacklist pcspkr
+blacklist snd_pcsp
+
+# Disable additional beep modules
+blacklist hpilo
+blacklist ipmi_si
+blacklist hpwdt
+blacklist toshiba_acpi
+
+# PC speaker options if module is loaded anyway
+options pcspkr enable=0
+options snd_pcsp enable=0
+
+# Explicitly install the dummy module instead
+install pcspkr /bin/true
+install snd_pcsp /bin/true

airootfs/etc/skel/.bashrc

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# ~/.bashrc: executed by bash for non-login shells
+
+# Disable terminal bell in bash
+bind 'set bell-style none'
+
+# If not running interactively, don't do anything else
+[[ $- != *i* ]] && return
+
+# Color prompt
+PS1='\[\033[01;32m\]\u@\h\[\033[00m\]:\[\033[01;34m\]\w\[\033[00m\]\$ '
+
+# Enable color support
+alias ls='ls --color=auto'
+alias grep='grep --color=auto'
+alias fgrep='fgrep --color=auto'
+alias egrep='egrep --color=auto'
+
+# Add useful aliases
+alias ll='ls -l'
+alias la='ls -la'
+
+# History settings
+HISTCONTROL=ignoreboth
+HISTSIZE=1000
+HISTFILESIZE=2000

airootfs/etc/systemd/system/no-beep.service

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Disable system beeps
+Documentation=https://github.com/Githubguy132010/Arch-Linux-without-the-beeps
+DefaultDependencies=no
+Before=sysinit.target
+After=local-fs.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+RemainAfterExit=yes
+ExecStart=/bin/bash -c "rmmod pcspkr snd_pcsp 2>/dev/null || true"
+ExecStart=/bin/bash -c "echo 'blacklist pcspkr' > /etc/modprobe.d/nobeep.conf"
+ExecStart=/bin/bash -c "echo 'blacklist snd_pcsp' >> /etc/modprobe.d/nobeep.conf"
+ExecStart=/bin/bash -c "if [ -f /sys/module/i8042/parameters/nopnp ]; then echo 1 > /sys/module/i8042/parameters/nopnp; fi"
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=sysinit.target

airootfs/etc/systemd/system/sysinit.target.wants/no-beep.service

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/etc/systemd/system/no-beep.service

dockerfile

@@ -1,15 +1,35 @@
-FROM archlinux:latest
+FROM archlinux:latest AS builder
 
-# Install necessary packages
+# Set up parallel downloads and other optimizations
+COPY pacman.conf /etc/pacman.conf
+
+# Update system and install necessary packages
 RUN pacman -Syu --noconfirm && \
-    pacman -S --noconfirm git archiso grub
+    pacman -S --noconfirm --needed \
+    git \
+    archiso \
+    grub \
+    base-devel \
+    && pacman -Scc --noconfirm
+
+# Set the working directory
+WORKDIR /build
+
+# Copy only necessary files for package installation
+COPY packages.x86_64 bootstrap_packages.x86_64 profiledef.sh ./
+
+# Create a new final image
+FROM builder AS final
 
 # Set the working directory
 WORKDIR /workdir
 
-# Copy files into the container
+# Copy the rest of the files
 COPY . .
 
-# Instead of running mkarchiso here, we leave it for later execution
-# Create an entrypoint or leave it to manual execution
-CMD ["/bin/bash"]
+# Use an entrypoint script for better flexibility
+COPY ./scripts/entrypoint.sh /entrypoint.sh
+RUN chmod +x /entrypoint.sh
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["/entrypoint.sh"]
+CMD ["build"]

grub/grub.cfg

@@ -45,15 +45,16 @@ fi
 
 # Set default menu entry
 default=archlinux
-timeout=15
+# Reduced timeout for faster boot
+timeout=5
 timeout_style=menu
 
 
 # Menu entries
 
 menuentry "Arch Linux install medium (%ARCH%, ${archiso_platform})" --class arch --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os --id 'archlinux' {
     set gfxpayload=keep
-    linux /%INSTALL_DIR%/boot/%ARCH%/vmlinuz-linux archisobasedir=%INSTALL_DIR% archisosearchuuid=%ARCHISO_UUID%
+    linux /%INSTALL_DIR%/boot/%ARCH%/vmlinuz-linux archisobasedir=%INSTALL_DIR% archisosearchuuid=%ARCHISO_UUID% quiet loglevel=3 udev.log_level=3 vt.global_cursor_default=0
     initrd /%INSTALL_DIR%/boot/%ARCH%/initramfs-linux.img
 }
 
@@ -102,6 +103,4 @@ menuentry 'System restart' --class reboot --class restart {
     reboot
 }
 
-
-# GRUB init tune for accessibility
-play 600 988 1 1319 4
+# Removed accessibility beep

pacman.conf

@@ -11,14 +11,14 @@
 # If you wish to use different paths, uncomment and update the paths.
 #RootDir     = /
 #DBPath      = /var/lib/pacman/
-#CacheDir    = /var/cache/pacman/pkg/
+CacheDir     = /var/cache/pacman/pkg/
 #LogFile     = /var/log/pacman.log
 #GPGDir      = /etc/pacman.d/gnupg/
 #HookDir     = /etc/pacman.d/hooks/
 HoldPkg     = pacman glibc
-#XferCommand = /usr/bin/curl -L -C - -f -o %o %u
+XferCommand = /usr/bin/curl -L -C - -f -o %o %u --retry 3 --retry-delay 3 --connect-timeout 10
 #XferCommand = /usr/bin/wget --passive-ftp -c -O %o %u
-#CleanMethod = KeepInstalled
+CleanMethod = KeepInstalled
 Architecture = auto
 
 # Pacman won't upgrade packages listed in IgnorePkg and members of IgnoreGroup
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@ Architecture = auto
 
 # Misc options
 #UseSyslog
-#Color
-#NoProgressBar
+Color
+ILoveCandy
+ParallelDownloads = 16
 # We cannot check disk space from within a chroot environment
 #CheckSpace
-#VerbosePkgLists
-ParallelDownloads = 64
+VerbosePkgLists
 DownloadUser = alpm
 #DisableSandbox
 
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
 #[multilib-testing]
 #Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
 
-#[multilib]
-#Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
+[multilib]
+Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
 
 # An example of a custom package repository.  See the pacman manpage for
 # tips on creating your own repositories.