PortArch

Portable Arch Linux based on the RunImage container.

Features:

• All features available in a base RunImage container
• OverlayFS mode enabled
• Home directory sandboxed
• Network sandboxed
• А full DE (XFCE) in windowed/full screen (Xephyr) mode or on TTY (Xorg)

Requirements:

• All the requirements required for a base RunImage container

To get started:

1. Download latest release from the releases page.
2. Make it executable before run:

chmod +x portarch

3. Run PortArch:

./portarch {RunImage args} {executable} {executable args}

Usage: see RunImage usage

• For greater ease of use, I recommend creating a separate directory for the container before launching.
• You can also add it to your PATH
• To run a full-fledged DE on TTY with builtin Xorg, just switch to a free TTY by CTRL+ALT+F1-12, login and run portarch without arguments
• When running portarch without arguments on the desktop of the host system, a full-fledged DE will start in windowed/full screen mode with Xephyr (see XEPHYR_* and UNSHARE_CLIPBOARD vars in RunImage usage)