Installing Arch Linux manually is a rite of passage. You partition disks, configure encryption, bootstrap the system, set up bootloaders—it’s educational, but after the tenth time, it’s just tedious, and we all have to get work done.

BlackStrap automates the entire process of getting to a minimally viable system while giving you the flexibility to customize security features, filesystem choices, and optional tooling like BlackArch repositories and SSH servers.

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