Antergos NeXT ISO
Modern revival of the Antergos live installer ISO, based on the maintained EndeavourOS-ISO.
Provides a live GNOME environment to install Arch Linux using Cnchi, the original Antergos installer — now patched for modern Python, with multi-DE support and the original installer experience.
Desktop Editions
| Desktop | Edition | Status |
|---|---|---|
| GNOME | antergos-gnome | default |
| KDE Plasma | antergos-kde | available |
| XFCE | antergos-xfce | available |
| Cinnamon | antergos-cinnamon | available |
| Budgie | antergos-budgie | available |
| Deepin | antergos-deepin | available |
| LXQt | antergos-lxqt | available |
| Openbox | antergos-openbox | available |
| i3 | antergos-i3 | available |
| MATE | antergos-mate | available |
Community
Join us on Matrix: #antergos-next:matrix.org
Download
ISO images exceed GitHub's 2 GB release limit. They are uploaded to SourceForge
⚠️ Early releases may have incomplete DE package lists. The latest packages.xml is always in the cnchi-next repo. Building from source after a fresh clone ensures you have the most up-to-date package selection.
How to build
You need an Arch-based system with archiso available.
sudo pacman -S archiso git squashfs-tools --needed
git clone https://github.com/Antergos-NeXT/antergos-iso.git
cd Antergos-NeXT-ISO
./prepare.sh
sudo ./mkarchiso -v "."
The .iso appears in the out/ directory.
Custom packages
The ISO uses the antergos-packages repo for custom packages (Cnchi, keyring, mirrorlist, desktop settings, wallpapers). Add it to your system:
[antergos-pkgs]
SigLevel = Optional TrustAll
Server = https://Antergos-NeXT.github.io/antergos-packages/$repo/os/$arch
Server = https://Antergos-NeXT.github.io/antergos-packages
Sources
- EndeavourOS-ISO — base ISO build system
- Arch-ISO — archiso tools
- cnchi-next — our patched Cnchi fork
- antergos-packages — custom package repo
- Antergos wallpapers — original wallpapers
License
Antergos launched in 2012 as Cinnarch (Cinnamon + Arch), renamed in 2013, and ran until 2019. NeXT revives it GNOME first, with the original installer experience and all the desktop choices you remember.
Dustin Falgout, one of the original Antergos developers, has given his blessing for this community revival (see NOTICES). Antergos NeXT is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to the original Antergos project.