ARU

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This is an assistant for tuning your Arch Linux system to get the best performance and customize your system for comfortable gaming. Here you can also find guides on how to optimize your system. The project does not pretend to replace Arch Wiki, it is only a practical guide written from the authors' personal experience.

About the two repositories

The project was originally hosted on GitHub, but at some point it moved to Codeberg and is still developing there. Nevertheless, the repository on GitHub didn't disappear and is essentially just a mirror for Codeberg. If you want to contribute to project, it's best to submit changes to the Codeberg repository. The domain https://ventureoo.github.io/ARU is saved and redirects you to the actual address.

Contents

• Preface
• First steps
• Basic system acceleration
• Extra optimizations
• Kernel parameters
• File system optimization
• Custom kernels to increase smoothness
• Linux Gaming
• Building a mini-kernel
• Optimizing Desktop Environment (GNOME/Plasma/Xfce/Cinnamon)
• Useful Programs

Acknowledgements

The main contributions to the project were made by these people:

• Павел Прилуцкий (@Almarus) - Author of the original document from Google Docs

• Василий Стельмачёнок (@ventureo) - Current project maintainer and co-author.

Many thanks to these people for their pointing out errors:

• @dewdpol (https://codeberg.org/ventureo/ARU/pulls/51, https://codeberg.org/ventureo/ARU/pulls/48)

• @holydrug (#3)

• @xtrahigh (https://codeberg.org/ventureo/ARU/pulls/36)

• @Atmosphelen (https://codeberg.org/ventureo/ARU/pulls/66, https://codeberg.org/ventureo/ARU/pulls/67)

• @Vochatrak-az-ezm (https://codeberg.org/ventureo/ARU/issues/72)

• @QTaKs (https://codeberg.org/ventureo/ARU/issues/81, https://codeberg.org/ventureo/ARU/issues/82)

• @un-couteau (https://codeberg.org/ventureo/ARU/commit/8cfd22595fcde58665098939a40e327f4fce730f)

• @vellynproduction (https://codeberg.org/ventureo/ARU/issues/92)

• @Cepera_Leshii (https://codeberg.org/ventureo/ARU/pulls/94)

• @mazix (https://codeberg.org/ventureo/ARU/issues/95)

• @adem4ik (https://codeberg.org/ventureo/ARU/issues/98)

• @norz3n (https://codeberg.org/ventureo/ARU/pulls/103)

• @kalsin (https://codeberg.org/ventureo/ARU/pulls/114)

• @Terromur (https://codeberg.org/ventureo/ARU/issues/116 https://codeberg.org/ventureo/ARU/commit/c1f9b2b6c3d0241064eb75c913a2eee40b512529 )

• @AircGroup (https://codeberg.org/ventureo/ARU/issues/129)

How can I contribute to the project?

The project is not in its most active phase at the moment, but I'm still willing to accept any edits to improve the written material or adding new sections. Please, if you would like to contribute.

At the beginning:

1. Open a issue in our Codeberg repository (https://codeberg.org/ventureo/ARU, registration required)
2. Or create a Pull Request and submit it to our Codeberg repository.

If you choose the second option, you will need to know how to work with files in the ReStructuredText (ReST) format. This is where all the sections you can find in docs/source/. I recommend that you study the following materials before you start making your edits:

https://docutils.sourceforge.io/docs/user/rst/quickref.html

https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/index.html

The easiest way to get your edits in the ARU, for "dummies" in Git, so to speak, is to use the web interface on Codeberg to edit it. There you can also you can check your changes to make sure they are correct and true.

Only after the author has reviewed and merged your edits will they be available in the web ARU version (https://ventureo.codeberg.page/).