Artix Linux (launchd Edition)

← ~john | init & service supervisor port

about

Native port of macOS-style launchd init / service supervisor to Linux, replacing traditional init systems with XML property list (.plist) manifests.

live iso image

Pre-configured bootable hybrid ISO (UEFI + BIOS) with PID 1 early boot manager, launchd supervisor, pre-populated /etc/launchdaemons/, and bundled package repo configuration.

ISO download: artix-launchd-live-20260920-x86_64.iso (~1.2 GB)
Checksum: artix-launchd-live-20260920-x86_64.iso.sha256
Repo signing key: launchd-repo.pub

pacman repository

Add the following repository block to /etc/pacman.conf:

[launchd]
SigLevel = Optional TrustAll
Server = https://tilde.horse/~john/launchd/artix

Browse packages: /launchd/artix/ (200+ packages including launchd, elogind-launchd, dbus-launchd, networkmanager-launchd, etc.)

architecture & layout

Entrypoint: /sbin/init — early mounts (/proc, /sys, /dev, /run), udev hotplug, hostname setup, then execs /usr/bin/launchd.
Daemons: /etc/launchdaemons/ — all system service .plist files scanned and managed on boot.
CLI control: launchctl (commands: list, load <file.plist>, unload <file.plist>, start <label>, stop <label>).