{"id":60434,"date":"2026-04-05T12:00:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T12:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/15216df5-a43e-4771-91e8-6311895eca29"},"modified":"2026-04-05T12:00:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T12:00:51","slug":"i-customized-an-arch-based-distro-my-way-in-under-5-minutes-and-its-glorious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/i-customized-an-arch-based-distro-my-way-in-under-5-minutes-and-its-glorious\/","title":{"rendered":"I customized an Arch-based distro my way in under 5 minutes &#8211; and it&#8217;s glorious"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"c-shortcodeImage u-clearfix c-shortcodeImage-large\">\n<div class=\"c-shortcodeImage_imageContainer\">\n<div class=\"c-shortcodeImage_image\"><picture class=\"c-cmsImage c-cmsImage_loaded\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/a\/img\/resize\/4870608293651bdb947b58e5196867760a99da7d\/2026\/03\/30\/b974d6eb-1a68-451a-a134-521399835bcf\/prismscxreen-screenshot-2026-03-30-13-44-18.jpg?auto=webp&amp;width=768\" alt=\"prismscxreen-screenshot-2026-03-30-13-44-18\"><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/a\/img\/resize\/01cc463f5b6c6466cd66cc6de53656b068264d2b\/2026\/03\/30\/b974d6eb-1a68-451a-a134-521399835bcf\/prismscxreen-screenshot-2026-03-30-13-44-18.jpg?auto=webp&amp;width=1024\" alt=\"prismscxreen-screenshot-2026-03-30-13-44-18\"><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/a\/img\/resize\/c78b87a805be7e5461217066a975379d76b261d6\/2026\/03\/30\/b974d6eb-1a68-451a-a134-521399835bcf\/prismscxreen-screenshot-2026-03-30-13-44-18.jpg?auto=webp&amp;width=1280\" alt=\"prismscxreen-screenshot-2026-03-30-13-44-18\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/a\/img\/resize\/c78b87a805be7e5461217066a975379d76b261d6\/2026\/03\/30\/b974d6eb-1a68-451a-a134-521399835bcf\/prismscxreen-screenshot-2026-03-30-13-44-18.jpg?auto=webp&amp;width=1280\" alt=\"prismscxreen-screenshot-2026-03-30-13-44-18\" width=\"1280\" height=\"727.9620853080569\" fetchpriority=\"low\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption> <span class=\"c-shortcodeImage_credit g-outer-spacing-top-xsmall u-block\">Screenshot by JackWallen\/ZDNET<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Follow ZDNET: <\/em><span class=\"c-commerceLink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cc.zdnet.com\/v1\/otc\/00hQi47eqnEWQ6T9d4QLBUc?element=BODY&amp;element_label=Add+us+as+a+preferred+Google+source&amp;module=LINK&amp;object_type=text-link&amp;object_uuid=5e5d2e64-4b30-43e6-8555-26eac7e449f3&amp;position=1&amp;template=article&amp;track_code=__COM_CLICK_ID__&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fpreferences%2Fsource%3Fq%3Dzdnet.com&amp;view_instance_uuid=379e95d2-6b56-476b-a90b-043a8dd63bd3#link=%7B%22role%22:%22standard%22,%22href%22:%22https:\/\/cc.zdnet.com\/v1\/otc\/00hQi47eqnEWQ6T9d4QLBUc?element=BODY&amp;element_label=Add+us+as+a+preferred+Google+source&amp;module=LINK&amp;object_type=text-link&amp;object_uuid=5e5d2e64-4b30-43e6-8555-26eac7e449f3&amp;position=1&amp;template=article&amp;track_code=__COM_CLICK_ID__&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fpreferences%2Fsource%3Fq%3Dzdnet.com&amp;view_instance_uuid=379e95d2-6b56-476b-a90b-043a8dd63bd3%22,%22target%22:%22_blank%22,%22absolute%22:%22%22,%22linkText%22:%22Add%20us%20as%20a%20preferred%20source%22%7D\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\" target=\"_blank\"><span>Add us as a preferred source<\/span><!----><\/a><\/span><em> on Google.<br \/><\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>ZDNET&#8217;s key takeaways<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Prism Linux is an Arch-based distribution with plenty to offer.<\/li>\n<li>You can choose between different desktop environments\/window managers.<\/li>\n<li>The Prism Linux installer is one of the best I&#8217;ve ever used.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve followed me long enough, you&#8217;ll know that I&#8217;ve tried several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/how-to-install-arch-linux-without-losing-your-mind\/\">Arch<\/a>-based Linux distributions to find the holy grail of installers.<\/p>\n<p>I believe I&#8217;ve found it in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prismlinux.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"c-regularLink\">Prism Linux<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/how-to-install-arch-linux-without-losing-your-mind\/\">How to install Arch Linux without losing your mind<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This Arch-based Linux distribution claims to be the &#8220;a high-performance system built for stability.&#8221; What the developers should be calling it is &#8220;The Arch-based distribution with a killer installer and everything you need in a desktop OS.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>You think I&#8217;m kidding? Try the Prism installer and see what you think. As soon as the installer began, I knew something special was on its way.<\/p>\n<h2>Arch-based distro made easy<\/h2>\n<p>The Prism Linux installer makes installing this Arch-based distribution so easy that anyone, regardless of experience, can install Linux. During installation, you can choose which desktop environment you want. (I opted for Hyprland.) You also get to choose the applications you want installed &#8212; including web browsers, desktop tools, system tools, utilities, office and productivity, multimedia creation, audio editing, communication, code editors and IDEs, development tools, gaming, security and privacy, and virtualization. Essentially, you get to create exactly operating system you need\u2026 all during the installation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/peropesis-linux-operating-system\/\">How this strange little distro can boost your Linux skills<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You also get to choose the kernel you want, decide whether to include Flatpak, enable ZRAM, and set the hostname. Once you&#8217;ve done that, create your user, review the installation, and you&#8217;re off and running. My chosen Prism Linux installation took less than 5 minutes to complete. (I added a lot of extra packages.)<\/p>\n<p>But don&#8217;t be fooled, the awesomeness that is Prism doesn&#8217;t stop at the installer. Since I installed the Hyprland window manager, I was excited to give it a go. When I logged in, I found the desktop to be quite beautiful.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re not accustomed to a tiling window manager, I highly recommend you choose one of the other options (such as KDE Plasma or GNOME). However, if you&#8217;re adventurous, Hyprland is pretty nifty.<\/p>\n<h2>Built-in AI tool included<\/h2>\n<p>One of the biggest surprises was that the desktop includes a built-in AI tool. Click the top left icon, and the tool appears, ready for your first query. You first have to select a model by typing&nbsp;<em>\/model,<\/em>&nbsp;then selecting the one you want. You are limited to only three models:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>gemini-2.5-flash<\/li>\n<li>gemini-3-flash<\/li>\n<li>mistral-medium-3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Each of the above requires an API key, and the app will direct you to the appropriate location to find it.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"c-shortcodeImage u-clearfix c-shortcodeImage-large c-shortcodeImage-hasCaption\">\n<div class=\"c-shortcodeImage_imageContainer\">\n<div class=\"c-shortcodeImage_image\"><picture class=\"c-cmsImage\"><!----> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/prism-linux-arch-based-distro-has-killer-installer\/\" alt=\"The Prism Linux AI tool.\" width=\"1280\" height=\"807.4303405572755\" fetchpriority=\"low\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption>\n<div class=\"c-shortcodeImage_caption g-inner-spacing-right-small g-color-black\" readability=\"6\">\n<div class=\"c-ShortcodeContent\" readability=\"32\">\n<p>This is a really handy addition for those who depend on AI.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"c-shortcodeImage_credit g-outer-spacing-top-xsmall u-block\">Jack Wallen\/ZDNET<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One of the first things I realized is that this instance of Hyprland doesn&#8217;t include an app launcher, so I had to install rofi, which is not the easiest app launcher I&#8217;ve ever used. On top of that, the keyboard shortcut for that launcher wasn&#8217;t functioning as expected.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/how-much-ram-does-your-linux-pc-need-2026\/\">How much RAM does your Linux PC actually need in 2026? An expert&#8217;s sweet spot<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And then I hit paydirt. After all my attempts to install a different app launcher, I discovered the built-in option, which was quite good. I didn&#8217;t notice this at first because the launcher was associated with the virtual desktop switcher. Click the far right icon on the dock (the square of dots). When I first launched this, I couldn&#8217;t get beyond the fact that Prism had 10 virtual desktops created by default.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"c-shortcodeImage u-clearfix c-shortcodeImage-large c-shortcodeImage-hasCaption\">\n<div class=\"c-shortcodeImage_imageContainer\">\n<div class=\"c-shortcodeImage_image\"><picture class=\"c-cmsImage\"><!----> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/prism-linux-arch-based-distro-has-killer-installer\/\" alt=\"Prism Linux.\" width=\"1280\" height=\"806.4\" fetchpriority=\"low\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption>\n<div class=\"c-shortcodeImage_caption g-inner-spacing-right-small g-color-black\" readability=\"6\">\n<div class=\"c-ShortcodeContent\" readability=\"32\">\n<p>Don&#8217;t be silly like me and miss out on the built-in launcher.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"c-shortcodeImage_credit g-outer-spacing-top-xsmall u-block\">Jack Wallen\/ZDNET<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Above the virtual desktop switcher was the launcher I was looking for. Type the app you want to launch, and you&#8217;re good to go. On top of that, you could use that tool as a desktop search tool and even as a calculator.<\/p>\n<p>All was well with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/ml4w-hyprland-custom-desktop-easy-setup-minutes\/\">Hyprland<\/a> on Prism.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the thing, though: If you&#8217;re new to Linux, do <em>not<\/em> install Prism with Hyprland or Sway. Instead, go with one of the mainstream desktops (such as KDE Plasma or GNOME); otherwise, you&#8217;ll find yourself more frustrated than not (unless you&#8217;re willing to spend a good amount of time acclimating to a tiling window manager). Don&#8217;t get me wrong, Hyprland is awesome &#8212; it&#8217;s just not the best choice for newbies.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/virt-manager-better-vm-manager-than-virtualbox\/\">Goodbye, VirtualBox &#8211; I found a better, more reliable VM manager for Linux<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Since I&#8217;ve used Hyrpland before, I found Prism&#8217;s take on the tiling window manager quite nice. There are just enough extra goodies to make it stand out from some of the other distributions that ship with Hyrpland.<\/p>\n<p>If, on the other hand, you want to take a walk on the wild side, do give Hyprland on Prism a try. I found it to be a lot of fun and really cool looking.<\/p>\n<h2>Out of the box goodness<\/h2>\n<p>What I really appreciate about Prism is that, thanks to the installer, it includes everything I needed out of the box. There was nothing I needed to install to hit the ground running with this Linux distribution.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"c-shortcodeImage u-clearfix c-shortcodeImage-large c-shortcodeImage-hasCaption\">\n<div class=\"c-shortcodeImage_imageContainer\">\n<div class=\"c-shortcodeImage_image\"><picture class=\"c-cmsImage\"><!----> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/prism-linux-arch-based-distro-has-killer-installer\/\" alt=\"Prism Linux\" width=\"1280\" height=\"755.5416012558869\" fetchpriority=\"low\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption>\n<div class=\"c-shortcodeImage_caption g-inner-spacing-right-small g-color-black\" readability=\"6\">\n<div class=\"c-ShortcodeContent\" readability=\"32\">\n<p>There are so many apps you can choose from during the installation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"c-shortcodeImage_credit g-outer-spacing-top-xsmall u-block\">Jack Wallen\/ZDNET<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Because I was able to curate only the software I wanted, I felt as if Prism was one of the more complete out-of-the-box experiences that I&#8217;d had in quite some time.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, it&#8217;s based on Arch Linux, but thanks to Octopi (the GUI app store) and the joy of using Hyprland, it didn&#8217;t feel like Arch.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/stratos-hyprland-linux-distro-modern-stylish\/\"><strong>This glorious-looking Linux distro is unlike anything I&#8217;ve ever seen in my decades of use<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Curious? 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