Berserk Arch is a security-focused, performance-tuned Arch Linux-based operating system tailored for developers, hackers, and technical users. It offers a modular environment with pre-configured desktop profiles, secure package infrastructure, and curated toolsets — all designed with flexibility, clarity, and control in mind.

Berserk Arch is built as a modular, GitOps-style ecosystem:

• berserk-core – Base system files, hooks, branding, system tweaks
• berserk-pkg – Custom PKGBUILDs, hacking tools, red team utilities
• berserk-profiles – Desktop environment modules
  • berserk-xfce – Default profile, stable and pre-configured
  • berserk-openbox – Lightweight, fast, minimal
  • berserk-hyprland – Wayland-based, sleek, modern
  • (GNOME planned, KDE intentionally excluded)

• Download from the Official Site
• Verify using .sig or sha256sum
• Boot the ISO → Calamares Installer → Get hacking

• Installation Guide, Post-Install Setup, Configs: wiki.berserkarch.xyz
• Bug reports, feedback, feature requests:
  • GitLab issues or
  • Subreddit thread: r/BerserkArch

• Submit patches to berserk-core, berserk-pkg, or profile modules
• Suggest tools for meta packages or join testing on the subreddit
• Help document the distro and share use-cases, configs, and issues

• 📦 Package Meta Groups (berserk-tools-core, berserk-tools-redteam, etc.)
• 🐳 Official Docker Image (base setup for CI/CD workflows)
• 🧬 Auto-updating OTA ISO and pacman repos
• 🤖 Full CI/CD pipeline for package builds, repo syncs, mirror updates
• 🖼 Additional DE profiles (GNOME planned, KDE not supported by choice)
• 💡 More security/hacking tools with configs ready-to-go out of the box

• 🔗 Website: https://berserkarch.xyz
• 📖 Wiki: https://wiki.berserkarch.xyz
• 🗨️ Subreddit: https://reddit.com/r/BerserkArch
• 📦 Mirrors: Signed berserk-core, berserk-aur, berserk-extra (see wiki for usage)
• 🧑‍💻 GitLab Group: https://gitlab.com/berserkarch

Berserk Arch is not designed to be easy.
It’s designed to make you powerful.

Whether you're reverse-engineering binaries, automating exploits, or just ricing your XFCE like a lunatic...
This distro gives you the base to build your edge.

Welcome to the madness.

Built by a hacker, for hackers.