iForge

A CLI tool that automates your Linux dev environment setup for Debian/Ubuntu (apt) and Arch-based (pacman) systems using profiles and dry-run mode.

Features

• OS detection — automatically identifies your distro and selects the right package manager (apt or pacman)
• Profiles — choose between performance (full developer setup) or minimal (essential tools only)
• Dry-run mode — preview what would be installed without making changes
• Non-interactive mode — skips prompts for automated scripts or CI
• Smart installation — only installs missing packages

Supported Systems

Distribution family	Package manager
Ubuntu, Debian, Linux Mint, Pop!_OS, Kali, Raspberry Pi OS, elementary OS	apt
Arch Linux, Manjaro, EndeavourOS, Garuda, Artix	pacman

Quick Start

Clone the repo

git clone https://github.com/ivanimmanuel-dev/iForge.git

cd iForge

Make the script executable

chmod +x install.sh

Install the default profile (performance)

sudo ./install.sh

Dry-run to see what will be installed

./install.sh --dry-run

Run minimal profile

sudo ./install.sh --profile minimal

Usage

sudo ./install.sh [OPTIONS]

Options

Flag	Description
--profile [performance/minimal]	Select which set of packages to install
--dry-run	Preview installation without making changes

Profiles

Profile	Contents
performance	git, neovim, curl, nodejs, npm, htop, and more
minimal	git, neovim, curl

Examples

Preview performance profile installation

./install.sh --dry-run

Install performance profile

sudo ./install.sh

Install minimal profile

sudo ./install.sh --profile minimal

Project Layout

iForge/

├── install.sh

└── README.md