Twitch installs Arch Linux

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Twitch Installs Arch Linux

Remember how chaotic Twitch Plays Pokemon was? Now we have a much harder challenge: install Arch Linux. Every five seconds, the most popular keystroke in Twitch chat will be entered into an Arch Linux virtual machine.

Up for the challenge?

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Get Involved!

Just join our Twitch.tv stream and contribute to the mayhem!

Arch Linux boot menu

Bonus Points!

Twitch Installs Arch Linux has no rules (except don't do anything illegal).

However, below are some milestones. When these goals are met, we will raffle off some cool swag!

  • Boot Arch Linux from the hard disk
  • Write a python 'Hello World!' script
  • Configure a fully working X server
  • Pull up the Twitch screen in the virtual machine!
  • Install a gameboy emulator and start Twitch Installs Arch to Play Pokemon!
  • Install irssi and join the #twitchinstalls coldfront.net chat!
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Commands

Command Key sent
[0-9][0-9]
[a-z][a-z]
[A-Z]shift-[a-z]
f[1-9]f[1-9]
alt-f[1-9]alt-f[1-9]
ctrl-[a-z]ctrl-[a-z]
escapeesc
backspacebackspace
enterret
spacespc
tabtab
upup
downdown
leftleft
rightright
nopnothing
!shift-1
atshift-2
#shift-3
$shift-4
%shift-5
^shift-6
&shift-7
*shift-8
(shift-9
)shift-0
-minus
_shift-minus
'apostrophe
"shift-apostrophe
dotdot
:shift-semicolon
;semicolon
=equal
>shift-dot
<shift-comma
`grave_accent
~shift-grave_accent
slashslash
?shift-slash
backslashbackslash
[bracket_left
]bracket_right
{shift-bracket_left
}shift-bracket_right
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