FOR HACKERS BY HACKERS

BERSERK ARCH

A distro crafted for hackers, developers, and nerds alike.

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Minimal by Design

A clean, lightweight foundation with only essential packages. No bloat, easy to audit, and flexible enough to build into any workflow.

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Hacking & Development Ready

Pre-tuned for security researchers and developers with red-team tooling, programming stacks, and a fast, customizable environment.

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Powered by Arch Linux

Rolling release, bleeding-edge packages, Pacman speed, and full Arch ecosystem — with Berserk Arch optimizations on top.

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WARNING: BY NO MEANS IS THIS A BEGINNER FRIENDLY DISTRO, YOU'LL HAVE TO KNOW YOUR WAY AROUND LINUX TO USE IT PROPERLY.

INSTALLATION

Get up and running in three steps. CLI-based installer, no bloat, full control over your system from the start.

01. DOWNLOAD THE ISO
02. START THE INSTALLER
03. DONE.

BERSERK CLI

A curated package manager for offensive security tools. Install, update, and manage your entire toolkit from a single command — always from source, always latest.

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Multi-backend
Installs via Go, Cargo, pip, npm, gem, pacman, and GitHub releases.
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Profiles & Categories
Install entire toolkits by profile — AD attacks, web hacking, recon, and more.
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Docker Containers
Run pre-configured containers like Kali CLI and Tor Browser directly from the catalog.
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terminal — root@berserkarch 
guts@berserkarch ~ $ berserk
Package Manager for Security Tools, always from original sources, always latest.

Usage:
  berserk [flags]
  berserk [command]

Available Commands:
  doctor      Verify all installer backends are available
  install     Install one or more tools
  list        List tools, profiles, categories, or Docker container groups
  remove      Remove one or more installed tools
  run         Run a Docker container from the catalog
  search      Search the catalog for tools you can install
  self-update Update berserk itself to the latest release
  sync        Sync tools catalog (clone if absent, pull if present)
  update      Update tools to latest versions

Flags:
      --config string   config directory holding config.yaml and tool catalog yaml files
      --docker-clean    stop all containers, remove all images, prune
  -h, --help            help for berserk
  -v, --version         version for berserk
  -y, --yes             assume yes to system pkg mgr prompts (pacman --noconfirm / apt -y)

Use "berserk [command] --help" for more information about a command.
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Whether you have queries, encounter severe system instability, or desire to contribute to the core architecture—the collective terminal awaits your input.

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