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Cool G5

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Installing Arch on PC without Internet Connection/Slow Connection

Arch Linux requires a fairly good internet connection to set up. How can one install it on machines which don't have any internet connectivity? Is there any way to make a DVD of Arch on a computer connected to internet and having Arch setup(DE,Media Players,Codecs etc) which can then be used on machines without internet connections This would come useful for me to install at my friends place. Does anyone even has a remote solution on this?

ANOKNUSA

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Registered: 2010-10-22

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Re: Installing Arch on PC without Internet Connection/Slow Connection

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Of … f_Packages
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Lo … ory_HOW-TO

and, of course:

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beginners%27_Guide

You could also install on a computer with a connection, then use something like Clonezilla to deploy it.

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lilsirecho

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Registered: 2003-10-24

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Re: Installing Arch on PC without Internet Connection/Slow Connection

Perhaps you cold use a "live" flash OS such as CTKArchLive.

This would enter your friends computer via USB and provide arch-based openbox with pcmanfm, wicd ...

Addons could be made to provide desired additional packages as requested by the user and added in the CTKhome partition with a flash drive via usb.

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karol

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Re: Installing Arch on PC without Internet Connection/Slow Connection

You can also try this: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=110154