Arch Linux

bibstha

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Registered: 2011-05-17

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[Solved] Pacman store downloaded packages?

Hi,
A newbie here, trying out Archlinux in Vritualbox.

I've basically setup a good system in Virtualbox and would want to setup the same system in main laptop. However, I've already downloaded lots of packages for xorg, gnome etc and would want to reuse them. Where does archlinux save the downloaded archives?

Thanks

Last edited by bibstha (2011-05-17 02:22:12)

Stebalien

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Registered: 2010-04-27

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Re: [Solved] Pacman store downloaded packages?

Answer: /var/cache/pacman
However, if you are happy with your system and are willing to try something a little difficult (you will learn a lot), you could boot your virtualbox vm into a live cd, tar up your virtualbox arch install and store it on a flash drive, boot your main system into a live cd, reformat, untar your virtualbox arch install on your newly formatted partition, chroot into arch (see the wiki), reinstall grub, rebuild the kernel image, remove /var/lib/hwclock/adjtime, debug a couple of things, and enjoy your system.

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bibstha

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Registered: 2011-05-17

Posts: 11

Re: [Solved] Pacman store downloaded packages?

Thanks, gonna mark it as solved.

@Stebalien, will give that a shot during the weekends. Thanks for quick reply.