Arch Linux

garabombo

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Registered: 2013-06-02

Posts: 3

Install from existing linux: cannot start pacman

I have been trying to install Arch from within my Kubuntu 12.04 64bit system following the guide at https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/In … ting_Linux using the method 2.
I launched the script and it created all the folders and everything went fine in the script until the last 2 lines:

chroot $CHROOT_DIR /usr/bin/pacman -Sy
chroot $CHROOT_DIR /bin/bash

(I launched the script from within terminal)

These are the errors that I got:

chroot: failed to run command `pacman': No such file or directory
chroot: failed to run command `bash': No such file or directory

And I am stuck, I checked the folders and both exist.

I searched the forums but I cannot find any help... sorry if maybe I've skipped something.

Anybody can help?

Lone_Wolf

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From: Netherlands, Europe

Registered: 2005-10-04

Posts: 13,342

Re: Install from existing linux: cannot start pacman

maybe you hadn't set CHROOT_DIR in that terminal ?

echo $CHROOT_DIR

is an easy way to verify what the terminal you're typing that command in thinks it's set to.

Last edited by Lone_Wolf (2013-06-03 10:27:19)

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Disliking systemd intensely, but not satisfied with alternatives so focusing on taming systemd.

clean chroot building not flexible enough ?
Try clean chroot manager by graysky

garabombo

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Registered: 2013-06-02

Posts: 3

Re: Install from existing linux: cannot start pacman

Thank you for your help @Lone_Wolf, I'll try as soon as I am back home.