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#1 2014-10-15 11:32:10
- stevepa
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[resolved] nano binary not included in archlinux-bootstrap environment
Does it seem odd that the editor nano is not in the archlinux-bootstrap-2014.10.01-x86_64.tar.gz file?
I was working through this https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fa … the_chroot, but the bootstrap environment you chroot into does not have nano in it. I did copy the nano binary from the native install into the bootstrap environment so that is an option.
This absence may or may not cause a point of confusion.
Not a big thing but thought I would mention it.
Thanks.
edited to make a clearer subject line
Last edited by stevepa (2014-10-16 01:46:16)
Arch - LVM - ext4 - gnome (T60p 14.1 1400p x86_64), (T60 15 flexview 1400p i686)
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#2 2014-10-15 15:25:25
- teateawhy
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Re: [resolved] nano binary not included in archlinux-bootstrap environment
As a workaround you can use the nano executable from outside the chroot to edit files.
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#3 2014-10-15 16:02:12
- progandy
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Re: [resolved] nano binary not included in archlinux-bootstrap environment
The bootstrap archive is a minimal image. It only contains enough to run pacman in a chroot. Editors and such are available in your bootoed environment, so they are unnecessary,
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#4 2014-10-16 01:45:23
- stevepa
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Re: [resolved] nano binary not included in archlinux-bootstrap environment
The bootstrap archive is a minimal image. It only contains enough to run pacman in a chroot. Editors and such are available in your bootoed environment, so they are unnecessary,
I think it was editing the mirrorlist per here https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Be … t_a_mirror, directly before pacstrap, that had me looking for nano :-(
Something else I did was cp all my fully updated host's /var/cache/pacman/pkg files into the bootstrap chroot hierarchy, so
pacstrap -c /mnt base base-develinstalled in 30 seconds! (I am curious how long X and the DE will take to install, in similar fashion.)
Of course, after finishing the new install, I did the normal pacman -Syu but there was nothing to update.
Have a good day!
Steve.
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