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daankata

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Registered: 2017-05-21

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[SOLVED]What does base-devel mean when installing Arch?

I am installing Arch Linux for the third time. I remember in the Wiki, when installing, there was a "base-devel"

pacstrap /mnt base base-devel

Why was base-devel removed from the Installation Wiki and what does it do? Do I need to install it, and what are the advantages of it?

Thank you!

Last edited by daankata (2017-06-24 22:47:33)

bgc1954

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Re: [SOLVED]What does base-devel mean when installing Arch?

The section of the installation guide was changed see: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php?ti … did=250715

That should answer your questions.  As to why it was changed that way, someone else would have to answer that.  It is quite easy to search with google or through the arch wiki itself to answer these things for yourself, though.

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2ManyDogs

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Re: [SOLVED]What does base-devel mean when installing Arch?

base-devel is a package group that includes tools needed for building (compiling and linking). It is not necessary for a basic install, and many users don't need to install it. If you find it useful, you can either install it as part of your basic install, or later.

Last edited by 2ManyDogs (2017-06-24 17:22:07)

jasonwryan

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Re: [SOLVED]What does base-devel mean when installing Arch?

It is on the makepkg page as it is a prerequisite for building packages, not installing Arch:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Makepkg#Usage

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