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jaideep_jdof

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From: Delhi, India

Registered: 2006-06-05

Posts: 311

Custom CD ISO?

I am using Arch linux for last 2 month on my desktop system, i installed the OS using net installer CD. Now i want to install arch linux on my laptop but i dont want to download all the packages again i have the packages on my desktop system in /var/cache/pacman/pkg is it possible to remaster the net installer ISO to add the packages to the ISO. If yes then please tell me how :?:

FUBAR

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From: Belgium

Registered: 2004-12-08

Posts: 1,029

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Re: Custom CD ISO?

You can export the /var/cache/pacman/pkg directory using NFS on your desktop. Mount it to the directory where the installer normally looks for the CD (/src/cd I think). The select to install from CD.

You will need a "db" file for the repository in your /var/cache/pacman/pkg. You can generate it with the "gensync" command. Take a look at this Wiki page for more information.

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jaideep_jdof

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From: Delhi, India

Registered: 2006-06-05

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Re: Custom CD ISO?

Is there any other simpler method, like copying all the packages from var/cache/pacman/pkg to a CD and then using the CD during installation.

[vEX]

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From: Sweden

Registered: 2006-11-23

Posts: 450

Re: Custom CD ISO?

One of these links might help:
Wiki link: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Mak … package_cd.
Forum link: make a custom package-cd

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FUBAR

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From: Belgium

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Re: Custom CD ISO?

Simpler than an NFS-share? I think not!

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gradgrind

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From: Germany

Registered: 2005-10-06

Posts: 921

Re: Custom CD ISO?

It's possibly not simpler than an NFS share, but another possibility would be to build a larch CD on your desktop system and install from that. It will take the packages it needs from your cache, if they are present. It starts with a pacman -Sy, though, so if your cached packages are not up-to-date, it will need to download all the updates.

Aside: for building a repo db, my gen_repo (python) script might be easier than gensync because it doesn't need abs.

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