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supersako

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Registered: 2007-11-08

Posts: 9

Need a sample setup script...

I've been thinking about making some setup scripts (I think bash will be best suited for this) that I can use to re-install arch or install arch on new machines when I need to..

I think I have an idea and was wondering if someone can post me their script or possible send it to me via email so I have something to work off of?

I'm assuming all I would need to do is make a script (installscript.sh) that echos pacman -S package1 package2 ... etc etc. Is this the right way to do it? Any help or tips on this would be greatly appreciated..

Thanks in advance...

gradgrind

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From: Germany

Registered: 2005-10-06

Posts: 921

Re: Need a sample setup script...

You might look at:
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ins … her_distro
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ins … m_a_LiveCD
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Qui … stallation
and probably others (http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Cat … English%29)

The script newarch on the Quick_Custom_Installation page is an old version of what is now used in larch, so you could also have a look at the bits in larch concerned with the initial installation. They try to do a bit more than you might want, so they are maybe not as simple as you are looking for. If you get larch-5 from svn look for the scripts inpacs and mklarch.

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larch: http://larch.berlios.de

supersako

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Registered: 2007-11-08

Posts: 9

Re: Need a sample setup script...

First of all, Thank you for the speedy response... as always on this forum you guys know your stuff and are quick to respond. However, I was looking for a script, after I have done a complete base install of arch and I am at the CLI, to do all the pacman -Syu, getting xorg, python, perl, etc etc etc. Anyone have some info for me on that? Perhaps, a script someone has made that I can have or take a look at a snippet?? Thanks again!

gradgrind

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From: Germany

Registered: 2005-10-06

Posts: 921

Re: Need a sample setup script...

Why do you need a script if all you want to do is 'pacman -S xorg python etc etc'?

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larch: http://larch.berlios.de

venky80

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Registered: 2007-05-13

Posts: 996

Re: Need a sample setup script...

maybe to update rc.conf auto updating xorg.conf and all the small things u need to do to get everything working maybe.
I mean there are lot of manual stuff which you need to do after you do a pacman -Sy xorg python etc etc  isnt it?
I know that is Arch philosophy but if you have to do multiple install or do a quick basic install which you always want , it is a little PIA

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DELL XPS 1640 with ATI Mobility Radeon  HD 3670. Arch Linux KDE Minimal Install

venky80

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Registered: 2007-05-13

Posts: 996

Re: Need a sample setup script...

maybe to update rc.conf auto updating xorg.conf and all the small things u need to do to get everything working maybe.
I mean there are lot of manual stuff which you need to do after you do a pacman -Sy xorg python etc etc  isnt it?
I know that is Arch philosophy but if you have to do multiple install or do a quick basic install which you always want , it is a little PIA

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DELL XPS 1640 with ATI Mobility Radeon  HD 3670. Arch Linux KDE Minimal Install