Arch Linux

avinashrbhat

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Registered: 2013-11-05

Posts: 2

localectl status fails to run

I'm trying to install arch following the installation guide. after mounting and chroot'ing, trying to set the font and keymap.
when I run `localectl status`, i get this error :
"Failed to get D-Bus connection: Failed to connect to socket /run/dbus/system_bus_socket"

I'm at a loss how to install it further.

Raynman

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Registered: 2011-10-22

Posts: 1,539

Re: localectl status fails to run

Because you are chrooted into your new installation, you don't have systemd+dbus running (inside chroot). That means you can't use tools like localectl/systemctl, but you don't really need to. Just do the necessary configuration by editing files. As long as the default font and keymap don't cause you any problems, you can also postpone any fine-tuning until after you boot into your new installation.