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bagol

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Registered: 2015-01-29

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Installing new system with packages from previous installation

The packages from pacman installation are stored in /var/cache/pacman/pkg. I've backed it up. Now, I want install new arch system. What I want to do is to bind mount my back up packages directory to /var/cache/pacman/pkg while installing new system. Is this will work? I mean, will pacstrap do its job without downloading (if there are no upgrades)?

Last edited by bagol (2015-04-22 06:43:45)

R00KIE

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Registered: 2008-09-14

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Re: Installing new system with packages from previous installation

If you want to install exactly the same packages why not just cp -a everything to the new partition(s)?

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karol

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Registered: 2009-05-06

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Re: Installing new system with packages from previous installation

It should work. Read 'pacstrap --help'.