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STREBLO

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Installing from an existing system using arch-chroot

If I wanted to install to another drive on my system, the instructions in install from existing linux describe how to download arch-chroot and go into a bootstrap system, then install the packages you need to do the installation, set up your mount points and arch-chroot into the mount points and do the install. If I have installed arch-install-scripts do I not have everything required to do the install without downloading the bootstrap image and using arch-chroot there? Do I actually need to download the bootstrap image and mount my partitions inside it?

What I mean is right now it says to only mount your partitions inside the bootstrap, can I not mount my partitions to a directory in my main system,  and simply pacstrap into the directory as described in the installation guide, then follow the guide from chroot into the system?

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ewaller

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Re: Installing from an existing system using arch-chroot

What are you trying to do?

Install a new drive?
Create a new installation?
Fix an existing installation?

Your questions are somewhat disjointed.

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Re: Installing from an existing system using arch-chroot

can I not mount my partitions to a directory in my main system,  and simply pacstrap into the directory as described in the installation guide, then follow the guide from chroot into the system?

Yes, you can.

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STREBLO

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Re: Installing from an existing system using arch-chroot

can I not mount my partitions to a directory in my main system,  and simply pacstrap into the directory as described in the installation guide, then follow the guide from chroot into the system?

Yes, you can.

Thanks! How come the wiki describes downloading the bootstrap when it isn't necessary?

2ManyDogs

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Re: Installing from an existing system using arch-chroot

The instructions for using a bootstrap image are in the "From a host running another Linux distribution" section. Granted, the headings are easy to miss, but the wiki doesn't say you need a bootstrap to install from Arch, only from another distro. The "From a host running Arch Linux" section is all you need.

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STREBLO

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Re: Installing from an existing system using arch-chroot

The instructions for using a bootstrap image are in the "From a host running another Linux distribution" section. Granted, the headings are easy to miss, but the wiki doesn't say you need a bootstrap to install from Arch, only from another distro. The "From a host running Arch Linux" section is all you need.

Ahhh, I see. That makes more sense. Thanks.

ngoonee

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Re: Installing from an existing system using arch-chroot

The instructions for using a bootstrap image are in the "From a host running another Linux distribution" section. Granted, the headings are easy to miss, but the wiki doesn't say you need a bootstrap to install from Arch, only from another distro. The "From a host running Arch Linux" section is all you need.

Ahhh, I see. That makes more sense. Thanks.

Also, if you think there's a way to make this clearer, then feel free to join in the wiki talk on that page!

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STREBLO

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Re: Installing from an existing system using arch-chroot

The instructions for using a bootstrap image are in the "From a host running another Linux distribution" section. Granted, the headings are easy to miss, but the wiki doesn't say you need a bootstrap to install from Arch, only from another distro. The "From a host running Arch Linux" section is all you need.

Ahhh, I see. That makes more sense. Thanks.

Also, if you think there's a way to make this clearer, then feel free to join in the wiki talk on that page!

Maybe I will, or maybe i'm just a little dense.