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MountainX

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[SOLVED] Installing Arch on a KVM VPS

I have never installed Arch on a KVM VPS, but I am starting the process now. I don't expect any problems until I get to boot loader installation. When I install Arch on my own box, I use systemd-boot. What are the recommended boot loaders for installing on a VPS?

My VPS has /dev/sda (10G disk) and sr0 (a virtual CD Rom with the Arch image).

Is there anything else that could trip me up when installing Arch on a VPS for the first time? Or is the process mostly the same as a normal install?

I'll be doing the install via VNC.

Last edited by MountainX (2020-10-18 17:00:38)

Trilby

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Re: [SOLVED] Installing Arch on a KVM VPS

Generally you don't need a bootloader at all.  In fact, you don't even need to install a kernel.

I do have a kernel installed on my VPSs - I don't actually recall why, I vaguely recall it simplified one bit of configuration despite not really being necessary.  I don't, however, have a bootloader on any of my VPSs.

Last edited by Trilby (2018-03-09 11:57:39)

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