[SOLVED] Base group replaced

chrisdb · 2019-10-07 11:46:11

Hello,

Just read the latest news and I've got a couple of questions:

- we use pacstrap base to install a base arch, does it mean from now on we have to manually install the kernel too?

- It says 'does not currently contain kernel, editor and other software', other than kernel and an editor (I guess they mean something like vi?), what else do we need for a basic installation which was included before in the base group? Or is this up to everyone's specific needs?

Thx

Last edited by chrisdb (2019-10-07 12:39:19)

schard · 2019-10-07 11:52:59

- Yes, you'll need to specify one of the available kernels you want to use as well now.
- A bootmanager, Microcode and possibly file system tools. And yes, it's pretty much up to your specific needs.

Update:
You'll only need the kernel if you need to boot and run the respective system. E.g. for a clean-chroot-build system you may not require to install any kernel package.

Last edited by schard (2019-10-07 12:04:40)

loqs · 2019-10-07 11:53:44

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ta … d_packages contains the list of packages that were in the base group but are not in the base package.

Last edited by loqs (2019-10-07 12:09:00)

chrisdb · 2019-10-07 12:07:36

Thank you for these quick answers!

It's definitely clear now

Just one more question, does this mean the package group will be obsolete any time now?

Last edited by chrisdb (2019-10-07 12:10:03)

schard · 2019-10-07 12:11:56

Yes.

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