Arch Linux

dakota

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Registered: 2016-05-20

Posts: 417

[SOLVED] Arch Linux on Linode

Is the Linode-provided image of Arch Linux supported here?

Or do I need to install the arch-boxes image as detailed in the VPS page?

1. Create a new VM and select Arch as the distribution (to use the Linode-provided image, stop here; otherwise proceed with the rest of the steps)

2. Boot the VM in rescue mode

3. Connect to the VM via the Lish console and download the basic image from a mirror, ex: curl -O https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/images/ … asic.qcow2

4. Install the qemu-utils package: apt update && apt install qemu-utils

5. Write the image to the disk: qemu-img convert -f qcow2 -O raw Arch-Linux-x86_64-basic.qcow2 /dev/sda

6. In the Linode manager, go to the VM's configurations menu and edit the configuration to change the kernel option to "Direct Disk"

7. Reboot the VM

8. SSH to the VM: ssh arch@ip

Cheers,

Last edited by dakota (2022-05-22 12:47:03)

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cmm11

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Registered: 2018-02-18

Posts: 53

Re: [SOLVED] Arch Linux on Linode

Yes it's supported here, those steps aren't required, you can select Arch Linux when creating a linode instance.

Last edited by cmm11 (2022-05-22 08:02:29)

dakota

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Registered: 2016-05-20

Posts: 417

Re: [SOLVED] Arch Linux on Linode

Yes it's supported here, those steps aren't required, you can select Arch Linux when creating a linode instance.

Thanks!

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"Before Enlightenment chop wood, carry water. After Enlightenment chop wood, carry water." -- Zen proverb