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jeannot

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Registered: 2026-01-19

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[Is Arch Linux Netboot updated, than the latest archlinux-x86_64.iso ?

Related to https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=296671 .

E.g. now 31/1/2026 I boot Arch Linux Netboot, is the downloaded content the same as archlinux-x86_64.iso released 1/1/2026 ? Or Arch Linux Netboot is updated than this .iso ?
Boot archlinux-x86_64.iso then I can do

pacman -Syu

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Last edited by jeannot (Yesterday 14:32:17)

akai

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Registered: 2026-01-11

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Re: [Is Arch Linux Netboot updated, than the latest archlinux-x86_64.iso ?

The netboot is a efi bootimage  to download the linux image file from the provided servers and boot after downloading them. For this BIOS/UEFI is used (thats why wifi doesnt work out of the box) . So basically it uses the same version as current listed as newset "arch.....img" 'unless it isn't a custom netboot image.'

Now to question.

Yes its true. The netboot loads the newest version while the image can be old (if downloaded version is some from some time ago).  So

pacman -Syu

after installing through live image
will install the latest

and for title,
No, the netboot and the version listed in download page are same.

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------------------------- IN SPEAKING OF THE IMAGES FROM SERVERS (the images)

But since it might take some time to build these images. since the packages are updated first and provided for update through "pacman -Syu"
so in terms of speaking cutting edge, its the pacman -Syu first before both the other ones..

Last edited by akai (Yesterday 13:19:07)

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jeannot

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Registered: 2026-01-19

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Re: [Is Arch Linux Netboot updated, than the latest archlinux-x86_64.iso ?

Well I tried https://archlinux.org/static/netboot/ipxe-arch.efi , this issue https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=302688 , https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/ipxe/ "Flagged out-of-date on 2025-09-26" indeed...

So according to akai, Arch Linux Netboot & the latest archlinux-x86_64.iso are same.

Not enough space (why limited?) to write [SOLVED] mmm...

Last edited by jeannot (Yesterday 14:33:18)

akai

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Registered: 2026-01-11

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Re: [Is Arch Linux Netboot updated, than the latest archlinux-x86_64.iso ?

Have you tried ?

I tested and it works perfectly. and didn't see any problem mentioned..

The image version is also same.

scrnsht sent to mail

Last edited by akai (Yesterday 19:05:56)

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jeannot

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Registered: 2026-01-19

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Re: [Is Arch Linux Netboot updated, than the latest archlinux-x86_64.iso ?

Oh my bad, BIOS Setup, Peripherals, Network Stack Configuration, Network Stack: Enabled, it works!

Indeed in the Arch Linux Netboot menu, there's Release: 2026.01.01, QED.

Last edited by jeannot (Today 02:45:55)

akai

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Re: [Is Arch Linux Netboot updated, than the latest archlinux-x86_64.iso ?

Mm. Glad to hear that

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