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#1 2007-09-21 12:02:17

spookykid
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From: Portugal
Registered: 2006-07-23
Posts: 141

Install form TAR file

Hi all, i've been thinking if it would be possible to after i have setup my system as i like, i'd tar the entire system and when i want i'd delete all files from my disk and then using arch install cd i could untar my previously tar'd system, avoiding this way to install again and having to format my partitions. roll maybe my engrish sounds a bit confusing big_smile


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#2 2007-09-21 12:40:41

klixon
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From: Nederland
Registered: 2007-01-17
Posts: 525

Re: Install form TAR file

Should be possible... Best way to do it would be from a live-cd, without dev, proc and sys mounted...


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#3 2007-09-21 13:23:41

Ramses de Norre
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From: Leuven - Belgium
Registered: 2007-03-27
Posts: 1,289

Re: Install form TAR file

I've already moved arch between partitions with cp, using tar would be the same as long as you make sure that file permissions are maintained. I'd use a live cd to do the untar'ing (knoppix is my favorite for stuff like this).

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#4 2007-09-21 13:45:12

fwojciec
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Registered: 2007-05-20
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Re: Install form TAR file

http://inferno.slug.org/cgi-bin/wiki?Dr … nd_Cloning

I've used the above guide a number of times - you shouldn't really need it, the whole procedure is pretty self explanatory, but it's nice to have something like that as reference.

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#5 2007-09-21 15:24:29

codemac
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From: Cliche Tech Place
Registered: 2005-05-13
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Re: Install form TAR file

On of my favorite reasons that arch uses the file system for it's package management.  There is no "magic", it's just files.

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#6 2007-09-21 17:15:46

spookykid
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From: Portugal
Registered: 2006-07-23
Posts: 141

Re: Install form TAR file

Great, i'm thinking in installing what seems to be a perfect system to me and then making a backup of it. When o mess my setup i'll just have to delete the old files and  copy the backup, for updates i'll do pacman -Suy. Much messier than formating and installing the whole system all over again.
Just another question, if i understand correctly ftp based installs don't work as repositories have changed. Is this correct? I have a 8.0 install disc and i install from ftp to get an up-to-date system.


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