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icanfly0307

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Registered: 2009-01-19

Posts: 16

Installing Packages...

Hi, I finally installed Arch with a lot of trouble (FTP installation). I couldn't install hwdetect though. So none of my drivers are working and I can't get a network connection without it. So, I downloaded hwdetect from one of the mirrors on my other computer and transferred it to my Arch installation with a flash drive, but I have no clue on how to install it!!! It's in the .pkg.tar.gz format and I don't know how to install it. Could someone give me a few suggestions on how to do that??? Thanks for your help...

PS. Arch ROCKS!!! I can boot in 10 seconds compared to 1 minute (Ubuntu). Yeah!!!

Last edited by icanfly0307 (2009-01-19 02:13:50)

fukawi2

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Re: Installing Packages...

pacman -U <filename>

-U, --upgrade
           Upgrade or add a package to the system. Either a URL or file path can be specified.

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icanfly0307

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Registered: 2009-01-19

Posts: 16

Re: Installing Packages...

Thanks. I'll try it out when I get home...