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katzen

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From: London

Registered: 2008-03-18

Posts: 88

Install archlinux from another linux system...

I have a dedicated server and I want to install archlinux in it.
I have the option to do a netboot to access to my server from the "outside" and I installed debian several times usind debootstrap from the netboot.
I've tried to do the same with arch following this guide http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ins … ting_Linux , but I've stumbled upon some problems...
1) I can't copy pacman binaries to the bin folder, since it is read-only
2) when I try to run pacman from its temp folder I get this:
root@rescue:/# /tmp/archlinux/usr/bin/pacman.static -Sy base -r /newarch/
:: Synchronizing package databases...
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db.tar.gz' from mirror.lividpenguin.com : No address record
error: failed to update core (No address record)
error: failed retrieving file 'extra.db.tar.gz' from mirror.lividpenguin.com : No address record
error: failed to update extra (No address record)
error: failed retrieving file 'community.db.tar.gz' from mirror.lividpenguin.com : No address record
error: failed to update community (No address record)
error: failed to synchronize any databases

What should I do?

Thanks in advance.

wonder

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From: Bucharest, Romania

Registered: 2006-07-05

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Re: Install archlinux from another linux system...

http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ins … ost_system

you have to install the required files, like mirrorlist to /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

Last edited by wonder (2009-11-27 20:31:42)

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katzen

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From: London

Registered: 2008-03-18

Posts: 88

Re: Install archlinux from another linux system...

I did every step in the guide... I will try again anyway, thanks.

katzen

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From: London

Registered: 2008-03-18

Posts: 88

Re: Install archlinux from another linux system...

I followed the guide step by step again (except for this command: cp /tmp/archlinux/usr/bin/pacman.static /usr/bin , since, as I said, I can't modify the bin folder) and I have got the same error.

katzen

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From: London

Registered: 2008-03-18

Posts: 88

Re: Install archlinux from another linux system...

I did it at hte end. It was a really strange dns problem, I added opendns nameservers to resolv.conf and it worked