What packages do you suggest?

ace_w1zard · 2010-07-14 00:23:50

Hey guys when i am in the pre-install of Arch i know it is best to install Base, Base-devel, wireless_tools, and sudo. but what other packages do you suggest? I am new to arch

karol · 2010-07-14 00:25:41

Are you going to compile sth? If yes, pick Base and Base-devel, if no - just Base.
Do you have / use wireless network?
You should install sudo, it's a *very* useful tool.

http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beginners'_Guide#D:_Select_Packages
Please, read the wiki before posting.

Last edited by karol (2010-07-14 00:27:33)

ablepharus · 2010-07-14 00:29:50

What kind of machine? Desktop? Who will use it?

Inxsible · 2010-07-14 00:56:06

More often than not, the base devel is not mandatory but required. What I mean is, once you start using your system, you will find atleast some packages in the official repos that don't work for you or you simply want a different version which you can get either from source or from AUR. In those cases, many base-devel packages are used to build them. So during an Arch install, I just install base and base-devel without thinking about it too much.

Even if you choose not to install it, all is not lost as you can just as easily install the said base devel packages after the fact.

ace_w1zard · 2010-07-14 01:33:45

yes i know i must install the base, base-devel, and sudo to the system. i am just asking what other packages within the base-devel do you suggest besides sudo, wireless_tools, and ndsiwrapper

Inxsible · 2010-07-14 01:35:45

ace_w1zard wrote:

yes i know i must install the base, base-devel, and sudo to the system. i am just asking what other packages within the base-devel do you suggest besides sudo, wireless_tools, and ndsiwrapper

all

karol · 2010-07-14 01:44:50

Look, it's your system, you pick what you install. You may want to play some games, use TeXLive etc. Read the wiki, install the app you like, if you don't like it, remove it.

Allan · 2010-07-14 01:46:01

none... If you need them, then install them. It is up to you to decide.

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