Installing base packages from Arch Core Image?

nybegynner · 2010-08-31 14:58:39

I installed Arch on my laptop yesterday, witch worked fine, until I discovered that I missed the package "wireless_tools" when I tried to run iwconfig.
The package is supposed to be in the base-devel, and I want to install it from my Archiso CD without doing a new install.

Any help would be appreciated.

Last edited by nybegynner (2010-08-31 15:46:28)

Inxsible · 2010-08-31 15:00:51

if Arch works well, then why not simply connect it to a wired connection and do a

sudo pacman -Syu

and then

sudo pacman -S base-devel

nybegynner · 2010-08-31 15:04:37

Ah, you see I dont have physical access to the router. Is there no way to install packages from the Archiso without preparing new install?

Inxsible · 2010-08-31 15:05:54

Of course there is. Pop in the CD, and run the arch setup again. Then simply skip all the steps before "Select Packages".

Go into Select Packages, select what you want to install and install them.

nybegynner · 2010-08-31 15:12:57

Right, I just tried booting my Archiso and selected "Select Packages", but it keeps telling me that I must prepare my hard drives first, witch I dont want to.

nybegynner · 2010-08-31 15:26:13

I got around the problem, by:

1. selecting prepare hard drive
2. manually partition hard drive with no changes, and done
3. manually configure block devices, filesystems and mountpoints with no changes, and done
4. and then it will let you select packages, after you have selected the source

Last edited by nybegynner (2010-08-31 15:46:07)

nybegynner · 2010-08-31 15:53:06

I had to unsolve this tread, when I discovered that wireless_tools still where missing when booted my system. In the installer i did the four steps above, unselected the base, and selected the wireless_tools package inside base-devel. I then selected Install Packages, and when finished I quit the installer and rebooted. No iwconfig command found.

Anyone?

Inxsible · 2010-08-31 16:12:50

you are better off installing the whole base and base-devel packages. Also are you using a core iso or ftp iso?

nybegynner · 2010-08-31 16:16:45

Maybe so. Im using a x86_64 core iso.

Allan · 2010-09-01 07:18:30

That package is not in any group... it is definitely not in base-devel.

Inxsible · 2010-09-01 07:29:36

╔═[03:27]═[inxs @ wolfdale]
╚═══===═══[~]>> pacown /usr/sbin/iwconfig
/usr/sbin/iwconfig is owned by wireless_tools 29-3

╔═[03:26]═[inxs @ wolfdale]
╚═══===═══[~]>> pacloc wireless_tools
Name           : wireless_tools
Version        : 29-3
URL            : http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/Tools.html
Licenses       : GPL
Groups         : None
Provides       : None
Depends On     : glibc
Optional Deps  : None
Required By    : conky  netcfg
Conflicts With : None
Replaces       : None
Installed Size : 272.00 K
Packager       : Tobias Powalowski <tpowa@archlinux.org>
Architecture   : x86_64
Build Date     : Sun 10 May 2009 03:32:14 AM EDT
Install Date   : Tue 18 May 2010 11:08:50 PM EDT
Install Reason : Installed as a dependency for another package
Install Script : No
Description    : Wireless Tools

For me wireless_tools was installed as a dependency to conky and netcfg...You should normally just install everything from base and base-devel. base does get automatically selected from the iso correct?

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Installing base packages from Arch Core Image?

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