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#1 07-13-2008 23:14:10
- miesnerd
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larch question
Sorry about this, but I've made a very basic arch install and I want to build from it a live cd that can also install to be a working OS.
Ive installed larch, and then i run ./mklarch -p /larch/profiles/xmini because it was suggested, but it cant find the package mc-utf8.
On top of that, whenever I get done with that, what next? I feel pretty lost, and like I dont really know whats going on with this process even though I've read a good deal of info on it.
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#2 07-22-2008 00:05:48
- n00b
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Re: larch question
miesnerd wrote:
Sorry about this, but I've made a very basic arch install and I want to build from it a live cd that can also install to be a working OS.
Ive installed larch, and then i run ./mklarch -p /larch/profiles/xmini because it was suggested, but it cant find the package mc-utf8.
Ive run into the same thing.
I check checked the berlios ftp, the repos but nothing showed up so now im looking for a mention of it in the sripts...
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#3 07-24-2008 08:48:48
- miesnerd
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Re: larch question
noob-
Thought I'd update you. i messaged gradgrind, he got back to me, and i clarified my question.
He said he was busy though so Im kinda betting its gonna be like a week before he gets back to me.
When he does, i'll gladly pass along my knowledge that he imparts on me to you.
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#4 07-27-2008 14:01:18
- raymano
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Re: larch question
Since this is really a larch question I'm going to move this topic to the Larch discussions forum.
"Nothing in the universe can travel at the speed of light, they say, forgetful of the shadow's speed."
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#5 07-30-2008 10:49:36
- gradgrind
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Re: larch question
mc-utf8: http://forum.faunos.com/viewtopic.php?id=403
There are two main ways to use the larch scripts, each has advantages and disadvantages.
The original way is to prepare as much information about the system to be built as possible in the form of a 'profile' (http://larch.berlios.de/doc/larch_profiles.html, and use this profile together with the 'mklarch' script to build a live CD or USB stick. The xmini example profile will produce a fairly minimal xfce4 based system, xmaxi a somewhat larger one.
If you build a USB stick like this, you can then boot it and add further customizations to the running system. At shutdown/reboot you then have the opportunity to save your changes.
A newer option is to build your custom system as normal (install to hard disk and then tweak) and then use the 'larchify' script to build a live CD or USB stick from that system.
An overview of 'mklarch' and 'larchify' is here: http://larch.berlios.de/doc/larch_overview.html
You can get a list of options by running 'mklarch -h' or 'larchify -h'.
Most configuration of the running system can be done exactly like on a 'normal' Arch system, so see the Arch documentation (etc.) for further details of that.
I hope that helps a bit.
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