pacman Grub install

[toddpi314]

When you run this off of the default image, it is likely that pacman needs to be updated to get the latest mirror list to find the efi package.

To resolve, update pacman packages on the live medium:
pacman -Syu

[toddpi314]

Open the pacman.conf file:

nano /etc/pacman.conf

If you are using 64 bit system you should go ahead and enable (un-comment) the “multilib” repo:

[multilib]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
Then hit Ctrl+X and then type ‘y‘ when asked.

update the repositories by running this command:

pacman -Sy

[pandeiro]

@toddpi314 Thanks for these! I think they're helpful.

Would you mind putting them in a pull request so I can see where you'd want to include them?

[bandali]

@toddpi314 @pandeiro AFAIK, when you run pacstrap, it automatically updates the package database, so, I don't see why pacman -Syu would be necessary? Am I missing anything?

Also, again I don't see the necessity in enabling the multilib repo. Sure, the user would enable it whenever they need to install multilib packages, but most likely that won't be the case during installation, on a 2013 MacBook Air. Correct me if I'm wrong.

[pandeiro]

@aminb I don't think pacstrap actually does that; I think the line in question is here. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Re: multilib, I don't think it's necessary either. I often go a while before I realize I need it and enable. Maybe it's best left out, or mentioned as an aside but not a headline step.

[bandali]

@aminb I don't think pacstrap actually does that; I think the line in question is here. Correct me if I'm wrong.

@pandeiro Oh OK. I think I haven't had to do that so far, but I'll try it the next time I'm installing arch (either tonight or tomorrow) and see if I notice anything different.

Re: multilib, I don't think it's necessary either. I often go a while before I realize I need it and enable. Maybe it's best left out, or mentioned as an aside but not a headline step.

Yeah I think that's a good idea. We can have it as an aside or something in the end. Your call.