Installation Guide
Installation
Select the mirrors
Every Linux distribution requires a list of mirrors to download packages from. On the live Axis Linux system, it is automatically generated after connecting to the internet. Mirror servers are defined in /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist.
You can check the current list and edit it to your liking. Mirrors at the top of the file have the highest priority.
The mirrorlist will be later copied to the new system with pacstrap.
Install essential packages
Use the pacstrap script to install the base package, Linux kernel and firmware for common hardware:
pacstrap /mnt base linux linux-firmware
Warning
The command above will only install the absolute minimum packages to get the system working.
This is a good time to install other specific drivers (for example network and video drivers) or utilities and tools to set up the system easier later.
Use the following command to install a set of recommended packages to the new root:
pacstrap /mnt base linux linux-firmware dhcpcd nano vim man-db man-pages texinfo
You can also install a different kernel than linux. For example, on older devices you can install linux-lts (Linux Long Time Support kernel).
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