We are creating a series of YouTube videos under the “edu-“ label to guide users through the migration from ArcoLinux to Arch Linux. These tutorials aim to make the transition process smoother by explaining each step clearly and providing practical examples. Whether you’re switching to gain more control or to learn vanilla Arch, our edu- videos are here to support your journey.

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15 What is our end result with Carli 5

15 What is our end result with Carli 5

Feb 16, 2020 | carli5

We install plasma in Spanish We first check if all githubs have been pushed to the net. Then we build the iso again and we explain the important elements of Calamares during the installation of Carli. We boot up and we tweak some settings and venture to install some...
14 Creating the carli-calamares-configuration – initcpio

14 Creating the carli-calamares-configuration – initcpio

Feb 16, 2020 | carli5

The module initcpio is pointing to a linux312. That kernel does not exist at all on Arch Linux. Read on the Arch Wiki to know more about mkinitcpio. We need to add the initcpio.config to the carli-calamares-config and we change the name from  linux312 to linux. The...
13 Fixing the carli-calamares-config

13 Fixing the carli-calamares-config

Feb 16, 2020 | carli5

The mistake was putting our unpackfs.conf inside a folder in the modules folder. All .conf files need to be under the /etc/calamares/modules folder We see me changing the package, putting it on github, change the pkgbuild, building the package and putting in online in...
11 Testing out the new Calamares config in VirtualBox

11 Testing out the new Calamares config in VirtualBox

Feb 16, 2020 | carli5

After creating our carli-calamares-config we want to see what this config will do to our live system. First we use meld to compare Carli 4 with Carli 5 to quickly see what we have done until now. We build a new Carli. Calamares will not boot up by default. If you want...
10 Creating a pkgbuild for Calamares config

10 Creating a pkgbuild for Calamares config

Feb 16, 2020 | carli5

We created a branding for our Calamares. We want to see how it looks right now. First we need to commit our config to the github. Then we create a PKGBUILD for carli-calamares-config. We use one of the pkgbuilds from ArcoLinux to get some kind of start. We will change...