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@@ -3,25 +3,36 @@ * an installation cd is in essence just an arch system, it just has the aif package installed. you can install aif on any system without problems. * install cd's from 2009.02 and up have aif on board, so probably you don't need to do anything at all. -* there is a "binary" package in extra, containing a recent release -* there are 2 source packages in AUR, one for each branch in git. ( see http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?K=aif ) -- aif-git: latest code from the git master (stable) branch: recommended! -- aif-experimental-git: latest development code. Code is tested here and if ok, merged into master. Use at own risk!! +There are 3 aif packages available: +> supported: + * aif (extra repo): "binary" package, containing latest stable release. this is used by default on the official arch media +> unsupported: there are 2 source packages in AUR, one for each branch in git. ( see http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?K=aif ) + * aif-git: latest code from the git master (stable) branch: recommended for power users. + * aif-experimental-git: latest development code. Code is tested here and if ok, merged into master. Use at own risk!! -So, assuming you want to upgrade the aif package on an installation cd, to say aif-experimental-git from AUR, you would: + + +So, if you want to upgrade the aif package on an installation cd.. + +> aif package from extra: + ---------------------- + * pacman -Sy aif + + + +> aif git package from AUR: (for example aif-experimental-git. aif-git is the same procedure) + ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1) Boot from the installcd 2) Open 2 shells, one as user root, one as regular user (arch) -3) Copy paste the code below. +3) Execute the code below. # root shell: -/arch/setup. # fake ftp install so it lets you run the network configure script - -Alternatively, if you have a recent version of AIF installed and it comes with the partial-network procedure, you can execute that to set up your network. +aif -p partial-configure-network # if you have a recent enough aif version installed that comes with this procedure. +/arch/setup. # alternatively, use the old installer. fake ftp install so it lets you run the network configure script, then exit the installer -# when network works, quit installer pacman -Sy git fakeroot # You need about 192MB ram for this! 128MB is not enough. # arch shell @@ -41,4 +52,4 @@ aif -p <procedurename> #you can skip networking. Notes: * For more info see README or aif -h. -* Since you configured the network before starting aif, you need to reconfigure it in aif if you want the 'auto-update rc.conf' functionality.
\ No newline at end of file +* Since you configured the network before starting aif, you need to reconfigure it in aif if you want the 'auto-update rc.conf' functionality. |