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Re: Artix won't install on EXT4, BTRFS & F2FS

Reply #30 –
When I enable world-testing before updating world, I get this:
https://pastebin.com/4Df8PreH

I am currently trying to install it with just [world] & if it fails again I'll enable [world-testing] & see what happens.
 

Re: Artix won't install on EXT4, BTRFS & F2FS

Reply #31 –
The error is seen as packages not found.
After adding world-testing did you run "sudo pacman -Syy" to populate the new repo to the database?
Also please post your /etc/pacman.conf to make sure you have amended it correctly.

Re: Artix won't install on EXT4, BTRFS & F2FS

Reply #32 –
Quote from: robin0800 – on
The error is seen as packages not found.
After adding world-testing did you run "sudo pacman -Syy" to populate the new repo to the database?
Also please post your /etc/pacman.conf to make sure you have amended it correctly.

Yes I did that, I did sudo pacman -Syyu too to make sure the packages all upgraded just to see if that makes a difference
I did the pacman-key --repopulate commands too.

https://pastebin.com/mHd5TY0s

and here is the pacman.conf file

https://pastebin.com/g72S8iEv

Re: Artix won't install on EXT4, BTRFS & F2FS

Reply #33 –
Don't delete the [world] repo. When I said `enable [world-testing]` just create the [world-testing] repo above [world]. Testing repo aren't behave like manjaro as in stable, testing, and unstable. They behave like arch whos packages are purged in testing (meaning not exist anymore) upon pushed into stable. So you must enable [world-testing] alongside [world] (applies to @dbvu0 as well )

Code: [Select]
[world-testing]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

[world]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

If I can hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate!

Re: Artix won't install on EXT4, BTRFS & F2FS

Reply #34 –
Quote from: thefallenrat – on
Don't delete the [world] repo. When I said `enable [world-testing]` just create the [world-testing] repo above [world]. Testing repo aren't behave like manjaro in stable, testing, and unstable. They behave like arch who packages are purged in testing (meaning not exist anymore) upon pushed into stable. So you must enable [world] alongside [world-testing] (applies to @dbvu0 tooo )

Code: [Select]
[world-testing]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

[world]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist


Ohhh, ok. I've never changed repositories on Manjaro or Arch Linux. I only ever used Arch for a short time before deciding to switch to Manjaro, then to Artix. Thank you thefallenrat, I will attempt this again... Now I'm getting the same error on different lines, making a pastebin right now.

Re: Artix won't install on EXT4, BTRFS & F2FS

Reply #35 –
https://pastebin.com/LqWT412y

I really hope with the next ISO you guys make that it will work better than this... I feel like these kinds of issues really hurt the Artix user-base because many people just give up on trying to solve errors like this.

I think I'm gonna try to install Arch OpenRC then convert it to Artix, wish me luck lol.

Re: Artix won't install on EXT4, BTRFS & F2FS

Reply #36 –
how do you set up your partitions?

Please try to do it simple
If I can hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate!

Re: Artix won't install on EXT4, BTRFS & F2FS

Reply #37 –
Quote from: thefallenrat – on
how do you set up your partitions?

Please try to do it simple

I make a UEFI FAT32 drive /boot/efi, a / drive, and a SWAP. I was able to install Artix alongside Win10 on my UEFI desktop no problem by doing it like this, minus making a /boot/efi drive because one already existed, so it just had to be mounted at /boot/efi.
I've got Manjaro running on it - I'm currently SSH'ed into it working on converting it from Manjaro to Artix... And the error 7of9 was getting about the corrupted package, I got that but I was able to solve it fairly easy by downloading the package off of sourceforge in Artix's repos.. one google search

https://cytranet.dl.sourceforge.net/project/artix-linux/repos/system/os/x86_64/artix-keyring-20170805-1-any.pkg.tar.xz

Edit: Second try now & I've ended up with a kernel panic upon reboot, looks like I can't go from Manjaro OpenRC to Artix...
Any other possible solutions to make Artix install?

Re: Artix won't install on EXT4, BTRFS & F2FS

Reply #38 –
Have you tried doing acli install? That guide might be a little dated, but it shouldn't be too different. With all the issues with the Calamares installer, I feel like Artix devs should recommend/encourage installing via cli. I mean this is an Arch fork; it's not like we're trying to be user friendly or anything.

Re: Artix won't install on EXT4, BTRFS & F2FS

Reply #39 –
Quote from: Dudemanguy – on
Have you tried doing acli install? That guide might be a little dated, but it shouldn't be too different. With all the issues with the Calamares installer, I feel like Artix devs should recommend/encourage installing via cli. I mean this is an Arch fork; it's not like we're trying to be user friendly or anything.

The sad part is that it was advertised as a Manjaro-OpenRc-xfce continuation, not fork.
So this arch-user-friendly culture may be totally unknown to some of us.
Manjaro may be a user-friendly arch-fork, but that is all it was.

Re: Artix won't install on EXT4, BTRFS & F2FS

Reply #40 –
Quote from: fungalnet – on
The sad part is that it was advertised as a Manjaro-OpenRc-xfce continuation, not fork.
So this arch-user-friendly culture may be totally unknown to some of us.
Manjaro may be a user-friendly arch-fork, but that is all it was.
Look this getting totally off topic
But for your information Manjaro OpenRC was never a supported project, I was a community spin  and the brain child of artoo and auditita never can get the name right, nothing more artoo did virtualy everything on the project by himself.
The net installer is the same one that artoo worked for Manjaro, Artix is not a Manjaro fork its  Arch Linux openRC or Arch without systemd.
artoo is a great developer and Artix is just newborn it needs time to settle down and patience from users with problems  remember not all users have problems and like its big brother needs intermediate users to test and give proper support to the project,
That means a proper description of the problem, system info as much as is needed you can get all the info you need in a terminal I'm not going to tell you read it its in the Arch wiki in fact virtually every distro wiki gives the information  needed 

Re: Artix won't install on EXT4, BTRFS & F2FS

Reply #41 –
@mandog
You may have missed the other topic today but for you to be told to switch to arch-testing to get a missing dependency may be trivial.  To people who had never used arch it is not.  For a distribution that was called an easy switch from manjaro-openrc a few lines of detailed instruction is not too much to ask.

If I have respect for artix it is for a team called artix.  I couldn't care less who is in and who is out of it.   Developers can be distribution hoppers just like users are.

If you look up #33 this is the same person who seemed most helpful to me while trying to get accustomed with Manjaro.
Am I stepping off topic?  Ever since the new installer came out all I see is people being frustrated to make it work.
What you say about arch and systemd is true, I now realize this.  What I had not realized is how much of arch experience is required before you get to artix.  This should have been a warning ever since the DIY switch manjaro to artix was published.


PS  I have asked to be deleted from the moderators list since yesterday, and it is pissing me off that my wish is not respected.  Privileges and responsibilities under some title should be shared both ways.  It seems that here we have yet another example of an alternative definition of things.  It must be an arch thing.  I refuse to be a moderator under this conditions.

Re: Artix won't install on EXT4, BTRFS & F2FS

Reply #42 –
@fungalnet
I don't like inserting myself into forum drama, but I feel that you are being unreasonable. I realize that as someone who migrated from Arch-Openrc; I have a different perspective than someone who came from Manjaro. However, the core of this project has always been Arch without systemd. That is not a trivial thing and the audience that cares about init systems can reasonably be expected to be more "advanced" linux users than the norm. I feel like any blame for having incorrect expectations should really be directed at the Manjaro folks more than anyone else.

Re: Artix won't install on EXT4, BTRFS & F2FS

Reply #43 –
Quote from: fungalnet – on
I have asked to be deleted from the moderators list since yesterday, and it is pissing me off that my wish is not respected.  Privileges and responsibilities under some title should be shared both ways.  It seems that here we have yet another example of an alternative definition of things.  It must be an arch thing.  I refuse to be a moderator under this conditions.

I'm reluctant to lose a good team member, however I cannot force anyone against their will.

The "Artix philosophy OP" deteriorated into political and religious analogies and all posts about politics and religion are bound to offend people with different opinions and that was why I asked all of you to stop.

Eventually, one post went way out of line and it just so happened to be yours. You shouldn't get angry for being told that the line was crossed and start posting sarcastic messages, because you made a lot bigger a deal than it initially was. Κρίμα.

Re: Artix won't install on EXT4, BTRFS & F2FS

Reply #44 –
IMPORTANT! Due to the fact that, as reported from Artoo, the support of the graphical DE (Desktop Environment) is not completed in Artix, because it require a lot of time and a lot of resources, the better way that I find to install almost all the DE, is to start with the LXQT installation and, when completed, to reboot in LXQT and to install the preferred DE. Below you'll find the steps that I managed to install KDE/Plasma.

Not all the problems has been solved, to remove systemd is not a trivial goal, but with few efforts I was able to install BIOS and EFI notebook.

Finally I was able to install KDE/Plasma with btrfs and LUKS, starting from a scratch situation and not with a conversion.

A) Boot the live iso

A1) Open the terminal and update the repos: sudo pacman -Syy
You don't need to upgrade the ISO program so, don't do it.

A2) Verify that you have the right mirrors pointing to the right repos:  sudo nano /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
This must be the content of the mirrorlist file:
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##
## Artix Linux repository mirrorlist
## Generated on 2017-10-21
##

# Artix mirrors

Server = http://mirror1.artixlinux.org/repos/$repo/os/$arch
Server = http://artix.wheaton.edu/repos/$repo/os/$arch/
Server = http://mirror.strits.dk/artix-linux/repos/$repo/os/$arch
Server = https://mirrors.dotsrc.org/artix-linux/repos/$repo/os/$arch
Server = https://www.uex.dk/public/artix/$repo/os/$arch

A3) launch calamares from the terminal with the command: sudo calamares -d
With this command you'll be able to see, inside the terminal, the calamares messages and, if needed, to cut and paste them for a help.
HINT: due to the fact that the terminal buffer is limited to 1.000 lines, growth it to 10.000 so you'll be sure not to loose any message.

A4) go ahead with the installation using ght calamares gui. Obviously if you have to install an EFI PC you must define a FAT32 boot partition, you find it between the choice list, and to set the correct flags.
HINT: ok, I'm and ancient user, but if the BIOS of the PC permit me to do it, I prefer to remove the EFI support and I to use the old BIOS approach...

A5) When the installation is completed you can reboot and to login in LXQT

B) Install PLASMA: preparation

B1) Install the libsystemd-dummy library, otherwise the call to the libsystemd.so (NOT used from Artix) generate an error pushing you back to the login  screen:sudo pacman -S libsystemd-dummy

B2) Now, before to proceed I added the system-testing and the world-testing repos in pacman.conf: sudo nano /etc/pacman.conf
This is my pacman.conf (I activated also the lib32 and the multilib repos)
Code: [Select]
# The testing repositories are disabled by default. To enable, uncomment the
# repo name header and Include lines. You can add preferred servers immediately
# after the header, and they will be used before the default mirrors.

[system-testing]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

[system]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

[world-testing]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

[world]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

#[galaxy-testing]
#Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

[galaxy]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

# If you want to run 32 bit applications on your x86_64 system,
# enable the multilib repositories as required here.

#[lib32-testing]
#Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

[lib32]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

# An example of a custom package repository.  See the pacman manpage for
# tips on creating your own repositories.
#[custom]
#SigLevel = Optional TrustAll
#Server = file:///home/custompkgs

[extra]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist-arch

[community]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist-arch

#[multilib-testing]
#Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist-arch

[multilib]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist-arch

B3) when done upgrade the repos: sudo pacman -Syy

B4) update the keys DB. Sometime appear a key error or corrupted file about the buildbot Artix digital sign. To avoid the problem you can tell at your Artix to accept the key. The commands are:
Code: [Select]
1) open the terminal
2) [b]sudo pacman-key --edit-key 0A3EB6BB142C56653300420C1247D995F165BBAC[/b]
3) appear the command line: [b]gpg> [/b]
4) digit the [b]trust[/b] command
5) Enter
6) Select the option [b]5) trust ultimately [/b] (digit the 5)
7) confirm your decision
7) exit using the [b]quit[/b] command

when done launch:
sudo pacman-key --populate archlinux artix
sudo pacman-key --refresh-key

C) Install the Plasma DE.

* sudo pacman -S plasma
                        or
* sudo pacman -S plasma-met

* install the graphical login: sudo plasma -S sddm-kcm to configure KDE with SDDM

C2) to complete the installation, install the kde applications that you prefer. You can start with:
* sudo pacman -S kdebase
* sudo pacman -S kdeadmin
or if you want a more complete set of the KDE applications
* sudo pacman -S kde-applications

C3) Your KDE/Plasma Environment has been installed. Reboot and enjoy, without systemd ;)


That's all, by now. I'll update this little tutorial step by step, while repeating the installation step by step.
If I did some errors, please, tell me. I tried to be more clear as possible, but the perfection is not of this world.