Em outubro 7, 2019 1:02 Marc Ranolfi via arch-general escreveu:
The `base` group has been replaced by a metapackage of the same name, we advise users to install this package (`pacman -Syu base`), as it is effectively mandatory from now on.
Please, was this discussed somewhere? I want to know the details, and gather what is needed to update the 'Installation guide' article in the wiki. In particular, I want to understand why essential packages for new installations, such as the kernel and a text editor, are not included (actually I see the kernel is an optional dependency).
Yes, this was discussed over the years in several threads. The most recent being [0]. Lacking a kernel is mainly for container based environments. And some superfluous packages were also removed from the group, like an editor. The necessary changes to the installation guide were already made [1]. Regards, Giancarlo Razzolini https://lists.archlinux.org/pipermail/arch-dev-public/2019-January/029435.ht... https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Installation_guide#Install_the_base_pac...