[arch-general] things specific to Arch?
Hello everyone, New member here and new Arch user having come over from arch-based Manjaro. I admit i installed with Architect and am thankful for it as i don't know that i would have been able to do so without it. So far my experience has been a good one, but i know i have much to learn. One thing that puzzles me is with every other linux i've used i formatted a usb flash drive with the command sudo mkdosfs -n xxxx -I /dev/sdx where x's are specific to file names and disk drives. This does not work in my Arch (the development version and lxqt. Is there a different way specific to Arch, or something i need to download to get this function? Also, usually when i first install a linux there are updates, sometimes tons of them. When i use pacman -Syu it says there is nothing to update. Is this common/ correct? I appreciate Arch for its up to date repository, among many other things. There are just a few things i need to know in order to use it better. Good to be a part of the real deal. Many thanks for your time! peace -bill
Hey,
On 16 April 2016 at 22:22, bill .
Hello everyone,
New member here and new Arch user having come over from arch-based Manjaro. I admit i installed with Architect and am thankful for it as i don't know that i would have been able to do so without it. So far my experience has been a good one, but i know i have much to learn.
Welcome to Arch. Always nice to see new faces. One thing that puzzles me is with every other linux i've used i formatted a
usb flash drive with the command sudo mkdosfs -n xxxx -I /dev/sdx where x's are specific to file names and disk drives. This does not work in my Arch (the development version and lxqt. Is there a different way specific to Arch, or something i need to download to get this function?
mkdosfs in part of the dosfstools package. In general, if you're looking for a specific tool (or other file) you can search the repositories for it using pkgfile. You first have to install pkgfile though, it's in the pkgfile package ;) Also, usually when i first install a linux there are updates, sometimes
tons of them. When i use pacman -Syu it says there is nothing to update. Is this common/ correct?
That is correct, arch installs by downloading the latest packages from a mirror, so you always install a fully up-to-date system. I must admit I don't know what Architect is, but I imagine this is still true. I appreciate Arch for its up to date repository, among many other things.
There are just a few things i need to know in order to use it better. Good to be a part of the real deal. Many thanks for your time!
peace
-bill
I hope this helps. Cheers, Maarten
On Sat, Apr 16, 2016 at 10:38:14PM +0200, Maarten de Vries wrote:
mkdosfs in part of the dosfstools package. In general, if you're looking for a specific tool (or other file) you can search the repositories for it using pkgfile. You first have to install pkgfile though, it's in the pkgfile package ;)
Hello, Since pacman 5.0 you even don't need to install pkgfile for it. You can just query the pacman database via: pacman -Fy (for updating the database) and then pacman -Fs mkdosfs I recommend allans blogpost for this new feature: http://allanmcrae.com/2016/01/pacman-5-0-released/ best regards chris
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bill .
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Christian Rebischke
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Maarten de Vries