From 5f5077b683aaa7960516104a01a164be2ef30308 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: fdupoux Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2020 20:19:51 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Updated comments regarding the use of pacman (#150) --- airootfs/usr/share/sysrescue/index.md | 14 +++++++++----- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/airootfs/usr/share/sysrescue/index.md b/airootfs/usr/share/sysrescue/index.md index 97f64de..1154f00 100644 --- a/airootfs/usr/share/sysrescue/index.md +++ b/airootfs/usr/share/sysrescue/index.md @@ -6,8 +6,12 @@ use the **man** command in a terminal to get more details about these programs. ## Packages As SystemRescue is based on ArchLinux you can use the **pacman** command to -install additional packages. The most common command is **pacman -Sy package** -if you want to install new packages. +install additional packages using a command such as **pacman -Syu package**. +Keep in mind it may require a lot of space in the writable layer (stored in +memory by default) to download and install these packages. So it can fail if too +many packages are required. It is recommended to use a very recent SystemRescue +version in order to minimize the number of packages which need to be updated or +installed if you plan to install packages at run time. ## Storage and disk partitioning @@ -28,11 +32,11 @@ tables from the terminal available on the block storage. You normally need this command after you have extended the disk of a virtual machine and need to make the additional space usable. -* The **lvm** package provide all tools required to access linux logical volumes +* The **lvm** package provide all tools required to access Linux logical volumes ## Network tools -* You can configure the network (ethernet or wifi) very easily using the +* You can configure the network (Ethernet or wifi) very easily using the **Network-Manager** icon located next to the clock at the bottom of the screen. * You can also configure the network using traditional Linux commands from a terminal. The following commands are available: **nmcli**, **ifconfig**, **ip**, @@ -162,7 +166,7 @@ filesystems. * You can use **bash** for running scripts as well as **Perl**, **Python** and **Ruby** dynamic languages which are all available. -## Miscellanous +## Miscellaneous * **flashrom** is an utility for reading, writing, erasing and verifying flash ROM chips * **nvme** is a tool for manipulating NVM-Express disks.