pacstrap

Arch Linux install script to install packages to the specified new root directory. More information: https://manned.org/pacstrap.8.

• Install the base package, Linux kernel and firmware for common hardware:

pacstrap path/to/new/root base linux linux-firmware

• Install the base package, Linux LTS kernel and base-devel build tools:

pacstrap path/to/new/root base base-devel linux-lts

• Install packages without copy the host’s mirrorlist to the target:

pacstrap -M path/to/new/root packages

• Use an alternate configuration file for Pacman:

pacstrap -C path/to/pacman.conf path/to/new/root packages

• Install packages using the package cache on the host instead of on the target:

pacstrap -c path/to/new/root packages

• Initialize an empty pacman keyring in the target without copying it from the host:

pacstrap -K path/to/new/root packages

• Install packages in interactive mode (prompts for confirmation):

pacstrap -i path/to/new/root packages

• Install packages using package files:

pacstrap -U path/to/new/root path/to/package1 path/to/package2