May 23, 2006  And the console just wrote: dnsdomainname: Unknown host on the screen istead of in the file. Also when I start gentoo I am called BaldurLaptop.unknowndomain the make.txt file is on w w w. Dk / make.txt.

Gentoo Forums:: View topic - 'Unknown host':in ::AuthorMessagebytesplitn00bJoined: 26 Jul 2002Posts: 3Posted: Fri Jul 26, 2002 6:00 am Post subject: 'Unknown host'I am in the process of installing Gentoo, at Stage 3. The installation instructions asked me to configure the network, and that is where I am stumped.

The other two boxes (all boxes are behind the LinkSys router) ping internally and externally fine, are able to access the Web. The Gentoo box only pings internally successfully, with the loopback address and to the other boxes on the network. Accessing the Internet with my?Gentoo box is a no-go.

Where might I look to get this fixed? Thank you.delta407BodhisattvaJoined: 23 Apr 2002Posts: 2876Location: Chicago, ILPosted: Fri Jul 26, 2002 6:09 am Post subject:Check your gateway address against the gateway that's specified on the other boxen. Can you ping IPs on the outside?

Ping 208.42.42.42, one of nameservers) If so, it's a DNS problem; check /etc/resolv.conf.I don't believe in witty sigs.bytesplitn00bJoined: 26 Jul 2002Posts: 3Posted: Fri Jul 26, 2002 6:23 am Post subject:when i stated that i couldn't ping outside the router, i meant that i couldn't ping any boxes (servers, whatever) outside (Internet) the router. Sorry i used the wrong terminologydelta407BodhisattvaJoined: 23 Apr 2002Posts: 2876Location: Chicago, ILPosted: Fri Jul 26, 2002 6:24 am Post subject:Right, but were you pinging by name or by IP?

That determines whether it's a routing problem or a DNS problem.I don't believe in witty sigs.bytesplitn00bJoined: 26 Jul 2002Posts: 3Posted: Fri Jul 26, 2002 7:17 am Post subject:i'm not able to ping IP's or URL's on the Internet.i appreciate the helpracBodhisattvaJoined: 30 May 2002Posts: 6553Location: JapaniforniaPosted: Fri Jul 26, 2002 7:54 am Post subject:Then it's a routing problem. Double-check that you specified the router as the gateway in your 'route' command.For every higher wall, there is a taller ladderDisplay posts from previous:All times are GMTPage 1 of 1Jump to:You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum.

Brief: This tutorial shows you how to install Arch Linux in easy to follow steps.is a general-purpose rolling release Linux distribution which is very popular among the enthusiasts and hardcore Linux users.The default installation covers only a minimal base system and expects the end user to configure the system by himself/herself.This is why installing Arch Linux is a challenge in itself but at the same time, it is a learning opportunity for intermediate Linux users.I am going to show you how to install Arch Linux. Please follow the steps carefully and read the instructions properly. How to install Arch Linux. Requirements for installing Arch Linux:– A x8664 (i.e.

64 bit) compatible machine– Minimum 512 MB of RAM (recommended 2 GB)– At least 2 GB of free disk space (recommended 20 GB for basic usage with a desktop environment)– An active internet connection– A USB drive with minimum 2 GB of storage capacity– Familiarity with Linux command lineOnce you have made sure that you have all the requirements, let’s proceed to install Arch Linux. Step 1: Download the Arch Linux ISOYou can download the ISO from the official website. Both direct download and torrent links are available. Using Etcher to create Arch Linux live USBAlternatively, if you are on Linux, you can use the to create a live USB.

Replace /path/to/archlinux.iso with the path where you have downloaded the ISO file, and /dev/sdx with your USB drive in the example below. You can get your drive information using command.

Dd bs=4M if=/path/to/archlinux.iso of=/dev/sdx status=progress && sync Step 3: Boot from the live USBDo note that in some cases, you may not be able to boot from live USB with secure boot enabled. If that’s the case with you, disable the secure boot first.Once you have created a live USB for Arch Linux, shut down your PC. Plugin your USB and boot your system. While booting keep pressing F2, F10 or F12 key (depending upon your system) to go into boot settings.In here, select to boot from USB or removable disk. Once you do that and the system boots, you should see an option like this. The default keyboard layout in the live session is US.

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While most English language keyboards will work just fine, the same cannot be true for French, German and other keyboards.If you face difficulty, you can list out all the supported keyboard layout: ls /usr/share/kbd/keymaps/./.map.gzAnd then change the layout to the an appropriate one using loadkeys command. For example, if you want German keyboard, this is what you’ll use: loadkeys de-latin1Next steps include partitioning disk, creating the filesystem and mounting it.Again, read all the instructions properly and follow each steps carefully. You miss one step or ignore something and you’ll have a difficult time installing Arch. Step 4: Partition the disksFor partitioning the disks, we’ll fdisk.Use this command to list all the disk and partitions on your system: fdisk -lYour hard disk should be labelled /dev/sda or /dev/nvme0n1. Please use the appropriate disk labeling for your system. I am using /dev/sda because that’s more common.First, select the disk you are going to format and partition: fdisk /dev/sdaI suggest that you delete any existing partitions on the disk using command d. Once you have the entire disk space free, it’s time to create new partitions with command n.

Some steps are different for UEFI and non-UEFI systems.You should verify if you have UEFI enabled system or not. Use this command: ls /sys/firmware/efi/efivarsIf this directory exists, you have a UEFI enabled system. You should follow the steps for UEFI system. The steps that differ are clearly mentioned. Create an ESP partition (For UEFI systems only)If you have a UEFI system, you must create an EFI partition at the beginning of your disk. Otherwise, skip this step.When you enter n, it will ask you to choose a disk number, enter 1. Stay with the default block size, when it asks for the partition size, enter +512M.

Change type of EFI System Partition Image Credit Create root partitionYou need to create root partition for both UEFI and legacy systems.The common partitioning practice was/is to create root, swap and home partitions separately. You may just create a single root partition and and home under the root directory itself.So, in this approach, we’ll have a single root partition, no swap, no home.While you are in the fdisk command, press n to create a new partition. It will automatically give it partition number 2. This time keep on pressing enter to allocate entire remaining disk space to the root partition.

Picture for representational purpose onlyWhen you are done with the disk partitioning, enter w command to write the changes to the disk and exit out of fdisk command. Step 4: Create filesystemNow that you have your disk partitions ready, it’s time to create filesystem on it.

Follow the steps for your system Creating filesystem for UEFI systemSo, you have two disk partitions and the first one is EFI type. Create a on it: mkfs.fat -F32 /dev/sda1Now create an Ext4 filesystem on the root partition: mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda2. For non-UEFI system, you only have one single root partition. So just make it ext4: mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda1 Step 5: Connect to WiFiYou can connect to WiFi interactively using this helpful utility called wifi-menu. Just enter this command and follow the steps: wifi-menuYou should be able to see the active connections and connect to them using the password. Once you are connected, check if you could use internet by using the ping command: ping google.comIf you get bytes in reply, you are connected.

Use Ctrl+C to stop the ping reply. Step 6: Select an appropriate mirrorThis is a big problem with installing Arch Linux.

If you just go on installing it, you might find that the downloads are way too slow. In some cases, it’s so slow that the download fails.It’s because the mirrorlist (located in /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist) has a huge number of mirrors but not in a good order.

The top mirror is chosen automatically and it may not always be a good choice.Thankfully, there is a fix for that. First sync the pacman repository so that you can download and install software: pacman -SyyNow, install reflector too that you can use to list the fresh and fast mirrors located in your country: pacman -S reflectorMake a backup of mirror list (just in case): cp /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist.bakNow, get the good mirror list with reflector and save it to mirrorlist. You can change the country from US to your own country. Reflector -c 'US' -f 12 -l 10 -n 12 -save /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlistAll good to go now. Step 7: Install Arch LinuxSince you have all the things ready, it’s time to finally install the Arch Linux.

You’ll be installing it on the root directory so mount it first.Do you remember the name of the root partition? Use it to mount it: mount /dev/sda2 /mntWith root mounted, it’s time to use the wonderful to install all the necessary packages: pacstrap /mnt base linux linux-firmware vim nanoIt will take some time to download and install these packages. If the downloads get interrupted, no need to panic.

You can run the above command once again and it resumed the download.I have added Vim and Nano text editor to the list because you’ll need to edit some files post installation. Step 8: Configure the installed Arch systemGenerate a to define how disk partitions, block devices or remote file systems are mounted into the filesystem. Genfstab -U /mnt /mnt/etc/fstabNow use and enter the mounted disk as root. Actually, now you are using the just installed Arch Linux system on the disk. You’ll have to do some configuration changes to the installed system so that you could run it properly when you boot from the disk.

Arch-chroot /mnt Setting TimezoneTo, you can use timedatectl command. First find your time zone: timedatectl list-timezonesAnd then set it up like this (replace Europe/Paris with your desired time zone): timedatectl set-timezone Europe/Paris Setting up LocaleThis is what sets the language, numbering, date and currency formats for your system.The file /etc/locale.gen contains all the local settings and system language in a commented format.Open the file using Vim or Nano editor and uncomment (remove the # from the start of the line) the language you prefer. I have used enGB.UTF-8 (English with Great Britain).Now generate the locale config in /etc directory file using the below commands one by one: locale-genecho LANG=enGB.UTF-8 /etc/locale.confexport LANG=enGB.UTF-8Both locale and timezone settings can be changed later on as well when you are using your Arch Linux system.

Network configurationCreate a /etc/hostname file and add the hostname entry to this file. Is basically the name of your computer on the network.In my case, I’ll set the hostname as myarch. You can choose whatever you want: echo myarch /etc/hostnameThe next part is to create the hosts file: touch /etc/hostsAnd edit this /etc/hosts file with Vim or Nano editor to add the following lines to it (replace myarch with hostname you chose earlier): 127.0.0.1localhost::1 localhost127.0.1.1myarch Set up root passwdYou should also set the password for the root account using the passwd command: passwd Step 9: Install Grub bootloaderThis is one of the crucial steps and it differs for UEFI and non-UEFI systems. Let me show it for the UEFI systems first.Make sure that you are still using arch-chroot. Install required packages: pacman -S grub efibootmgrCreate the directory where EFI partition will be mounted: mkdir /boot/efiNow, mount the ESP partition you had created mount /dev/sda1 /boot/efiInstall grub like this: grub-install -target=x8664-efi -bootloader-id=GRUB -efi-directory=/boot/efiOne last step: grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg. Install grub package first: pacman -S grubAnd then install grub like this (don’t put the disk number sda1, just the disk name sda): grub-install /dev/sdaLast step: grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg Step 10: Install a desktop environment (GNOME in this case)First step is to install X environment. Type the below command to install the Xorg as display server.

Pacman -S xorgNow, you can install GNOME desktop environment on Arch Linux using: pacman -S gnomeThe last step includes enabling the display manager GDM for Arch. I also suggest enabling Network Manager systemctl start gdm.servicesystemctl enable gdm.servicesystemctl enable NetworkManager.serviceNow exit from chroot using the exit command: exitAnd then shutdown your system shutdown nowDon’t forget to take out the live USB before powering on the system again. If everything goes well, you should see the Grub screen and then the GNOME login screen. Final Words on Arch Linux installationA similar approach has been demonstrated in this video (watch in full screen to see the commands) by It’s FOSS reader Gonzalo Tormo. You might have realized by now that installing Arch Linux is not as easy as.

However, with a little patience, you can surely accomplish it and then tell the world that you use Arch Linux.Arch Linux installation itself provides a great deal of learning. I recommend a few essential where you’ll find steps to install various other desktop environments and learn more about the OS. You can keep playing with it and see how powerful Arch is.Let us know in the comments if you face any difficulty while installing Arch Linux.