gerrs.blogg.se - Arch linux virtualbox 64 bit guest not available

Link/ether 00:0c:29:98:d8:51 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ffġ: lo: mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default qlen 1000Ģ: ens33: mtu 1500 qdisc fq_codel state UP group default qlen 1000 Use the following commands to check interface status and IP addressing: ip linkġ: lo: mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000 If you get an error indicating that the directory does not exist, the system did not boot using UEFI, and you need to enable UEFI boot in VM settings. List contents of the efivars directory to verify boot mode is UEFI: ls /sys/firmware/efi/efivars Install steps Check system capabilities Verify boot mode Mount the ISO image in the optical drive, start the virtual machine, and boot into the live Arch Linux installation distro. Network adapter connected to a network that provides DHCP (NAT, or usually Bridged)Īside from the above, configure the virtual machine to your liking.Oracle VirtualBox: VM > Settings > System > Motherboard > Enable EFI (special OSes only).

VMware Workstation: VM > Settings > Options > Advanced > UEFI.

SCSI or SATA disk controller (VMware Paravirtual and LSI Logic were tested, as well as VirtualBox SATA).

20GB virtual disk (commands in this gist are geared toward this size).

Optical drive for mounting install media.

VMware Workstation: Other Linux 5.x or later kernel 64-bit ( other5xlinux-64).

There are a handful of VM settings that really matter for this gist: I'm going to trust that you have a good understanding of your hypervisor of choice for this bit =) See the Acquire an installation image and Verify Signature sections of the Arch Linux installation guide for instructions on how to retrieve and verify the current version of Arch Linux. Table of contents generated with markdown-toc Pre-install steps Download and verify Arch Linux mediaĭownload the current version of Arch Linux to a location on your filesystem.

Generate boot image and configure boot loader (GRUB).

Install packages and chroot into system.Arch Wiki: VMware/Install Arch Linux as a guest.I used the following references to learn how to install Arch Linux in a virtual machine: Install Arch Linux in a Virtual Machine Video tutorialĪ video is available that introduces Arch Linux and covers OS configuration steps if you would prefer that format:Īrch Linux: Base Install in Virtual Machine References