i’m running manjaro-kde-21.1.6-minimal-211017-linux54.iso live, and i want to install vim into the live environment. While running an ubuntu live iso i can just call apt-get and it’s done. When i try # pacman -S vim i get warning: database file for 'core' does not exist (use '-Sy' to download) wa…

[image] gregrwm: [image] tuxmanjarino: pacman -Sy vim it installs, but doesn’t work. Actually it does work. With caveats. See [image] gregrwm: See Can pacman update just the pertinent packages?

Hi, welcome :slight_smile: Not reading the terminal output must be the latest trend I suppose because of that Linus-youtuber, or maybe it is the norm in Ubuntus so one can’t blame him? :laughing: :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye: You have 4 lines saying the same: database file does not exist -> use …

The databases doesn’t exist on the live iso. Running a command to download will fix it pacman -Syy And yes you can install a package in the live environment but it will be gone next time you boot thel live iso - and it will not be copied to an installed system.

[image] Manjaro XFCE 20.0.3 - Persistent USB - released Releases [image] There was always the demand of persistent USB-images. Since our manjaro-tools are not able to produce them, we looked for a different way. We found ALMA , which we modified to our needs. With it it is…

[image] tuxmanjarino: pacman -Sy vim it installs, but doesn’t work. See Can pacman update just the pertinent packages? [image] linux-aarhus: but it will be gone next time you boot thel live iso Manjaro XFCE 20.0.3 - Persistent USB - released There was always the demand of persist…

The live environment is ISO9660 filesystem and that is a readonly filesystem - really readonly as in CD readonly - no CDRW is possible (which also explains why you cannot use the excess space on the USB). Unless something changed drastically the past few weeks I am fairly certain the live environme…

You can install a package in the live environment - but you will not be able to persist the installed package nor any data. I have removed the solution mark - as nothing of what you are doing is possible with respect to the ISO9660 filesystem - it is by definition readonly. [image] gregrwm: m…

[image] linux-aarhus: I have removed the solution mark - as nothing of what you are doing is possible with respect to the ISO9660 filesystem - it is by definition readonly. Quite right, nothing gets installed into the iso. The big bennie of booting up a live environment is it’s a preserved s…

You may have a look at: [image] Manjaro XFCE 20.0.3 - Persistent USB - released Releases [image] There was always the demand of persistent USB-images. Since our manjaro-tools are not able to produce them, we looked for a different way. We found ALMA , which we modified to …

How may i install stuff into the live environment?

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