Building ArcoLinux ArcoLinuxD or ArcoLinuxB where internet is not abundantly available

ArcoLinux builds in 9 minutes

ArcoLinuxD builds in 5 minutes

This video/article is for people

  • who do not have access to the internet at all times
  • who are on narrowband
  • who want to cut down on their downloadvolume when building
  • who want to build faster

You do need to download the packages once. That needs to be done at one time.

But then you can be smart about it.

Follow the tips in the video.

The rule of thumb is to clean out the /var/cache/pacman folder to avoid corrupted packages but … you decide.