Right. Thanks guys. Marc On Mon, Oct 7, 2019 at 1:22 AM Giancarlo Razzolini via arch-general < arch-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Em outubro 7, 2019 1:02 Marc Ranolfi via arch-general escreveu: > >> The `base` group has been replaced by a metapackage of the same name, we > > advise users to install this package (`pacman -Syu base`), as it is > > effectively mandatory from now on. > > > > Please, was this discussed somewhere? I want to know the details, and > > gather what is needed to update the 'Installation guide' article in the > > wiki. In particular, I want to understand why essential packages for new > > installations, such as the kernel and a text editor, are not included > > (actually I see the kernel is an optional dependency). > > > > > > Yes, this was discussed over the years in several threads. The most recent > being [0]. > > Lacking a kernel is mainly for container based environments. And some > superfluous > packages were also removed from the group, like an editor. > > The necessary changes to the installation guide were already made [1]. > > Regards, > Giancarlo Razzolini > > > https://lists.archlinux.org/pipermail/arch-dev-public/2019-January/029435.html > > https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Installation_guide#Install_the_base_packages
