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+ can also detect LVM volumes (when configured to do so)</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>Does not require an <em>Arch Linux</em> system to build it, any modern + <em>GNU/Linux</em> system should suffice</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>Can be used to install an already configured <em>Arch Linux</em> to hard disk - +you can test, configure and reconfigure, and even update, before you install</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>Uses standard udev-based hardware detection</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>Based on squashfs, aufs, initramfs (using standard <em>Arch</em> + mkinitcpio)</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>On a writeable medium (e.g. USB-stick) it is possible to support transparent + data persistence between boots - also package updates (including the kernel) are + possible</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>Easy copying between media, e.g. USB-stick -- CD/DVD</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>Full graphical system possible, e.g. with KDE, OpenOffice, GIMP, ... . + Example profiles build xfce based systems</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>Using ssh it's possible to run this CD/USB-stick on a system without + monitor/keyboard - remote installation and rescue is also possible</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>Optional use of existing swap partition ('swap' boot parameter)</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>Simple text configuration files</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>Extensive documentation</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p><em>larch</em> can itself be run from a <em>live</em> medium, allowing easy + 'larchification' of existing installations</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>The basic functions are provided by command-line scripts (written in python), + but a convenient GUI is also provided (using pyqt)</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>i18n-ready (using <em>gettext</em>)</p> + </li> + +</ul> + +</div> + + + <div class="topref"><a href="#top">Top</a></div> + </div> + <!-- begin: #footer --> + <div id="footer"> + <div id="footer-content" role="contentinfo">© 2010 Michael Towers<br /> + Page layout assisted by <a href="http://www.yaml.de/">YAML</a> and + <a href="http://www.kuwata-lab.com/tenjin/">pyTenjin</a> + </div> + </div> + <!-- end: #footer --> + </div> + <!-- end: #col1 --> + <div id="bottom"><div id="bl"><div id="bm"></div></div></div> + </div> +</div> +<!-- full skiplink functionality in webkit browsers --> +<script src="css/yaml/core/js/webkit-focusfix.js" type="text/javascript"></script> +</body> +</html> |