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<h1><big>larch</big>
&ndash;
a do-it-yourself live <em>Arch Linux</em> CD</h1>

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<h2>Table Of Contents</h2>

<p>This documentation covers <em>larch</em> version 5.3
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  <li><a href="larch_intro.html">Introduction</a><br /><br /></li>

  <li><a href="larch_features.html">Features</a><br /><br /></li>

  <li><a href="larch_quick.html">Quick Start</a><br /><br /></li>

  <li><a href="larch_overview.html"><em>larch</em> Overview</a>
    <ul>
      <li><a href="larch_overview.html#larch_installation">Installation
       of the <em>larch</em> build system</a></li>

      <li><a href="larch_overview.html#larch_using">Using
       the <em>larch</em> build system</a></li>

      <li><a href="larch_overview.html#running_mklarch">Quick <em>mklarch</em> overview</a></li>

      <li><a href="larch_overview.html#running_larchify">Quick <em>larchify</em> overview</a></li>

      <li><a href="larch_overview.html#Minimal_build_system_requirements">Minimal
build system requirements</a></li>

      <li><a href="larch_overview.html#pacman_conf">'pacman.conf' for building and live system use</a></li>

      <li><a href="larch_overview.html#Squashfs_and_Unionfs">squashfs and aufs</a></li>

      <li><a href="larch_overview.html#aufs">aufs as an alternative to unionfs</a></li>

      <li><a href="larch_overview.html#Partial_rebuilding">Partial rebuilding</a></li>

      <li><a href="larch_overview.html#Custom_packages">Custom packages</a></li>

      <li><a href="larch_overview.html#Generating_the_basepacks_list">Generating
the basepacks list</a></li>

      <li><a href="larch_overview.html#addedpacks">addedpacks</a></li>

      <li><a href="larch_overview.html#Installation">Installation
of the "pristine" system</a></li>

      <li><a href="larch_overview.html#existingSystem">Making a live CD from an
      existing Arch installation</a></li>
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  <li><a href="larch_profiles.html">Profiles</a>
    <ul>
      <li><a href="larch_profiles.html#xpack"><em>xpack</em> and non-root owned overlay files</a></li>
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  <li><a href="larch_live_system.html">Structure of a <em>larch</em> live CD</a>
    <ul>
      <li><a href="larch_live_system.html#Squashfs_and_Unionfs">squashfs and aufs</a></li>

      <li><a href="larch_live_system.html#initramfs">initramfs and mkinitcpio</a></li>

      <li><a href="larch_live_system.html#rc_files">/etc/inittab, /etc/rc.sysinit and /etc/rc.shutdown</a></li>
    </ul><br />
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  <li><a href="larch_fstab.html">/etc/fstab</a>
    <ul>
      <li><a href="larch_fstab.html#lvm">LVM</a></li>
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  <li><a href="larch_sessionsave.html">Session saving</a>
    <ul>
      <li><a href="larch_sessionsave.html#overlays">Overlay archives, overlay.ovl and mods.sqf</a></li>

      <li><a href="larch_sessionsave.html#var_files">Special places in /var</a></li>

      <li><a href="larch_sessionsave.html#upd_packages">Updating packages</a></li>

      <li><a href="larch_sessionsave.html#de-Act">Activating and deactivating the session-saving feature</a></li>

      <li><a href="larch_sessionsave.html#custom">Customizing the behaviour using scripts</a></li>
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  <li><a href="larch_ssh.html">ssh access</a>
    <ul>
      <li><a href="larch_ssh.html#ssh_x11">ssh and X11</a></li>
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  <li><a href="larch_running.html">Running the live system</a>
    <ul>
      <li><a href="larch_running.html#bootparm">Boot parameters</a></li>

      <li><a href="larch_running.html#config">Configuration</a></li>

      <li><a href="larch_running.html#install">Installation to hard disk</a></li>
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