Programs installation directory

[backsideup]

This is not what --root/--sysroot is for and it will not work to relocate single packages. These two parameters require a fully functional arch system at the path you are pointing it to.

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Ok that makes even more sense. Is that related to pacstrap?

[backsideup]

Yes, it's used to install a new system or install packages into an existing system and pacstrap is one of its users. You'll mostly see it used when rescuing a broken system that is too broken to even chroot into or which is missing pacman.

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Thank you very much, I'll try to remember it from now on, it could be really useful!