Add Arch Linux Container

Last Update: 2023-10-17

Prerequisites

Enable the Linux subsystem.
Ensure a stable internet connection.

Creating the Container

Press Control + Alt + T to open the Crosh terminal.
Enter vsh termina to access Vsh Termina.
Execute the following command to create an Arch container:
Terminal window
```
lxc launch images:archlinux/current archlinux
```
After installation, enter the following command to access the container:
Terminal window
```
lxc exec archlinux -- bash
```

Configuring the Container

Type passwd to set the root password.

Install necessary packages:

yes y | pacman -Syu base-devel git gtk3 openssh xdg-utils xkeyboard-config base-devel git curl make neovim wl-clipboard fish base-devel fakeroot pacman-contrib wayland xorg-xwayland devtools dhclient neofetch sudo

Add a username and set a password:
Terminal window
```
sudo useradd -G wheel -m demo
sudo passwd demo
```
demo is the default username. Please replace it as needed.

To disable the sudo password, run:

sudo sed -i 's/^# \(%wheel ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL\)/\1/; s/^# \(%wheel ALL=(ALL:ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL\)/\1/' /etc/sudoers

Type exit to leave the arch container.
Re-enter the terminal using:
Terminal window
```
lxc exec archlinux su - demo
```

Install cros-container-guest-tools-git:

git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git
cd yay
yes y | makepkg -si

yay -S cros-container-guest-tools-git
exit

Adding ArchLinux in the Terminal

Open the Chromium browser and enter chrome://flags. Find and enable the #crostini-multi-container Flag.
In “Settings”, click on “Developers”, then “Manage Extra Containers”. Enter the container name and click “Create”.
Set the container name to archlinux and click “Create”.
Restart FydeOS.

Checking the Network

Check the network configuration by entering:
Terminal window
```
ip -4 a show dev eth0
```

If there’s no response, execute:

sudo dhcpcd eth0
sudo pacman -S dhclient
sudo systemctl disable systemd-networkd
sudo systemctl disable systemd-resolved
sudo unlink /etc/resolv.conf
sudo touch /etc/resolv.conf
sudo systemctl enable dhclient@eth0
sudo systemctl start dhclient@eth0

Optionally Replace the Default Penguin Container with Arch

Launch Crosh and enter:
Terminal window
```
vsh termina
```

Execute the following to replace the container:

lxc stop archlinux
lxc stop penguin
lxc rename penguin debian
lxc rename arch penguin
lxc stop --force archlinux