Base System

Installation steps 6-9: Verify media, extract the system, generate fstab, and enter chroot. See Installation for an overview.

6. Verify Installation Media

The live ISO is already mounted. Verify the EROFS image is accessible:

Check for EROFS image

ls -la /media/cdrom/live/filesystem.erofs

7. Extract Base System

Use recstrap to extract the EROFS image to your mounted root:

Extract system to /mnt

recstrap /mnt

This extracts the complete system: kernel, systemd, coreutils, networking, and the recipe package manager.

Verify extraction succeeded

ls /mnt/bin /mnt/usr /mnt/etc

8. Generate fstab

Use recfstab (like Arch's genfstab) to automatically detect mounted filesystems and generate fstab entries:

Generate fstab from current mounts

recfstab /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab

Verify the generated fstab

cat /mnt/etc/fstab

You should see entries for / (ext4) and /boot (vfat) with UUIDs.

9. Enter the New System

Use recchroot (like Arch's arch-chroot) to enter the new system. It automatically sets up bind mounts for /dev, /proc, /sys, /run, and EFI variables:

Enter the installed system

recchroot /mnt

You are now inside the new system. Continue to Configuration (steps 10-14).