How to Chroot on Solus GNU/Linux
Hi! The Tutorial Shows in Easy Steps How to Properly Chroot Solus GNU/Linux Systems with Network Enabled.
Hence, Chrooting consist in Changing the root Directory to a Different Partition from the Boot System.
And Chroot is also defined as the Operation that Changes the Apparent root Directory for the Current Running Process and their Children.
Especially relevant: the Chroot is usually achieved Starting up the System with a Live OS Media.
As a Result you’ll be able to Operate on the New Root Device pretty like a regularly Started System with Networking.
1. Unmounting Target
Then Find Out the New Root Target Drive
First, Login as SuperUser to make easier the Commands execution:sudo su
Or:su -
Then look into the List of the Mounted devices with:df -h
If you can Not to Find it then try Visually with GParted:
gparted
Possibly Unmount it with:
umount /dev/sd[XN]
Just Replace [XN] with the actual Device’s Identifier.How to QuickStart with Command Line on Solus Linux
2. Mounting Root
Mount the New Root Target Device
Firt make a New Directory by:mkdir /mnt/newroot
And then to Mount:mount /dev/sd[XN] /mnt/newroot
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