Sub32

Summary

sub32 is a set of scripts available in the AUR which help you to create and manage a i686 chroot.

Setup

After you installed the sub32 package, you need to set up your chroot. This can be done by sub32-init.

sub32-init [mirror]

Mirror can be any mirror, by default ftp.archlinux.org is used. Reminder that you need to escape it, e.g.

ftp://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/i686

turns into

ftp://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/linux/archlinux/\$repo/os/i686

After sub32-init completed successfully, you need to start the sub32 "daemon"(well, it isn't a real daemon) by issuing:

/etc/rc.d/sub32 start

You can start it automatically by adding "sub32" to your daemons list in /etc/rc.conf. After everything is done, you may want to configure your chroot like your normal system. You may also want to mount your home to /chroot32(e.g. mount -o bind /home /chroot32/home).

Usage

Sub32 uses "profiles", scripts that are located in ~/.sub32. By default, only one profile is available called "shell". Execute it using

sub32 shell

Profiles are just shell scripts, so you can write your own and place them into ~/.sub32.