Install Orb on Arch Linux

These instructions are for installing Orb on Arch Linux.

Add Orb Forge's GPG key

curl -q https://pkgs.orb.net/stable/rpm/key.gpg | pacman-key -a -
pacman-key --lsign-key AC24C3F82F82BADB6868AE99C1968008BFF84DF5

Add the Orb repository

To enable updates through pacman, add the following to your /etc/pacman.conf:

[orb]
Server = https://pkgs.orb.net/stable/arch/$arch

Update the package database

After adding the Orb repository, update your package database to ensure the changes take effect:

pacman -Sy

Install Orb

pacman -S orb

Enable Orb service

systemctl enable --now orb

Enable ephemeral mode (optional)

Info

Ephemeral mode prevents writes to disk by storing the Orb data in memory rather than in a local database. This is useful in applications where the file system is on a physical medium sensitive to continous writes (e.g. SD card, NAND flash).

echo 'ORB_EPHEMERAL_MODE=1' | sudo tee -a /etc/default/orb >/dev/null
sudo systemctl restart orb

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