Installing missing packages from a live USB [Solved]

[Dede]

Hello!
I've booted MX 19.4 from a live USB. I can see the SSD of my computer, where some package is missing (wifi and network settings): can I download them from the live USB and install them on the SSD?

Thank you!

[Huckleberry Finn]

If I'm not wrong there's also an installed MX on SSD, right?

If yes: On live-session : Menu => "Chroot Rescue Scan" , hit Enter when it finds your MX..

It'll turn into a terminal with this prompt

chroot>

issue this:

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mx-packageinstaller

Using that gui you can install/remove as if you're on that installed MX..

Also (other than mx-packageinstaller) you can use commands directly, like apt update , apt install, apt remove, apt purge xxx

etc..

[Dede]

Thank you so much!!!
Everything is ok now!

[Huckleberry Finn]

You're welcome. Glad to hear that.

You can (and please) mark the thread like this:

[figueroa]

Burning issue is; how did wifi and network settings not get installed in the first place? What packages were missing? Is the problem repeatable?

[Dede]

I had two versions of the same library (I don't remember the name), and one of those caused me some problem... so I deleted it, but when I launched the command, it removed a lot of other files, libraries and programs too (i.e. Gimp, network-manager, etc.).

[Huckleberry Finn]

Just by the way, you could also see the last changes on either installed MX and on that chroot terminal with:

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apt-history

(Hoping you don't need again ) :)

[Dede]

Thanks again Huckleberry Finn, you saved me! :-)