UTM Arch is Broken

[YusufOruu]

Hello,

I am installing Arch Linux ARM from this page:

https://mac.getutm.app/gallery/archlinux-arm

I like it because it is lightweight and uses very little storage.

However, I am having a strange issue. For example, when I try to install something using:

sudo pacman -S cmatrix

I get various errors. I tried changing the mirror list using nano, and after editing it, the package installs successfully.

The problem is that after installing one package, if I try to install another package, I start getting errors such as:

pacman: command not found

Even when I try to open a file with nano, I get:

nano: command not found

After a while, it seems like many commands disappear. Even sudo, remove, and other basic commands stop working. In short, almost nothing works anymore.

Have you experienced this issue before? If you have a stable Arch Linux ARM image for UTM that you have personally used and tested, I would appreciate it if you could share it with me.

Best regards,

YusufOruu

[keta1]

I tried installing this Arch Linux ARM image for the first time today, and it worked successfully for me.

If pacman is already missing in your current VM, I would probably start over with a fresh VM rather than trying to repair that installation. This may have been caused by a temporary Arch Linux ARM mirror or package database sync issue, rather than UTM itself.

After creating a clean VM, it may be worth running a full system update before installing additional packages.