Custom Arch Boot-USB with preloaded package list

Hello guys!
The other day I was just thinking that it would be amazing to not having to reinstall each system (I have many PCs) from scratch and was wondering if I could make a bootable USB with a preloaded script to download and install the most common packages I always install. I guess I could do that by adding a script to the USB which would be in the root's "home" during USB-boot. But I'm just asking to see if there's a better way (if it would work at all)

This is a copy + paste from the Wiki:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Pa … d_packages
Backing up and retrieving a list of installed packages
It is good practice to keep periodic backups of all pacman-installed packages. In the event of a system crash which is unrecoverable by other means, pacman can then easily reinstall the very same packages onto a new installation.
■ First, backup the current list of non-local packages:
$ pacman -Qqen > pkglist.txt
■ Store the pkglist.txt on a USB key or other convenient medium or gist.github.com or Evernote, Dropbox, etc.
■ Copy the pkglist.txt file to the new installation, and navigate to the directory containing it.
■ Issue the following command to install from the backup list:
# pacman -S $(< pkglist.txt)
*** I have a note to use this so it doesn't reinstall packages that I already have.
# pacman -S --needed $(< pkglist.txt)
In the case you have a list which was not generated like mentioned above, there may be foreign packages in it (i.e. packages not belonging to any repos you have configured, or packages from the AUR).
In such a case, you may still want to install all available packages from that list:
# pacman -S --needed $(comm -12 <(pacman -Slq|sort) <(sort badpkdlist) )
Explanation:
■ pacman -Slq lists all available softwares, but the list is sorted by repository first, hence the sort command.
■ Sorted files are required in order to make the comm command work.
■ The -12 parameter display lines common to both entries.
■ The --needed switch is used to skip already installed packages.
You could edit the pkglist.txt to keep a list of packages that you know you what to have installed on each computer
Last edited by M177ER (2014-02-19 19:21:02)

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Sales figures such as annual sales and authorized deductions. This data is available in the system and only issued by this program.
Information on whether the customer is a net payer or a cash discount payer. This information is displayed in the field "Type".
The type of payer is determined by means of the payment volume:
A net payer is a customer who usually exhausts the payment term and does not take any cash discounts.
A cash discount payer is a customer who usually makes use of the cash discount deduction.
Days in arrears. The average days in arrears are determined as follows:
For each of the last five periods in which payments took place, the payment amount from each period is multiplied by the average days in arrears from each period. The results are added together and then divided by the total of the payments from the periods.
The days in arrears are thus weighted with the payment amount.
Last payment period. The period and the year (for example, 5 93) are displayed.
In addition to analyzing payment history, this program evaluates customer open items. It structures the items it selects using a time schedule that you can define as you like, and displays them according to business area.
The criteria you can choose for this analysis are as follows:
Aging schedule for open items by due date for net payment
Displayed next to "Net"
Calculation: Due date for net payment - key date
Due date forecast using the first cash discount days
Displayed next to "Dsc"
Calculation: Baseline date for payment + cash discount days 1 - key                                                                   date
Probability of payment based on the weighted incoming payments in the past
Displayed next to "Pay"
Calculation: Baseline date for pmnt + cash disc.days 1 + average days                                                            in arrears
Days overdue of items that are due
Displayed next to "Ovd"
Calculation: Key date - due date for net payment
Examples of the open item analysis
The item used in these examples contains the following data:
Document date   04/01/1992
Baseline date for payment   04/05/1992
Terms of payment   8 days 5% / 14 days 2% / 21 days net
Key date   04/15/1992
The due date for net payment of this item is determined as follows:
Baseline date for payment + net days
The sorted list for this item would appear as follows:
The (*) indicates in which column in the sorted list the item would appear for the different evaluations.
Due date for net payment
Due date for net payment - key date = number of days until the due                                        date for net payment
04/26                    - 04/15    = 11 days
Display in the list:
I    1    I    2    I     3    I     4     I    5    I    6    I -
I         I from 1 I from 11 I from 21 I from 31 I from 41 I I to 0   I to   10 I to   20 I to   30 I to   40 I         I -
Explanation of column 1:
Items displayed here are overdue.
Explanation of column 6:
Items displayed here are due in 41 days or more.
Cash discount 1 due date
Baseline date for payment + cash discount days-1 - key date
04/05                     + 8                    - 04/15    = -2 days
Display in the list:
I    1    I    2    I     3    I     4     I    5    I    6    I -
I         I from 1 I from 11 I from 21 I from 31 I from 41 I I to 0   I to   10 I to   20 I to   30 I to   40 I         I -
Explanation of column 1:
Items displayed here are overdue for the first cash discount.
Explanation of column 6:
Items displayed here are due in 41 or more days for the first cash discount.
Forecast of incoming payments
Baseline date for payt + cash disc.days 1 - key date + days in                                                          arrears
04/05                  + 8                - 04/15    + 25    = 23 days
Display in the list
I    1    I    2    I     3    I     4     I    5    I    6    I -
I         I from 1 I from 11 I from 21 I from 31 I from 41 I I to 0   I to   10 I to   20 I to   30 I to   40 I         I -
Explanation of column 1:
Items displayed here are overdue as regards cash discount 1.
Explanation for column 6:
Items displayed here are due in 41 or more days for the first cash discount.
Days overdue
Key date - due date for net payment
04/15    - 04/26                  = -11 days
Display in the list:
I    1    I    2    I     3    I     4     I    5    I    6    I -
I         I from 1 I from 11 I from 21 I from 31 I from 41 I I to 0   I to   10 I to   20 I to   30 I to   40 I         I -
Explanation of column 1:
Items displayed in this column are open but not yet due.
Explanation of column 6:
Items displayed here have been overdue for 41 or more days.
Note
The analysis types "Net", "Dsc", "Pay" are a future time frame for forecasting incoming payments. "Ovd" is the time frame for the past for analyzing overdue items.
To estimate the probability of incoming payments, you should always request a sorted list by due date, cash discount days 1, and incoming payments forecast. Normally, the cash discount days 1 due date shows the earliest incoming payment, the latest due date and for the forecast of incoming payments the probable time of the incoming payment.

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