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Expand Up @@ -102,8 +102,11 @@ appropriate architecture and base packages, some of which are listed in the
storage medium](#custom-partition-layout) properly for the device.

If doing this from a computer with an incompatible archtecture (such as x86_64),
install the `qemu-user-static` and `binfmt-support` packages and enable the
`binfmt-support` service before installing.
install `binfmt-support`, enable the `binfmt-support` service, and install the
relevant QEMU user emulator (like `qemu-user-aarch64` for aarch64 or
`qemu-user-arm` for 32-bit ARM) before installing. If `binfmt-support` was
installed after the QEMU user emulator, use `xbps-reconfigure -f
qemu-user-<arch>` to enable the relevant binfmts.

## Configuration

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