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archiso
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The archiso project features scripts and configuration templates to build installation media (*.iso* images) for BIOS
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and UEFI based systems on the x86_64 architecture.
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Currently creating the images is only supported on Arch Linux.
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Requirements
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The following packages need to be installed to be able to create an image with the included scripts:
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* arch-install-scripts
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* dosfstools
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* e2fsprogs
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* libisoburn
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* squashfs-tools
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For running the images in a virtualized test environment the following packages are required:
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* edk2-ovmf
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* qemu
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For linting the shell scripts the following package is required:
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* shellcheck
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Profiles
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Archiso comes with two profiles: **baseline** and **releng**. While both can serve as starting points for creating
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custom live media, **releng** is used to create the monthly installation medium.
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They can be found below `configs/baseline/ <configs/baseline/>`_ and `configs/releng/ <configs/releng/>`_
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(respectively). Both profiles are defined by files to be placed into overlays (e.g. *airootfs* -> *the image's /*) and
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dynamic actions (i.e. *build.sh* scripts).
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Create images
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Usually the archiso tools are installed as a package. However, it is also possible to clone this repository and create
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images without installing archiso system-wide.
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As filesystems are created and various mount actions have to be done when creating an image, **root** is required to run
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the scripts.
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When archiso is installed system-wide and the modification of a profile is desired, it is necessary to copy it to a
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writeable location, as */usr/share/archiso* is tracked by the package manager and only writeable by root (changes will
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be lost on update).
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The examples below will assume an unmodified profile in a system location (unless noted otherwise).
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It is advised to check the help information of the **build.sh** scripts in the profiles:
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.. code:: bash
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/usr/share/archiso/configs/releng/build.sh --help
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Create images with packaged archiso
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.. code:: bash
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/usr/share/archiso/configs/releng/build.sh -w path/to/work_dir -o path/to/out_dir
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Create images with local clone
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Clone this repository and make sure to run with the local `mkarchiso <archiso/mkarchiso>`_ script in *PATH* (if it has
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been modified):
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.. code:: bash
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PATH="archiso:$PATH" ./configs/releng/build.sh -w path/to/work_dir -o path/to/out_dir
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Testing
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The convenience script **run_archiso** is provided to boot into the medium using qemu.
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It is advised to read its help information:
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.. code:: bash
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run_archiso -h
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Run the following to boot the iso using BIOS:
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.. code:: bash
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run_archiso -i path/to/an/arch.iso
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Run the following to boot the iso using UEFI:
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.. code:: bash
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run_archiso -i path/to/an/arch.iso -u
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The script can of course also be executed from this repository:
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.. code:: bash
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./scripts/run_archiso.sh -i path/to/an/arch.iso
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Installation
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To install archiso system-wide use the included **Makefile**:
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.. code:: bash
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make install
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Optionally install archiso's mkinitcpio hooks:
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.. code:: bash
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make install-initcpio
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License
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Archiso is licensed under the terms of the **GPL-3.0-or-later** (see `LICENSE <LICENSE>`_).
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