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@@ -3,9 +3,22 @@ Just a bare bone automated [Arch](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_Linu Pre-built ISO's can be found here: https://hvornum.se/archiso/ +# Install a basic Arch Linux +In a live-cd environment, do: + + # wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Torxed/archinstall/master/archinstall.py + # python3 archinstall.py + +> **CAUTION**: If no parameters are given, **it will devour the first disk in your system** (Usually `/dev/sda`, `/dev/nvme0n1` etc). + +This will install a basic Arch Linux, without interaction, on the first drive it finds. Use `--drive=/dev/sdb` etc to change the desired destination. + +> NOTE: This assumes Python is installed on your ISO, follow [ArchISO](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/archiso)'s guide on how to create your own ISO. Below is examples and a cheat sheet to set up and auto-run this on a ISO. + # Autorun on Arch Live CD (Unattended install) -We'll need to reconfigure the live ISO medium. To do so, we need to add some packages to `packages.x86_64` and add some commands to `customize_airootfs.sh`. +We'll need to reconfigure the live ISO medium to include Python etc.<br> +To do so, we need to add some packages to `packages.x86_64` and add some commands to `customize_airootfs.sh`. # cd ~/archlive # echo -e "git\npython\npython-psutil" >> packages.x86_64 @@ -26,9 +39,9 @@ After all those commands are done, you can go ahead and run: Whenever this live-cd boots, from here on now - it'll run `archinstall.py` and attempt to unattendely install a default Arch Linux base OS with `base base-devel` as packages. Or - if successfull - a MAC-address matches a profile at [/deployments](https://github.com/Torxed/archinstall/tree/master/deployments) for the machine to be installed. -> **CAUTION**: If no parameters are given, **it will devour the first disk in your system** (/dev/sda, /dev/nvme0n1 etc). +> **CAUTION**: If no parameters are given, **it will devour the first disk in your system** (Usually `/dev/sda`, `/dev/nvme0n1` etc). -## Autorun on Arch Live CD (Unattended profile install) +## Unattended profile install Everything in the steps above are the same, except for one line that needs to change to look like this: @@ -36,7 +49,7 @@ Everything in the steps above are the same, except for one line that needs to ch This will unattendely install the [workstation](https://github.com/Torxed/archinstall/blob/master/deployments/workstation.json) profile. -## Autorun on Arch Live CD (User guided installation (DEFAULT)) +## User guided installation (DEFAULT) Change the autostart line to match: @@ -47,7 +60,7 @@ When asked, enter `workstation` for instance - to install based on the [workstat > **CAUTION**: If a MAC-address matches under `/deployments`, that profile will forcefully be installed and have presidence over any other profile information. -## Autorun on Arch Live CD (With custom webserver for deployment profiles) +## With custom webserver for deployment profiles Again, one line differs from the other install methods, change the following line: @@ -55,11 +68,6 @@ Again, one line differs from the other install methods, change the following lin This will cause the script to look at `http://example.com/profiles/<profile>.json` for instructions. -# Manually run it on a booted Live CD - - # wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Torxed/archinstall/master/archinstall.py - # python3 archinstall.py - # Rerunning a installation # umount -R /mnt; cryptsetup close /dev/mapper/luksdev |