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@@ -5,42 +5,55 @@ Pre-built ISO's can be found here: https://hvornum.se/archiso/ # 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`. + # cd ~/archlive - # echo -e "git\npython-psutil" >> packages.both + # echo -e "git\npython\npython-psutil" >> packages.x86_64 # cat <<EOF >> ./airootfs/root/customize_airootfs.sh cd /root git clone https://github.com/Torxed/archinstall.git chmod +x ~/archinstall/archinstall.py EOF # mkdir ./airootfs/etc/skel - # echo '[[ -z $DISPLAY && $XDG_VTNR -eq 1 ]] && sh -c "~/archinstall/archinstall.py"' >> ./airootfs/etc/skel/.zprofile - - # rm -v work*; ./build.sh -v + # echo '[[ -z $DISPLAY && $XDG_VTNR -eq 1 ]] && sh -c "~/archinstall/archinstall.py --default"' >> ./airootfs/etc/skel/.zprofile + > Note: `~/archlive` might be different on your system, see [ArchISO#Setup](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/archiso#Setup) for more info. +After all those commands are done, you can go ahead and run: + + # rm -v work*; ./build.sh -v + 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 profile was found at [/deployments](https://github.com/Torxed/archinstall/tree/master/deployments) for the machine being installed (MAC-address based lookup). +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** (/dev/sda, /dev/nvme0n1 etc). -## Autorun on Arch Live CD (User specified profile) +## Autorun on Arch Live CD (Unattended profile install) -Everything in the steps above are the same, except for one line that needs to change: +Everything in the steps above are the same, except for one line that needs to change to look like this: - # echo '[[ -z $DISPLAY && $XDG_VTNR -eq 1 ]] && sh -c "~/archinstall/archinstall.py --no-default"' >> ./airootfs/etc/skel/.zprofile + # echo '[[ -z $DISPLAY && $XDG_VTNR -eq 1 ]] && sh -c "~/archinstall/archinstall.py --profile=workstation"' >> ./airootfs/etc/skel/.zprofile + +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)) + +Change the autostart line to match: + + # echo '[[ -z $DISPLAY && $XDG_VTNR -eq 1 ]] && sh -c "~/archinstall/archinstall.py"' >> ./airootfs/etc/skel/.zprofile This will cause the script to halt and ask for a profile to install before proceeding. -When asked, enter `workstation` for instance - to install based on the workstation template. +When asked, enter `workstation` for instance - to install based on the [workstation](https://github.com/Torxed/archinstall/blob/master/deployments/workstation.json) template. -> CAUTION: Even if `--no-default` is given, if a MAC-address matches under `/deployments`, that profile will forcefully be installed. +> **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) -Again, one line differs from the unattended install, change the following line: +Again, one line differs from the other install methods, change the following line: # echo '[[ -z $DISPLAY && $XDG_VTNR -eq 1 ]] && sh -c "~/archinstall/archinstall.py --profiles-path=http://example.com/profiles"' >> ./airootfs/etc/skel/.zprofile -This will cause the script to look at `http://example.com/profiles/<mac>.json` for instructions. +This will cause the script to look at `http://example.com/profiles/<profile>.json` for instructions. # Manually run it on a booted Live CD @@ -51,6 +64,7 @@ This will cause the script to look at `http://example.com/profiles/<mac>.json` f # umount -R /mnt; cryptsetup close /dev/mapper/luksdev # python3 ./archinstall/archinstall.py + > Note: This assumes `--post=stay` is set to avoid instant reboot at the end or if during any time a user pressed `Ctrl-C` and aborted the installation. # Some parameters you can give it @@ -66,7 +80,10 @@ This will cause the script to look at `http://example.com/profiles/<mac>.json` f (TODO: /boot will take up space from 1MiB - <start>, make sure boot is no larger than 513MiB) --password=0000 (Default) - Which disk password to use, --password="<STDIN>" for prompt of password. + Which disk password to use, + --password="<STDIN>" for prompt of password + --password="<YUBIKEY>" for setting a unique password on the YubiKey and use that as a password + (NOTE: This will wipe/replace slot 1 on the YubiKey) --pwfile=/tmp/diskpw (Default) Which file to store the disk encryption password while sending it to cryptsetup @@ -87,8 +104,11 @@ This will cause the script to look at `http://example.com/profiles/<mac>.json` f --post=reboot (Default) After a successful install, reboots into the system. Use --post=stay to not reboot. - --no-default - This parameter causes the installation script to halt if no MAC-based profile was found under /deployments + --default + This parameter causes the installation script to install arch unattended on the first disk + + --profile=<name> + For instance, --profile=workstation will install the workstation profile. --profiles-path=https://example.com/profiles Changes the default path the script looks for deployment profiles. |