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# archinstall
Just a bare bone automated [Arch](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_Linux) install with network deployment instructions based on MAC-address.
Pre-built ISO's can be found here: https://hvornum.se/archiso/
# Autorun on Arch Live CD (Unattended install)
# cd ~/archlive
# echo -e "git\npython-psutil" >> packages.both
# 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
> Note: `~/archlive` might be different on your system, see [ArchISO#Setup](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/archiso#Setup) for more info.
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).
> 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)
Everything in the steps above are the same, except for one line that needs to change:
# echo '[[ -z $DISPLAY && $XDG_VTNR -eq 1 ]] && sh -c "~/archinstall/archinstall.py --no-default"' >> ./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.
> CAUTION: Even if `--no-default` is given, if a MAC-address matches under `/deployments`, that profile will forcefully be installed.
## Autorun on Arch Live CD (With custom webserver for deployment profiles)
Again, one line differs from the unattended install, 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.
# 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
# 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
--drive=</dev/sdX>
Which drive to install arch on, if absent, the first disk under /dev/ is used
--size=100% (Default)
Sets the size of the root filesystem (btrfs)
--start=513MiB (Default)
Sets the starting location of the root partition
(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.
--pwfile=/tmp/diskpw (Default)
Which file to store the disk encryption password while sending it to cryptsetup
--hostname=Arcinstall (Default)
Sets the hostname of the box
--country=SE (Default)
Default mirror allocation for fetching packages.
--packages='' (Default)
Which additional packages to install, defaults to none.
(Space separated as it's passed unchanged to `pacstrap`
--user=<name>
Adds an additional username to the system (default group Wheel)
--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
--profiles-path=https://example.com/profiles
Changes the default path the script looks for deployment profiles.
The default path is 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Torxed/archinstall/master/deployments'
Deployment profile structs support all the above parameters and more, for instance, custom arguments with string formatting.
See [deployments/workstation.json](https://github.com/Torxed/archinstall/blob/net-deploy/deployments/workstation.json) for examples.
## End note
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