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archiso
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The archiso project features scripts and configuration templates to build installation media (*.iso* images and
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*.tar bootstrap images) as well as netboot artifacts for BIOS and UEFI based systems.
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Currently creating the images is only supported on Arch Linux but may work on other operating systems as well.
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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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* awk
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* dosfstools
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* e2fsprogs
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* erofs-utils (optional)
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* findutils
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* grub
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* gzip
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* libarchive
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* libisoburn
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* mtools
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* openssl
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* pacman
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* sed
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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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For generating the man pages:
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* python-docutils
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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 ``/``).
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Read `README.profile.rst <docs/README.profile.rst>`_ to learn more about how to create profiles.
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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 consult the help output of **mkarchiso**:
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.. code:: sh
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mkarchiso -h
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Create images with packaged archiso
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-----------------------------------
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.. code:: sh
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mkarchiso -w path/to/work_dir -o path/to/out_dir path/to/profile
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Create images with local clone
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Clone this repository and run:
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.. code:: sh
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./archiso/mkarchiso -w path/to/work_dir -o path/to/out_dir path/to/profile
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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 consult its help output:
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.. code:: sh
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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:: sh
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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:: sh
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run_archiso -u -i path/to/an/arch.iso
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The script can of course also be executed from this repository:
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.. code:: sh
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./scripts/run_archiso.sh -i path/to/an/arch.iso
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Installation
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============
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To install archiso system-wide use the included ``Makefile``:
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.. code:: sh
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make install
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Optional features
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The iso image contains a GRUB environment block holding the iso name and version. This allows to
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boot the iso image from GRUB with a version specific cow directory to mitigate overlay clashes.
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.. code:: sh
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loopback loop archlinux.iso
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load_env -f (loop)/boot/grub/grubenv
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linux (loop)/arch/boot/x86_64/vmlinuz-linux ... \
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cow_directory=${NAME}/${VERSION} ...
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initrd (loop)/arch/boot/x86_64/initramfs-linux-lts.img
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Contribute
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Development of archiso takes place on Arch Linux' Gitlab: https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/archiso.
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Please read our distribution-wide `Code of Conduct <https://terms.archlinux.org/docs/code-of-conduct/>`_ before
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contributing, to understand what actions will and will not be tolerated.
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Read our `contributing guide <CONTRIBUTING.rst>`_ to learn more about how to provide fixes or improvements for the code
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base.
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Discussion around archiso takes place on the `arch-releng mailing list
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<https://lists.archlinux.org/mailman3/lists/arch-releng.lists.archlinux.org/>`_ and in `#archlinux-releng
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<ircs://irc.libera.chat/archlinux-releng>`_ on `Libera Chat <https://libera.chat/>`_.
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All past and present authors of archiso are listed in `AUTHORS <AUTHORS.rst>`_.
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Releases
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`Releases of archiso <https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/archiso/-/tags>`_ are created by their current maintainers
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- `David Runge <https://gitlab.archlinux.org/dvzrv>`_ (``991F6E3F0765CF6295888586139B09DA5BF0D338``)
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- `nl6720 <https://gitlab.archlinux.org/nl6720>`_ (``BB8E6F1B81CF0BB301D74D1CBF425A01E68B38EF``)
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Tags are signed using respective PGP keys.
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To verify a tag, first import the relevant PGP key(s):
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.. code:: sh
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gpg --auto-key-locate wkd --search-keys dvzrv@archlinux.org
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or
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.. code:: sh
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gpg --auto-key-locate clear,dane --locate-external-keys devnull@nl6720.me
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Afterwards a tag can be verified from a clone of this repository:
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.. code:: sh
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git verify-tag <tag>
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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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