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diff --git a/install.org b/install.org index c0b1f0a..88fb7bf 100644 --- a/install.org +++ b/install.org @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ -# Created 2021-12-02 Thu 07:15 -#+TITLE: Carbs Linux Installation Guide -#+AUTHOR: Cem Keylan +# Created 2022-08-28 Sun 11:16 +#+title: Carbs Linux Installation Guide +#+author: Cem Keylan These are the step-by-step instructions for installing Carbs Linux. It can be acquired as plain-text to be viewed offline with a pager from [[https://carbslinux.org/install.txt]]. @@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ If everything went alright, this should output: #+end_example - ** Extracting the tarball You will need to extract the tarball to your desired location. For partitioning, you can follow [[https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Partitioning][this guide]]. This will assume that you will be mounting your root @@ -237,6 +236,33 @@ replace the 'localhost' part of these entries to your hostname. ::1 localhost.localdomain localhost ip6-localhost #+end_example +** Creating a user +Creating a new user is not strictly necessary, but it is highly recommended. +Especially for building packages, it is the safest option to create an +unprivileged user and using =doas= for doing operations that require =root= +privileges. The code block below describes how to create a user (named =foo=), +add them to the wheel group, and to give doas permissions to the wheel group + +#+begin_src sh + # Create the new user + adduser foo + + # Add the user to the wheel group + addgroup foo wheel + + # Give root permission to the wheel group using doas + echo permit persist :wheel >> /etc/doas.conf +#+end_src + +You are also advised to take a look at the doas configuration file and the +manual page of doas. + +After you are finished you can switch to the new user by running + +#+begin_src sh + su foo +#+end_src + * Kernel Kernel isn't managed under the main repositories, even though you could package one for your personal use. Here is an [[https://github.com/cemkeylan/kiss-repository/tree/master/personal/linux][example kernel package]], which you will @@ -245,17 +271,21 @@ need to reconfigure for your specific setup if you want to make use of it. ** Obtaining the kernel sources You can visit the [[https://kernel.org]] website to choose a kernel that you want to install. Though only the latest stable and longterm (LTS) versions are -supported. +supported. Note that kernel releases are quite rapid, and the version below is +likely outdated, so don't run it verbatim. #+begin_src sh # Download the kernel and extract it - wget https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/linux-5.9.1.tar.xz - tar xf linux-5.9.1.tar.xz + wget https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/linux-5.19.4.tar.xz + tar xJf linux-5.19.4.tar.xz # Change directory into the kernel sources - cd linux-5.9.1 + cd linux-5.19.4 #+end_src +*NOTE:* If you want to validate the kernel signature, install the =gnupg2= +package, and follow the instructions provided at [[https://kernel.org/category/signatures.html]]. + ** Kernel dependencies In order to compile the kernel you will need to install some dependencies. You will need =libelf=, and =bison= to compile the kernel. If you want to configure |