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diff --git a/install.texi b/install.texi index 37e8bb3..d05fa59 100644 --- a/install.texi +++ b/install.texi @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +@c This document is part of Carbs Linux Documentation. +@c See the top.texi file for LICENSE information. + +@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- + @node Installation @chapter Installation @@ -17,6 +22,9 @@ The instructions can also be found plaintext on * Post-installation:: Acquiring more packages and repositories @end menu + +@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- + @node Preparing Environment @section Preparing Environment To install Carbs Linux, you will need a Live Linux ISO. For that purpose, you @@ -24,6 +32,7 @@ can obtain a Gentoo or Void Linux live image. You can follow their instructions to boot and setup your network. You will need the following programs in order to install Carbs Linux: + @itemize @item tar @@ -38,12 +47,15 @@ some form of base utilities (coreutils, sbase, busybox, etc.) Rest of these instructions will assume that you have set all of these up, and will continue on that point. + +@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- + @subsection Download First, we need to download the rootfs tarball. You can do the following in order -to obtain the rootfs. If you are using an i686 machine, replace the @code{x86_64} -with @code{i686}. We are setting this in a URL variable so that we don't have to -write it every time. +to obtain the rootfs. If you are using an i686 machine, replace the +@code{x86_64} with @code{i686}. We are setting this in a URL variable so that we +don't have to write it every time. @example $ URL=https://dl.carbslinux.org/releases/x86_64 @@ -53,17 +65,23 @@ $ wget $URL/carbs-rootfs.tar.xz We can then check the integrity of the tarball and do a signature verification. Even thought these are optional, they are highly recommended. + +@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- + @subsection Check the integrity of the tarball (Recommended) -All of the releases are saved in a single file named @file{sha256sums.txt}, but the -latest release is saved on @file{carbs-rootfs.tar.xz.sha256}. You can acquire and -verify the tarball. +All of the releases are saved in a single file named @file{sha256sums.txt}, but +the latest release is saved on @file{carbs-rootfs.tar.xz.sha256}. You can +acquire and verify the tarball. @example $ wget $URL/carbs-rootfs.tar.xz.sha256 $ sha256sum -c carbs-rootfs.tar.xz.sha256 @end example + +@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- + @subsection Verify the signature It is highly recommended to verify the signature of the tarball. You will need @@ -75,6 +93,9 @@ $ gpg --recv-keys FF484BDFEFCEF8FF $ gpg --verify carbs-rootfs.tar.xz.sig @end example + +@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- + @subsection Extracting the tarball You will need to extract the tarball to your desired location. For partitioning, @@ -86,6 +107,9 @@ $ mount /dev/sdx1 /mnt $ tar xf carbs-rootfs.tar.xz -C /mnt @end example + +@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- + @subsection Obtain the chroot helper You can obtain the @command{cpt-chroot} script in order to do a simple chroot into @@ -96,6 +120,8 @@ $ wget https://dl.carbslinux.org/distfiles/cpt-chroot $ chmod a+x cpt-chroot @end example +@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- + @node Chroot @section Chroot @@ -105,6 +131,9 @@ Chroot into Carbs Linux! $ ./cpt-chroot /mnt @end example + +@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- + @subsection Setting up repositories Newest tarballs do not come with repositories, so you will need to manually @@ -123,6 +152,9 @@ you want. So go ahead and create that directory: $ mkdir -p $HOME/repos @end example + +@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- + @subsubsection Obtaining from rsync Carbs Linux rsync repositories live in @url{rsync://carbslinux.org/repo}. In @@ -132,6 +164,9 @@ order to obtain it, run the following: $ rsync -avc rsync://carbslinux.org/repo $HOME/repos/carbs @end example + +@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- + @subsubsection Obtaining from git Carbs Linux git repositories can be found both from the main server and GitHub @@ -148,6 +183,9 @@ Carbs Linux git repositories can be found both from the main server and GitHub $ git clone git://git.carbslinux.org/repository $HOME/repos/carbs @end example + +@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- + @subsubsection Making the package manager use the repositories In your shell's configuration file, or in your @file{~/.profile} file, add the @@ -162,6 +200,9 @@ CPT_PATH=$CPT_PATH:$HOME/repos/carbs/community export CPT_PATH @end example + +@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- + @subsection Updating packages It is good practice to make sure your system is up to date, especially before @@ -172,6 +213,9 @@ need to update twice. $ cpt update @end example + +@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- + @subsection Installing packages Since you are operating on a really small base, you might need to build and @@ -184,6 +228,9 @@ $ cpt build package $ cpt install package @end example + +@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- + @subsection Essential Software Here is a list of software that you might want to have on your system. @@ -258,6 +305,9 @@ man-pages man-pages-posix @end itemize + +@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- + @subsection Obtaining the documentation (optional) All the documentation for Carbs Linux can be found on a single info manual to be @@ -276,12 +326,18 @@ You can then run info and navigate through the documentation. $ info carbslinux @end example + +@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- + @node System Configuration @section System Configuration After you have finished installing some extra packages, you can configure your system to your liking. + +@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- + @subsection Configuring hostname (recommended) You might want to add a hostname, especially in a networked environment. Your @@ -291,6 +347,9 @@ hostname will default to 'carbslinux' unless you set this. $ echo your-hostname > /etc/hostname @end example + +@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- + @subsection Setting up hosts file (optional) You can edit your /etc/hosts file, which is the static lookup table for host @@ -302,6 +361,9 @@ replace the 'localhost' part of these entries to your hostname. ::1 localhost.localdomain localhost ip6-localhost @end example + +@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- + @node Kernel @section Kernel @@ -310,6 +372,9 @@ one for your personal use. Here is an @url{https://github.com/cemkeylan/kiss-rep which you will need to reconfigure for your specific setup if you want to make use of it. + +@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- + @subsection Obtaining the kernel sources You can visit the https://kernel.org website to choose a kernel that you want @@ -325,6 +390,9 @@ Change directory into the kernel sources $ cd linux-5.7.6 @end example + +@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- + @subsection Installing dependencies In order to compile the kernel you will need to install some dependencies. You @@ -347,6 +415,9 @@ $ wget https://dl.carbslinux.org/distfiles/kernel-no-perl.patch $ patch -p1 < kernel-no-perl.patch @end example + +@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- + @subsection Compiling the kernel Next step is configuring and building the kernel. You can check Gentoo's @url{https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Kernel/Configuration, kernel configuration guide} @@ -360,6 +431,9 @@ $ make $ install -Dm755 $(make -s image_name) /boot/vmlinuz-linux @end example + +@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- + @node Making your system bootable @section Making your system bootable @@ -367,6 +441,9 @@ In order to be able to boot your fresh system, wou will need an init-daemon, init-scripts and a bootloader. The init daemon is already provided by busybox, but you can optionally change it. + +@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- + @subsection Installing a bootloader In the main repository, there is efibootmgr and grub to serve as bootloaders. @@ -395,6 +472,9 @@ $ grub-install --target=x86_64-efi \ $ grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg @end example + +@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- + @subsection Installing init scripts Only thing left to do is installing the init-scripts, and now you are almost @@ -404,6 +484,9 @@ ready to boot your system! $ cpt b carbs-init && cpt i carbs-init @end example + +@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- + @subsection Generating fstab You can now manually edit your fstab entry, or you can use the genfstab tool. @@ -415,12 +498,18 @@ $ chmod +x genfstab $ ./genfstab -U /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab @end example + +@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- + @node Post-installation @section Post-installation The base installation is now complete, you can now fine tune your system according to your needs. Rest of these instructions are completely optional. + +@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- + @subsection Acquiring kiss repositories While not 100% compatible with cpt, you can use kiss repositories in your @@ -435,3 +524,6 @@ $ export CPT_PATH=$CPT_PATH:$HOME/repos/kiss-community/community NOTE: There are lots of packages on the KISS community repository that are also on Carbs Linux main repository. I would advise giving lower priority to the KISS community repository as it may affect other packages that you might install. + + +@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- |