isabella232 / void-lx-brand-image-builder

Scripts used for building a Void Linux LX Image

Void lx-brand Image Builder

This is a collection of scripts used for creating an lx-brand Void Linux image.

Requirements

In order to use these scripts you'll need:

• Void Linux running in a VM (required for the install script).
• A SmartOS (or SDC headnode) install (required for the create-lx-image script)

Note that the install script will fail if run in an lx-brand environment.

Usage

1. Install Void Linux into a tarball

Run ./install under Void to install Void Linux in a given directory. This will create a tarball of the installation in your working directory (named <image name>-<YYMMDD>.tar.gz).

See ./install -h for detailed usage.

Dependencies:

xbps-install git
xbps-install wget
xbps-install xz
git submodule update --init # needed for guesttools

Example:

# ./install -a x86_64 -d void-install -m https://alpha.de.repo.voidlinux.org -i void -p 'Void Linux'

2. Create a VM image

Copy the tarball generated in step 1 to a SmartOS machine or SDC headnode and run ./create-lx-image to create the image.

See ./create-lx-image -h for detail usage.

Example:

# ./create-lx-image -t ~/void-20200408.tar.gz -k 5 -m "$(uname -v | cut -d_ -f2)" -i void -d 'Void 64-bit lx-brand image.'