Arch Linux Archiso builder with zfs support

This repository contains a simple, free as in freedom, wrapper to automate the steps mentioned in the arch linux wiki for the zfs installation and the archios package installation.

The current change log can be found here.

All you need to do is to execute the build.sh.

You can download a build iso to use here.

All needed packages where installed automatically. The build script will output the path to the created iso file.

At the end, you only need to dd the iso to your favorit usb drive, use venotoy or burn it on an optical disk.

Live enviroment

This iso comes with some batteries included.

• Git
• Vim
• arch-linux-configuration in /root/software/arch-linux-configuration
  • This repository has a recover section to ease up fixing broken installations
• downgrade to the image in the path /root/software/downgrade
  • This repository has a downgrade executable to ease up downgrade a package
• general_howtos in /root/document/general_howtos
  • This repository has an arch linux knowledge section inside
  • This repository has a unix knowledge section inside
  • This repository has a zfs knowledge section inside
  • And much more knowledge

Howto

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#build an iso
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#flags
#   -f|--force
#   -d|--dry-run
#   -h|--help
#   -r|--repo-index [<string: last|week|month|yyyy\/mm\/dd>]
#       if you just use -r, default of >>last<< is used
#       @see: https://archive.archlinux.org/repos/
#   -u|--use-dkms
#   -v|--verbose
####
# tired of repeating the same flags again and again?
#
# optional configuration file is supported and saves your keystrokes
# cp configuration/build.sh.dist configuration/build.sh
# adapt file configuration/build.sh
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./build.sh

#test run an existing iso
./run_iso.sh [<string: path to the iso>]

#upload the iso
./upload_iso.sh [<string: path to the iso>]

Possible issues

Following issues are not reproducable on all my machines.

error: target not found: ipw2100-fw

• This error happens when calling build.sh
• This commit seams to be the reason
• This thread contins information
• This is a solution for endevour os

Links

• Another archiso build script by Maurice Zhou
• archiso documentation
• archiso project page
• Install UEFI and BIOS compatible Arch Linx with encrypted ZFS and ZFSBootMenu by Kayvlim - 20221108
• pacman wiki page
• Ubuntu server zfsbootmenu - 20221108

Contributers

In alphabetically order.

• derzahla
  • Updated sed repro index logic
• gardar
  • Added git workflows
• Kodiman
  • Added information of the Ubuntu server zfsbootmenu
• stevleibelt
  • Main Developer