From e23550a13f6dc6bb49077ea7eb37e3b933d30f50 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Pratham Patel Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2023 14:22:46 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] update readme --- README.md | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 7b3ae22..4e5dfe4 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -2,6 +2,24 @@ ## Rocky Linux 9 generic ARM64/Aarch64 images +### Extracting the image + +You probably downloaded the `Rocky-9-aarch64-minimal-YYYY.MM.DD-HHMMSS.raw.zst` file and are wondering how to extract. Run the following command: + +```bash +zst --decompress Rocky-9-aarch64-minimal-YYYY.MM.DD-HHMMSS.raw.zst +``` + +### Flashing the image + +```bash +# flash the extracted image +dd if=Rocky-9-aarch64-minimal-YYYY.MM.DD-HHMMSS.raw of= bs=4M conv=sync status=progress + +# flash without extracting the '.zst' file +zstdcat Rocky-9-aarch64-minimal-YYYY.MM.DD-HHMMSS.raw.zst | dd bs=4M conv=sync status=progress of= +``` + ### SSH SSH is enabled on port `22`. Logging-in as **`root` is disabled**, but you can login as user `rocky`. @@ -26,6 +44,15 @@ password: There are two repositories that are maintained by Rocky Linux. One repository provides packages that are specific to SIG/AltArch for SBC enablement. Another repository is basically ELRepo + some Rocky stuff. Depending on your needs, this may or may not be a good thing. Please act accordingly. +## Notes for executing the script + +Firstly, the prerequisite for running all the commands in the `create-image.sh` script can be installed with the following command: + +```bash +# enable EPEL first, because `appliance-tools` is from EPEL +dnf install appliance-tools perl-Digest-SHA zstd +``` + ## OTHER **Kickstart syntax reference**: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fedora/f36/install-guide/appendixes/Kickstart_Syntax_Reference/