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# R8 specific kickstarts
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This branch has Rocky Linux 8 specific kickstarts. These kickstarts vary
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between cloud images and live images provided in our repositories and
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mirrors.
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## Structure
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In the root of the repository are the general kickstarts in use that any
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user can pick up, use, or modify to their liking to make their own Rocky
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Linux live images, cloud images, and so on. These kickstarts are generated
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by templates that live in the various directories in this repository.
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* `cloud` -> Cloud image templates
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* `live` -> Live image templates
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* `container` -> Container image templates
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These kickstarts are generated using `ksflatten`. Changes made to the
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kickstarts generally match between the templates and the full kickstarts
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in the root.
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For SIG/Core's usage, we use the `live` area as a "working" directory,
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where we use the split parts in our automation for the images and the
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pre-flattened versions are there for the convenience of all users. This
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is easier than using the pre-made ones in empanadas.
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## Building Live Images
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To build live images, you will need to use `livecd-creator` or
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`livemedia-creator`. The former is simpler to use and generally works without
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many issues. The latter can be a bit more tricky to work with and typically
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runs the installer virtually. However, it can be used without a virtual machine
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like in a mock shell.
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### Using livemedia-creator
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To use livemedia-creator without using virt, you can use a mock shell. To
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setup a mock chroot for the purpose of building a live image, you would
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set it up like so:
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```
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# Install mock if you haven't already
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% dnf install epel-release -y
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% dnf install mock -y
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# Add a user to the mock group
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% usermod -a -G mock user
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# As the user, setup the mock environment
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% mock -r rocky-8-x86_64 --init
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% mock -r rocky-8-x86_64 --install lorax-lmc-novirt vim-minimal pykickstart git
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# You will need to be in permissive mode temporarily
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% setenforce 0
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# Enter the shell
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% mock -r rocky-8-x86_64 --shell --isolation=simple --enable-network
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# Clone the kickstarts and run an installation
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% git clone https://github.com/rocky-linux/kickstarts -b r8
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% cd kickstarts
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% livemedia-creator --ks Rocky-8-Workstation.ks \
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--no-virt \
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--resultdir /var/lmc \
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--project="Rocky Linux" \
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--make-iso \
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--volid Rocky-Workstation-8 \
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--iso-only \
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--iso-name Rocky-Workstation-8-x86_64.iso \
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--releasever=8 \
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--nomacboot # This option is important to set, mkfs.hfsplus is not available
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```
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With the example above, all of the results will appear in
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`/var/lib/mock/rocky-8-x86_64/root/var/lmc`.
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