Clear Linux Installer
Clear Linux OS Security
As the installer is a part of the Clear Linux OS distribution, this program follows the Clear Linux OS Security processes.
Dependencies
In order to build and run clr-installer, install the latest clr-installer bundle:
Text-based only
swupd bundle-add clr-installer
Graphical installer
swupd bundle-add clr-installer-gui
How to test?
Make sure there is free storage space, such as a USB memory stick, unallocated disk, or unallocated (free) partition on a disk and choose it while running the installer.
Clone this repository
git clone https://github.com/clearlinux/clr-installer.git
Build the installer
cd clr-installer && make
Install (installing the installer)
To create a bootable image which will launch the installer, use the installer.yaml as the config file.
sudo .gopath/bin/clr-installer --config scripts/installer.yaml
Refer to InstallerYAMLSyntax for syntax of the config file.
Create a bootable installer on USB media:
sudo .gopath/bin/clr-installer --config scripts/installer.yaml -b installer:<usb device> --iso
Note: Replace
<usb device>with the usb's device file as follows:sudo .gopath/bin/clr-installer --config scripts/installer.yaml -b installer:/dev/sdb --iso
Testing [Run as root]
In order to execute an install the user must run clr-installer as root. It's always possible to tweak configurations and only save the configuration for future use, in that case it's not required to run as root.
Having said that, to run a install do:
sudo .gopath/bin/clr-installer
Multiple Installer Modes
Currently the installer supports 3 modes
- Mass Installer - using an install descriptor file
- TUI - a text based user interface
- GUI - a graphical user interface
Using Mass Installer
In order to use the Mass Installer provide a --config, such as:
sudo .gopath/bin/clr-installer --config ~/my-install.yaml
Using TUI
Call the clr-installer executable without any additional flags, such as:
sudo .gopath/bin/clr-installer
or
sudo .gopath/bin/clr-installer-tui
Using GUI
Call the clr-installer executable without any additional flags, such as:
sudo .gopath/bin/clr-installer-gui
Reboot
For scenarios where a reboot may not be desired, such as when running the installer on a development machine, use the --reboot=false flag as follows:
sudo .gopath/bin/clr-installer --reboot=false
or if using the Mass Installer mode:
sudo .gopath/bin/clr-installer --config ~/my-install.yaml --reboot=false