| Running MKG in containers | |
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# mkg dockerize |
Running a container for Plasma. |
$ git checkout gnome |
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# mkg dockerize gentoo.iso |
Running a container for Gnome. |
# docker exec -it ID bash |
Check job log |
cont# tail -f nohup.out |
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| or: | |
grep -E '\[\w{3}\]' /var/log/syslog |
Host log search. Also echoes container logs. |
Use syslog.x for older logs. |
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# docker cp ID:/mkg/gentoo.iso . |
Fetch back MKG installer from container. |
| Running MKG with custom options | |
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# mkg use_mkg_workflow=false [...] |
Do not use preprocessed live install CD from |
| Github Actions workflow. You may use: | |
ncpus=X, bios, cflags, clonezilla_install |
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debug_mode, elist, emirrors, kernel_config |
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minimal, minimal_size, ncpus, nonroot_user |
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passwd, processor, rootpasswd, stage3 |
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vm_language. |
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| Main options: | |
minimal: just build a minimal desktop. |
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cflags=[...,...,...]: CFLAGS options in list form. |
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vm_language=..: set platform language if non US-English (fr, de, etc.) |
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# mkg use_clonezilla_workflow=false [...] |
Do not use preprocessed cclonezilla live CD from Github Actions workflow. |
| Rebuild this CD again incorporating VirtualBox | |
| from current Ubuntu repositories. | |
| Reusing artifacts previously downloaded | |
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$ mkg custom_clonezilla=file [...] |
Use this file as CloneZilla live CD. |
$ mkg download_clonezilla=false [...] |
Use cached CloneZilla live CD from prior downloads. |
$ mkg download_arch=false [...] |
Use cached stage3 archive from prior downloads. |
$ mkg download=false [...] |
Use cached Gentoo minimal install CD from prior downloads. |
| Input/Output and Backup options | |
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$ mkg [...] burn |
Burn Gentoo installer to DVD when processed. |
# mkg [...] hot_install ext_device=sdX |
Install Gentoo onto partition /dev/sdX after completion of VM processes. |
# mkg from_device ext_device=sdX \ gentoo.iso |
Backup partition /dev/sdX into a CloneZilla installer gentoo.iso |
# mkg [...] from_iso gentoo.iso burn |
Burn gentoo.iso to disk. |
# mkg [...] from_iso gentoo.iso \ device_installer ext_device=sdX |
Create USB stick or any block device installer from gentoo.iso |
# mkg [...] from_vm vm=... \ gentoo.iso |
Create CloneZilla installer image from VM (after VM completed processes and stopped.) |
# mkg [...] from_vm vm=... \ hot_install ext_device=sdX |
Directly install Gentoo to partition /dev/sdX from VM (after VM completed processes and stopped.) |
| Graphic display and Interaction | |
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$ mkg [...] gui=false |
Do not display VirtualBox guest in GUI. |
$ mkg [...] interactive=false |
Do not interact with user. To be used in scripts and containers, with caution. |
$ mkg [...] email=...@... \ email_passwd=... |
Send a meesage to email address with given user password upon completion. Not to be used in public networks. |