From dbc4ad98fb51b9e15ee1e4dffd1bde37cf5b7c74 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: lukas Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2021 20:40:49 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] docs: update gofurther/virt-install --- gofurther/virt-install.md | 53 ++++++--------------------------------- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 46 deletions(-) diff --git a/gofurther/virt-install.md b/gofurther/virt-install.md index 1720c58..34b392e 100644 --- a/gofurther/virt-install.md +++ b/gofurther/virt-install.md @@ -2,65 +2,28 @@ title: Linux family description: published: true -date: 2021-11-26T20:24:17.493Z +date: 2021-11-26T20:40:46.772Z tags: editor: markdown dateCreated: 2021-11-12T15:27:40.366Z --- -> Section under construction -{.is-warning} +# Deploy common Linux systems automatically -# How to deploy common Linux systems +`virt-install` is a command-line utility that can be used to create virtual machines. It is preinstalled on Phyllome OS. -## Introduction - -*virt-install* is a command-line utility to install virtual machines. - -### Prerequesites - -* These prerequesites are for Fedora only, as Phyllome OS ships with virt-install by default. - -Install the *virt-install* command-line tool on Fedora : +* For Fedora, you can install it using the following command: ``` # dnf install virt-install ``` -## Manual installation - -Use the following command to automatically launch the Fedora installation process. It will also automatically create a disk image to install Fedora on. Make sure you have at least 20 GB of free space. - -``` -$ virt-install --install fedora32 - -Using fedora32 --location https://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/32/Everything/x86_64/os -Using default --name fedora32 -Using fedora32 default --memory 2048 -Using fedora32 default --disk size=20 - -Starting install... -Retrieving file vmlinuz... | 10 MB 00:00:00 -Retrieving file initrd.img... | 74 MB 00:00:03 -Allocating 'fedora32-2.qcow2' | 20 GB 00:00:00 -Running graphical console command: virt-viewer --connect qemu:///session --wait fedora32 -``` - -It should automatically launch the guest console. Eventually, you should see the Anaconda installer first page. - -Other options include : `android-x86-9.0`, `centos8`, `clearlinux`, `debian9`, `macosx10.7`, `nixos-20.03`, `ubuntu20.04`, `win10` - -> The virt-install package that comes with Fedora 34 doesn't work yet with argument *fedora34* -{.is-warning} - -## Automated installation - -### Local iso and kickstart +## Automated installation using an ISO file and a local kickstart > Requires an Internet connection {.is-info} -* Fetch a Fedora iso file using wget and put it in the current working directory +* Fetch a Fedora ISO file using wget and put it in the current working directory ``` $ wget https://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/34/Server/x86_64/iso/Fedora-Server-dvd-x86_64-34-1.2.iso @@ -72,10 +35,9 @@ $ wget https://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/34/Server/x8 $ wget https://git.phyllo.me/home/kickstart/raw/branch/main/leaves/imd.cfg ``` -> If using a custom kickstart script, make sure it includes the cdrom option. +> If using a custom kickstart script, make sure it does include the `cdrom` option. {.is-warning} - * Deploy a UEFI-based machine with Fedora Server using the relative path of the local kickstart file ``` @@ -163,7 +125,6 @@ virt-install \ --memory 4096 \ --video virtio \ --graphics spice,listen=none \ - --graphics egl-headless,gl.enable=yes \ --channel spicevmc \ --channel unix,target.type=virtio,target.name=org.qemu.guest_agent.0 \ --autoconsole none \